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Posted on September 10, 2009December 4, 2009 by Krista Guenin · 5 Comments

Meaghan & Steve’s Wedding – Danvers, MA

I love Meaghan & Steve :) These two are good friends of mine, and it was so wonderful for me to be able to attend and shoot their wedding this summer. They got married at the home of a friend in Danvers on a cold and rainy summer day, and had such a fun and joyful party. I’m excited to share a few of my favorite photos…

So, the house where they got married is this huge home decorated in a very ornate and eclectic style. I saw people curiously walking by this painting of a cat-man all day, but Anne Ruthmann (who came to shoot with me) captured this priceless moment. I *love* this photo!!

Meaghan & her maid-of-honor getting ready in the largest and fanciest bathroom I’ve ever seen.

Steve & the guys preparing for the wedding (photos by Anne)

The stained glass wall in the bathroom was so cool. I asked my assistant Elizabeth to catch Meaghan getting into her dress through the glass, and it turned out awesome!

Meg and her brother just before he walked her down the aisle. I believe this is the moment when I started bawling my eyes out!

I love the look she gave Steve here when she got to the end of the aisle (next 2 photos by Anne)

My brother (in law) officiated the ceremony. It was the first wedding we’ve ever “worked” together. It was kinda fun having him and my sister there, along with a bunch of close friends. Totally strange to have your worlds collide like that, but still fun!

Anne came along for this wedding in part to help me out, but also to have some fun and try some new things and take some risks. She brought a tilt/shift lens and I absolutely love how the images turned out!

My beautiful friend, Meaghan

I rarely like shots of me while I’m working, but Anne caught this one, and I actually like it :)

Some of the guys were pretty distracted during portraits because there were chickens running around. Boys like to chase chickens, apparently.

Haha! This is SO Meg & Steve!! Never a serious moment with these two, I tell ya.

Love the colors in this one that Anne shot!

I love their cake toppers! I believe they were made by one of their grandfathers, years and years ago – made out of nuts! Totally cute!

There’s that tilt/shift lens again. I love the feel!

Meg’s rings are so pretty and delicate!

First dance

First dance courtesy of Anne’s fisheye lens. The dance floor was in a new room on the house, that’s still under construction. All the exposed wood was so interesting to photograph, and also very “them.”

Steve looking oh so handsome

Meg cracking up!

And, my fabulous self-portrait of me & Meg. Not sure why I’m leaning back so much, but whatever ;)

Meaghan & Steve – I love you guys!! I’m so incredibly happy for you!!!! Thank you so much for trusting me with your wedding photos. I hope you loooove them!!!!

And Anne, thank YOU so much for tagging along! All that playing really paid off, and I absolutely love the images you captured. You can come play with me anytime!! ;)

To view more of my favs from Meg & Steve’s wedding, click here!

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 31, 2009December 4, 2009 by Krista Guenin · 1 Comment

Britt & Mike’s Wedding – Black & White FILM

Ok, ok, for real, this is my last post for Britt & Mike’s wedding!! I shot a few rolls of black & white film that day and just got the film back last night :) I just had to share a few!!

This one was shot with my Widelux panoramic camera

And this one was shot with my Holga, which is a toy camera :)

Another widelux shot

This was shot in 35mm film, and is meant to be printed all as one image. Unfortunately, my lab cut the film right in between two of these images (which is why I’ll be cutting all my own film from now on). There’s still a few ways we can print it and get the same effect, but this is how it was originally intended. Thank goodness for film scanners :)

(there should be 5 in a row, so if you can’t see all 5 expand your browser or click on the image)

Another Holga shot

Are they cute, or what?

Ok, that ought to just about do it! I hope you’ve enjoyed the many many images! I’ll be moving on now, I promise… :)

Posted on July 30, 2009December 4, 2009 by Krista Guenin · 1 Comment

Britt & Mike’s Cape Cod Wedding – Details

Britt spent so much time planning and working on the little details to make everything special for her and Mike’s wedding day, that I think they deserve a post all their own. Take a look at some of the fabulousness!

Her shoes were awesome – even though she went barefoot or in flip-flops more than half the day ;) Her rings are beautiful, and the dress was breathtaking!

Britt’s necklace was just the right amount of bling to top off the simplicity of the dress. And do you love the peonies in the bouquet, or what?!

This collage is a taste of all the lovely touches I spied while Britt was getting ready. The bridesmaids each chose a pair of hot pink shoes, while Britt’s were gold. The flowers were straight out of an english garden – kind of wild, but so beautiful you know it was planned. And the flip-flops that Britt spent hours and hours making for each of her girls! Buckets of goodies for the guests, not to mention champagne in a can, complete with straws!

One of my favorite details was the antique post-cards incorporated into the day. Britt found antique cards from towns all over the Cape and used them in the invitations as well as for place cards and table numbers. It gave the wedding a very cool feel!

