We had the pleasure of traveling to Virginia Beach to celebrate with Jen and Mike and despite the Boston weather in Virginia Beach we had so much fun being a part of their celebration. Here are a few teasers!
In Category: ‘Destination Weddings’
Cindi & RJ {Mexican Destination Wedding}
August 2, 2012OMG. Where do I begin? Well, we first met Cindi and RJ when they were guests at Nick and Nicole’s amazing Hawaiian wedding. After being a part of such a great wedding, Cindi and RJ decided they too wanted to do a destination wedding… and we were so excited when they contacted us about doing it, of course! We love to travel, and combining travel with our favorite thing in the whole world (shooting weddings) and it’s a perfect match. Autumn was pretty psyched about becoming an international traveler at 9 months.
Each place has its own feeling, and part of the destination wedding photography is finding what the vibe is and capturing it… the colors, the details, the happiness. The nice thing about destination weddings is that no one is driving home after, so everyone just really relaxes and enjoys themselves. No one’s thinking of grocery shopping they have to do the next day; instead everyone’s on vacation together.
Also with a destination wedding, we try and do a day-before or day-after shoot. Cindi and RJ met us early the next morning and we roamed the grounds, and got some neat photos of them outside of their wedding-day attire. Since they’re from Texas (and we’re from Boston), an engagement shoot wasn’t possible… but this still gives them some nice portraits anyway! We’ll post a couple of those photos tomorrow, so check back at 9 am!
So here’s Cindi and RJ’s gorgeous, happy, sometimes silly, always amazing destination Mexican wedding.
That's right; the guys are jumping on a trampoline!
Cindi and her father before they walk down the aisle... I love how the road leads up to them in this photo
I LOVE the look on RJ's face when he first saw Cindi
hahahahhaaa
Some details... the gorgeous bouquet and the favors: Texas vodka!
RJs a chef, so we took a lot of food details... and the bottom one is him rolling his own cigar! Having a cigar roller at the cocktail hour is an awesome touch!
For a small wedding, there was some serious dancing!
Leaving with sparklers!
Christina & Steph {Mile Away Restaurant Wedding, NH)
July 30, 2012Christina and Steph’s wedding at the Mile Away Restaurant in Milford, NH was well-planned and well-executed… you see, Christina is an event planner, and Steph goes with the flow. A perfect match 
I could blab on and on about the day, but honestly, I just want to cut to it and show you the photos already. So I’ll do that instead.
The details
Wedding Coordinator- Christina!
Hairstylist – Meg Fall Peta at Mirabella Salon in Bedford, NH.
Officiant – Fran Dupuis
Florist – Laura Corddry
Cake – The Mile Away Restaurant
Band/DJ – DJ Leah McFly
Check out Steph's custom chuck's with the wedding date on 'em!
R.J. & Cindi: {Now Jade Riviera, Cancun} Teaser
July 15, 2012We had the pleasure of traveling down to Cancun to photograph R.J and Cindi’s intimate destination wedding this past week.
Feature: Kellie & James’s Wedding Published {Key West Photographer}
January 13, 2012
How exciting! When I was out on maternity leave, Kellie & James’s wedding was featured on Marry Me at the Beach, an adorable site dedicated to just beach weddings!
To see K & J’s Key West wedding that we shot last May, click here: http://www.marrymeatthebeach.com/wedding-destinations/beach-weddings/kellie-and-james-key-west-fl/
Newport Wedding Photos: Evan & Erica
October 19, 2011Erica and Evan are awesome, the wedding was perfect (and the rain held off!) and we had a great time, as did they. Pardon my lack of additional information, but I have a sleeping baby on my lap!
Where: Hyatt Regency in Newport RI, one of the best views in Newport!
The orange flowers looked amazing with the baby blue dresses
I love this photo with the iconic Newport bridge... before the fog rolled in and covered the bridge!
A different take on the first photo... notice that Evan and Erica were brave enough to climb up on this wall for the photo... like they had any other choice! Jesse would have put them up there himself!
Erica painted the table numbers herself- they all were gorgeous!
things got a little out of control with this crowd... 
this is the best worm photo I've ever taken. I LOVE this... hahaha
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Newport Wedding: Erica & Evan teasers
September 27, 2011
And just so you don’t think that things were too prim and proper…
Total Awesomeness – Photobooth Fun
June 10, 2011As 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!
Why I love this photo: Jamaica Wedding Photography
June 21, 2010
I love this little moment for what it is, a tender expression of love. But I think I love it more because it’s also an expression of relief, and it shows that even on your wedding day – maybe especially on your stressful, busy, super-emotional wedding day – you quite literally begin your life together by leaning on each other.
Erin and Dustin had a gorgeous destination wedding to a resort in Jamaica. However, it was one of those resorts that require that you have their house photographer at your wedding. If your style is on the “untacky” side, these photos might not cut it for you. While their photographer was very very nice and never once got mad at me for doing my own thing, he also made Erin & Dustin do cheeseball things like this:
and this:
that's right- Dustin is taking the garter off with his teeth
Erin & Dustin were good sports and joked around and laughed through the whole “photo shoot” with the staff photographer, but the little moment that I captured at the end – which the house photographer did not – is who they really are. And that’s what we aim for with wedding photography. Not super staged craziness, but a brief glimpse into your love and new life together.
Why I love this photo from a Hawaiian beach wedding
June 3, 2010It’s right after the ceremony. Your very closest friends, immediate family members, a big Hawaiian officiant, and Ciras Photography surround you. The photographers are snapping away, everyone’s hugging everyone, the Hawaiian officiant is talking with your mom about his wife. And all you see is each other.
That’s why I love this photo. On a wedding day, even in the midst of chaos, (even if it is just mild chaos, because Nick and Nicole’s wedding only had 22 attendees) you can block everyone else out.
We have lots of fabulous photos from this wedding (which you can see here and here) but this one holds a special place in my heart because it’s a real moment, unscripted, unplanned, and completely adorable.
