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Posted on March 13, 2015March 13, 2015 by Krista Guenin

Ashley + Joe — Exchange Conference Center Wedding in Boston

I’ve gotta be honest with you… I think Joe & Ashley’s wedding was my absolute favorite for 2014! Maybe it was because they totally trusted me, and gave me the freedom to focus on the moments? Maybe it was because we had an hour to ride around Boston shooting wherever we wanted with just the two of them? Maybe it’s because they love black & white photography as much as I do? Or maybe it’s because they fed me pizza after the ceremony?! It’s hard to say… but just take a look, and I think you’ll understand!

I started with Ashley & the girls, and my lovely assistant Cristen, over at the Seaport Hotel

Meanwhile… CoCo was shooting with Joe & the guys over at the Exchange Conference Center

Groom getting ready

Then it was time for the First Look! Ashley just needed a little liquid courage before we left ;)

Clearly Joe was ready!

First Look

First Look Kiss

Spring Wedding at the Boston Exchange Conference Center

After a few minutes of smooches and laughter, we headed over to the Christian Science Plaza for some fun, relaxed portraits

Spring Wedding at the Boston Exchange Conference Center

Panoramic Black & White Film

Wedding Portrait Silhouette

Then it was time to meet up with the fam over at the Boston Public Gardens! Think they’re excited?!

This is totally one of my favorites! This is what is REALLY happening while we take portraits ;)

Wedding Family Portrait

Father and son

Bride and Groom - Boston Public Garden

Then we headed back to Arlington Street Church to get ready for the ceremony!

So many giggles!

Bride during ceremony

bubbles

Then it was time for a little Pizza Break before we went to the reception!!
We stopped at Dirty Water Dough Company, and it was delicious!

Wedding Portrait in front of limo

Time for the reception! The toasts were hilarious!!

Emotional Toast

First Dance

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First Dance

Such sweet Parent Dances!

Father Daughter Dance

Spring Wedding at the Boston Exchange Conference Center

Mother Son Dance

Mother Son Wedding Embrace

Then it was time to PARTY!!

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Double Exposure in the Holga, on Tri-X Black & White Film! Love it!

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So, do you see what I mean?! It was AWESOME!!!!
Wait until you see the details… next post, I promise! Meanwhile, you can see more in their album on Facebook!

Photographers for the day: Krista Guenin, CoCo Boardman & Cristen Farrell for Krista Photography

Posted on August 25, 2013February 22, 2016 by Krista Guenin

Lori + Jim — Mack House at Cape Cod Wedding in Film

I am primarily a digital photographer, but I started out shooting all black & white film weddings – and I miss it sometimes!! So, every once in a while I take my film cameras along to a wedding and have a little fun with film. This time I even used some, gasp, COLOR film! Haha, haven’t done that in YEARS! Totally worth it though :)

Panoramic of the girls getting ready. Shot on my Wideluxe with Kodak Tri-X 400.

First Look. Shot on my Wideluxe with Kodak Tri-X 400.

Nikon F100 with 50mm f/1.4, on Kodak Tri-X 400

Panoramic Bridal Party. Shot on my Wideluxe with Kodak Tri-X 400.

I love Sperry Tents! Shot with my F100 on Tri-X

Shot on my Wideluxe with Kodak Tri-X 400.

Cocktail Hour through my Holga

Lori through the Holga

Holga on Fuju 400

F100 on Tri-X

Wideluxe on Tri-X

Must shoot film more often… It’s too good!

Come back Wednesday to see Lori & Jim’s classic details!

Posted on February 27, 2013February 21, 2013 by CoCo Boardman

Christine + Vu — Exchange Conference Center Wedding

Christine and Vu started their day off at the Renaissance Waterfront in Boston, where they were both surrounded by their family and MANY groomsmen and bridesmaids. It made for a super fun atmosphere. The girls were primped, the guys got pizza, typical right??

Let’s start off with a shot from Krista’s Widelux, shot on Tri-X 35mm/ISO 400

THAT VEIL. Just stunning.

