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Posted on August 14, 2009February 22, 2016 by Krista Guenin · 2 Comments

Elizabeth & Ryan’s Wedding – The DETAILS

Not only was Elizabeth & Ryan‘s wedding joyous and emotional, it was incredibly lovely as well! They got married at Elizabeth’s parents’ home in Marion, down on Buzzard’s Bay, and did a wonderful job making it a classy and beautiful event! They had 3 separate tents for the ceremony, dinner and reception and the flow of the day around the property created an air of anticipation and excitement. From the flowers, to the cake, and the setting – the whole thing came together perfectly. It’s amazing to me how the combination of little details can make such a big impact on the feel of an event…

The back of the house, where the ceremony was held.

Here’s a taste of some of the details in the house

The patio for cocktails and the view of the back yard

The dinner tent was set up over their pool. I’ve never seen that before, doesn’t it create such a cool ambiance?!

The tables were lavish and interesting, with big candelabras and antiqued vases of all shapes and sizes full of flowers lining the whole table. It was beautiful!

In these photos you can see the house, the ceremony tent, the cocktail patio, and the reception tent, and just barely the dinner tent in the back. It was so neat to have everything in one location, but they were able to give each piece of the day it’s own space with it’s own feel.

It’s so great to see all the planning and dreaming and designing come together and give a wedding such a wonderful feel!

Special thanks to:

Gregory’s in Wakefield, MA for the amazing flowers

La Fete Catering in Natick, MA

Posted on August 11, 2009February 22, 2016 by Krista Guenin · 2 Comments

Elizabeth & Ryan’s Wedding – Black & White FILM

If you follow my blog, or have been to my website, or if you know me at all, you know that I love to shoot black & white film! My first job in photography was working in an all film studio and while I’ve made the transition to digital, I still think film is the best! It’s gotten wicked expensive, and it definitely has limitations, but it also has character and an archival quality that I love. So, I tend to shoot at least a little bit of film at almost every wedding these days. Just a few rolls splashed in throughout the day. Of course, if any brides out there wants me to shoot a wedding entirely in black & white film – I would love to do it again!! :)

Here are some of my favorite film images from Elizabeth & Ryan‘s wedding…

Taken with my Widelux

The next 2 were taken with my Holga

Taken with the Widelux

Do you see why I love it so much?!

Posted on August 7, 2009June 10, 2016 by Krista Guenin · 5 Comments

Elizabeth & Ryan’s Perfect Wedding – Marion, MA

Elizabeth & Ryan‘s wedding was absolutely perfect! Seriously. As I walked around throughout the day, I heard people say that word again and again… perfect! Perfect weather, the perfect location, the perfect dress, a perfect couple… the perfect day!There’s a gazillion photos I want to share, but here are a few of my absolute favorites….

A champagne toast for the ladies while getting ready

And cigars on the porch for the gentlemen

I love how it takes a team of women to put on a wedding dress!

My assistant, Elizabeth Hannah got this awesome shot

Isn’t she gorgeous?!?!

Mark Higgins came to second shoot with me, and got this shot during portraits with the bride, of Elizabeth’s sister. The poor girl had a heck of a time keeping her makeup on with all the happy tears she was shedding!

The anticipation builds as Elizabeth watches the guests begin to arrive through the window…

The wedding was all held at Elizabeth’s parents’ home in Marion. Many little girls imagine walking down aisle on their wedding day, but I wonder if Elizabeth ever imagined it’d be the stone path she’d walked on so many times?

I love the moment right after the ceremony when the Bride & Groom get to talk for the first time and be “alone” for a moment before the bridal party gets down the aisle! It’s always so emotional and exciting.

After the ceremony we headed down to the dock for some portraits in the last bit of sunlight. It was beautiful!

I love the movement and the body language in the next few.

Mark grabbed this shot of me taking the photo above. He rented a 200mm f/2.0 lens from LensProToGo and got some fabulous results with it… and probably some permanent back damage as well – that lens is HUGE!

Elizabeth (assistant, not bride) caught Mark & the lens. This is him taking a picture of me taking a picture….

I remember quite specifically Elizabeth telling me the first time we spoke on the phone that she wanted some unique bridal party shots. She almost sent them all off to the cocktail hour before we could do it, but I’m soooooo glad we called them back! These were definitely more fun than the usual :)

Elizabeth’s take on the bridal party shots was pretty cool too!

After portraits, we headed back up to the house for the reception. Elizabeth’s Dad gave a wonderfully touching toast. Here, he’s thanking his wife for all her hard work on the wedding and for being a wonderful wife & mother. It’s so nice to see families where the parents love each other this much!

