Jeng + Al | same day edit

Most of us who grew up in New England have great memories of Hampton Beach in the summertime. Having made a quick trip this past summer it was great to experience the calmness of the beach in the off-season, which surely would have been jam packed with people just a short time ago. Jeng and Al were married this past Saturday and they held their reception and got ready at Ashworth by the Sea right on the ocean. They were married in nearby Exeter and their photo session took place in downtown Exeter and New Castle.

Jeng and Al were so much fun and we really enjoyed being part of their day. Although we didn't get a chance to meet ahead of time we still managed to incorporate many details that were important to them in their film, such as Jeng's mother's photo on her bouquet or Jeng putting on her earrings. Also Al's father, who is also a deacon, officiated the ceremony and gave the homily... which was absolutely incredible to hear.

Enjoy their same day edit...

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Kristy + Tony | 10.10.10 same day edit

Some of you may remember Kristy and Tony from their save the date a year ago. Its no doubt 10.10.10 was one of the hottest wedding dates of the season but to Kristy and Tony the date had more meaning - it was the 4 year anniversary of their 1st date at Old Sturbridge Village (also where we did their engagement/save the date shoot).

You couldn't have asked for a better day - it was an absolutely gorgeous fall day and I got to work with two of my absolute favorite wedding pros - Melissa Coe with Melissa Coe Photography and Anthony D'Elia with Revelation Productions (DJ & lighting). It made the day that much better for everyone. Its always a treat to work with Melissa - she did a surprise slideshow of some of their photos during dinner and they looked absolutely incredible! Her creative eye and incredible work blows me away every time we work together. Anthony did a great job with the music all night and the lighting looked awesome!

They were married at St. Patrick's church in Whitinsville with their reception at Lakeview Pavillion in Foxboro. That was my first time shooting at Lakeview and I loved the look of the ballroom and there were some great spots outside for some nighttime photos & cinema.

Enjoy their same day edit!

jeff

Aimee + Juan | Amherst same day edit

Aimee + Juan were married last Saturday in Amherst on an absolutely gorgeous fall day. The live in Chicago and had family and friends join them from near and far. One of the coolest parts of the day had to be the trolley rides to the chapel and back. I captured the day along with Kate and Mike... although we never got a chance to meet before the wedding day Aimee and Juan were really awesome to work with and their wedding was a lot of fun! Here is their same day edit...

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Kim + Jeff | Mechanics Hall same day edit

It was really awesome to get to know Kim + Jeff and be part of their wedding. Amanda and I got to hang out with them at Armsby Abbey just a few weeks before the wedding and we knew right away that they were going to be a fun couple to work with. Amanda and Mike shot cinema along with me on their wedding day. They were married at Mechanics Hall in Worcester, Massachusetts - one of the world's great historic concert halls, ranked in the top 4 in North America. It was originally built in 1857 and restored in 1977 and an absolutely stunning building to be in, especially for a wedding!

We met Kim + Jeff through Addie + Dave, one of our awesome couples from last year. It was great to catch up with them as well. It was quite fitting given the venue that Kim and her bridesmaids got ready in the green room, and the ceremony on stage was something that was just incredible to experience. The party was amazing thanks a great group of guests and the Felix Brown Band who kept everyone on the dance floor all night and was absolutely one of my all time favorite bands. It was also really awesome to work with Jeff Newcum, an incredibly talented natural light photographer who was a lot of fun to work with. I'm always excited to work with photographers like Jeff who prefer to shoot with available light whenever possible. The florist was Jeff French of French Boquet Florist and they did a beautiful job with all the arrangements. That's a whole lot of Jeffs! (there was at least one guest named Jeff too!)

We filled in the band's break time with our same day edit presentation... enjoy!

jeff

soundtrack: "Mango Tree" by Angus & Julia Stone click here to buy it on iTunes

Sperry Tents

A few weeks ago I headed a few hours north to a location near Castle in the Clouds in New Hampshire for a night to shoot a fusion promo piece for Sperry Tents Seacoast along with the incredibly talented Boston-area photographer Mark Davidson. Mark is he has an incredible eye for natural light, is really fun to work with, and most importantly his work is really outstanding.

This tent took the crew two full days to setup, if you look closely the ground slopes about 6' from one end of the tent to the other so the flooring had to be engineered specific to the location. The end result is something that is more like a meticulously constructed work of art then your ordinary tent. You can also see another Sperry tent in some of my films from The Willowdale Estate in the recent archives.

It was so cool to see this all come together. The team worked incredibly hard and despite how hard these guys work they all had a great attitude and made it fun. Enjoy...

The soundtrack for this piece is "Hopes" (instrumental) by Derby and was licensed through with etiquette. You can also check them out on iTunes.