I also really liked how she accented the pink flowers in the bouquets with blue hydrangeas for the rest of the day. It all just went together so nicely, and was so very Cape Cod!

Some of the vendors who made the whole thing possible…

Catering – Sumptuous Catering in Orleans, MA (Shannon Mahoney)

Flowers – Fancy Flowers (by Meredith Fancy)

Bride’s Dress – Nicole Miller (Britt’s Mom had a Nicole Miller dress too!)

Bridesmaids’ Dresses – J. Crew – they each picked whichever they wanted in navy

D.J. – Cape Cod DJs (Rob Cushing)

Cake – Cottage Street Bakery

Tent and lanterns – Undercover Tent Company

Britt did all the table numbers/menus/placecards/decor herself with help from her dad and bridesmaids! She did an amazing job planning this wedding! She put so much thought into each and every detail, and it really showed. Martha Stewart, eat your heart out!

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 July 10, 2009December 4, 2009 by Krista Guenin · 2 Comments

Britt & Mike’s Wedding – SNEAK PEAK

I’m not quite finished editing the images from Britt & Mike’s fabulous wedding on Cape Cod, but I thought I’d share a couple from the day as a little appetizer :) They’re such a fabulous couple and I LOVED their wedding so much! Lots and lots more images to follow after vacation…

Could they be any happier??

A few moments alone after the ceremony

Um, this is my FAVORITE!

They had an awesome bridal party, I’m glad they were willing to put up with some of my crazy ideas for portraits :)

Britt & Mike – I can’t wait to show you the rest! As soon as I get back in town… :D

Posted on July 7, 2009December 4, 2009 by Krista Guenin · 6 Comments

Shoshana & Andy’s Wedding – Newton, MA

My first wedding of this year was the wedding of Shoshana & Andy. Not only was it the first, but it was also the biggest wedding of the year, and has been the most arduous to edit! I ended up with THREE second shooters, so there were 4 photographers covering the wedding, and we had over 6,000 images between us when the day was done! My interns and I have gone through the images at least 4 or 5 times, and we’ve finally got it down to a manageable size for sharing with the world. In case you’ve been wondering where I’ve been, that ought to explain it :)

This was my first Orthodox Jewish wedding as the primary photographer, and it was so much fun! The energy and excitement throughout the day was contagious, and the details and traditions were so meaningful and touching. I’m excited to share some of my favorites at last!

Shoshana’s father looking on as her veil is placed. She looked so beautiful :)

Her necklace was gorgeous, and a family heirloom, I believe

The happy bride

I love these next two shots that Ben of Avenna Studios captured while photographing Andy getting ready and during the Tisch.

The Ketubah, hand-made by a member of the family

Shoshana, her mother Teri, and Andy’s mother waiting for the guests to come greet them during the Kabbalat Panim. I love the excitement between Shoshana & Teri!

After the Tisch, the groom is escorted by family and friends, singing and dancing, to where the bride is waiting for him. I love the moment as the bride is blessed by the fathers. In this photo, Shoshana is being blessed by Andy’s father.

And this is the highlight of the Bedeken, the moment when Shoshana & Andy see each other for the first time and Andy lowers the veil over his bride. Vince from Avenna Studios caught this moment beautifully.

It’s such an emotional part of the day!

waiting for the ceremony to begin

Giving her away

As Shoshana reached the chuppah, she circled Andy seven times

Andy placing the ring on her finger. (Another great shot from Ben, who got the prime spot on the bema during the ceremony)

The sanctuary at Congregation Mishkan Tefila is so beautiful!

Shortly after the cermony, we were able to take Shoshana & Andy outside for a few portraits. We were so lucky that the rain held off for us! (in case you’re not from around here, it’s been raining in Boston for like 6 weeks now…)

They’re totally cute together :)

Vince captured this one, which I love

Their rings were totally unique (but the same as each other’s). Andy’s grandfather made them! Such a talented family!!

And this is what it looked like during portraits… I’d normally have more of the other photographers inside capturing the cocktail hour, but Shoshana’s mother really wanted to make sure we got plenty of portraits of the two of them together. Apparently Teri’s photographer forgot to get a single portrait of Shoshana’s parents together on the day of their wedding. Can you imagine?!

We took a few inside the lovely sanctuary as well. The light was just so nice, and the stained glass so interesting and colorful!

Once we were done with portraits, the party really began! One of my favorite things about Orthodox weddings is that they REALLY know how to celebrate! Nobody else dances with so much enthusiasm and energy :) I love this shot Vince caught during the Horah.

Shoshana up in the chair

Gorgeous flowers by Sarah’s Garden

During some parts of the reception, friends and family perform for the Bride & Groom. These ladies were dancing maniacs!