Krista was joined by the lovely Erin Chapman, who hung out with the dudes as they prepped.

HAHA! Yes he is wearing his suit bag over his clothes.

Again. THAT VEIL.

Then over to St. Cecilia’s for their gorgeous ceremony!

Love this moment from Erin.

Krista’s assistant Casey Atkins grabbed this from the balcony, so fun!

So pretty!

Making it “official” on FB… :)

This was shot on Krista’s Holga, with Kodak Tri-X 120mm film.

Christine did a quick hair change before the reception, which for all you ladies getting married in the Summer, this was SUCH a good idea on such a hot and humid day! Who doesn’t want to look their best ALL day??

Love this angle on the first dance!

You may recognize this lovely lady from our Christmas card this year! WE LOVE HER.

A creative use of their Scrabble details (more on that Friday)!

However hot it was that day it was all totally worth it! What a love fest this was! Thank you both from the bottom of our hearts!!

And we’ll se you all Friday for their creative and cute Scrabble details! DON’T miss it! And check Facebook in the meantime :)

Posted on April 11, 2011April 6, 2011 by Krista Guenin · 5 Comments

Lieschen & Stephen’s Wedding – Black & White FILM

I shot a few rolls of Black & White Film at Lieschen & Stephen‘s wintry wedding in Beacon Hill. Here are a few of my favorites!

shot with Tri-X 400/120 with my Holga

beautiful suite, with a fabulous view! Shot with Tri-X 400/35mm with my Widelux Panoramic

Getting Ready

Love this one in the courtyard!

Can you spot Lieschen & Stephen in this one?

Ah! Adorable! Shot on Tri-X 400/35mm with my Nikon F100 and 50mm f/1.4 lens

Sweet toast

I love black & white film!! If you love black & white film too, I offer wedding coverage with me shooting in all film and second shooters shooting digital. Let me know if you’re interested! :)

Posted on November 8, 2010June 10, 2016 by Krista Guenin · 2 Comments

Angie & Matt’s Wedding – Black & White FILM

Angie & Matt’s wedding was awesome, but one of my favorite things about it was that I got to shoot a bunch of FILM for them! I got my start in wedding photography shooting for an all black & white film studio, and I still love it :) Digital is fabulous, and totally has taken over the industry. But, film still has a place, in my opinion. There’s nothing quite so timeless as black & white film. It just looks classic. Clearly, I love it. Anyway, here are a few of my favorite film shots from Angie & Matt’s wedding day…

Angie getting ready (shot with 35mm Tri-X 400 on my Nikon F100 & 50mm f/1.4)

The ceremony (shot on 35mm Tri-X 400 with the Widelux)

Portraits in the Public Gardens (shot on 35mm Tri-X 400 with my Nikon F100 & 50mm f/1.4)

(shot on 35mm Tri-X 400 with the Widelux)

The View from the Taj

The Taj set up for the reception (shot on 35mm Tri-X 400 with the Widelux, then with the F100)

A few from the reception (shot on 120 Tri-X 400 with the Holga and a Vivitar 283 flash)

suspenders!

Chucks!

looooooove the black & white tile! It’s so perfect for b&w film!

Double Exposure

Last shot of the night! (35mm Tri-X 400 with Nikon F100)

Angie & Matt – HUGE thanks for giving me the freedom to shoot some film for you!! I hope you love how it turned out!

As always, you can see more on Facebook!

Posted on November 19, 2009March 16, 2011 by Krista Guenin · 5 Comments

Anne & Sean’s Wedding – Black & White FILM

Anne & Sean got married in Hingham this Fall and their wedding had such a cool flare to it! They got married at Old Ship Church and had their reception at Old Derby, they even had some old militiamen around to fire off some muskets! It was an awesome blend of old with a modern flair. I think black & white film was a perfect fit to capture some of that feel! I wish I could have shot the whole day in film! But as you’ll see in a couple days, the digital was pretty cool too :) Here are a few of my favorites…

Holga

Widelux shots in Old Ship Church

A couple details from Old Derby, on the Holga

Militiamen on the Widelux!

