Sarah + Dave — Coolidge Corner Engagement Session

Krista shot Sarah & Dave’s engagement session in late Summer. The light was warm and soft and they had so much fun wandering around Coolidge Corner – eating pizza, climbing up fire escapes and taking over train stops. It was a great chance to get to know them both a bit and get fired up for the wedding! Check out Sarah’s adorable color palette and eclectic accessories, more of that in their wedding post on Wednesday!

Coolidge Corner Engagment Session

Aren’t they so sweet?!

Coolidge Corner Engagment Session

Coolidge Corner Engagment Session

Coolidge Corner Engagment Session

Coolidge Corner Engagment Session

We love us some fun graffiti!

Coolidge Corner Engagment Session

Coolidge Corner Engagment Session

Coolidge Corner Engagment Session

My FAVE!

Coolidge Corner Engagment Session

Coolidge Corner Engagment Session

Coolidge Corner Engagment Session

Coolidge Corner Engagment Session

Super fun view of the city up there!

Coolidge Corner Engagment Session

Thank you Sarah and Dave, what a fun afternoon it was!

To see more check out their album on facebook! Don’t forget about their wedding post on Wednesday!

Liz + Pete — State Room Wedding

Liz & Pete were married at the State Room in downtown Boston. What a day! Krista and I hung out with the girls most of the morning and they were a complete riot, all of them having so much fun, and obviously just loving the time they got to spend together. The whole day proved to be just like that, a love fest, seriously. Liz & Pete have the most adoring and loving group of family and friends. It was the most wonderful atmosphere to be a part of. And WAIT til you see the dance party!

Ok so here we go, Krista and I started with Liz and her girls in their suite at The Ames Hotel, just a couple blocks from the State Room, its SO beautiful, a super fun space to shoot in with great light and really cool furniture! Here’s Liz reading a lovely note from Pete.

State Room wedding

Don’t you love those robes she gave the girls?!

State Room wedding

Anne Ruthmann, who we LOVE, started with Pete and his groomsmen in their suite at the Ames as well.

State Room wedding

I grabbed this of Liz in those *awesome* windows.

State Room wedding

HAH!

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LOVE Pete’s face!

State Room wedding

State Room wedding

Give it a spin girl!

State Room wedding

I grabbed this of Liz trying to figure out her veil, it was sooo long and beautiful.

State Room wedding

And this too, they just couldn’t stop staring! :)

State Room wedding

State Room wedding

Then we were all ready to head down to the first look and Liz says, “Krista do youuuu wanna hold my lipgloss????” How could we refuse this girl?

State Room wedding

Anne got Pete ready for the first look! So dashing in his bowtie!

State Room wedding

State Room wedding

Love Pete’s face in this shot from Anne! I think he was blown away!

State Room wedding

State Room wedding

We ran into this stairwell around the corner, Krista went upstairs and Anne grabbed this. I swear every inch of the Ames is interesting to photograph.

State Room wedding

State Room wedding

Krista rode with the couple to the Public Gardens, I’m amazed there isn’t anyone in the background of this shot!

State Room wedding

Krista brought along a roll or two of Black and White film too, aren’t these two classic? Shot with Krista’s Holga on Kodak Tri-x 400 ISO/120 mm film.

State Room wedding

And THIS with her Widelux on Kodak Tri-x 400 ISO/35mm film.

State Room wedding

State Room wedding

Shoot girl!

State Room wedding

State Room wedding

Anne grabbed this of the bridal party after some family formals in the Gardens.

State Room wedding

Then it was over to the enormous and stately Cathedral of the Holy Cross.

State Room wedding

State Room wedding

Another with the Widelux on Kodak Tri-x 400 ISO/35mm film.

State Room wedding

Married!

State Room wedding

State Room wedding

State Room wedding

State Room wedding

Then it was on to The State Room!

State Room wedding

State Room wedding

State Room wedding

State Room wedding

State Room wedding

State Room wedding

State Room Wedding

Love this pairing from Anne.

State Room Wedding

Another from Anne

State Room Wedding

State Room Wedding

This is also from Anne, of Liz and her dad dancing, while Liz’s sister Lauren sang.

State Room Wedding

State Room wedding

State Room wedding

Then it was party time!

State Room wedding

In case you can’t tell, the dance floor was PACKED.

