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Posted on March 25, 2016June 10, 2016 by CoCo Boardman

Sarah & Alex – Backyard Scituate Wedding – xo, CoCo

I seriously don’t even know where to start with these two! I KNEW this day was going to be great, but I had no idea just how fun, gorgeous and crazy emotional it would be. I think it’s safe to say every single guest, right down to us photographers, have never felt so welcome and so emotionally attached to a couple! These two have something about them that is just magical, and it was only after I met and spent the day with their insanely supportive and insanely FUN families did I fully understand it. Just you wait.

Posted on January 29, 2014May 5, 2014 by CoCo Boardman

Gigi + Jason — Hyannis Private Estate Wedding – xo, CoCo

Oh, Gigi and Jason, where do I begin?! I had the BEST feeling about these two when we first met over beers in Porter Square. They seemed genuinely excited and perfectly in love. Gigi giggled and smiled the whole time, more of that below :) While Jason and I nerded out on beer. Fun fact, Jason and I later ran into each other over the Summer, way the heck out in Vermont at Hill Farmstead, while he was on his bachelor weekend, great minds…

Well all that positive energy continued through to their wedding which was sunny, beautiful, and filled with LOTS of love and laughter. No joke, as I walked around the property in the morning, the first thing I heard was Gigi giggling up in her suite. Just LOVE her. OK, so here we start at this beautiful private estate, with big thanks to Jason’s family for their kindness and hospitality.

These shoes reminded me of Sex and the City, am I right ladies? Hello, Lover.

Gigi’s mother lives in Egypt and I was told she doesn’t get to see her daughters together all that often. She was just incredibly sweet, kissing, hugging and singing all day.

Gigi must have slipped this into Jason’s garment bag, he got ready just down the hallway from her.

I was very lucky to be joined by Paul McNerney of Studio Foto for the day! He grabbed this of Jason, and the next two of their first look.

Love these shots from Paul, Gigi was so nervous and sweet.

Paul also ran upstairs to grab this during the ceremony, absolutely stunning! (Look closely, that’s the Kennedy compound in the distance).

Gigi’s dad, such a sweetie.

Gigi you are killing me!

Love this from Paul.

This lookout felt like the hottest place on earth at the time, but totally worth it!

We grabbed the couple at sunset for a few more portraits, some of my favorites!

Paul‘s view, love.

Paul grabbed this as well.

Gigi and her sisters were killing it on the dance floor.

Gigi and Jason you two are so dear to my heart, thank you and your families for being incredibly welcoming and loving. Thank you for letting me photograph your love! Head over to Facebook for more!

Photography: CoCo Boardman for Krista Photography

Second Shooter: Paul McNerney

Posted on July 24, 2013May 5, 2014 by CoCo Boardman · 1 Comment

Tasha + Jared — Pamet Harbor Yacht Club Wedding – xo, CoCo

How do I describe these two?? They are beautiful, laid-back, stylish, eccentric, incredibly loving, and most of all FUN. Tasha and Jared and their amazing friends and family make me realize why love my job so much. I’m so glad they found me and I feel privileged to have been invited in to document this intimate celebration. Their wedding day was nothing short of perfect. Bright and sunny but with a cool breeze. Organized enough so that the day ran smoothly but was also one of the most relaxed affairs I’ve ever taken part in. These two operate with a quiet cool, so that nothing on their gorgeous day went unnoticed or unappreciated, but all of its wonderfulness was totally expected, because that’s just how cool they are. PS- The frames above were shot right after the ceremony on Kodak Tri-X iso 400 35mm film.

Let’s start off with Tasha at her parents’ house, Tasha’s mom is an artist and has an amazingly eclectic sense of style, I poked around the rooms and found this cutie sleeping :)

Tasha and her sister were so fun!

The final product. STUNNING.

“The occasional movie” haha!

Tasha’s brother gave her a hand walking down to the car, so cute.

My fabulous second shooter for the day was Peter Morse, he started with Jared in the morning.

Peter also grabbed these of Jared’s awesome First Look reaction :)

What a beautiful spot huh?!

Their tight-knit bridal party, love the sparkles!

Jared looked so sweet as Tasha came down the aisle, courtesy of Peter as well.