And a couple of portraits of Anne & Sean taken with my Nikon F100.

Anne & Sean – I hope you guys love the film images! The digital images are in the final stages of editing and should be up in just a few days!! I can’t wait to share them with you :)

Posted on October 17, 2009October 16, 2009 by Krista Guenin · 2 Comments

Erin & Steve’s Wedding in Black & White FILM

As you may have guessed, I got a bunch of film back from the lab this week :) Here are a few of my favorite film images from Erin & Steve‘s wedding.

Erin & her Dad

A panoramic of the aisle, taken with the Widelux

The church as seen through the Holga

Erin & Steve in the Bentley (Holga)

And a portrait of Erin & Steve

Posted on August 1, 2008August 25, 2009 by Krista Guenin · 5 Comments

I LOVE Black & White film!!!!! That’s right, I said FILM!

OK, so those of you who know me, or who have at least met with me once about shooting your wedding, know that I started my photography career shooting black & white film. My first job in photography was for a phenomenal photographer, Steven E. Gross. At the time, Steven shoot ONLY black & white film – and so that’s what I did too. During the 4 years I worked at his studio, Real Life Weddings, we discovered that digital was not invented by the devil, but is in fact, good. So, we all began learning the art of digital photography – or better yet, the art of shooting digital and film at the same wedding. Steven still only shoots black & white film for weddings, and leaves the digital to his second shooting Assoicates – and you’ve got to love him for it! He knows film like the back of his hand, and he has surely perfected the craft. What’s more, he knows that there is NOTHING quite as lovely, as timeless, nor as archival as a black & white fiber base print made by hand in his darkroom. And for weddings, he believes that his clients deserve only the best!

Now, while I’m in complete agreement with Steven on the issue of film – I also love digital! Digital is so flexible, satisfies that instant gratification we all long for, and the quality has improved by leaps and bounds over the past 4-5 years. It’s pretty stinkin’ awesome, actually.

But, then there’s film… mmmmm, film…

So, all of my clients have the option of having some black & white film shot at their wedding. It’s quite a bit more expensive than digital these days, so it’s rare that I get to shoot it (not everyone cares about it the way I do). But, every once in a while, one of those couples come along that get it – they really get it! And recently, that couple came along…

Evan & Kelly sat down with me after their engagement session and showed me some old photographs of, and taken by, Kelly’s great-grandmother. As we flipped through the 70+ year-old photos, we all remarked at how perfectly beautiful they still were. How timeless and classic they felt. And Kelly & Evan decided that they had to have a little of the same from their wedding.

Well, their film came back from the lab the other day and I was SO EXCITED!!! So, even though their digital pics aren’t quite ready for sharing (instant gratification only works if you don’t actually edit the photos… darn digital!), I couldn’t wait another minute to share my favorites from their film! Are you ready??? :)

Here’s my favorite from my 35mm, Nikon F100… Doesn’t Kelly look gorgeous!?!

The week before the wedding, I picked up a new toy. Literally – I picked up a new toy camera! It’s called a Holga and I’ve always wanted one. Since they’re only like $20, it was about time for me to get one already :) But check out how cool the photos are! I’m so pumped!!!

And last, but not least, film from my favorite camera of all time – my Widelux! The Widelux is a true panoramic camera with a lens that rotates and captures 140 degrees. It takes photos that you just CANNOT get with digital! (A lot of people think you can just take a fisheye lens on a digital camera, crop it to pano to get the same effect, but it is NOT the same!!!!) Anywhoo, check ’em out!

Sometimes when I lay on the floor and take pictures like the one above at weddings, with my clunky old Widelux, people look at me like this…

But, it’s worth it! Check out the unique portraits you can get with it!

So, what do YOU think? Is it worth it? I guess you’d have to touch & feel a fiber base print to truly understand, but still…

Ok, I feel better now! Back to work everyone!