jewish wedding Archives - Krista Photography Blog

Posted on August 12, 2013February 22, 2016 by Krista Guenin · 1 Comment

Ariel + Joshua — Camp Wedding on Lake Ossipee, NH

Oh my goodness, are you ready to look at a LOT of photos?! Ari & Josh’s wedding at Camp Cody was SO FUN, I just need to share a bunch of photos to show you how fun it was, so brace yourselves!

The girls getting ready – that’s Ari there in the curlers ;)

Just a little excited ;)

Some portraits with the ladies before the festivities get started

Photo by my lovely assistant, Cristen Farrell

Such a natural beauty!

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Meanwhile, my fantastic second shooter, Matt Grazier of Grazier Photography was having some fun with the guys…

I love the Bride’s reception and the Bedeken! Definitely my favorite part of the day at every Orthodox Jewish wedding!

LOVE this shot Matt captured of Josh coming from the Tisch to see his bride!

And Matt’s shot of the women seeing him coming – so much excitement!

This explains why my legs hurt so bad the morning after shooting a wedding!

LOVE these moments!

Matt’s perspectives during the Ketubah signing…

My view of the Ketubah signing from the other side of the table

Once the Ketubah was signed, everyone headed to the other side of the camp for the ceremony! It had to be moved indoors because it was so unseasonably cold that day!

In a traditional Jewish, the bride would circle the groom, but for this wedding they circled each other.

Cristen’s view of the kiss

RUNNING out the door!

An entertaining Bridal Party is a must!

“Hey guys, just go over there and hang out and enjoy being married for a minute!” This is what they gave me… :)

This one was a little less silly, a little more sultry… so versatile, these two!

Ari was freezing, but she still managed to look gorgeous in the setting sun by the lake!

A few moments out of the wind to wrap up our portraits!

Then it was off to the reception, where the dancing was nearly endless!!!

Cristen captured these amazing moments!

This one explains my shoulder pain… This job is hard work!! This also captures some of Josh’s awesomeness :)

The band had to shut down the music and practically beg everyone to sit down for dinner, haha! But they were happy to listen to some great toasts!

Wedding at Camp Cody in Freedom, New Hampshire

Then is was back to the dance floor!! Where are the finger pointing moves from the engagement session, I ask you?!

More Josh awesomeness…

A little late night toast by the bridesmaid who introduced them!

And a parting shot of the beautiful night sky above the tent! What a great night for a wedding!

Big shout out to these Vendors who made the day so fantastic!

Venue: Camp Cody

Invitations: Lila Fagen

Rings: Stowe Gems Jewelry

Wedding Gown: David’s Bridal

Men’s Attire: Shirts were all individually made and tailored by the groom’s friend in India

Band: Shirim Klezmer

Ketubah: Ketubah.com

Ari & Josh – thank you for inviting us into your lives, and into this wonderful day! We have had a blast working with you!!!!! xoxo

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

Posted on February 20, 2013February 20, 2013 by CoCo Boardman · 4 Comments

Lillie + Colin — Harvard Faculty Club Wedding

Lillie and Colin were married at the Harvard Faculty Club in Harvard Square, which is such a beautiful old building with so much character. The weather was fine, the celebration was joyous, the bride was perfectly nervous (and gorgeous), what more could you ask for?!

Krista and I started with the bride in a beautiful room upstairs at the Faculty Club, the wallpaper is amazing in there!

This is mine of one of Lillie’s beautiful bridesmaids.

Dream team member Allana Taranto started out with Colin and his guys down the hall. :)

Lillie was featured on the TLC’s I Found the Gown for her stunning dress.

Oh, moms! You are so cute!!

Colin waited at the bottom of these gorgeous stairs to see his bride!

I grabbed this as Lillie made her way down.

The next two are from Allana.

We then snuck away for some portraits, here’s Allana’s view.

And Krista’s.

The grounds of the Faculty Club are magical, something beautiful around every corner and at every angle!

The bridal party was waiting around the corner! Creepers :)

Don’t they look great?!

Then it was off to the Ketubah signing and Bedekken!

A little pre-ceremony prep. :)

This is mine from the front of the aisle.

Oh, Dad!

Wait. We’re married?!

Allana grabbed this as the Bride and Groom were introduced.

There were about a dozen toasts at the reception. Seriously. But honestly, it was kind of amazing. The Bride and Groom introduced each speaker, and it was so touching to hear the different things everyone had to say about the happy couple.

This is mine from my favorite toast of the night.

Then Lillie’s dad brought the house down!

I grabbed this during their super sweet choreographed first dance.

The next two are Allana’s of the Hora!

This one is mine.

And mine as well.

Well that’s all folks! What a lovely day it was! Thank you Lillie and Colin for being so fantastic and letting us capture this day for you! It was such a pleasure.

Everyone check back on Friday for their classy details! And read even more about the wedding on Lillie’s blog!

Posted on February 15, 2013February 15, 2013 by CoCo Boardman · 1 Comment

Meredith + John — Lyman Estate Wedding Details

Meredith and John, when I think about your wedding details I think soft, romantic, and for some reason the word blushing comes to mind. Maybe Meredith was just that perfect blushing bride. Let’s start with her and her dress. Absolutely RADIANT.

Her hair was just so romantic and feminine.

Her dress fit her like a GLOVE.

The boys boutonnieres were such a nice little touch too!

I love the POP of those coral dresses.

SUCCULENTS! Yes! These flowers were stunning.

The chuppa was also gorgeous.

There is one word for the Lyman Estate, stately, inside and out.

Every Summer wedding should have Arnold Palmers!