Now that’s a happy couple!

We snuck away for a couple minutes to grab some portraits, these two are so relaxed and gorgeous together!

Are they gorgeous or what.

There were hula hoops a plenty!

The boys :)

Tasha’s sister was cracking everyone up with her speech.

Everyone spread out all over the Pamet Harbor Yacht Club waiting for the sun to go down with cocktails, hula hoops, and bocce ball, what else do you need?

Sing it!

There was a serious dog pile of dancers after “More than Words” played :)

Tasha and Jared, thank you for being that perfect couple, for loving each other and your families with all your heart and letting me document it, it was such a pleasure! Get on over to Facebook for more and come back soon for their amazingly eccentric and beautiful details!

Posted on May 27, 2013May 5, 2014 by CoCo Boardman

Anna Kathryn + Joel — Seaward Inn Wedding – xo, CoCo

In case you haven’t read the previous post, I (CoCo) shot this wedding back in September 2011 for these two adorable people, Anna Kathryn and Joel who also happen to be Krista’s good friends. Now that our blog is caught up, I thought I’d share a few of my favorites with you from some of MY older weddings while I’m editing my first Engagement Session of 2013, with many more to come! Woohoo!

OK, let’s start out with AK, getting ready.

Oh, and her AMAZING vintage details and dress!

Getting nervous… :)

AK and her mom praying together, I just love how tiny she looks… so sweet.

This DRESS.

Isn’t she stunning?!

FAVE.

LOVE her.

When I said this was a small wedding, I meant it!

Such a gorgeous spot.

It came time for the kiss and AK got her amazing red lipstick ALL OVER Joel… hahahahahah it was AWESOME!

We had a lovely and intimate dinner just after sunset.

Then Joel, an amazing musician, played us some tunes on the piano.

AHH!! I love you guys! What a fun day it was out in Rockport with you and your families. I can’t believe it’s been two years! Thanks everyone for a taking a look at a bit of my work. Now stay tuned for more and more as wedding season starts to pick up! Woohoo!

Posted on March 8, 2013June 10, 2016 by CoCo Boardman · 2 Comments

Kate + Reid — Surprise San Diego Wedding

Kate & Reid

OK here we go folks! This is a big one!

On August 21, 2010 my husband Dan and I were married in a little town in Central New York. It was a strangely cloudy Summer day, it threatened to rain, but miraculously stayed dry until 2 am when the party was winding down and the kegs just got tapped. Friends and family of ours came from all over to celebrate with us in Dan’s parents’ giant red barn. On the morning of that amazing day, while I couldn’t wait to see my dad and my grandmother and my soon-to-be-husband, duh :), for some reason, I was insanely, I mean SO excited about seeing my good friend Reid from college. And low and behold, as I popped out of the car a few minutes before the ceremony, there he was across the road, grinning from ear to ear. I have the picture in my head so clearly. Reid was not only at my wedding because he was a dear friend, I know now that Reid was there so that he could meet my sister. Gorgeous, tall, wearing a deep purple satin dress, she looked amazing, how could he resist?? And so it went. They danced the night away, emailed, texted, stalled, eventually visited each other in their respective cities, Kate not so subtlety uninvited me on a trip she and I had planned to go visit him over Christmas, hahaha…

Flash forward a year, my sister is really dating my best friend, WEIRD. But despite myself, I came to realize how amazing they were for each other. The more I thought about it the more I realized there could be no one else better for my sister, and no one else better for such a dear friend. So when Kate and Reid sat Dan and I down and told us they were planning a surprise New Year’s Eve wedding, we were absolutely thrilled. I had been helping Reid find the perfect ring for months, but I had no idea what tricks they had up their sleeves.

So those of us in the inner circle (Kate, Reid, me, Dan, Reid’s sister Erica, and our other good friend Cam) started planning, but mostly started trying to convince our families that “Wouldn’t a family vacation in San Diego be so fun??” We would all get to meet each other, go surfing, relax, and at least for my family, be able to send Kate off to her new life in California in style. Krista soon jumped on board, as well as Allana Taranto, as soon as I told them that Kate originally wanted ME to shoot it. They had pity on me thankfully… So I continued to avoid my parents, plotting in the background with Kate and Krista, writing my speech and writing the ceremony. And after two days of torturous silence in San Diego, the love birds finally told everyone “Surprise! We set a date! It’s tomorrow! Oh and we brought photographers, too!” So there is where we will start, I’ll hand it over to Krista now…

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Could you love the idea of a surprise wedding in San Diego any more?! Probably only if you live in New England :) I was SO excited to be enjoying slightly warmer weather and some fabulous sunsets over the ocean!

