So I’ve written and rewritten this post a few times already and I’m having a hard time putting into words how awesome Kerry and Mike are. Alone, they’re both super interesting and entertaining, but together they’re an unrivaled force of happiness and fun. Kerry’s wild personality and contagious laugh is only complemented by Mike’s understated humor. I’m so glad that we got to know them. Don’t think you can get rid of us now, Kerry & Mike! We’re going to be friends for a long time!

Also, I should note, it’s so flattering when another photographer hires you for their wedding. Kerry’s making a go of her photography business, so check her out here and leave some love!

Wedding Coordinator- Kerry Railey, bride!
Hairstylist – A Cut Beyond, Randolph
Makeup- Amy Cristoferi, Mary Kay
Dress Designer(s) – Alfred Angelo
Veil Designer(s) – Noaki Schwartz, www.etsy.com/shop/Noaki
Limo – White Tie Limo, Falmouth
Wedding rings – Del Greco Jewelers, Weymouth
Band/DJ – Greg Bryant, Friend
Photobooth mustaches/masks: Maro Designs, www.etsy.com/shop/MaroDesigns
Clutches for the Bridesmaids: ModDotTextiles: www.etsy.com/shop/ModDotTextiles
Invitations: Andrew Brown, cousin of the groom
Favors: bride & co. Consist of: Recycled baby food jars, pretty fabric, twine, and wildflower seeds.
Centerpieces: bride. Potted plants to hopefully be replanted!
Candles: bride and maid of honor. Recycled mason jars, twine, colored embroidery thread
Canvas artists: various members of the wedding party
Guest Book Tree artist; Sue Kelly, bridesmaid
Homemade Desserts: bride/various guests and members of the bridal party

Kerry's flowers were fake with beading. Fake flowers have come so far- these are gorgeous!

one of the awesome clutches Kerry had made for her bridesmaids. Each had a different fabric with blues and greens

I think this one was my fav

This is what the clutches looked like when the bridesmaids held them!

I love the photos Jesse gets of the guys getting ready. I wish I had photos of him getting ready on our wedding day.

ring shot!

The wedding party each painted a small canvas that hung at the end of the pews at the church. I love this idea- now Kerry and Mike have decorations for their home!

I was waiting at the end of the aisle, and Jesse snagged this before Kerry headed down. I love that there's two of us we don't miss a moment...

hahahaa

When Mike saw Kerry for the first time...

I love this first kiss!!

that train...

Check back after the Fourth of July for the amazing beach portraits and reception craziness! Happy holiday!

I can’t say enough good things about Pam and Jon’s laid back wedding and the Topsfield Commons.

I am very, very sneaky. (Pardon the Mr. Deeds reference… which really just confirms my bad taste in movies…)

I love this photo (the first, not the second) because the first is actually just creative use of the second. It just took a little forethought and a lot of wedding experience. Does that not make sense to anyone outside of my head? Let me elaborate…

When I first started shooting weddings I was quite timid (who, me?!) and I didn’t want to interfere with people’s stuff, people’s moments, or just people in general. But as I evolved over the past 7 years (wow!!!), I have learned when I can – and should – insert myself. This is a perfect example of that.

I really love to get some classic bridal portraits before the wedding. I only have a couple of not-so-awesome photos of me standing in my wedding dress in front of a fountain in my parent’s backyard. They’re not very flattering, though I am beaming with happiness (and I like to try and hold on to that happiness instead of the sadness I feel at the technical aspects of the photos.) But I digress. Most of the time, before the wedding, it’s a little crazy. Ok, most of the time it’s a lot crazy. It’s basically crazy-town. I love it. But I don’t love the mass chaos that this craziness leaves in it’s wake. See exhibit B. (I’m sorry Julia for the not-so-flattering photo. You didn’t know that I was planning to show this to the world!! But I know you won’t mind since you heart the WILTP feature so much!!)

I loved Julia’s sister’s orange chair with a strange passion (Jesse can attest to my weird love of chairs. Especially tufted chairs in offbeat colors. There is a moratorium on chair buying in the Ciras household at the moment.) I was eying it all morning. I mean, how perfect?! It matched her wedding colors and the fall theme! So when Julia was all dressed and ready, I promptly took her to that chair. I moved a bunch of stuff out of the way and moved the chair into some nice light. I cropped it so that you can see that her flowers match the chair… I had her scootch (is that a word?!) to the end of the seat so that she could show the back of the chair and sit up nice and straight easily. Her veil cascades down behind her and over the arm of the chair. You can see her necklace, earring and bracelet. The light pours in the window. ahhh. I love this photo! And I’m so sneaky, you’d never even know that it was anything other than peaceful and serene as Julia sat in that chair for all of 5 minutes to get a couple bridal portraits.

