Seattle Bride did a test- sent an amateur photographer out with a couple professionals to see the difference in photos.

Check out the article and the photos here: www.seattlebridemag.com

We’ve been wedding wire rated! What does that mean? That at least three people have gone to weddingwire.com and left nice messages about us. If you’re a past client and want to say nice things too, go to our storefront there and leave a note! 

We like to give high-quality customer service that makes you feel like our only client, and to spend more time helping our current clients instead of spending lots of time getting new clients. Anytime you leave a nice note on message boards – such as the knot, weddingbee, wedding wire, wedding channel, project wedding, hint hint hint – we’re able to get more people interested in our work without sacrificing time away from the awesome clients we already have. 

So thanks to those who have rated us on wedding wire, have yelled our praises on the knot, and have just been all around fabulous. You’re paying it forward to our soon-to-be clients, because they get more attention from us!

As Boston wedding photographers, there is no better place for us than our amazing city. We had two fabulous photo shoots in Boston Public Garden yesterday. I love that though they’re in the same place, the shoots are so different. We also brought the couples to two different parts of the park so that they’d get something uniquely them! Stay tuned for Mike and Kathleen in a swan boat and Andrea and Dan snuggled under a weeping willow. It was gorgeous weather, and great company. Thank you all for a wonderful Boston engagement session!

Kim and Mike, who are getting married at the Westin in Waltham:

Kathleen and Mike under a tree at Boston Public Garden

Kathleen and Mike in a doorway on Beacon Hill

And Andrea and Dan, who are getting married at the Boston Renaissance Hotel

Andrea and Dan wandered to the Back Bay for engagement photos

Don't let the other photo fool you, Andrea and Dan are very smily!

Jesse and I had this read at our wedding, and a friend recently asked about it. I hadn’t heard it in almost four years, and I re-fell in love with it. Just like I will on Wednesday, when we celebrate four years of wedded bliss.

Pablo Neruda

Sonnet XVII

I do not love you as if you were salt-rose, or topaz,
or the arrow of carnations the fire shoots off.
I love you as certain dark things are to be loved,
in secret, between the shadow and the soul.

I love you as the plant that never blooms
but carries in itself the light of hidden flowers;
thanks to your love a certain solid fragrance,
risen from the earth, lives darkly in my body.

I love you without knowing how, or when, or from where.
I love you straightforwardly, without complexities or pride;
so I love you because I know no other way

than this: where I does not exist, nor you,
so close that your hand on my chest is my hand,
so close that your eyes close as I fall asleep.

I think Tim and Trish were also together in a former life. Does that sound too weird? Nothing seems to get them vexed- not the lights going out in the middle of their reception, not the limo showing up 20 minutes late to get Trish, not the entire wait staff not appearing at the reception. That’s right- even the entire wait staff coming to the reception didn’t faze them. (It’s a good thing they have such great friends, and Heather at Simply Inviting Weddings was able to get a bartender from a local restaurant!)

A local home in Dennis, MA was the site for a wedding reception. Tim and Trish didn’t want to go the route of a reception hall- they wanted to be able to stay and party all night! So they went down to a rented home, spent the week before relaxing with friends and family, and spent the week after on their honeymoon. It was a perfect setting for such a chill couple.

The stats:
Ceremony: Holy Trinity Parish
Wedding Coordinator: Heather Minicucci with Simply Inviting Weddings
Hairstylist: Heather’s Hairport
Florist: Stop n Shop
Cake: Cottage St Bakery
Limo: limos to logan
Wedding rings: Bedrosian

Where Trish's parents stayed and Trish got ready

Trish with her friend/makeup artist/bartender

The house where Tim got ready, and the reception was held in the back. It was built by a sea captain!

Tim getting ready

meanwhile... Trish's mom helps her with her jewlery

and her friends help with the hairspray

beautiful Cape Cod bride

This cake flew 3,000 miles to be in the Cape for the wedding

pre wedding cheer

walking down the aisle

a funny wedding moment

the first kiss

what happens when the cutest flower girl ever gets bored

this dog made friends! he followed us all over the grass

informal formals

chillin under the tree

beach wedding shots

beach wedding photos

beach wedding photography

beach wedding photos

first dance

cuteness

the best cake feeding ever

party!!!

the beautiful cake

Tim looking bad ass, because, well, because he is

is anything better than a moonlit cape cod wedding

We had a wonderful time at this fantastic cape cod wedding. Being Boston wedding photographers, we like to travel in the opposite direction and get to enjoy a different scene for a wedding. Tim and Trish are fabulous, I think you can see the fabulousness leaking out of the photos. They trusted us to do whatever we wanted, and the photos look so comfortable because of it. I’m posting these now so Trish doesn’t explode with anxiousness before the whole lot of them are done

wedding veil blowing in the cape cod wind

Everyone always tells you that it’s a good sign if it rains on your wedding day. Well, it didn’t rain on Kim & Mike’s day- and I think that’s because mother nature knew better than to wreck Kim’s finely laid plans. You see, Kim is the organizer- there were personal timelines of the day for each member of the wedding party complete with graphics. Mike is a little more laid back, and that’s perfect. They complement each other so well that on the wedding day, Mike was on time for Kim and Kim wasn’t even nervous about the impending rain. All they noticed on the day was each other. And the rain left them alone. I’m not saying that positive thinking helps ward off rain, but I guess it doesn’t hurt.