Surprise!! The wedding is tomorrow!! And p.s. Krista & Allana are lurking on the front porch, they’re going to photograph the whole weekend! Hooray! :)

Everyone was so excited for them!! A lot of families might have been upset or sad that they weren’t prepared, that they didn’t get to invite anyone else – but this family was just so thrilled to be there! They knew full well that Kate & Reid could have just eloped all by themselves, and it was actually really sweet that they included their entire family in the fun!

Rehearsal Dinner at Sushi Kuchi… Time for some Sake Bombs!!!

That would be CoCo’s Dan on the left… he’s totally my favorite part of this photo!

After a bunch of Sake Bombs, and a good night’s sleep, it was time for the wedding!! They pretty much did everything themselves, so CoCo was in charge of doing Kate’s make-up. No sooner did she start, she began crying like a baby! It was the sweetest moment!!!

Meanwhile, Reid was working hard to finish writing his vows! He’s thinking SO HARD! The next few shots of the guys are by Allana.

Once the vows were written it was time for beers, and fish tacos, and learning how to tie a bow tie on youtube…

Surprise wedding in San Diego

Meanwhile, with the girls… It was time to get dressed! I love this shot Allana captured – pure joy!

Once they were dressed, it was time for the First Look!!

Reid would totally not open his eyes until he kissed her! He kept saying “I’m not going to look!”

Once they’d had their First Look, we invited the family out to start the show!

CoCo’s brother, Austin, was in charge of video! [He’s studying film at RIT, and even made a film that won him & CoCo a trip to Sundance!!! Super jealous…]

Walking down the aisle, by Allana

CoCo & Reid’s best bud, Cam were in charge of the ceremony – yes, Cam is wearing his graduation robe so he’ll look more ministerial…

Mr. Coco rocking the shades :)

Aw, CoCo’s crying again!

Gorgeous shot by Allana! Kate, you’re so beautiful!!!

Reading the vows off the Droid… why not?!

Love this series by Allana

CoCo’s reaction is PRICELESS!

This is what it looks like when your Best Friend marries your Sister and becomes your Brother, for real!

Their location was so great, we just had to walk across the street for portraits!

CoCo & Dan, our celebrity couple for the day. [Now, we just spent the last five minutes coming up with a celebrity couple name for them… Mr. & Mrs. CoCo, CoDan, DanCo, DoDo, The Boardmans… what’s your pick?!]

That’s one happy bunch of people!!!

Sunset silhouette by Allana, loving Reid’s laugh!

LOVE these two! The palm trees were making me so happy!

I keep telling my second shooters not to photograph my butt, but they keep doing it anyway… ;)

Gorgeous sunlight!

Totally a favorite!!!

Had to shoot by the cranes some more!

Then it was time for the Reception… EVERYONE gave a toast! It was SO sweet!!! There were SO many tears!!!

Aw, Dad!

“This is the reason we became friends!” Such a sweet toast by CoCo! I was crying…

Dancin’ in the kitchen… love these cuties!

Time to cut the cake! I am loving those bibs you guys!

First Dance… pretty sure it was Beauty and a Beat, haha!!

Get down!! ow!

Then they told me to put my camera down and enjoy the evening, but I HAD to shoot the silly string spectacular when the clock struck 12:00! [well, when the clock struck 12:00 on the East Coast – we were all to tired to stay up til midnight West Coast time, haha!]

Surprise wedding in San Diego

Allana got this one – that’s me shooting photos and spraying silly string at the same time! You’ve got to multi-task! ;)

Happy New Year!!

