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!

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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!

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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.

Allison + John | from a Tahoe blizzard to a destination wedding in Boston

Yesterday I filmed Allison and John's amazing wedding in Boston along with Kate and Mike. They live in San Francisco and friends and family joined them from near and far for an amazing celebration. Allison and John were a really awesome couple to get to know and you can tell as soon as you meet them they are absolutely a perfect fit for each other.

Allison and John were married at the amazing historic Old South Church. Its one of those buildings that when you walk into your jaw just hits the floor. Their reception was just a couple blocks down Boylston Street at the beautiful Mandarin Oriental. They held their rehearsal on Thursday with a rehearsal dinner Friday evening at the Taj rooftop with stunning of the city views all around of the sunset over Boston. Amanda joined me for coverage of their rehearsal dinner and I also covered their rehearsal at the church the day before.

One thing that certainly makes for a great wedding is when you have the opportunity to work with a great planner. Heather Minicucci of Simply Inviting Weddings is one of a kind. She worked so well with Allison and John and her attention to all of the finest details was outstanding. All of her hard work made for a wedding I can say I will certainly never forget.

We were excited to meet and work with Christine + Andy with Bello Photography. They are a husband and wife team from the Cape that are not only incredibly talented but just so much fun to work with. The band Hush sounded incredible and provided the music for the evening. Boston Uplights designed the lighting and decor and took an amazing looking ballroom to a whole new level. Jason from Revelation Productions provided the projection system for us for this same day edit...

soundtrack: "Lay Your Head Down" by Keren Ann - click here to buy it on iTunes

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