State Room wedding

Liz was my hero on the dance floor.

State Room wedding

State Room wedding

State Room Wedding

Love BOTH sets of parents getting down!

State Room wedding

State Room Wedding

Ya gotta throw the Bride and Groom around a bit to end the night!

State Room wedding

I conveniently forgot to mention that even though I was taken out of the game with food poisoning halfway through the day, and Krista lost a flash (it tumbled to the floor) in the midst of the craziest dance party ever, Krista and I were incredibly grateful to have Anne Ruthmann along for the ride as well as the wonderful Cristen Farrell, who rescued and replaced me earlier in the night.

Thank you thank you thank you thank you Liz & Pete, you two are unbelievably wonderful. Seriously.

See the rest of you on Friday for their classy pastel and grey details!

Liz + Pete — Downtown Boston Engagement Session

In my book Liz and Pete are probably the cutest couple in the whole world. I had only heard about them from Krista, and edited their engagement pictures and I was totally in love with them. Even from their pictures I could tell how natural they were with each other, and I could practically hear Liz’s laugh through the pictures! All of this was proven right when we shot their wedding, but that’s another post (on Wednesday to be exact, so don’t miss it)!

So here we go, Liz and Pete spent the early evening with Krista in downtown Boston, first here on the Massachusetts Ave bridge, on one of the COLDEST days in Boston, but don’t these two look warm and happy?

Liz & Pete

Liz & Pete

They meandered a bit down to Commonwealth Ave and stopped in a random doorway, there are so many good ones, how can you resist?! (PS- there is definitely a doorman behind them… poor dude haha)

Winter Boston Engagement Session

Then into the walkway, it was so dreamy with all the lights!

Winter Boston Engagement Session

Liz & Pete

Liz & Pete

Winter Boston Engagement Session

Winter Boston Engagement Session

Then down the street to the Fairmont Copley Plaza.

Liz & Pete

Gotta love random strangers, my fave.

Liz & Pete

Liz & Pete

Winter Boston Engagement Session

Liz & Pete

Can you say CUTIES?

Liz & Pete

This place is GORGEOUS!

Winter Boston Engagement Session

Then around to the steps of the public library, so fun in black and white!

Winter Boston Engagement Session

Winter Boston Engagement Session

Liz & Pete

WOO! Love that view!

Winter Boston Engagement Session

I mean, seriously, can they be any cuter… No. Not possible. Thanks you two for freezing your buns off with Krista that night!

And listen ya’ll, come back on Wednesday for their chic State Room Wedding!

More on facebook too!

Fran & James’ Wedding – DeCordova Museum

If you thought Fran & James’ Engagement Session was fun, you’re going to LOVE their wedding!!  They got married at the deCordova Museum & Sculpture Park in Lincoln, MA – what a cool venue!  I’d been dying to shoot there and it definitely lived up to my excitement.  Check out my favorites from the day…

Fran getting ready

Wedding at the DeCordova Museum & Sculpture Park

Wedding at the DeCordova Museum & Sculpture Park

Wedding at the DeCordova Museum & Sculpture Park

Wedding at the DeCordova Museum & Sculpture Park

Wedding at the DeCordova Museum & Sculpture Park

All shots of James and the dudes getting ready by my wonderfully talented second shooter, Allana Taranto.

Wedding at the DeCordova Museum & Sculpture Park

Wedding at the DeCordova Museum & Sculpture Park

Wedding at the DeCordova Museum & Sculpture Park

Wedding at the DeCordova Museum & Sculpture Park

Wedding at the DeCordova Museum & Sculpture Park

First Look!

Wedding at the DeCordova Museum & Sculpture Park

Wedding at the DeCordova Museum & Sculpture Park

Wedding at the DeCordova Museum & Sculpture Park

Wedding at the DeCordova Museum & Sculpture Park

Wedding at the DeCordova Museum & Sculpture Park

Wedding at the DeCordova Museum & Sculpture Park

Wedding at the DeCordova Museum & Sculpture Park

Wedding at the DeCordova Museum & Sculpture Park

I love to shoot people’s feet!  especially when they’re wearing argyle socks!!

Wedding at the DeCordova Museum & Sculpture Park

Seemed like the perfect place for some wedding portraits :)

Wedding at the DeCordova Museum & Sculpture Park

Haha!

