Sometimes you take a leap of faith, and one of those leaps is definitely marriage. Lindsey and Wilson took a leap of faith when they hired me sight unseen, over the phone about a year ago. They were living in Athens, Georgia so we were only able to meet in person a few weeks ago. They finally had their wedding this past weekend at the Old North Church and their reception at the Lenox Hotel. This wedding was Old World, classic, historic Boston.
I have a ways to go with editing photographs from this wedding — these are just my top picks that I quickly pulled. I wanted to get Wilson and Lindsey some preview photos before they left for their two month honeymoon! They’ll spend the next eight weeks backpacking across Europe and India.
View from the 11th floor suite at the Lenox Hotel.
Lindsey wore a Vera Wang gown. Beautiful!
They had tons of great calligraphy at this wedding — from these letterpress invitations and cards to the hand-lettered escort cards at the reception.
Monogrammed, embroidered handkerchiefs were among Lindsey’s gifts to her bridesmaids.
A photograph of Lindsey’s grandmother, who was there in spirit, below at right.
A bridesmaid and stylist Caitlin Murphy place the veil over Lindsey’s face.
Here’s where I almost lost it with the tears. Lindsey and her parents arrived at the church in a 1937 Cadillac. When the car pulled up and all the tourists were cheering and snapping photos, and the bagpiper was playing… I really had to fight back tears! It was all very dramatic!
Where it all started: “One if by land, two if by sea.” The Old North Church still uses brass candle chandeliers, which were first lit on Christmas day in 1724.
Wilson and Lindsey are both of Scottish descent, and a bagpiper played as people entered and left the church. The tower at right, below, is the steeple where Paul Revere arranged to have lanterns hung.
We headed to the
Boston Public Garden for some portraits after the wedding ceremony.
I didn’t have to give them direction for their portraits below. They were so happy to be married!
The wedding reception took place in the Lenox’s Dome Room.
Wilson and Lindsey welcome guests to the reception. Behind them,
Florencia Gonzalez band.
Thank you Wilson and Lindsey for letting me be part of your wonderful and beautiful wedding day!
