Allison and Russ: The Constellations Above Us Slowly Change

Allison & Russ' wedding was about so much more than the two of them marrying; it was about family. They stood at the center of two families coming together. I love watching how couples incorporate children into wedding ceremonies and Allison and Russ included their children in so much of it, everything from "flower boys" to ring bearers to walking the bride in to the unity sand to a special vows portion. So much love! After the ceremony, everyone made their way over to Parsons Table in Winchester Center for an intimate reception dinner. As an aside, Parsons Table is awesome. I photographed them for the Boston Homegrown book project, so it was great going back and seeing the restaurant in a whole new light!

These pins belong to each of Allison & Russ' boys. During the ceremony, Russ said "vows" to (and about) each of the little boys and pinned these on their lapels. It was so sweet and the boys were so proud of their pins!


The rings.


The groom assembling the "ring ribbon" for the ring bearer to carry. Russ' grandfather is peeking in over his shoulder.


We were able to sneak outside to grab some portraits before the ceremony began.


Love personified.




The ceremony was pretty magical. Not a dry eye in the place!
The first kiss.


The beautiful bride.


A beautiful speech to welcome everyone to the reception.


Allison surprised everyone by inviting Chuck Costa to sing a song at the reception. He's an amazing singer, based in Connecticut, who Allison had seen perform and she was drawn to his song "Amazing Grace." It became "their song" and it was pretty awesome to see Chuck perform it in such an intimate setting. Fun fact: Chuck is the official state troubadour of Connecticut!




Cake cutting!


Good night!


This was such a special day for everyone involved! To see more from Allison & Russ' wedding day, take a look at their slideshow. Chuck Costa graciously gave me permission to use his song as the soundtrack, so not only do you get to see beautiful photos, but you get to hear his beautiful song!

Allison, Russ, and all three boys - thank you for welcoming us into your house on your wedding day! Your happiness radiated.

Karen and Joe: I Live My Life To Be With You

Karen & Joe got married in March, on a beautiful early spring day! The snow was gone, the sun was out, it was perfect. Their ceremony was held at The United Church of Christ in Burlington. It was such a beautiful church! Their reception was held at Gibbet Hill in Groton. I was so happy we had good weather - Gibbet Hill is gorgeous! Karen & Joe are the kind of people you want to hang out with all day. Their wedding was so much fun to photograph! They welcomed us and made Doug, Emily, and I feel like we were part of the gang. I'm pretty sure that we're inviting some of them to our hypothetical wedding. They knew how to have a party! Here are some photos from the day...

The wedding dress.


The bride.


The ceremony.


Husband & wife! Doug got this awesome photo of Karen & Joe walking back down the aisle. I had him stationed up in a little room that overlooked the ceremony. After the wedding, the church lady asked, "So, how did it go up there?" I replied, "I think it went great!" Then she said, "Well, he didn't fall through, so..." Uhm... Was that a possibility? Look at that - Doug risks his life to get this shot.


On her way out.


Eventually, you're going to have wedding parties climb on stuff.


Yellow wellies!


Karen & Joe braved the wind to do a few more photos with me outside.


I love Gibbet Hill and this little arrangement when you walk in the door is just one of the reasons why. Karen is a teacher, so the chalkboard message is particularly fitting!


The groom getting down.


The groom's grandfather getting down.


Karen and Joe had an amazingly fun wedding! There is, of course, a slideshow to go with this post. Check it out!

Boston Newborn Photography: With A Sweet Dream in Your Head

Watching my childhood friends become moms is a pretty amazing experience. I think as photographers, we're trained to be observant, and it's so nice to sit back and watch people fall in love, with each other and with their new babies. Every once in a while, I get to sneak in to the hospital and photograph these babies as real newborns! Baby H was less than 36 hours old when I photographed her for the first time.

Little pouty newborn face.


She knows what a lucky baby she is!


A week or so later, Baby H had her first real photo session. She made an excellent model! I'll share those with you as soon as I can!

My Love Will Be Your Food

The past couple of weekends, I have photographed some pretty kickass weddings. Amazing venues, amazing dresses, amazing flowers, but most importantly, amazing couples celebrating their amazing love. Add that all up and it equals a million photos! So, as a little sneak peek, here are a few kissing photos!

Karen & Joe:


Allison & Russ:


Hannah & Rob:


I am so excited to work my way through all of these photos! I've got a Boston Homegrown deadline looming on the horizon, so once that's taken care of, I can double my wedding editing efforts!