So, if you want to skip the first four paragraphs of this rambling post, this is why I love this photo: Because even in the midst of the crazy-town chaos that is getting ready on one’s wedding day, Julia looks like a goddess bathed in divine light.

These things don’t just happen. They take someone very, very sneaky.

To read Julia’s own post about her favorite wedding photo, see here: http://cirasphotography.com/blog/index.php/why-i-love-this-photo-guest-blog/

To read all the Why I Love this photo features, go up to categories, and scroll to the bottom.

I am in LOVE with Suzie & Jeff’s album. They picked a really beautiful fabric cover, and I may try forcing it on everyone because I love it so much. Oh yeah, I think the photos are pretty neat too.

In case anyone wanted to see my super awesome specialty studio for photographing albums. jk. I have a real people studio downstairs, but who wants to walk downstairs when you have a green chair upstairs?

Yay! Our Warren Conference Center Wedding from last October was featured in the new The Knot Magazine, Boston.

the feature page

the cover of the current magazine

If you’d like to take a look at more photos from Joyce & Andrew’s wedding (especially since I think they left out some awesome ones… but I’m completely biased!), see here:
http://cirasphotography.com/blog/index.php/warren-center-wedding-joyce-and-andrew/
http://cirasphotography.com/blog/index.php/warren-center-wedding-details/

Don’t you just want to be wrapped up in a blanket with the person you love? This photo warms my heart.

Do you see what I see? I count 7 visible cameras plus the dude with camera in the aisle. (Who turned out to be suuuuuper cute and nice. Not all people who jump into the aisle are bad people, even if we're silently cursing them for it!)

Such a good idea! I’m not hateful towards guests with cameras as some photographers are (if we’ve photographed your wedding, you know that we regularly move out of the way for guests with cameras, even taking photos with their cameras so they can get in the photo!), but there are photos at every wedding that are ruined by guests with cameras… usually during the processional and recessional (whether it’s down an aisle or down a grassy lawn), and I love the idea of spreading the word to tone it down a little! Who loves photos where everyone’s staring down at a camera instead of smiling and enjoying the moment?

http://offbeatbride.com/2011/06/unplugged-wedding

As you may remember, we started offering photobooths this summer. I couldn’t be more excited…

To see all the photos, go to our facebook page:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Ciras-Photography-Boston-Wedding-Photography/47681800402

Kerry's Parents are hysterical! I think that's where Kerry gets her craziness from...

Tara & Howie get their Mexican on! We photographed their wedding last August!

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Yeah, I can [fake

Apparently I didn't get the memo about being straight-faced.

The booth was so fun that even the waitstaff joined in!

To see part one of the wedding and read all the details, click here: http://cirasphotography.com/blog/index.php/kellie-james-key-west-destination-wedding-part-1/

Jesse and I love Boston wedding photography, but sometimes it’s nice to photograph a destination wedding. It’s a chance for us to shoot in a completely different setting, and it’s so exciting for us. Kellie & James’s wedding was gorgeous and laid back, just like them

I don't usually show many of the "line 'em up" formals, but I love how the palm tree hovers over the girls here

Photo Bomb!

We got a chance to go down to the pier and snag some late sunset shots too....

really awesome ring shot...

tropical, yet classy

Raw bar!

Kellie surprised James with freshly made cigars. Needless to say, these were a big hit among the menfolk.

And James looked totally badass smoking it

I love the movement in her dress and the green cast from the uplighting

Family dance party!

For Jesse and I, a good morning means taking photos of a cute, happy couple. This past Saturday, it was a REALLY good morning for us. Not only are Alexis and Brent super adorable and incredibly happy with each other – they’re brilliant (I mean, come on, Brent just graduated from MIT!) and a blast to be around. A&B- we wish we were your wedding photographers too, but we’re happy we at least got to hang out for your engagement shoot!

For the shoot, we started in Beacon Hill, walked over to the Esplanade and down the river, then walked over to Back Bay and up to the Public Gardens. By the end, their cheeks hurt from so much smiling, but it’s good practice for the wedding

I like this one because it's kind of "fashion"-y. Isn't Alexis's outfit awesome?

There was a lot of laughing... mostly at each other

So cute!

One of these two used to be a ballerina... I bet you can guess which one!

There was a lot of snuggling... I completely encouraged it