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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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THE PERFECT WINTER WEDDING, A PLYMOUTH BEACH ELOPEMENT: HEATHER + PETER

Heather and Peter’s winter wedding on the beach was one of my favorites of the year, for its sweet simplicity and incredibly emotional ceremony. These two live out in Michigan, but their relationship began in Plymouth, MA, and it was important to them to marry in the spot where they spent so much time that...

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LIBERTY HOTEL WEDDING: SOPHY + RICH PART FOUR

Sophy and Richard’s second wedding celebration was a traditional western wedding at the Liberty Hotel in Boston (if you’re looking for their Cambodian wedding photos, click here and here!)  The Liberty Hotel is one of the coolest venues in Boston – it used to be a prison and it has the most fabulous spaces and...

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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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SALTWATER FARM VINEYARD WEDDING: ANNIE + RYAN PART ONE

Last weekend, I drove down to Connecticut for a beautiful and very fun wedding at the awesome Saltwater Farm Vineyard in Stonington, CT.  It’s the coolest venue I’ve ever photographed … The main building is a World War II-era airport hangar (the property was used briefly as a community airport before the US entered the...

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THE TOWERS IN NARRAGANSETT WEDDING: K + A PART ONE

Last Saturday, I headed down to Rhode Island for my second wedding there this year, this time at the splendid Narragansett Towers.  It was a beautiful day for a wedding, and my day couldn’t have started any better – I got such a warm welcome at K’s parents’ home where K was getting ready with...

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