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Welcome!

We are Ciras Photography - a husband and wife team of Boston photographers. This is the place where we display favorite photos from weddings, talk about important wedding stuff, and wax poetic about life in general. We specialize in candid photos; every photo shoot is an artistic adventure!

We're young and we love to laugh, so follow along and let us know what you think in the comments!

(Here's a pic of us taken by a guest at a wedding! The beer is the guest's, not mine! :)  )




Matt & Nicki’s Rainy Engagement Shoot- Union Station, Worcester

Matt and Nicki will be getting married at Old Sturbridge Village in May, so naturally every weekend is filled up until that day (as I always say, planning a wedding is like having a second job!) Nicki is a total bridezilla. HAHA- JK! In fact, Nicki would probably die if she had to do a ton of wedding planning without Liz from Red Ribbon Events. I completely admire Nicki for realizing that planning the wedding and all the million things that that entails would not be fun for her. However, the idea of getting married to Matt very much excites her. Jesse and I were witness to that yesterday, during Matt & Nicki’s engagement shoot at Union Station in Worcester, a perfect place for a rainy day e-shoot when there is no free day to reschedule. :) More to come!

Matt & Nicki have this really amazing chemistry, where they can be silent and sweet and not uncomfortable and not just posing for the camera.

Matt & Nicki have this really amazing chemistry, where they can be silent and sweet and not uncomfortable and not just posing for the camera.

We were joking that Nicki's wheelchair was just a prop because it looks so cool in this urban grungy setting.

We were joking that Nicki's wheelchair was just a prop because it looks so cool in this urban grungy setting.

Ciras Photography wins Award!

Bride's Choice Award

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Boston Engagement Photos

In my usual fashion, I will now be posting things waaaay after they happened. It doesn’t make it less beautiful, though, right? I LOVED our engagement shoot with Joyce and Andrew on a warm winter day (so warm that I willingly went from photographer to coat sherpa so we didn’t die of heat exhaustion- just another perk of having two photographers!) I love the chemistry that Joyce and Andrew have- they laugh a lot and are really connected to one another. In almost every photo, Andrew is looking down at Joyce with this warm stare, like he’s riveted by everything she does. It was awesome to be a part of documenting their engagement… Plus, they were also willing to try anything or do anything which is always fun for us!

(stand in oncoming traffic? no problem! meet at the crack of dawn to get the best light? sure!)

We can’t wait for their fall wedding at the Warren Center!

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I love sun flare!

I love sun flare!

I also love kissy faces! hahaa

I also love kissy faces! hahaa

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look at that foliage! Makes me miss fall!

look at that foliage! Makes me miss fall!

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I feel like this is a quintessential Boston shot. So beautiful.

I feel like this is a quintessential Boston shot. So beautiful.

Erin & Dustin- New York Wedding, part deux

Last but not least is Erin & Dustin’s New York Reception. Held at a former winery, Erin really tailored the event to them- wine from around the area, large canvas prints from the wedding in Jamaica around the room, 4×6s of the wedding as favors… the food was even made from food grown in her and her grandmother’s gardens. It was beautiful.

erin used large canvas prints from the wedding in Jamaica to decorate the reception

erin used large canvas prints from the wedding in Jamaica to decorate the reception

flowers matched the tropical wedding colors

flowers matched the tropical wedding colors

Their favorite wine from the region

Their favorite wine from the region

4x6s from the Jamaican wedding

4x6s from the Jamaican wedding

Even the signs for the food matched the theme!

Even the signs for the food matched the theme!

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the grand fireplace, with a favorite photo from the Jamaican wedding

the grand fireplace, with a favorite photo from the Jamaican wedding

another favorite from Jamaica. It looked so nice against the grey walls

another favorite from Jamaica. It looked so nice against the grey walls

a view of the entire room

a view of the entire room

the exterior

the exterior

the wedding party

the wedding party

Erin's dad making a toast

Erin's dad making a toast

the best man was from Texas, so he toasts with beer :)

the best man was from Texas, so he toasts with beer :)

Erin and Dustin with their kids- a "family toast!"

Erin and Dustin with their kids- a "family toast!"

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the guys on the back parch, overlooking the lake

the guys on the back parch, overlooking the lake

the first dance- perfectly choreographed

the first dance- perfectly choreographed

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The father-daughter-granddaughter dance

The father-daughter-granddaughter dance

a little moment

a little moment

Dustin and his daughter

Dustin and his daughter

Faith getting down

Faith getting down

Erin's adorable grandparents

Erin's adorable grandparents

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dancing!

dancing!

