Apr
16
You’ve seen the wedding, now see the engagement session. Soo Jin and Roger are one stylish couple and they picked two favorite San Francisco spots for their portraits. Starting off at the stunning Palace of Fine Arts (the only remaining building from the 1915 World’s Fair, and one damn fine piece of architecture) and then over to Chrissy Field (beach glorious beach, even on this SF-typical foggy day- I mean really, we couldn’t even see the Golden Gate Bridge for most of the session). Just days before the wedding, this e-session was a great way to warm up for the big day in Sonoma (or rather cool down before the warm weather in wine country). In either case, enjoy!
You just gotta love these two. And so I am sure you need more. Check out their wine country wedding and their sonoma wedding portraits and reception.
Apr
04
Just finished working on Amanda and Ed’s wedding album (check out the photos from their Copley Plaza wedding), and thought it would be fun to look back at our first session together. We had a blast wandering around Cambridge last summer- hung out on the steps of Harvard‘s library, enjoyed the city streets and Weeks Bridge, and ultimately found our way to John Harvard’s Brewery & Ale House, a favorite hang out and site of the rehearsal dinner for this duo.
Want more from Amanda and Ed? Check out their wedding part 1, part 1,2 and their e-session slideshow.
Feb
08
Amy and Phil’s engagement session last spring brought together their passions for each other, for ballroom dance, for MIT, and for the beautiful cities of Cambridge and Boston. On a foggy day (rare for Boston) and with the cherry blossoms showing off their best color, Dave met up with Amy and Phil to capture these portraits for them.
If you would like to see more from Amy and Phil, check out their wedding blog entry 1 and 2, their engagement and wedding slideshows.
Nov
21
After viewing Michelle and Vilas’ City Mouse E-session, it’s time to take a look at their Country Mouse portion. A picnic by the Charles River provided just the right touch, with water views, beautiful trees, and a fantastic sunset. The delish wine didn’t hurt either.
Can’t wait for their wedding this spring at Indian Pond.
Nov
18
Allow me to introduce you to Michelle and Vilas. For their engagement session, we focused on two sides of their personality. First up, the City Mouse. We wandered through Boston‘s beautiful Beacon Hill neighborhood and even found a few new spots in one of our favorite places to shoot. Always fun. And now you just might fall in love with these two- flirty, firey, sassy, playful, sweet-on-each-other, and Michelle’s to-die-for smile.
More to come soon with the Country Mouse portion of the e-session!
Sep
15
We interrupt our regularly scheduled programming…. Yup that’s right. You already saw these two get married, or at least the beginning of the wedding festivities, so while you are waiting for the final installment, I thought I would share a few from their super fun engagement session. They took us through their old stomping grounds of Boston’s beautiful Back Bay and then to the Charles River.
We started at Bar Lola, infamous for their first date and many others after that. The bartender knew them by name, knew their favorite drinks, even knew what to song to play for them. In fact, that first date ended with dancing right about here….
Since they used to live in the Back Bay, they spent time all around Commonwealth Ave. And it is perfect for photos.
As we made our way to the Charles River, we couldn’t help but enjoy this picturesque neighborhood.
More dancing.
Enjoying the view.
And a few more in the city they love…
If you want more from their engagement session, definitely check out the slideshow.
And now we return to our regularly scheduled programming. More from Janette & Wes’ Very Boston Wedding at the Trinity Church, Public Gardens and Fairmont Copley Plaza to follow soon.
Aug
03
For Monica and Ramy’s engagement session, they wanted to highlight some of their favorite parts of Boston- the red bricks and the green spaces. They chose the North End to do the former, and I suggested Christopher Columbus park for the latter. These two are side-by-side and perfectly compliment each other.
Monica shared one specific vision with me for their session, an image of them in a cafe, viewed through a window. We ended up finding this perfect little wine bar. So romantic.
Thinking back, we must have rescheduled this session a thousand times due to weather, but when we finally were able to do it, we were so lucky. We had a perfectly beautiful day with sunlight bouncing all around. This next image was captured with sunlight reflecting off a window. I love the warmth of it and the tenderness of their embrace.
One of my favorite spots in our Little Italy is this square that is actually a triangle. It’s across from Paul Revere‘s house, but also nearby some really cute restaurants. It’s often very crowded. Thank goodness, these two weren’t at all shy.
Did I mention that Ramy is a comedian? And Monica is a singer and dancer? They actually met while working on a production of Guys and Dolls. It was Ramy’s first stage show, so Monica showed him the ropes.
That also meant we had to fit a bit of dancing into our shoot.
There are also cute little shops that absolutely remind me of Italy. And the old fashioned looking bike didn’t hurt.
Ambiance and moments…
And flirtatious feet.
Stolen kisses.
Lookin’ good.
