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Kelly & John's Vegan Wedding at Deerfield Academy

lisa — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 15:14:16 +0000

Kelly and John had their wedding at Deerfield Academy. John is from Deerfield and went to the school at the Academy and Kelly is from Nashville.Kelly had some of her guy friends as attendants. I’m seeing this more and more at weddings lately. I like it.Kelly is from Nashville and has some musical friends. They played a Hank Williams song — complete with washboard — as Kelly and John walked down the aisle.Right after the ceremony I followed Kelly and John “backstage” where their family and close friends were congratulating them. The moments right after the ceremony are always so happy! Makes for nice photos. I didn’t realize that the usual method of producing silk involves boiling the silkworms alive. Not a good omen for your wedding day! Kelly’s dress was made from “cruelty-free” silk worms, as in: “no silk worms were harmed in the making of this fabric.” There was also some recycled silk in her dress too. Kelly’s dress was by Chrissy Wai Ching. Bubble glass necklace from the Museum of Modern Art Store. John’s suit by J. Crew.Kelly wore two bracelets: One from each of her grandmothers. The ID bracelet at right was a gift from her grandfather to her grandmother.For a year before their wedding, Kelly and John collected vintage salt and pepper shakers as favors for their wedding guests. They attached vintage office cards to the shakers and used them as seating cards. So if your vintage tag/seating card had a pepper shaker, your seat had the matching salt shaker. When they could, they even matched them to the guests’ personalities and interests!I’ve been eating a lot of cupcakes lately… at weddings of course. I now know that not all cupcakes are created equal. These cupcakes, which happened to be vegan, were among the best… no… THE BEST cupcakes that I’ve had at a wedding this season.I take lots of people photos like the ones below. People photos are usually the bulk of the reception images that I include in photo collections. I know that all of the wedding blogs are really into showing details, and I definitely capture those too. But for me the details aren’t what wedding photography is about. They’re fun and interesting, but for the couples I work with, their families, and guests, the people photos are what they end up treasuring the most.This little girl cracked me up. She was doing some kind of wild dance by herself on the dance floor. I love her outfit!The food at this wedding was all vegan and so, sooo good. If anyone attending thought that they would miss meat at this wedding, I think they quickly changed their mind when they were served this vegan feast. Of course, I got to eat this food too. Yummers! I actually went home and made some vegan dishes that week.Anyone who plays Can and Brian Eno at their wedding is ok by me…

Elizabeth & Jason: Wedding at the MIT Chapel & Oleana Restaurant

lisa — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 00:49:00 +0000

Elizabeth and Jason are a very creative couple. He’s an architect and MIT grad, and she’s a personal chef and graduate of Wellesley. They’ve been together for seven years and make their home in an old piano factory. They’re both from the South but they met in Boston. A few weeks ago they were married at the MIT Chapel and had their reception at Oleana.

Elizabeth’s wedding day makeup by Boston makeup artist, Dani Wagener.The gorgeous, natural and organic looking flower arrangements were designed by Boston’s Petalena Flowers. Eye candy!Elizabeth and Jason designed their wedding invitations, at left below. Each guest received a box of handmade chocolates — made with love by Elizabeth and Jason. They’re a very talented couple!Over the years that they’ve been together, Elizabeth and Jason have written many little notes to each other. They read some of these notes to each other during the wedding ceremony and then posted some of their favorites on a board (below) at the reception.Both Elizabeth and Jason are serious foodies and Elizabeth is a personal chef. They asked me to take some great photographs of the food. Of course, I got to eat it this delicious food too!

Norah & Chris: Wedding at the MIT Chapel & Oleana, Cambridge

lisa — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 03:00:54 +0000

Their engagement session put them in the running for most adorable couple ever. Yes, Norah and Chris got married. Their wedding ceremony was at the MIT Chapel and the reception was at Oleana Restaurant.

