Laurie + Hakan — The Taj Wedding

Wedding at The Taj Boston

Laurie and Hakan were married at The Taj in Boston. It was chilly and the leaves were just barely changing color in the city. Their day was magical, the couple celebrated with their families from all over the world, and somehow they found THE one orange tree in the Public Gardens to shoot near :)

Let’s start out with Laurie, getting ready in her hotel suite.

Wedding at The Taj Boston

Wedding at The Taj Boston

The lovely Cristen Farrell was assisting Krista that day, and grabbed this, love the attention to detail. :)

Wedding at The Taj Boston

Wedding at The Taj Boston

Anne Ruthmann started with Hakan and his boys.

Wedding at The Taj Boston

Off to the first look!

Wedding at The Taj Boston

Love this!

Wedding at The Taj Boston

Wedding at The Taj Boston

Wedding at The Taj Boston

Wedding at The Taj Boston

Wedding at The Taj Boston

Shot with Krista’s Widelux on Kodak Tri-x 35mm film.

Wedding at The Taj Boston

Cristen caught these little ladies goofing off, so cute!

Wedding at The Taj Boston

Wedding at The Taj Boston

Wedding at The Taj Boston

Cristen shot from the balcony for this one. The ballroom was stunning!

Wedding at The Taj Boston

Wedding at The Taj Boston

Anne grabbed this of the happy couple!

Wedding at The Taj Boston

I LOVE Laurie’s Mom’s face when she saw the room for the first time! Along with the photographers, she was stunned!

Wedding at The Taj Boston

Here’s one of Cristen’s shots of the room, more of this on the next post (promise!), oh it was GORGEOUS!

Wedding at The Taj Boston

Cristen grabbed this during their first dance, it was choreographed and everything!

Wedding at The Taj Boston

Wedding at The Taj Boston

Drinking out of BEAKERS? Is that allowed? :) The Maid of Honor’s toast was AWESOME!! Perfect for these two chemists, she even related their love to covalent bonds and all sorts of things we barely understood, and ended with a champagne toast from beakers… perfect!

Wedding at The Taj Boston

Wedding at The Taj Boston

Get down with your bad self, Hakan!

Wedding at The Taj Boston

Wedding at The Taj Boston

LOVE this from Cristen!

Wedding at The Taj Boston

Wedding at The Taj Boston

Wedding at The Taj Boston

Wedding at The Taj Boston

What a super fun day this was! Laurie and Hakan, you and your families were absolutely wonderful to work and party with! :) Thank you so much for inviting us in to document your love! Now don’t forget to come back Monday for their crazy beautiful details! And check out facebook for more :) See you Monday!

Angie & Matt’s Wedding – The Details

Angie & Matt’s wedding was not only fun, but it was beautiful!  Check out some of my favorite details from the weekend…

The Rehearsal Dinner

Pink Rehearsal Dinner Details

Pink rehearsal dinner flowers

The Wedding

Silver, White & Purple Wedding Details

Hair & make-up were so pretty!

Boston Wedding at the Taj

Boston Wedding at the Taj

I was loving those argyle socks & black Converse sneakers!  The girls’ silver shoes were pretty cute too ;)

Boston Wedding at the Taj

The Reception at The Taj

Boston Wedding at the Taj

Boston Wedding at the Taj

White & Purple Reception Details

The cake was just lovely!

Boston Wedding at the Taj

And check out the view!!!  What a gorgeous night!

Boston Skyline at night from the Taj

A huge thanks to all of the talented vendors who made everything come together so perfectly!

Second Shooter:  Lori DeSantis

Photo Assistant: CoCo Boardman

Rehearsal Dinner
Location: private residence in Weston, MA
Flowers: Winston Flowers
Party Planner: Hopple Popple (Nicole)

Wedding

Reception  Location: Taj Boston Rooftop
Church: Emmanuel Church
Flowers: Winston Flowers
Cake: Taj Boston
DJ and Up Lighting: Paul  from Murray Hill Talent

Photo  Booth:  Photo Fun Box
Hair: Priscilla Avanti Salon
Makeup: Dani Wagener
Shoes: Jimmy Choo
Dress: Marissa Zita’s Bridal
Bridesmaid Dresses: Bloomingdales –  Aqua Gown
Ring: Ritani Endless Love Collection
Tux: Men’s Warehouse Calvin Klein

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)

Boston Wedding on Black & White Film

Boston Wedding on Black & White Film

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

Boston Wedding on Black & White Film

Boston Wedding on Black & White Film

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

Boston Wedding on Black & White Film

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

Boston Wedding on Black & White Film

The View from the Taj

Boston Wedding on Black & White Film

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

Boston Wedding on Black & White Film

Boston Wedding on Black & White Film

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

Boston Wedding on Black & White Film

suspenders!

Boston Wedding on Black & White Film

Chucks!

Boston Wedding on Black & White Film

Boston Wedding on Black & White Film

Boston Wedding on Black & White Film

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

Boston Wedding on Black & White Film

Double Exposure

Boston Wedding on Black & White Film

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

Boston Wedding on Black & White Film

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!

Angie & Matt’s Wedding at The Taj – Boston MA

I remember when Angie first called me – she got right down to business and asked what they needed to do to make sure I was at their wedding!  I usually meet with clients before they book so we can all make sure we’re a good fit, but Angie was calling from Chicago and it just couldn’t happen.  Besides, she’s a woman who knows what she wants, and no sense in wasting any time making it happen!  I liked her right away ;)    When we finally met for their engagement session, I was totally excited to get to know them both and hear a little more of their story.  And that just made me more excited for their wedding day!  When the day finally arrived this Fall, it ended up being just as gorgeous and fun as I expected.   This was definitely a celebration, a real party!  That’s my kind of wedding :)

We started out the day at the Taj Boston, where Angie was getting ready…

Boston Wedding at the Taj

I love this series of Angie as she realizes that she’s getting into her wedding dress and she’s actually about to get married!

Boston Wedding at the Taj

Boston Wedding at the Taj

Boston Wedding at the Taj

The ceremony was held right next door at Emmanuel Church

Boston Wedding at the Taj

My second shooter, Lori DeSantis, grabbed these lovely shots of the bridesmaids during the ceremony

Boston Wedding at the Taj

Married!

Boston Wedding at the Taj

After the ceremony, we headed over to the Public Garden for some portraits.

Boston Wedding at the Taj

Boston Wedding at the Taj

The guys had purple argyle socks and were tucking them into their pants to show them off…  haha!

Boston Wedding at the Taj

Boston Wedding at the Taj

loving the lamp post behind Angie & Matt!

Boston Wedding at the Taj

Boston Wedding at the Taj

Boston Wedding at the Taj

Such a gorgeous couple!

Boston Wedding at the Taj

Boston Wedding at the Taj

Back to the Taj!

Boston Wedding at the Taj

Let the fun begin!

Boston Wedding at the Taj

Boston Wedding at the Taj

My assistant, CoCo Boardman, captured this fun shot during the bridal party dance

Boston Wedding at the Taj

Boston Wedding at the Taj

Boston Wedding at the Taj

The dance floor was going all night!

Boston Wedding at the Taj

Boston Wedding at the Taj

Boston Wedding at the Taj

Boston Wedding at the Taj

Last Dance…

Boston Wedding at the Taj

Boston Wedding at the Taj

Angie & Matt – thank you!  Thank you for trusting me with your wedding, even before we’d ever met!  And thanks making it such a fun party to photograph!  Everyone had an amazing time, and I’m so glad we could be a part of it!!

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