When I think of Christopher Columbus Park, I immediately think of the green archway. That said, I hadn’t seen it in a while and didn’t realize how much it had grown in. It was absolutely beautiful. A perfect backdrop for more formal portraits.
I had no idea there was this beautiful little rose garden here. Of course, they had to stop and smell the roses, and seal it with a kiss.
A truly fun evening with a wonderful couple. Their wedding at Belle Mer was just a few weeks ago (yup, we were cutting it a bit close with their session- all that darn rain) and it was absolutely fabulous. Can’t wait to share those photos too!
But if you want more now, check out their e-session slideshow.
Jul
26
So Cassie (one of our 2011 brides) writes to me and says, "What do you think about Fenway for our engagement session?" And I think in my head "YES!!!!" and then Dave suggests I ask a few more questions about how it works. Fortunately the answers matched up brilliantly with my excitement and Cassie and Dan were excited too! After all, how often do you get to spend time in Fenway and get to go pretty much wherever you want without anyone else around? Not nearly often enough.
We had a ball. The four of us (and our guide Taylor) meandered our way to various seating areas, with views of the field and the Green Monster, and some amazingly cool signage. We laughed, we cheered, they kissed and snuggled. It was pretty much just plain awesome. And so now we get to share a few photos from an afternoon well spent…
Especially fun way to make use of the empty seats. Yup, they are kissing as they cheer in the back. Looks like a Red Sox victory move to me.
I don’t think I actually realized there were seats up by the Green Monster.
One of my favorite snuggling shots.
Such history and such character in this park.
After our Fenway tour, we met up with the rest of the family. Meet Tank and Kona. Two of the cutest bulldogs (one English, one French) you have ever seen.
Walking the dogs around the park.
These pooches are fans, too.
Really, just so many more fab images to share. Check ‘em out.
Cassie and Dan, thank you for an absolutely amazing afternoon. We can’t wait to celebrate with you this fall on Martha’s Vineyard!
Jul
18
I’m on a bit of a stay-close-to-home kick right now. Not for me so much, but for our couples. We’ve had several engagement sessions in which our clients have chosen to do their shoot in and/or around their home, or got back to their roots. I LOVE this!!! It’s so nice to get to know people in their natural environments and we get a great sense of who they are and what they like to do, simply by walking by this cafe or that park.
And so it was with Cleo and Dieter. They had initially thought we should do the session in New York City, as they live right across from the Big Apple. But as the day approached, we realized that their town of Hoboken provided the perfect backdrop for their session. They showed us their favorite spots to walk and bike ride, and the views of Manhattan were the views they could see by stepping out their door. Absolutely perfect!
We started down by the water. You can pretty much see the Empire State Building from anywhere in town. I especially love this photo because their story is central, but there are also two other neighborhood stories and life cycle stories- the dad and his son on the right were fishing (future family) and the couple by the railing is an elderly couple (to me, symbolizing the golden years in Cleo and Dieter’s life together).
Dancing and fooling around. Why not?!
On our walk, we popped onto the campus of the Stevens Institute of Technology (Cleo takes a class here for fun). Wow, the views! It must be a great place to go to school.
Hoboken just built this fabulous new park on the water. And there was this beautiful bridge.
We finished our tour at the Hoboken Terminal (Dieter rides his bike through here every day). It has character and charm and few people on a Saturday. It is truly a gem of a spot.
Loving this simple formal portrait.
A quiet moment.
And this one with a bit more drama.
After we were done, we took a cab back to their apartment and enjoyed brunch at one of their neighborhood haunts. I couldn’t get over how great Hoboken was. Having never been there, I had no idea. Seeing the town through their eyes was such fun. And seeing them through a filter of their town helped me get to know Cleo and Dieter even better.
If you would like to see a few more, check out their slideshow.
Jul
11
Taking a tour of the North End with Johnnie and Eleni was such a treat. This is one area of Boston that really speaks to who Johnnie is and the birth of their relationship. Not only does he seem to know everyone in town and every little nook and cranny of the neighborhood, but he took Eleni here for their first date. So we also got to hear the stories of that fateful night. Of course, the other treat came at the end of the session when we took their advice and picked up a cannoli at Modern Pastry.
One of my favorite images because it totally feels like Eleni and John. I can’t help falling in love with them.
One of the things Johnnie wanted was to capture the alleyways and hidden places of the North End. So we ventured off Hanover Street and away from the Freedom Trail. We found beautiful secluded spots.
Another favorite place of theirs is the narrowest house (and boy is it narrow), and they love the ironwork by that alley. So….
Of course, since they had their first date here, we wanted to pop in and capture a few images for them there. The folks at Bricco were very gracious about letting us hang out at the bar for a few minutes.
A perfect afternoon all around. Really, there are tons more of amazing images. So if you can’t wait for their fall wedding at the Greek Orthodox Cathedral and the Charles Hotel, definitely check out their slideshow.
