No matter how many Boston weddings we shoot, we get excited for each one. Boston is an amazing city, full of nooks and crannies that we could have taken Andrea & Dan on a three hour tour and still have ideas of things to shoot. Jesse and I are so lucky to be Boston wedding photographers!
Andrea & Dan placed a special emphasis on portrait photos- we had a fabulous engagement shoot with them over the summer so they knew they wanted lots of photos of them enjoying each other on the day of the wedding. Since we had done that engagement shoot (you can see a couple of the photos here: http://cirasphotography.com/blog/index.php/boston-public-garden-engagement-photos/) they trusted Jesse and I to really rock their wedding day photos and they set aside an hour before the ceremony to have a portrait session. For all of you who don’t mind seeing each other before the ceremony- this is the way to go. You not only get real, intimate photos of the two of you right before you’re married, but you also get a chance to enjoy each other’s company because the rest of the day will be a bit of a blur!
Because we got so many great photos of Andrea & Dan’s Boston wedding photo shoot, I’m going to split this into two separate posts, one on the getting ready session, and tomorrow’s on the ceremony and reception inside the stunning Renaissance Boston Waterfront Hotel.
The details:
Wedding Coordinator: Marisa Grassi (Renaissance Boston Waterfront Hotel)
Hairstylist & Makeup: Bride’s Hair and makeup: Erica Boudreau- El Coco Aveda International Beauty Salon
Dress Designer: Bride’s Dress: Reverie by Melissa Sweet Bridesmaids: Jim Hjelm
Veil Designer: Sara Gabriel
Officiant: Joan Geddes (Dan’s mom’s cousin)
)Florist: Whole Foods Newton- John Franchi
Cake: Konditor Meister
Wedding rings Bride: Tiffany’s Groom: Kay Jewelers
Band: The Superband -Siman Entertainment
I love how Andrea and the model in the photo behind her are mimicking the same head tilt!
Andrea showing off her bride shirt while getting her hair and makeup done at El Coco Salon
The girls watcing Andrea's beautiful birdcage veil from Sarah Gabriel going in!
Andrea's stunning dress- Reverie by Melissa Sweet
The girls heading back to the hotel
The view from the wedding suite!
Getting into the dress!
Getting ready is a whole lot more simple for guys!
the men casually getting ready
The bouquet- designed by Wholefoods in Newton
the room was flooded in light. It couldn't have been more perfect!
the first look... almost
A traditional formal photo- yeah, we do those too!
A no-so traditional wedding formal!
off to the portrait session
an "unordinary" portrait
using unique negative space to create a powerful image
here we used off-camera lighting to have high contract... if we had just pointed and shot, they would have been back lit (aka "unseeable")
playing in the street!
i love the sun flare in this photo
inside the hotel- how cool is this random hallway??
a happy little moment
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