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Tag Archives: first look

JEWISH WEDDING AT THE MANDARIN ORIENTAL IN BOSTON: LEAH + JIM

Last weekend, wedding season officially began with my first wedding at the gorgeous Mandarin Oriental in downtown Boston. It was the perfect backdrop for Leah and Jim’s elegant and sophisticated event, and it’s a venue I’d love to revisit! When I first met Leah and Jim, I was surpried to discover that they didn’t want...

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BEST OF 2011 WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHY: GETTING READY + FIRST LOOK

Over the last week or so, I’ve looked through each and ever image from the twenty three weddings I photographed in 2011 … and wow, what a year! I originally wanted to choose one photo from each wedding to share in a highlights post, but it quickly became apparent that just one image would never...

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TURNER HILL WEDDING: CHRISSY + JASON PART ONE

Sunday was a glorious day in every possible way.  Chrissy and Jason are one of the smartest and nicest couples I’ve had the pleasure to get to know, and their wedding was perfect.  By the end of the night I felt like I was hanging out with friends I’d known for years – rather than...

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The First Look

One of my favorite parts of the wedding day is the first look – the time set aside for the couple to see each other for the first time before the ceremony … and it kills me that so many of my couples opt out of doing a first look.  It’s partly a selfish thing...

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Pat’s Peak Wedding: Erica + Jay

I’m off to Kansas City for a few days of photography awesomeness with the Foundation Conference, and while I wanted to show you a lot more of Jay and Erica’s sweet late-fall New England wedding, I also couldn’t bear the thought of them waiting any longer for some teasers … so I figured it might...

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Les Zygomates Wedding: Courtney + Darren First Look and Portraits

I usually like to hold the first look in a quiet outdoor spot with amazing light and lots of greenery … but when you’re bang in the middle of Boston’s theater district, sometimes it’s better to work with what you’ve got – in this case Darren’s swanky 14th floor corner suite at the W Hotel. ...

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