How much did I LOVE this wedding?!?! Kate & Reid – thank you so much for bringing Allana and I out to San Diego to be a part of your fabulous surprise!!! It was so great getting to know you and your families finally, after hearing CoCo talk about you all for so long! I couldn’t be more excited for you two!! xoxo – Krista

To see more of this gorgeous Southern California Wedding – check out their album on Facebook!

Posted on January 28, 2013January 28, 2013 by CoCo Boardman · 1 Comment

Suze + Jeremy – Steele Hill Resort Wedding

Seeing as how Krista is very good friends with this lovely bride, I’m just going to quote her for a second…

“It’s an awesome thing to get to photograph your friends :) I’ve known Suze for almost 6 years now, exactly as long as I’ve lived in Massachusetts. She was one of my first friends here. We’ve been in bible studies together, sang together on the worship team at church, prayed together, talked a lot about relationships and love, and she’s even assisted me at a couple of weddings! It’s been so cool to watch over the last year since she started dating Jeremy – to see them challenge & encourage one another, and now to celebrate with them as they begin the rest of their life together. And I was doubly blessed to get to photograph their wedding day!”

That was obviously written right after their wedding because now (almost) a year later Suze and Jeremy are expecting their first child and we could not be more excited for them!

Now for wedding day, Krista and I started out with Suze as she got ready in her suite at the Steele Hill Resort. The bride and groom were desperately hoping for a beautiful snowy New England day. The scenery was GORGEOUS, but not snowy… So like their engagement session we just had to make the most of it, and boy did we!! We ended up with about two hours to run around town and take pictures of these cuties before the ceremony, which was super fun! The results of which you’ll see in a minute :)

Here’s Suze coiffing on wedding day.

Allana started with Jeremy as he got dressed up in his swank suit.

After all the makeup and hair Suze sat with her family and pastor (Krista’s brother-in-law) to pray before the ceremony.

Here’s mine of the dress dance :)

Loved her classic accessories.

Jeremy looked very dapper in Allana’s shot.

Also from Allana.

Here’s mine from far away.

Then off for more portraits! Love Jeremy’s reflection.

First up, this beautiful tree with a great view of lake Winnisquam, where the kind people at The Lake House at Ferry Point let us use their outlook, and their backyard :)

Here’s Allana’s view.

HAHA.

Don’t you LOVE that shawl??

Allana made them go over here and grabbed this, nice job lady :)

Then we ran around in the backyard by this pretty fence, another from Allana

Then we borrowed someone else’s driveway for a minute…

Here’s my view.

Then down the street to this perfect New England church.

goofballs!

And across the street for some of my favorites. LOVE this from Allana.

WHEW! That was fun. Ok now onto the ceremony, I can’t believe there’s more wedding!

Yes, that is Krista’s nephew, to the right of Suze’s dad, dabbing fake tears off his face with a tissue… so funny!

I found this cutie not paying much attention to the wedding… :)

Well, at least they got SOME snow…

I grabbed this of Suze parents during their family formals… so dang cute!

Just a couple more now that they are actually married :)

These white chocolate snowflakes were KILLER.

Wait for it, wait for it…

THERE it is. Love you guys…

YES! Time to dance! There were so manny cute kiddos there… This is Allana’s

This is Allana’s of Suze and her dad. I’m such a daddy’s girl, I ALWAYS cry when the bride dances with her dad…

So Allana, the genius that she is, set up a little portrait sesh on the front porch as the sun was setting, here’s Allana’s shot of Anna Kathryn and Joel, our test subjects :)

And now the real thing.

Friends!!

Man oh man you guys! What a fun and love-filled day it was. It was wonderful to spend time with you and your wonderful friends (who I’ve seen at quite a few weddings now :) Krista, Allana and I were definitely honored to document this day for you! Let’s thank the rest of the vendors too!

Vendor Information:

Location & Catering: Steel Hill Resort

Dress: Jewel by Priscilla of Boston

Groom’s Suit: Monkey Suit Vintage

Cake: Jacque’s Pastries

Shawl: Honey Birch Crafts

Hair Pins: Powder Blue Bijoux

Broach: Bridal Bling Shop

Rings: Katzenbach Designs

Photography: Krista Photography

Second Shooter: Allana Taranto

Assistant: CoCo Boardman

Check out facebook for more, and we’ll see you Wednesday for another better-late-than-never post!