Wedding at the DeCordova Museum & Sculpture Park

 Wedding at the DeCordova Museum & Sculpture Park

Bridal Party

Wedding at the DeCordova Museum & Sculpture Park

Bridal Party Quintych

Wedding at the DeCordova Museum & Sculpture Park

The girls

Wedding at the DeCordova Museum & Sculpture Park

The dudes

Wedding at the DeCordova Museum & Sculpture Park

These guys were so fun to work with!

Wedding at the DeCordova Museum & Sculpture Park

Wedding at the DeCordova Museum & Sculpture Park

Probably my favorite shot of the day!!!!  A little pre-ceremony soda to get ready – a woman after my own heart :)

Wedding at the DeCordova Museum & Sculpture Park

very cool shot of the rabbi by Allana

Wedding at the DeCordova Museum & Sculpture Park

Time to get married!

Wedding at the DeCordova Museum & Sculpture Park

The sunlight coming through the trees, the moss aisle, the gorgeous chuppa… it was PERFECT!

Wedding at the DeCordova Museum & Sculpture Park

His family is Jewish, her family is Russian Orthodox – their wedding was a beautiful combination of both traditions

Wedding at the DeCordova Museum & Sculpture Park

Wedding at the DeCordova Museum & Sculpture Park

Wedding at the DeCordova Museum & Sculpture Park

In general, at every wedding, my favorite shots of the couple are usually when they’re coming down the aisle and that first moment alone after they’ve said “I do!” – it’s just unadulterated JOY!

Wedding at the DeCordova Museum & Sculpture Park

Wedding at the DeCordova Museum & Sculpture Park

Wedding at the DeCordova Museum & Sculpture Park

very cool shot by Allana

Wedding at the DeCordova Museum & Sculpture Park

After the ceremony, we went up to the roof for a few more portraits

Wedding at the DeCordova Museum & Sculpture Park

Wedding at the DeCordova Museum & Sculpture Park

Wedding at the DeCordova Museum & Sculpture Park

Allana’s take on the moment

Wedding at the DeCordova Museum & Sculpture Park

Haha!!!!  Jumping for joy, right?!

Wedding at the DeCordova Museum & Sculpture Park

Three of my favorites from the reception by Allana

Wedding at the DeCordova Museum & Sculpture Park

Wedding at the DeCordova Museum & Sculpture Park

Wedding at the DeCordova Museum & Sculpture Park

Cake!

Wedding at the DeCordova Museum & Sculpture Park

they did

Wedding at the DeCordova Museum & Sculpture Park

Wedding at the DeCordova Museum & Sculpture Park

Another of my favorite moments from the day… during the reception a slow David Gray song came on and I saw James wind his way through the crowded dance floor to find his bride and have a dance – it was so sweet I totally cried!  I’m a sap, what can I say?

Wedding at the DeCordova Museum & Sculpture Park

And just a couple last portraits inside the museum to end the night!

Wedding at the DeCordova Museum & Sculpture Park

Wedding at the DeCordova Museum & Sculpture Park

Fran & James – your wedding was AWESOME!  Thank you so much for trusting me with capturing the memories!!!  It was an absolute pleasure!

I’ll post about the details next :)

To view more of my favorites from this wedding, check out the album on Facebook!

Fran & James’ Boston Engagement Session

For the next few posts, we’re going to take a look back at one of my favorites weddings from last year!  Yep, Fran & James’ wedding was that good, it needs a few posts!  Starting with their super fun summer engagement session in Boston…

They had balloons, a ride on a merry-go-round, ice cream at Quincy Market, and even ran into a fountain!  It was such a fun evening wandering around downtown – and all the more fun because they were so excited for the shoot and were willing to do just about anything!  Gotta love it :)

Boston Engagement Session

Boston Engagement Session

Boston Engagement Session

Boston Engagement Session

Boston Engagement Session

Boston Engagement Session

We handed the balloons to some kids passing by, much to their parents’ dismay, and then went on with the shoot…

Boston Engagement Session

Boston Engagement Session

Boston Engagement Session

Boston Engagement Session

Boston Engagement Session

Boston Engagement Session

Boston Engagement Session

Boston Engagement Session

Boston Engagement Session

Boston Engagement Session

Boston Engagement Session

Boston Engagement Session

*love*

Boston Engagement Session

Boston Engagement Session

Boston Engagement Session

Boston Engagement Session

Boston Engagement Session

Boston Engagement Session

Fran & James – thanks for such a fun evening!!  I can’t wait to share the rest of your wedding over the next few posts!!