The ceremony was held at St. Anselm College, where they met. The reception was at the Haverhill Country Club, where Mike worked in high school and absolutely loved. The service was impeccable, and Kim and Mike were able to wander the grounds for some non-gazebo photos of the two of them (we had cranked out formals of the wedding party at the church, so they were off enjoying a cocktail!)

The details:
Wedding Coordinator Cindy Griskevich with the Haverhill Country Club
Hairstylist Meghan with Highlights Salon of Chelmsford
Makeup Grace Quintal of Grace Cosmetics
Dress Designer Alvina Valenta
Officiant Iain MacLellan
Florist Mike Spanos with Floral Arts of Westford
Cake The Mixing Bowl – Caitrin Bourque
Limo A formal Affair (trolley)
Band/DJ DJ Ronny with Curtis Knight Entertainment

how cool does it look in front of those blinds? I love detail shots

Getting the wedding dress on

Kim and her lovely sister laughing in the trolley going to the wedding

What a gorgeous church to be married in! Both Kim and Mike are alumni of St. Anselm, so it was only natural to have the ceremony here.

laughing before the kiss

the first kiss

walking down the aisle

There were clouds, but no rain on the wedding day!

St. Anselm makes a beautiful backdrop for wedding photos

the veil blowing in the wind at the Haverhill Country Club

Oh wait, that's not the wind We had mike help and just photoshopped his hand out.

Kim & Mike had mini cakes on every table instead of a flower centerpiece... and a photo of them in a photobooth

the first dance... it's great to see the motion of the dancing sometimes

the father daughter dance was a lot of fun!

And the mother son dance was very touching

The dancing begins!!

The night wasn't complete without the YMCA

This guy was trouble!

A dessert table, complete with gummy worms, was a perfect treat

Who gave this crazy guy the mic?

This looks dangerous!

Kim had a blast at the reception!

We’re in the process of turning some of Kim and Mike’s photos into fine art prints. I love this one, snuggling under a tree at the Haverhill Country Club.

before

after

Ryan and Jess’s relationship is like a pair of well-worn, comfy jeans. Bear with me on the analogy. It’s the pair that you’ve had forever, with holes in the knees that you put there, not bought pre-holed. They’re cool, not pretentious, faded only by warm summer days, hard work, and lots of walking around. Not to mention they make you look good- flatter you in the right places, make you confident and happy. See where I’m going with this? Ryan and Jess have been together a while, so they are comfortable in who they are together and that level of comfort welcomes those around them to participate- I know Jesse and I felt immediately comfortable with them, and seeing how their familes so easily laughed and loved and delighted in their marriage, I know this is not a new felling for those around them. They are eternally cool, smart and they also have an awesome dog who became an internet sensation after their engagement shoot (who you can see featured here on our old blog: Jamaica Plain photos.) We were happy to be a part of this wedding- and I say that because we felt more like guests that photographers!

You may remember this photo from the post Jess*Ryan teaser at the Warren Center… notice the difference?

Ryan and Jess had their immediate families come together before the wedding to get formals taken. We had enough time to get both sides in one big picture! So nice to do!

Jess had a good friend make her unique wedding jewlery. It's by Red Chair, and you can check it out at redchair.etsy.com

We like to add an artistic edge to some of the photographs. This is just Ryan and Jess walking across the lawn. The grounds at the Warren Center are amazing.

Jess's amazing veil made the ceremony photos a little different from the rest of the day. We jazzed up the photo a bit to reflect Jess's awesome style

Ketuba signing

Heather's view of Jess coming down the aisle

Jesse's view of Jess coming down the aisle. You can see Heather in the left corner! The perk of having two photographers!Mazel Tov!

Mazel Tov!

first dance

The family jumping in to celebrate!And she's up!

And she's up!

And so is Ryan!

After the revelry, we herded everyone onto the dance floor to get a group shot! The perks of a loft!

Cupcake cake from the baker It takes a cake

Each cupcake was so detailed

Someone really liked the snack!

There was a huge hail storm in the middle of the reception! It was fabulous. Oh this awesome chick? It's Erica, one of our former brides! It's so nice to see our couples again and catch up

And then the sun came out and it was gorgeous again! This is the main hall at the Warren Center, where the reception was held.

After the wedding, many guests were staying right at the Warren Center. So they had a bonfire! The amazing team at the Warren Center even brought out the fixings for smores!

A family member also brought celebratory cigars- Here's Ryan looking like a bad ass smoking his. Notice the strategically placed wedding band. It's always so cool to see guys with their newly minted wedding bands