I really enjoy whenever I have the opportunity to work in a historical setting for a wedding. Getting to shoot in and around Boston, that opportunity comes around often. My most recent opportunity was getting to photograph Peter and Amanda’s wedding at the Lyman Estate in Waltham, MA, which happens to be a National Historic …

What inspires a photographer to take a shot? Aside from the technical aspects constantly consuming my mind, the thing that I am looking to capture, that motivates me to lift the camera and release the shutter, is emotion. As a wedding photographer, my subject is people. What separates people from other inanimate subjects is the ability to …

Predictability can be a wedding photographer’s best friend, but it can also be a worst enemy. When you move at the speed of a wedding, it is nice to know your environment like the back of your hand. You know where to get the best shots at the right time of day. You can rely on …

The first challenge a wedding photographer must face with each new wedding is the couple’s attitude about photography. There are many reasons why a person, or a couple, feels self conscious in front of the lens. With Pete and Linda, none of those reasons applied. These two are a wedding photographer’s dream couple: cool, calm, collected, and …

One of the first things I do to prepare for a wedding is to check the weather obsessively as it approaches. Up to the day of Ray and Nicole’s wedding, the weather had been beautiful. But as each day past by, it was clear that the weather for their Villa wedding would not be. Even …

There is nothing quite like getting to shoot a beautiful wedding at a beautiful venue on a gorgeous spring day in New England. The only thing that makes it even better is when you get to create some amazing photos for an incredible couple like Adam and Kasandra. I cannot tell you how easy it …

It makes my job as a photojournalistic wedding photographer much easier when working with a couple that is genuinely having a good time. This always shows through in the images I create. I’m going to come right out and say it: I love shooting at the Beauport Hotel in Gloucester, MA. There’s something interesting to …

There is one thing I can say in regards to the early spring weather this year…at least I do not have to think hard about what to say in these blog posts. If I could guess, the one thing that strikes the greatest fear in the hearts and minds of all brides and grooms leading up to …

It’s said that March blows in like a lion and goes out like a lamb. After 3 nor’easters hit New England this year, all with in the first 3 weeks of March, this saying has never been more relevant. I can imagine it was a great source of concern for Christian and Kathryn in the …

Who would have thought that after a month of unseasonably cold and rainy weather we would have such a beautiful spring day for Ken and Alyssar’s wedding. The temperatures were perfect, not a drop of rain fell all day, and there just enough of a breeze to capture some spectacular shots of Alyssar’s veil blowing in the wind. I …

Everyone knows there is a calm before the storm. But it was the calm after the storm (a record breaking Nor’easter to be exact) that made photographing Brett and Michelle’s Harrington Farm wedding an awesome experience. Though the ground was still swollen from the previous day’s deluge, Brett and Michelle were not deterred from venturing outside to get shots against the beautiful …

Nothing says sophistication and elegance like a wedding held at the spectacular Rosecliff Mansion. That is why I was more than thrilled to photograph Omer and Danielle’s wedding this past Fourth of July weekend. The day started with the bride and groom getting ready in their separate suites at the newly renovated Newport Marriott. With …

Who would have thought during a week of record temperatures in the 50s we would have snow on the evening of Bill and Ashley’s wedding? Most couples would not be thrilled at the prospect of precipitation on the day of their wedding, and to be honest I am not sure how Bill and Ashley felt about …

I always enjoy working with people who have a close relationship with their culture. It makes me feel like I am not exclusively a wedding photographer, but also a cultural anthropologist. And living in such a metropolitan, multicultural area, I get to observe and document a lot of cool and interesting things. Take for instance, …

The prestigious Fairmont Copley Plaza is an icon of the Boston landscape, as well as its history. For Jonathan and Hillary, the hotel also holds great, historical significance, though on a smaller and more personal scale. For three generations, the women in Hillary’s family have exchanged their vows within the walls of this opulent hotel. Jonathan’s family shares a long legacy of Fairmont …