To view more of my favorites from this wedding, check out the album on Facebook!

Claire & Matan’s Wedding – Hyatt Regency Cambridge

I basically didn’t blog most of my weddings from last year… but there are some that I just HAVE to share!  It may take me a while, but I’m going to try to post a few of last year’s weddings, along with this year’s weddings.  We’ll see how it goes!  For now, allow me to introduce you to Claire & Matan…

Claire & Matan are just beautiful people.  They’re gorgeous, clearly, but they’re also really beautiful people from the inside out, where it really counts.  They’re lives are committed to helping people – him by working in foreign policy and her working in humanitarian aid.  They’ve travelled the world putting their education and skills to work to make other people’s lives better, and I think that’s pretty awesome!  It’s been so lovely working with them and getting to know them over the course of the last two years as they planned their wedding, shot their engagement session and the big day, and now we’ve designed their wedding album.  But being at their wedding and hearing their friends and family speak of them, that’s when you really see how wonderful, and how loved they really are.  I’m so so glad I have been able to be a part of their celebration and the beginning of their life together!

We shot their engagement session on rainy summer day in Rockport, but they absolutely made it work!

Rainy Rockport Engagement Session

Rainy Rockport Engagement Session

Rainy Rockport Engagement Session

Rainy Rockport Engagement Session

Their wedding at the Hyatt Regency in Cambridge was the exact opposite – HOT and SUNNY!  But once again, they made it work and everything turned out great!!

Summer Wedding at the Hyatt Regency Cambridge

Photo below by my fabulous second shooter, Allana Taranto

Summer Wedding at the Hyatt Regency Cambridge

Quite possibly my favorite First Look ever!

Summer Wedding at the Hyatt Regency Cambridge

Summer Wedding at the Hyatt Regency Cambridge

Summer Wedding at the Hyatt Regency Cambridge

Photo below by my wonderful Assistant, CoCo Boardman

Summer Wedding at the Hyatt Regency Cambridge

Summer Wedding at the Hyatt Regency Cambridge

A few sunny portraits along the River

Summer Wedding at the Hyatt Regency Cambridge

Summer Wedding at the Hyatt Regency Cambridge

Another great shot by Allana

Summer Wedding at the Hyatt Regency Cambridge

Allana had the brilliant idea of putting them in this tree, and I LOVE how it turned out!!

Summer Wedding at the Hyatt Regency Cambridge

Summer Wedding at the Hyatt Regency Cambridge

A shot from my widelux in black & white film

Cambridge Wedding - Widelux

Then it was back to the Hyatt for the festivities!

Summer Wedding at the Hyatt Regency Cambridge

My favorite shot of Claire and her father!

Summer Wedding at the Hyatt Regency Cambridge

Widelux film shot of the ceremony

Cambridge Wedding - Widelux

Their vows were so lovely, even I was crying at this point!

Summer Wedding at the Hyatt Regency Cambridge

Allana’s view

Summer Wedding at the Hyatt Regency Cambridge

They literally danced their way out!!  Talk about excited :)

Summer Wedding at the Hyatt Regency Cambridge

Loved this shot of Claire’s friend and her husband :)

Summer Wedding at the Hyatt Regency Cambridge

Allana’s shots from the first dance, the Hora, and the toasts

Summer Wedding at the Hyatt Regency Cambridge

Summer Wedding at the Hyatt Regency Cambridge

LOVE this one Allana!!!!

Summer Wedding at the Hyatt Regency Cambridge

Dance floor by CoCo

Summer Wedding at the Hyatt Regency Cambridge

Their dance floor was definitely a BLAST!!

Summer Wedding at the Hyatt Regency Cambridge

Summer Wedding at the Hyatt Regency Cambridge

Summer Wedding at the Hyatt Regency Cambridge

Claire & Matan!  Thank you so much for inviting me into this happy day in your lives, and for making all of the months of work leading up to and away from the day such a pleasure!!!

*To view more of my favorites from this wedding & engagement session, check out the album on Facebook!