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Tag Archives: wellesley

Elm Bank, Wellesley Wedding: Jess + Chris Reception

After the ceremony, Jess and Chris went to spend a few minutes alone, and found a neat little spot for some more couples photos.  The light back there was gorgeous, and it also meant we could grab a few photos in the Italianate Garden on the way back to cocktail hour: Cocktail hour was in...

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Elm Bank, Wellesley Wedding: Jess + Chris Ceremony

Chris + Jess’ ceremony was held on the grand steps overlooking the Italianate Garden at Elm Bank.  Guests were greeted with iced tea, then processed up past the fountain, through rows of flowers.  A string quartet played classical versions of – amongst other things – U2′s Beautiful Day.  I thought that was fitting.  Jess had...

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Elm Bank, Wellesley Wedding: Jess + Chris Portraits

After the first look, we were joined by the bridal party for portraits round the grounds at Elm Bank.  The sun was beating down on us, but we started with a few shots in Weezie’s Garden, in amongst those gorgeous wildflowers. Not wishing to induce sunstroke, I suggested we move to a shadier spot.  I...

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Elm Bank, Wellesley Wedding: Jess + Chris Getting Ready

Jess first contacted me over a year ago, while I was still living in Seattle.  She’d found me on WeddingBee, and was excited to hear that I was moving to Boston in plenty of time for her wedding to Chris.  It’s been a roller coaster ride ever since, with emails back and forth for our...

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Wellesley + Boston Back Bay Engagement Session: Hang + Hai

The second part of my session with Hang and Hai took place over two days.  We started out at Wellesley College for some neat shots with the beautiful architecture and pretty fall colors there, but had to stop short as it quickly got bitterly cold and quite dark.  We met again last Friday for some...

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Wellesley Trash the Dress Session: Hang + Hai

I love it when things come together perfectly. Hang and Hai are getting married in China in January.  They have actually been married for several years, but the first time around it was a secret affair just before they moved to the US.  This time, it’s full on craziness – I think they told me...

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