Shoshana’s sisters tap danced for them

Andy singing for his bride

Cynthia captured this embrace after the song was finished. I love the faces of the guests cheering for them :)

Shoshana & Andy, thank you so much for having us as part of your day! We had a fabulous time, as you and your guests clearly did as well. Congratulations to you both! I hope you’re getting settled and enjoying some better weather down there in Atlanta. I look forward to working with you on your album after you’ve had some time to look through all the photos! :)

If you’d like to see more of my favorites, check out the album on my Facebook Page :)

Many thanks to all of the fabulous vendors who worked on this wedding…

Catering & Coordination – Andrew Wiener of Catering by Andrew
Flowers – Sarah Burkstein of Sarah’s Garden
Music – The Nafshenu Orchestra
Venue – Congregation Mishkan Tefilla
2nd Shooting – Cynthia Hauk

And a special thanks to Ben & Vince from Avenna Studios for all your help with the day! It was great working with you guys!

Posted on June 22, 2009August 25, 2009 by Krista Guenin · 5 Comments

It’s not all sunshine and roses

Sometimes I think this blog makes it seem like my life, and my clients’ lives are so perfect and wonderful. It’s probably because I mostly post about photo shoots – photo shoots of happy people in love. And that’s the part of my job that really makes me happy. That’s the part that makes the other parts worthwhile. And on the somewhat rare occasion I post about my life, I’m mostly posting things that were fun enough to take pictures. (I guess posting about my cat dying wasn’t very fun, but you get what I’m saying, right?)

Well, it’s not all sunshine and roses, and this past weekend was proof. I was scheduled to shoot 2 weddings this weekend and through different, and horrible circumstances outside my control, I wasn’t able to photograph either of them…

Last week, I came down with chicken pox. Now, I’ve had chicken pox TWICE already (lucky me, huh?), so this third time was very mild. But chicken pox is airborne and that’s not good for someone photographing other people’s weddings. Even though I felt fine, and the lesions were starting to heal already by Friday, there was still a chance I could spread the infection. So, on Friday morning the bride and groom and I finally made the decision that it would not be wise to take the risk by having me there.

Thank God for the Boston Photographers Guild! The BPG is a group of local wedding photographers who come together online and in person for support, encouragement, and community. Before I had even contacted my bride, I sent word on the BPG forum asking for help. And with just a couple hours’ notice, I had a great photographer to replace me at the wedding along with a fabulous second shooter and assistant!

I can’t tell you how hard it was to send another photographer to shoot one of my weddings in my place!! I knew she’d do a great job, but I also knew she wouldn’t take the same pictures I would. I’m a control freak and putting the event, my business & reputation in the hands of someone else, made me realize that I was totally not in control. Talk about humbling! I also knew I’d miss seeing it all come together. I’d miss meeting the families and seeing the couple enjoying their day. I realized just how much I enjoy getting to know my couples when I’m at their weddings! You just see such a different piece of people when you see them with their closest friends and family. And I love that. I was so sad that I couldn’t be there.

Thankfully, the bride & groom were incredibly gracious and understanding. They even called me from the airport before they left for their honeymoon to let me know how wonderful the day went, and that while they feel like everyone did a great job, they still missed having me there. It was so comforting to know that we did the right thing, and they it worked out well – but it was also really sweet to know that they missed having me there as much as I missed being there.

I wish I could say that that was all that went wrong this weekend, but that was just Friday…

By Sunday my chicken pox were all but gone, and I felt very confident that I was no longer contagious. Thanking God, I headed down to the Cape excited to shoot the wedding of two friends. I arrived just in time to find out that they had called off the wedding :( It was so incredibly sad, and my heart aches for both of them. Everyone agreed that it is better they call it off than to go through with it with doubts and end up unhappy or divorced. But, that doesn’t make it less painful or sad or awful.

My brother posted a blog the day before that turns out is unfortunately well timed. He wrote, “To my friend who is suffering right now – my prayer for you is not so much that you would have answers, but that you would see God. Despite the pain, confusion and hurt, my prayer is not for relief, but that you would see God with clarity. For I know if you can learn to see Him in the pain, you will never miss Him when there is peace. If you can see Him in the storm, you will never miss Him again in the calm. If you see Him, you will see a God who not only sees you, but you will see that He cares.” I pray that for these friends as well – that they would see the God who is their strength, their comfort, their refuge, and the One who loves them.

These last few days have been stressful, and sad. There have been lots of tears. But this is real life. Things happen. People get sick. Things don’t go according to plan. We have to rely on other people and let them help us. Sometimes we have to make decisions that hurt. And somehow, life goes on. And I think we’re stronger in the end because of it.

I hope that this is not only the first but also the LAST time I’ll have to miss a wedding I’m scheduled to photograph. And I pray that this is the last time one my weddings gets canceled. But, I am thankful that if that’s not the case, God has a plan for all these things.