Tiffany & Sean, CT Wedding: One Love! One Heart!

I met Tiffany when I was a freshman in college. All of the freshmen in our dorm were friendly and it just so happened that Tiffany and her roommate lived down the hall from me and my roommate. And thus began years of friendship. Like a lot of people these days, although we kept in touch sporadically, it was definitely Facebook that reconnected us. One of the perks of being a photographer is that it brings me back into people's lives, so I was thrilled when I spoke with Tiffany about photographing her wedding! She was a glowing bride - truly. She radiated joy from pretty much every fiber of her being. It made me so happy to see her and Sean celebrate their marriage with such an amazing wedding. Their wedding took place this past July at The Candlewood Inn in Brookfield, CT. The ceremony was outside, overlooking Candlewood Lake, on a gorgeous summer day!

Tiffany was so excited to get married, she was already in the process of getting dressed when I arrived!










Tiffany and Sean had an informal "First Look" right before they signed the Ketubah.
































Tiffany and Sean, thank you so much for inviting me to part of your wedding! It was such an honor to celebrate with you both!

Kim and Jeff, Engagement Session: I Thank My Lucky Stars

Kim and Jeff rock. There, I said it. They are hilarious. I knew photographing them would be easy because they are so much fun to be around. We just needed to find a way to conquer their nerves! We met up at Fenway Park and wandered around that area before making our way down to Fanueil Hall, the Rose Kennedy Greenway, and Christopher Columbus Park. It was a chilly day, but not by "January in Boston" standards. When we originally scheduled the session, I think we were all envisioning some sort of romantic snowy city scene. Well, Mother Nature has had other ideas for us this winter.

Kim and Jeff were great sports! They let me experiment with light, shadows, my new lens, new filters, and everything else in my bag. There's lots of hugging, kissing, holding hands, laughing, and even some funny faces thrown in for good measure. It was easy for Kim and Jeff to loosen up and we had a wonderful time hanging out in the city! Even Doug loosened up - usually he tries to be all quiet and professional and just wants to stay out of everyone's way, but the fun was contagious. It got to the point where he even jumped into a few photos! WHAT?! I know, I know, totally unlike him. Also, I consider myself lucky that Kim and Jeff didn't seem to mind.

































This photo is certainly not a technically great photo, but it makes me laugh and it captures our entire day. I mean, you wouldn't be looking at the camera and smiling if you were in a lobster pot of boiling water, right?


Kim and Jeff, I am sooooo looking forward to your wedding this fall! We are going to have a blast!

Andy & Alli, Engagement Session: Light Up A Torch

You know how there always has to be the "cool kid" in every family? Well, as you can imagine, that wasn't me. It was my brother. And to this day, he's still one of the coolest people I know. My family is all very excited because he recently got engaged! We love his fiancee, of course. Really. I'm not just saying that because she might read this. They are awesome together. I definitely try to hang out with them whenever they let me. Some things never change.

On one of the only wintry days we've had so far, I took some engagement faux-tos for them (I just made that term up - this is why I'm not a cool kid). They will have their own amazing wedding photographer who will take amazing engagement photos for them at some point, but I was honored to snag a few early on!
















I took these photos way back in the spring of 2007! See? I told you nothing's changed! (Except my blog - my blog has definitely changed)

Taj Boston Wedding: You Know I Believe And How

Look at me! I'm like a blogging machine (in comparison to my performance during the "high season")! I'm sure I've mentioned before how much I enjoy second shooting weddings. As a second shooter, I'm often responsible for photographing the groom and groomsmen before the ceremony and then covering the rest of the day with the primary photographer. All of the pressure is off and I just get to play! Plus, when I second shoot, I'm working with photographers I absolutely adore and love to hang out with. For Kelly and Dan's wedding, I was working alongside Kristin Chalmers and we were rocking it out at The Taj Boston. Or, as we in Boston like to call it, "The Old Ritz." It is an amazing venue, right across from the Public Garden. The reception was held on the roof of the Taj in this gorgeous room, surrounded by the skyline. I got some amazing photos of the city that day. So, here are some of my favorite images from that day!

Hello, shoes! I'm attracted to anything that sparkles and these shoes were AMAZING!


The men! Like our Abbey Road shot? Much like trying to take a photo at the real Abbey Road crosswalk, you take your life into your own hands and you can't control all the other pedestrians just trying to cross the street!












Kelly and Dan did all their "formal portraits" in the Public Garden. I grabbed a couple of Kelly when she wasn't paying attention!


This is the kind of photo I get to take as the second shooter:




I've got a few other weddings that I second shot and will probably get them up on the blog eventually! I've been working on a new blog recently. Hopefully it will be up and running soon. For now, I'm posting everything in both places, which is double the work, but I'll be happy when it's time to make the switch! I'm also attempting to update my wedding website and will be starting a food photography website. The blog will probably still be for ALL my work (families, weddings, boudoir, food, etc), but it's all a work in progress!

Have a wonderful weekend!