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Erin & Dustin- the New York Wedding Edition

I posted about Erin and Dustin’s fabulous Jamaican wedding two posts ago, but here is the New York End of their wedding. Since I love too many of them, I’m posting here about their portrait session the day before the wedding.

It was great working with Erin because she not only loved photos and wanted as many varieties as possible to commemorate her and Dustin’s marriage, but she had such a distinct vision for the different shoots we did (all in all there were 4- the Jamaican wedding, the day-after shoot in Jamaica, the day-before shoot in New York, and the reception in New York). It was nice that she scheduled in the extra shoots to really capture the area they were in for the wedding and the reception… this allowed her a ton of time with her guests at both events. Plus, it let her and Dustin have a lot of time to get really creative (you think it was easy hiking up to that waterfall in a wedding dress??) and not be stressed for time.

Hopefully this shoot can be an inspiration to you who are trying to find a place to have your engagement photos- this was a special place to the both of them and they were excited to go there in their wedding attire. Erin has probably worn her wedding dress more than anyone else I’ve ever met!

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9 kisses from 2009

kissesdi love kisses….

Destination Wedding Photography – Jamaica

Since most destination weddings have multiple events, I was there to cover several different moments: the rehearsal dinner, getting ready, the ceremony and reception, and a day-after shoot. THEN, a few weeks after the Jamaican Wedding, Jesse and I traveled to Erin & Dustin’s Upstate NY wine country wedding that they shared with their extended group of family and friends. It was the best of both worlds- an intimate destination wedding (with tons of destination wedding photography, of course) and a big party back home!

Location: Ocho Rios Sandals Resort in Jamaica

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erin enjoying the rehearsal dinner

erin enjoying the rehearsal dinner

the hysterical bridesmaids

the hysterical bridesmaids

a toast to tomorrow...

a toast to tomorrow...

the amazing view from Erin & Dusin's suite

the amazing view from Erin & Dusin's suite

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Erin getting ready and brushing up on wedding news

Erin getting ready and brushing up on wedding news

heading back to the suite

heading back to the suite

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Erin preparing the garter, which had a pin on it from her great grandmother

Erin preparing the garter, which had a pin on it from her great grandmother

the beautiful bridesmaids gifts! (and there was even one for me! how sweet!!)

the beautiful bridesmaids gifts! (and there was even one for me! how sweet!!)

Erin and her sister, Ali

Erin and her sister, Ali

Erin's dad approaching

Erin's dad approaching

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the ceremony

the ceremony

inside the gazebo overlookingthe ocean

inside the gazebo overlookingthe ocean

Erin's mom watching the ceremony

Erin's mom watching the ceremony

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a good example of our "informal" formals

a good example of our "informal" formals

another good example- this time from the entire wedding party!

another good example- this time from the entire wedding party!

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the rum cake that tasting like you were drinking a shot of rum!

the rum cake that tasting like you were drinking a shot of rum!

Dustin is so goofy and is always making Erin laugh

Dustin is so goofy and is always making Erin laugh

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the view!

the view!

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I love this!

I love this!

the day after... around the grounds

the day after... around the grounds

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Biltmore Hotel Wedding- part deux

I have a lot to blog from this past season- it gets so crazy! But even though I have lots to cover, I’ve been feeling as if I neglected the past post I did for Andrea & Joe’s Biltmore Hotel wedding in Providence. It was a beautiful wedding and the couple photos I posted before didn’t do it justice, so here are some more. Note how amazing the reception room looks… The pillars were covered in moss and had tree branches affixed to them to make the room look like an outdoor garden. Joe is actually a horticulturalist and did the entire room by himself! (Well, he had help in the assembly, but it’s his concept.) Because of their love of flowers and nature, we went to Roger Williams Park- and the rain held off just long enough for all the amazing photos of two happy people and their awesome wedding party.

Oh and the bar shots?? First, it just shows how cool Andrea is for wanting to do an Irish car bomb in her wedding dress… and secondly, it commemorated the first night they met- Andrea was waitressing and Joe wouldn’t leave the bar without her number. :)

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New York City Engagement Photo Shoot

Leah & Anthony Engagement from ciras photography on Vimeo.

How to get the best photos on your wedding day

Essentially, communication with your photographer about what you envision and who you are… and an engagement shoot!

Here it is said much better than I have:
http://www.stylemepretty.com/2010/01/14/working-with-your-wedding-photographer-by-christian-oth/