I recently photographed Katie and Doug’s wedding at St. Mary’s Church in Charlestown and the State Room in Boston. A few notes about their wedding: Emilie Chang from Pink Orchid Weddings did a beautiful job coordinating. Demiche Beauty provided hair styling. Makeup was by Katrina Hess. The band Men In Black played at their reception.

I want to thank my good friend and second shooter, Li Ward of Fat Orange Cat Studio. I always have so much fun working with her! This set of photos represents a true collaboration between us.

They met in the second grade. Jennifer and John knew each other when they were kids in Alabama. When they were still young, John and his family moved to Pennsylvania. Years later they found each other again in Boston. On the most beautiful Saturday in May, they were married in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Jennifer is from Alabama, and bridal portraits are an important part of  Southern weddings. She asked if we could do some bridal photos at the Sheraton Commander, which is the hotel where she was getting ready.

John was also getting ready at the Sheraton Commander. I headed to his room to take some photos of him with his family. Jennifer and John got ready separately, and didn’t see each other until she walked down the aisle at the ceremony.

The wedding ceremony was held at MIT, where John went to school. The MIT Chapel is one of my absolute favorite places to photograph. Designed in the 1950′s by Eero Saarinen, it’s a wonderful example of mid-20th Century modern architecture. The light on the altar is amazing. I’m actually photographing three weddings at the chapel this year.

Jennifer’s Maid of Honor designed the ceremony programs, shown below. I think she did a great job! There were several cards hinged together. The program included a poem — “i carry your heart with me” — by e.e. cummings, who was also from Cambridge.

After the ceremony we headed over to Killian Court at John’s alma mater, MIT, for some portraits. It’s nice to take some time with the bride and groom, away from all of the people and bustle of the day. I tell people “this is the one time of the day where you can be alone with each other. ” Well, alone except that I’m there snapping pictures! Although I photograph many MIT weddings, this was the first wedding day where we photographed at Killian Court.

In Harvard Square, friends and strangers cheered as Jennifer and John joined their reception at Upstairs On The Square. I love walking around public places with brides and grooms! Everybody loves seeing a bride and groom. So many people smiling and congratulating them. It just makes people happy.

Upstairs On The Square has this gigantic mirror in the main room downstairs. Oh look there I am in the mirror, photographing…

This may be the first-ever wedding toast recited from an iPad! And I happen to know that this was the 3G model, which was released that day. Got to love Cambridge and all its technology-loving peeps.

I love this photo below, of Jennifer and her dad. This was taken right after he made his toast. It kind of got me teary eyed when I was editing the photos!The last photo that I took that night, below. What a great day! And in case you noticed, yes, this was the second wedding in a row that I photographed at Upstairs On The Square. Wonderful staff and the best wedding food ever! ]]> http://www.lisarigbyphotography.com/2010/05/mit-chapel-wedding-upstairs-on-the-square/feed/ 13 http://www.lisarigbyphotography.com/2010/05/bridal-portrait-jennifer/ http://www.lisarigbyphotography.com/2010/05/bridal-portrait-jennifer/#comments Mon, 03 May 2010 20:31:24 +0000 lisa http://www.lisarigbyphotography.com/?p=3779 NOTE: the images in this feed have been downsized or removed for copyright reasons. To see them in their unmodified state, please view the original post by clicking here.

Jennifer and John were married this past Saturday at the MIT Chapel in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Full post on their wedding coming soon but I just had to share a few of Jennifer’s bridal portraits. Makeup by Katrina Hess.

Caroline and Kuan Ju’s wedding at City Hall in Cambridge was my first wedding of 2010. There were eight guests, and they came from the West Coast and England to witness the small ceremony and beautiful day.

What makes a great wedding? All you really need are two people willing to commit to each other, the few people who care most about them, an officiant to marry them, and a lot of love. I love small weddings!