Larry and Selam – Quincy Neighborhood Club Wedding

Before we get into this blog I have to warn the readers of something – Selam and Larry are the most fashionable people I’ve ever met! Not joking. They are simply and hands down just a fantastically cute couple who always dress to impress. Nothing else to say. Every meeting that we had regarding their wedding photography at the Neighborhood Club in Quincy I had to do a mental double check to remind myself that I didn’t miss an email. “They are here for a meeting. Not a shoot.”

Not only do they ALWAYS look great, they are probably two of the nicest people you could ever meet. To say that I had a great time shooting their wedding would be a bit of an understatement. By the end it didn’t even feel like I was there to shoot. I learned after the shoot that I wasn’t the only one to feel that way given the following email I received from Selam after the wedding:

“I don’t know how to thank you enough. You were simply awesome! I forgot you were the photographer and you felt like one of our friends. Larry and I will be sure to spread the word about you. The teaser photos are so cute. Can’t wait to see more.”

 

On to the photos….

Arielle and Adam – Boston Public Garden Engagement

There are many ways to be successful in this world but, in my opinion, two of the  top ways are to be gifted with intelligence and to have that glowing personality which makes it tough for people to not want to be around you. Arielle and Adam are BOTH neuroscience PHD students at Brown University. I’m going to go out on a limb and say that they nailed the intelligence part. Once you take a look at these images you’ll understand the second part. I swear I tried my hardest to get Arielle to not smile during our Boston Public Garden engagement session but no matter what methods I tried to pull out, she couldn’t stop. That, my friends, is contagious. Adam thought that the “study face” would do it but we just couldn’t pull it off. Some things are just harder than neuroscience I guess!!

Larry and Selam The Neighborhood Club Wedding

A quick tease from Larry and Selam’s wedding at The Neighborhood Club of Quincy.

Arielle and Adam Boston Public Garden Engagement

We had a great time yesterday at Arielle and Adam’s Boston Public Garden Engagement session.

More to come…

Nick and Lauren Elm Bank Reservation Wedding

Nick and Lauren were married at the fabulous Elm Bank Reservation in Wellesley, MA. Per usual with my time working for Molly, I started with the guys at Nick’s parents house in Newton before we headed over to the venue. Nick’s group of friends were hilarious and really helped (or maybe hurt!) relieve the stress levels before the ceremony.

Christine and Brendan Florian Hall Wedding

Everyone knows how unpredictable New England weather can be. That can be a big problem for brides who are trying to plan the perfect wedding day. Fortunately for Christine and Brendan that “typical New England weather”, you know, the one where we get a 3′ storm in march, happened a week before their wedding.

Christine and Brendan live in Dorchester and Brendan is a firefighter so it is only fit that they had there wedding at the Florian Hall. Per usual I started out with Brendan while he got ready and Molly headed off to shoot the ladies. Brendan was telling stories of how great his neighborhood is and how everyone came together during the storm to help each other shovel out. Brendan is a firefighter so, in life interrupting situations like that particular storm, he is often on duty for countless hours. Brendan described coming home to clean sidewalks, a clean driveway and neighbors hanging out in the streets with a cold drink waiting for him when he got home. There isn’t much better than that after a long day of serving the city.

Baby Julianne

Maddie’s cousin Julianne wasn’t far behind..

Self Projects

When I first got into photography I posted on a message board of wedding photographers asking for advice on my website. I pretty much got torn apart. One response in particular said “ditch the walk around stuff – you look like a wanna be”. I really let that get to me and removed all of the images I had taken that weren’t wedding or portrait related. I’ve given it a lot of thought and decided ‘screw that guy’. I’m going to post images that I’m proud of. After all I’m not here to appease that guy. I want to take image that I think are fantastic and share them with everyone

So…

Baby Maddie

New Babies in the family. First up is baby Maddie with those big curious eyes…

Scott and Lisa Patriot Place Wedding Photography

The first question I asked Scott about why they were getting married at Patriot place (home to the New England Patriots for those not in the know) was if they were huge patriots fans. Surprisingly, Scott answered that they were fans but the real reason they chose Patriot Place as their wedding location was because they took a vacation here some time ago and had such a good time they had been coming back every year since. Scott and Lisa are probably the nicest people you could ever meet. They go the extra mile to let people know they care. I can say that with full confidence as they sent me a thank you package that is sitting under my tree waiting for the holidays. I’ve met a lot of great people while second shooting weddings but Scott and Lisa are the first ones to give me any sort of thank you gift when it was all said and done.

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