Ryan’s toast to his bride was equally moving.

One of my favorite images that Mark shot…

I love grandpas :)

Ryan’s parents with their arms around Elizabeth. American culture has stereotyped in-laws to be just awful (a la Everybody Loves Raymond), so I really appreciate how special it is when parents-in-law love their new daughter or son like their own. My parents both have that, and so does my sister and it makes such a difference in the life of a new family!

Last shot of the night!

There were so many more images that I just loved. If you’d like to see more of my favs, you can check them out on Facebook. And come back tomorrow to check out my favorite details and film shots from Elizabeth & Ryan’s wedding!

Elizabeth & Ryan – I enjoyed your wedding so much!! It was a wonderful day and witnessing how much your friends and family love you two was an extra blessing. Thank you for welcoming us in – I hope you love the photos!!

Posted on July 13, 2009December 4, 2009 by Krista Guenin

Elizabeth & Ryan’s Wedding – SNEAK PEAK

Here’s another quick sneak peak, this time from Elizabeth & Ryan’s gorgeous wedding down in Marion, MA! I can’t wait to finish the edit when I get back from vacation to show you more of this picture perfect wedding!

Posted on May 8, 2009August 25, 2009 by Krista Guenin · 13 Comments

Elizabeth & Ryan’s eSession – Marion, MA

Elizabeth called me months ago about her wedding to Ryan this June. She lives in Chicago, which means I liked her right away ;), but we never got a chance to meet until a couple weeks ago at their engagement session down in Marion, MA near Buzzards Bay. We met up at the home where the wedding will be, and it’s such a gorgeous location – I am so excited for the wedding day! Elizabeth was just as pleasant to be around as she seemed on the phone, and Ryan is definitely her perfect match. It was very fun to finally meet them and we had a great time together taking photographs all over the property!

These two have such a great dynamic – they’re so fun and playful, they clearly love being around each other!

They’re also gorgeous!

Elizabeth is the kind of woman who greets you with a firm handshake and leaves you with a strong hug. She laughs HARD, with her whole body! You’ve got to love a woman like that!

It was totally worth walking through the mud to get these!

I have really learned to love shooting into the sun!

Coolest thing about this image is something Cynthia pointed out to me while she was editing the shoot… Even with all the light coming through, you can see Elizabeth’s eyelashes. I love little details like that!

Just trying something different with the edit on this one… what do you think?

This is what this scene looked like from the other side

love it!

We walked through this little archway into the neighbors’ yard from some images with a totally different feel.

there’s that laugh again!

Elizabeth & Ryan, it was SO great to finally meet you! I had such a great time getting to know you both. I can’t wait for your wedding – it’s going to be beautiful and so much fun!

If you’d like to see a few more of my favorites, you can check them out on my Facebook Fan Page :)

Posted on November 1, 2008August 25, 2009 by Krista Guenin · 2 Comments

Tamara & Jason’s Wedding at The Overbrook House

Can I just say that I love Tamara & Jason? Seriously, they’re just the sweetest, most genuine and wonderful pair of people I’ve met in a while. LOVE them!! So, I was very excited to photograph their wedding a few weeks ago in Buzzards Bay at The Overbrook House. Here are some of my favorite images from the day…

The dress

Jason and his brother “getting ready”

Tamara’s vows – she wouldn’t put them down all morning :) I love it when couples write their own vows!!!

Tamara and her flower girl

The lovely bride (with vows still in hand :)

Heading down to start the show

In love much?

I love this shot of one of the groomsmen during the ceremony!

During the vows, looking into each other’s eyes

They’d planned a beautiful ceremony in the trees by the pond, but there was a hurricane coming up the coast that day. Up until the last minute, we hoped that the weather might hold. Luckily, Jason made the executive decision to do it in the tent. Thank God he did, because right after the ceremony began it started POURING!

And then after the ceremony, the sky cleared up just in time for some portraits!

They had almost a dozen of the cutest kids you ever saw in their wedding…

Sisters

Brothers… a little less civilized than sisters ;-)

the girls

the guys

the Bride and Groom…

I captured this shot in black & white film. I love shooting film at weddings! There’s nothing quite as timeless…

A film shot of their first dance

A few tears during Tamara’s Dad’s toast

Let the party begin!

But there’s always a few romantic moments on the dance floor…

Tamara & Jason, thank you so much for letting me into your lives and having me document your wedding day! It has been so wonderful to work with and get to know you both!