I have a ton in common with Katharine and Mike – we love exploring, we love farms, we love the Red Sox, we love Indian food – so I figured that I would pretty much love their wedding as well, and I was right.
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Karen & Alejandro at Elm Bank
August 12, 2010 – 12:17 pm
These two are troopers! Despite Alejandro’s hectic work schedule, and Karen caring for their 5-month old, they managed to squeeze in an early morning weekday engagement session at the beautiful Elm Bank in Wellesley. They brought their baby and a babysitter in tow and didn’t mind photographing right through the rain. We ended up with the softest light ever, which was so sweet and lovely, perfect for a laid-back garden shoot. Can’t wait for their Boston wedding (which is coming up soon!!) at Ginger Park in the South End.
Jennifer & Mark at the Boston Athenaeum
August 10, 2010 – 4:43 pm
Jennifer and Mark love literature, art, history and architecture, so where better to do their engagement session than the Boston Athenaeum. The Boston Athenaeum is a private library, but Jennifer and Mark are members. Even so, we had to be pretty stealthy when photographing, finding little hidden corners and places where there weren’t authors huddled over manuscripts, seriously working on their next novels. Can’t wait for their wedding in a few weeks at the Codman Estate.
Caitlin & Richie at the Willowdale Estate
August 6, 2010 – 6:43 pm
I always love when I have photographed a couple and then I get the chance to photograph one of their siblings. I start to feel like a member of the family, like a cousin who gets to attend all the weddings. This is how it was with Caitlin and Richie, I had photographed Caitlin’s sister Meghan’s wedding a few years ago. Thanks for having me there guys, it was great to hang out with everyone again!
Location: Willowdale Estate
Flowers: Les Fleurs
Band: Hush
Kristie & Simon at The Castle
June 15, 2010 – 6:19 pm
Kristie was in New York, Simon was in France. They met in Paris, fell in love, and now are sharing their life together in Brooklyn. But in between they had a fabulous half-American, half-French wedding at The Castle at BU.
Just before we left the hotel, the sky decided to open. Luckily, Kristie had a super cute rainbow umbrella with her.
The ceremony was held on the staircase at The Castle. Kristie and Simon picked The Castle because it reminded Simon of France.
The sun reappeared just before the ceremony, which created some beautiful back and side lighting.
Because half of the guests were French and half were American, everything during the ceremony was conducted first in English, then in French, by a bilingual Justice of the Peace.
In keeping with the “castle” theme, the seating cards were nametags attached to skeleton keys and ribbon.
Sayles Livingston did a gorgeous job with all of the flowers, using Kristie’s white-on-white theme. There were also vintage glasses and candles everywhere.
Their favors were flash cards that taught the guests French or English. A novel idea to spark conversation between the two families.