The reception was pretty much a big house party, people danced like crazy and when they got tired, meandered through all the different rooms of the house.

And we’ll finish with a stunning long exposure of the front facade of the estate, LOVE.

Thanks for taking a look! Hope you enjoyed it as much as we did! We have these wonderful people to thank for it!

Vendors:
Location: Lyman Estate
Invitations: Cordially Yours
Rings: DeSumma and Wexler Fine Jewelry
Caterer: East Meets West Catering
Flowers: The Frugal Flower
DJ: Patrick Lally of South Shore Entertainment
Wedding Dress: Liv Harris from Vows
Hair Accessory: Hair Comes the Bride
Earrings + bracelet: Kate Ketzal Jewelry
Bridesmaid Dresses: J.Crew
Hair/make-up: MiAlisa Salon
Tuxedos: Brooks Brothers

Photography: Krista Guenin for Krista Photography

Second Shooter: CoCo Boardman

Assistant: Marc Beaulieu

Posted on February 13, 2013February 13, 2013 by CoCo Boardman · 1 Comment

Meredith + John — Lyman Estate Wedding

Meredith and John were married on a gorgeous summer’s day at the Lyman Estate in Waltham, MA. This beautiful historic house was the perfect location for their classy and beautifully styled day. The girls wore coral, the guys wore grey and green. This beautiful and gracious couple was just soaking up all the love and support around them all day. It was such a wonderful thing to witness.

So let’s start with Krista and her assistant Marc Beaulieu, they started with Meredith as she got ready in an upstairs room at the Lyman Estate. The rooms are just so perfectly old-time New England.

I started out with John and his boys while they were maxin’ and relaxin’.

Doesn’t he clean up good?!

The couple did a First Look on the staircase.

This is Marc’s view.

This one is mine, love the woodwork in that place!

Krista and I saw this field of wildflowers as we drove up to the house and fell in love with it.

A little behind the scenes action!

Those DRESSES!

Ok ceremony time! Wasn’t the lawn gorgeous?

I LOVE that even though the couple had a First Look, Meredith was still TOTALLY crying as she met John in the aisle. SO SWEET. These next two are mine, and my absolute faves from the day.

Then it was cocktails time on the lawn, with Arnold Palmers for everyone!

They did their toasts outside as well. This one of Meredith’s dad is mine.

Then it was straight inside for some klezmer music from Meredith’s family! It was so fun!

The next two are mine.

Love this of John and his mom!

Then it was all dancing, all the time! That room was packed!

This kid was cracking me up!

One more collective “AAawwwww…” for these two. I think the photos speak for themselves as to how joyous an occasion this was. Thank you both and your wonderful families and friends for letting us be there!

Check out facebook for more and you will NOT want to miss their details post on Friday. Seriously, ya’ll! See you then!

Posted on January 18, 2013January 30, 2013 by CoCo Boardman · 2 Comments

Ziva + Jonah — Spring Valley Country Club Wedding

Ziva and Jonah were married on a strangely warm November day, just as they had predicted. And just as WE predicted their day was filled with some wonderful emotional moments. Ziva and Jonah were both surrounded by a ton of friends and family who all seemed so incredibly honored to be a part of their special day. It was wonderful to witness, from the traditional and emotional bedekken and tisch ceremonies to the CRAZY dance party, it was such an amazing day! It was exactly their style: simple, heartfelt, classic, and emotional. Love them!

Krista and I started out with Ziva at her parents beautiful old house in Brookline.

I grabbed this downstairs while the girls were busy…

Ziva reading the sweetest note from Jonah.

Then we all headed over to the country club to finish getting dressed

I can’t get enough of her beautiful sister and mother! They are so sweet!

Some of my favorite family formals. Ever.

A little toast before the Bedekken started!

And here’s the wonderful Ben Schaefer’s shot of Jonah during his Tisch.

Love this graphic shot from Ben as well.

The girls were having a lot of fun at Ziva’s Bedekken, I love having all the generations together like that!

Three more from Ben at the Tisch.

This is my favorite part! Ben’s shot of Jonah approaching the bride.

And another from Ben of the boys celebrating.

Ziva’s moment with her dad is so precious.

The next two are mine, first Ziva with her soon to be mother-in-law.

The light was so cool!

And then onto the ceremony! Absolutely LOVE this moment!

Here’s mine of Jonah, all smiles.

The new Mr. and Mrs.!

She is just RADIANT!

Here’s my view.

I grabbed this as they walked back to join their guests.

Not soon afterwards, it was a serious dance party ya’ll!

Haha! I love Ben’s face in the back!!

Here’s mine of Ziva and her mom, so fun!

Ben, genius.

Jonah did the best rap/toast for Ziva.

Awwww sisters.

Ziva and Jonah, we were incredibly honored to document this very special day for you. What an emotional roller coaster it was!! In the best way :) Thank you for letting us be a part of it!

Pop on over to facebook for more, and we’ll see ya Monday for the next lovely couple!

Venue: Spring Valley Country Club

Caterer: Catering by Andrew

Rings: Grono and Christie Jewelers

Flowers: New Leaf Flores

Dress: Monique L’hullier from Kleinfeld’s Bridal, with Keisha from “Say Yes to the Dress” :)

Custom made bolero (with bride’s grandmother’s lace): Anne Nieman Bridal

Hair stylist: Jennifer Tawa, HC Studio

Men’s Attire: Frank’s Custom Tailoring

Ketubah: Kolbo Fine Judaica Gallery

Favors: Jewish prayer books – Custom Siddur

Photography: Krista Photography

Second Shooter: Ben Schaefer

Assistant: CoCo Boardman