Brandi & Vipul’s Wedding at Colt State Park & CAV Restaurant

lisa — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 19:01:40 +0000

My mother called shortly after I met with Brandi and Vipul for their pre-wedding planning meeting. “I was just talking with new favorite couple!” “Don’t you say that about all your clients?” she said. I had to laugh because it’s true. I get really excited when I talk with couples about their weddings. But from our first meeting I knew that Brandi and Vipul — who seemed so kind and creative and full of life — were going to have a remarkable wedding.The wedding ceremony took place on a very hot day at Colt State Park in Bristol, Rhode Island. The couple and their friends made the fabric bench covers and program fans. Aisle, candle flowers and tossed flowers by Flowering Tree Botanicals on Etsy. Ganesh Elephant by Victoria’s Art Gallery.The festivities began with the Groom’s Procession. Being in Rhode Island, they couldn’t have the traditional elephant to carry Vipul. Instead, the groom entered on a bicycle pedicab decorated with flowers and pedaled by a groomsman. Friends and family danced, spun and sang around him. What a joyful way to enter your wedding! Below, Vipul and his mother pray as the procession begins. Pedicab and flowers by Nelson’s Little Shop of Flowers.Mid-way through the procession Vipul got out of the cab and danced with family and friends. I love the photo of him and his mother below, just after they danced.As the wedding ceremony began, friends held an “antarpat” in front of Vipul. When Brandi and her parents came up the aisle, they raised the antarpat so that he couldn’t see her approaching.Brandi’s parents offered her hands under the antarpat to Vipul.Keeping with Hindu customs, the couple recited seven vows to each other as they circled the sacred fire. Brandi and Vipul’s first six vows were traditional Hindu vows, and they wrote the seventh vow.Below, Vipul places the Mangalsutra necklace on Brandi. The Mangalsutra is a Hindu token of love and respect.Brandi worked with Val of Upoppy to design and create her wedding dress. Below, you can see some of the dress details.Brandi is Creole and from Mississippi, and the couple wanted to include some wedding traditions from her side of the family as well. They ended the ceremony by “jumping the broom.”Brandi’s henna was done by Henna by Heather. BlumeBloom on Etsy created the hair fascinator, to which Brandi added some custom details. Earrings by Brigite.The wedding reception was held at CAV Restaurant in Providence. Below is the restaurant’s courtyard at Imperial Place.Guests signed the couple’s wedding guest book on a vintage typewriter. Arielle Zibrak’s multimedia painting featured many of the couple’s wedding details and wedding story.Ari Rosenfield of Beat Train Productions DJ’d. Special thanks to Jocelyn Dunn, who coordinated the wedding day and made sure that that everything ran smoothly.CAV Restaurant is next door to the store where I used to purchase (or should I say my parents purchased!) art supplies when I was in college: Jerry’s Art Supply Warehouse. I thought it was cool that CAV used a paint palette to serve the h’ors d’oeuvres.What a day! What a wedding! Thank you so much to Brandi and Vipul for letting me photograph and share your beautiful day.

Renee & Paul's Wedding at The Pierce House in Lincoln

lisa — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 22:27:08 +0000

I recently photographed Renee and Paul’s wedding at The Pierce House in Lincoln, Massachusetts. There was so much love at this wedding — not only between Renee and Paul but also between their families and guests. As I was leaving, I thought “this is why I photograph weddings.”

Renee danced with both of her parents. Below, she dances with her mother.

Their wedding just happened to fall on Paul’s father’s 70th birthday. Guests celebrated with a cake.

Last photograph of the day, below.

Charlene & Ladd's Wedding at The State Room, Boston

lisa — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 03:00:06 +0000

I always think about how weddings are one of the few times in most people’s lives when they’ll commission art. From makeup and hair to flowers and photography, weddings are very much a creative expression of who a couple is. Charlene and Ladd’s wedding was classic, beautiful, fashionable, and fun. Their ceremony and reception were held at one of Boston’s most beautiful venues with a view of the city: The State Room.

We started the photography with some getting-ready photos at the Millennium Bostonian Hotel, which is right near Faneuil Hall. Charlene’s makeup by Tavi De La Rosa for Dani Wagener. Hair by Eva of James Joseph Salon. Ladd waits downstairs with his groomsmen in the lobby of the Millennium Hotel. I love these two bridal photos below. Isn’t she gorgeous? I told Charlene that we’d use a sunny window to light her portraits. It’s fickle and you can’t control it, but the sun is the ultimate light. Charlene’s flowers by Sarah of Spruce Floral.Charlene and her bridesmaids walked over to meet Ladd at Christopher Columbus Park for their first look. It’s always fun walking down the street with a bride! And Fanuiel Hall was packed on this Saturday. Isn’t Charlene’s dress beautiful? “Isabella” dress by Vera Wang.Photographing on this carousel wasn’t easy! I really had to hold on for dear life… or dear cameras. I had two cameras strapped around me while I stood against a horse and held on to the pole. Don’t try this at home. The State Room has such an incredible view of the city. It’s like a constantly changing backdrop, as the light fades into night.

Caroline & Al's Wedding at Arlingtown Town Hall

lisa — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 03:00:15 +0000

Who knew that a town hall could be so beautiful? Caroline and Al recently had their wedding at the Arlington Town Hall in Massachusetts. Caroline grew up in Arlington so it was fitting that they would have their wedding there.

They had their first look and portraits before the ceremony, in one of the upstairs rooms at Town Hall. Normally I would do the first look outdoors, but the light and atmosphere inside was really nice.

Their ceremony was originally scheduled to be held outdoors, but it started raining so we moved inside. You really can’t go wrong at this venue for an outside or indoor wedding.

Seasoned To Taste catered the wedding. The food was excellent!