Winter Wonderland Wedding in Boston

February 8th, 2012

On the day of the first real Winter snowstorm this January, I had the pleasure of photographing Megan & David’s wedding.

Let me introduce you to Megan …  Dr. of Neurology -  brains and beauty … some are lucky to get it all!

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It was the first time that I got to work with the very talented Michele Bernard – love the flowers!!

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This is the groom, David, who happens to be a surgeon.

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This stunning cape was made by David’s mother … the perfect match to this statuesque bride.

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A few days before the wedding I met with the couple to scope out locations in Boston.
Megan told me that she was really hoping for a Winter wedding… So glad her wish came true!

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Megan and her friends were so fun and  wonderful to work with… we all had a ball in the snow!

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Faneuil Hall with the guys … little girls in traditional Korean outfits – adorable!

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This kiss is my favorite shot from the whole wedding … the light was just amazing!

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The State Room in Boston was the backdrop for this enchanted snowy evening

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Everything was just exquisite… from the details of the room to the food …

And the entire crew at the State Room were wonderful and attentive!!

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Following the cocktail hour was a traditional Korean Ceremony … I love these outfits, so colorful and festive.

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Lori + Matthew from I Do Films in Chicago were there to capture the moving images.

I fell in love with their creative eye and style … check them out!!

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Night Rythum set the stage with their amazing groove and style.

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It was a magical and memorable night … Congratulations Megan and David!!

Handbound Albums

February 3rd, 2012

A wedding really feels complete once we deliver the albums to our client. And last week we picked up a gorgeous set of  hand bound albums for Jennie & Adam, who’s wedding we photographed a couple of years ago. They are such a sweet couple, who now have a gorgeous eight month old son.

While we offer a wide variety of album types, we especially love making the hand bound albums and their timeless and classic feel. To be able to work with the finest materials and the collaboration with some of the best traditional bookbinders in the New England area is just amazing. They are truly unique end exquisite pieces of art – which happen to also be someones wedding album :)

For Jennie & Adman we photographed both the rehearsal dinner and the wedding – they decided that they wanted to create one album for each event.

Both albums are stored in this custom made clam shell box, which also protects them against dust and light.

Portfolio box for hand bound album

The box opens up to reveal the set of albums.

Open portfolio box for hand bound albums

Here is a closeup of the spine imprinting – the couple just wanted a blind impression,

but there is also a huge selection of tinted foils available which can be used.

Detail of spine imprinting

One of the great things about our hand bound albums is that they are completely designed and crafted from scratch,

which means that any and all details can be customized to your liking.

This couple really fell in love with four different cloths, so we ended up using all of them :)

Detail of the album cover

The rehearsal dinner album is much smaller, containing only around 30 images, the wedding album holds around 150.

Both albums side by side

Jennie & Adam chose to include a set of magnificent Katazome-Shi endpapers.

Katazome-Shi Paper

For this album we also made a fold out page which contained a great sequence of the couple walking on the lawn of Rosecliff.

Fold out page

Page spread

 

The Celebration of Rochelle & Adam

January 23rd, 2012

The first wedding of 2012 took place at the Roosevelt Hotel in New York City, a classic hotel in Midtown, Manhattan.

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Flower arrangements by the ever talented crew from Tantawan
I love their poetic and intricate, at times almost magical designs.

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Rochelle, a designer herself, created the emblem that went on the bouquet…

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The ceremony took place in one of several ballrooms…

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and the reception in another, featuring beautiful details… Aren’t those gorgeous center pieces?

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This crowd loves to dance…

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and sing :)

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Congratulations Rochelle and Adam … it was such a pleasure being a part of your beautiful celebration!!

 

 

 

 

Wedding Style Cover Fashion Shoot

January 18th, 2012

I always LOVE working with  WEDDING STYLE Magazine!!

Now that the magazine has appeared in print, we finally get to share some of our favorites

It is ever a joy to work with my dear friend Grace Ormonde, who always likes to push the visual envelope. And also the fabulous

Tracy Trouf, who makes it all happen – and who is also an amazing event planner.

Below the image which was selected as the  cover shot. The gorgeous Brazilian models were just great to work with.

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The setting for this shoot was an old warehouse … the juxtaposition of the raw industrial space to the high elegance of couture.

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I love working with movement … it brings such a freshness, aliveness.

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Thanks to the whole crew at Wedding Style magazine  who made this shoot possible … we had a blast!!


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