how awesome is this????

hello everyone! i know that I know have four anxious families waiting for their sneak peaks, and they are coming VERY soon, I promise. In the meantime, check out this KICK-ASS picture that my niece took for her freshman high school photography class:



the assignment was a "faceless portrait". rock on megan!!!!

Radiance

I first saw Radiance at Hayley & Jarod's wedding at Granite Links. They were so much fun. They liked the pictures that I took there, so they asked if I would take some more of them to update their publicity shots. We started while they were playing a showcase, and then did some group shots.











If you need a band - call them!!! They rock.

Kathleen and Brian || Boston, Massachusetts

I got to hang out with Kathleen and Brian on a beautifully sunny day in the city for some engagement pictures! They are having their wedding at the amazing Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts in Worcester, so they really wanted to use this as a chance to get some Boston/water shots, we got both!



















I had a great time - can't wait for your wedding next year!!!

Anna and Matt || Peabody Essex Museum || Salem, Massachusetts

Hello everyone! I'm so excited to finally share some images from Anna & Matt's very elegant, but supremely fun at the same time wedding day in Salem. The ceremony and reception were at the Peabody Essex Museum. We started at the hotel as everyone was getting final touches....
I was having total hair envy....her hair looked amazing...





We did all of their pictures before hand in the courtyard behind the museum, so pretty. Flowers by Fino Fresh.

I just love all the old buildings in the background.

Anna and Matt didn't want any distractions during the ceremony, so we kept a super low-profile.  They said they didn't notice us once!  

Apparently, Anna is obsessed with dessert (girl after my own heart).  On the menu, it said "Cake!".   Here it is, before slicing looking lovely, compliments of Icing on the Cake. Yummy food by Vinwood Caterers.

I hope Matt isn't mad at me for posting this, but I absolutely LOVE this picture!  Dancing is hard....








Found this book in the museum...get it?  Anna and Matt?

I am loving the twirly dresses this year.







Paul Natale kept the dance floor hopping, even played Sea Legs by the Shins during cocktail hour, sweet! (and theme appropriate in the East Marine Hall)

OK, so these folks asked if I would take their picture.  They called it the "time of your life" picture.  You face away from the camera, and then at the last second turn around and hey!  you're having the time of your life!  Now, my dad did the same thing at a cookout this summer, he said someone had heard about it in California.  Could someone please tell me where this originated?  I'm dying to know.  $10 itunes gift card to the first person who can tell me.

And the bride got Rick Roll'd! I TOLD you this wedding was supremely fun!




Congratulations you two! I hope your honeymoon was awesome!


**update**

I'm STILL waiting to hear about the "time of your life" picture!!!

Hillary and John || Misselwood at Endicott College || Beverly, MA

I know that Hillary and John are wrapping up their awesome honeymoon in Hawaii, so I wanted to try and get this on the blog before they got back! (Although, I can see you've been on Facebook you crazy girl!! Get back on the beach!)

So, it rained pretty much the entire day - shocking, I know. They really didn't let it dampen their day a bit, as you'll see from the pictures. We started out at Hillary & John's house with John getting ready.



I then went around the corner to Hillary's mom house, and checked in on the dress which was hanging in the attic - how cool.


Gorgeous flowers by A Whole Bunch.


Hillary is a nurse, and one of her patients gave her a six-pence for the wedding day.


Hillary's two sister helping her get dressed....




Seeing mom & dad...

OK, so Hillary complains that she is not photogenic.  Oh, we should all be so unphotogenic, Hillary...
















I rode in the limo with the wedding party - and I have to give credit to Tim, one of their groomsmen for this picture.  He stole my camera for a few minutes and had some fun.  


The rain let up a bit, so we did some pictures outside at Misselwood at Endicott College.






LOVE the boots!
















Cake by Konditormeister.

Favors were tree seedlings, very green!



I can't pass up the opportunity to photograph a wee little one - I think she was only 8 weeks old, she has 3 older brothers.  Do you think she'll be able to date before she's 21?






Hillary and John splurged on the band, Beantown.     I saw them in July at Jess & Andrew's wedding, and they totally rocked the party again!




We had a total blast - congratulations you guys!!!

moving pictures

Hello all!
I know I probably have a few blog stalkers out there waiting for Hillary and John's pictures, and they're coming soon! In the meantime, I thought I would post a link that I just got from Lynne Valeri. She was the videographer for Kristie and Kent's wedding at the Nonantum Resort.



You can see more at her site. She's very easy for me to work with, and it was great to see some of the end result. Thanks Lynne!

Erin and David || Cape Cod, Massachusetts

In between all of the weddings this season, I had a chance to squeeze in an engagement session. I've been doing more and more of these it seems, and I really enjoy them for a lot of reasons. First of all, it gives me a chance to get to know my clients a little better, and also to see what works for them. Chronic blinker? Hate how you look from your left side? An engagement shoot is a great time to figure all of this out.
Also, I think it's nice to have some great pictures of the two of you looking how you look most of the time. Of course you're going to look fabulous on your wedding day, but chances are you don't walk around in a white dress and tux most weekends. It just captures a little more of your personality.

I met Erin and David down on the cape, which is where Erin grew up. Imagine having this right around the corner as a kid? Awesome. Her dad came along to as chief dog-sitter, so we could get some shots of them with Murphy, their ADORABLE lab puppy, and a some without.




Erin and David were good sports about the wind, it was pretty crazy!



Erin said this beach is usually pretty calm, it was the intense wind that was whipping up the ocean.  Makes for a pretty background though, don't you think??







This is David cracking up after getting an entire mouthful of sand blown into his mouth!







I had a blast with you guys - looking forward to your big day next year!