Graceful Images

Jon & Julie were married during  Hurricane Irene, down the Cape.  They owned it.  You would never guess by the smiles on either of their faces because, as it should be, it was the happiest day of their lives.  Jon and Julie were lucky to have amazing parents, bridal parties and friends who were just as willing as they were to celebrate their special day in the middle of a hurricane/tropical storm … and their day was pretty wonderful!

Unfortunately, my second shooter was scheduled to fly up from Pittsburgh for the weekend and her flight was canceled.  Jon and Julie knew that if they were going through with their wedding day, I was going to be there with my camera in hand ready to catch all of their special moments.  I crossed the bridge the night before with lots of batteries charged up ready to take on the world.  Special thank you to Shawn (my boyfriend who I’ve neglected this wedding season) for being a superstar and hanging out in the dark all weekend/keeping me sane.  We lost power in our hotel right before I set out to go and meet Julie and her awesome bridal party at their hotel.

And here is my first ever, Hurricane Bride… Julie, isn’t she beautiful?!

Julie just got back from volunteering in Nimule, Republic of South Sudan and brought back gifts for all of her bridesmaids.  We used a few of them for the ring shots.  Here is one of them:

Jon & Julie did an almost “first look”… they held hands through a doorway, without looking at each other before the ceremony began and said a few last words to each other.  I loved this idea!  It is such a fun alternative to doing a “first look” for those couples who do not want to see one another before they walk down the aisle…

Julie’s Dad giving her away… just stunning Miss Julie:

Love this photo:

Jon’s brother, the best man, played “God Gave Me You”
during the ceremony… it was amazing.  Whenever I hear the song now, I immediately think of Jon & Julie!

Jon & Julie totally rocked their first dance… Love this moment between Julie and her Dad:

Congratulations Jon & Julie! 

Another post,  yay.  I’ve shot 4 weddings in the last 2 weeks and have a 5th tomorrow.  It’s been a blur of weeks/weekends, but I am loving every second of it.  Every wedding is different, but I walk away feeling so honored that I was a part of such an incredible day.  It really is such a special relationship you form with a bride and groom as their photographer and it’s so humbling to know that people believe in you and trust you to capture the memories from one of the most important days of their lives!

Onto Christie & Zack’s big day! It was a magical night on the Odyssey… literally a photographer’s dream.  Christie & Zack are such a fun couple who are surrounded by a group of friends and family who love them unconditionally – the candid shots of the day show so much love and happiness, it’s silly.  I don’t think Zack could look at his beautiful bride without smiling and Christie was glowing all day long.  Lightroom has some incredible editing features that allowed me to really highlight the amazing sky in these frames and I am uber (love this word) excited about how they turned out!

I had the pleasure of having Gabe Kaplan assist me for Christie & Zack’s wedding.  I knew Gabe was the man for the pictures that we were going to be able to get on the top deck of the Odyssey because he is incredible with lighting.

The first kiss… on a boat in Boston Harbor with the sun shining!!If you look closely you can see a helicopter in the cloud… I told you it was magical!!!

Congratulations Mr. & Mrs. Jacobi.

Thank you for letting us be a part of your special day. 

It is official, I am the worst blogger ever!  This season has been extremely busy… in the best possible way ever.  I have had shoots almost every weekend and have been working with some of the areas greatest photographers.  And, I accepted a promotion at my full time job too.  Life is good to say the least!  I cannot believe it is already August and that I’ll be shooting 5 weddings over the next few weeks.  I promise I will get some goodies up on the blog from the last couple of months and I’ll be sure to post all the exciting things coming up too!

Shailesh & Amisha had a beautiful day for their wedding.  The sun was shining and they couldn’t have picked a more beautiful location for their celebration.  Here is a collection of some of the images we took before their ceremony.  I will post the ceremony pictures in a later posting…

Amisha was a stunning bride:

Shailesh, the groom:

Beautiful flowers:

Love this shot of Shailesh laughing:

Congratulations!