Becca and Ron: A Disney Fairytale
Themed weddings are a ton of fun. Themed weddings with fun people and perfect weather are even more fun. Check out this Disney-themed love story with lots of hidden Mickey’s and a horse-drawn carriage worthy of Cinderella herself!
I’ve known Becca for a long time. Growing up, she was frequently visiting her grandmother who lived in the house behind mine. She became close friends with my younger sister and I enjoyed making their lives hell on occasion. It was my job as an older brother.
I was really excited when Becca and her fiance, Ron, asked me to be their wedding photographer. I was also excited when they told me that they were having a bit of a Disney-themed celebration. Adding a theme to a wedding always makes for some fun photos.
It was a blast because I had my wife, SiEun, as my second photographer and we got to capture the big events from multiple angles. I am really happy with how it all turned out. I stayed until the end of the night when their awesome dance party gave way to a really cool bonfire. This is something that I have seen happen more and more and is a trend that I love!
Check out some of my faves from Becca and Ron’s wedding!
If you are going to have a Disney, Pixar, or Saw themed wedding- I would love to hear from you!
Kayla and Daniel: A Backyard Wedding
I pride myself in being an adaptable photographer. In a given season I shoot elaborate Indian weddings and intimate ceremonies with the same passion and enjoyment. Sometimes, though, I get to shoot a wedding on a homegrown disc golf course and that just rules!
Occasionally, I photograph weddings for a couple wedding agencies. Agencies are helpful because they help fill dates when you are first starting out. I relied on agencies for my first couple years as a wedding photographer when I came back from Korea. One of the tricky things about them, though, is that photographers often go into weddings with little information about the event or the couple. THis can be stressful for everybody. Most of the time this is fine. Sometimes the groom shows up two hours late. Regardless, as business got better I told the agency I would shoot one last wedding for them. That wedding was Kayla and Daniel’s.
I made it a point to say all of this because Kayla and Daniel were genuinely friggen awesome. One of the reasons why I liked them so much was that I could 100 percent see myself hanging out with them outside of the wedding environment. They were hosting their wedding in their expansive yard that had several disc golf holes. Disc golf is a sport I have participated in for almost twenty years and have incredibly not improved at in the slightest. I felt at ease and free to really explore and photograph. I genuinely enjoyed hanging out with Kayla and Daniel but I also enjoyed talking to their families and friends. One thing that was totally unique was that after the ceremony they fired up multiple grills and started cranking out burgers, hot dogs, and other summer essentials.
Any wedding where the bride is surrounded by grill smoke while flipping burgers is awesome in my book. Check out some of my faves from their awesome wedding.
Charles and Evy: Short and Sweet
A few months ago I got to shoot Evy and Charles’ wedding ceremony at their home church in Framingham Massachusetts. While a lot of my weddings are all day affairs, I was only with Evy and Charles for a few hours in Framingham and then a few minutes in Boston.
A few months ago I got to shoot Evy and Charles’ wedding ceremony at their home church in Framingham Massachusetts. While a lot of my weddings are all day affairs, I was only with Evy and Charles for a few hours in Framingham and then a few minutes in Boston. The couple, along with a whole ton of friends and family were going to spend the night on one of the Boston Harbor cruises. I have shot a few weddings on these cruises and they are a blast- if you’re looking for a fun reception that is a little different- definitely check out the cruise options.
I really lucked out with this wedding. The church was huge and it was full of really great light. I asked ahead of time if it was okay to use flash and they were absolutely fine with it (this is not always the case) but I turned it on only once or twice. The people in charge of the ceremony were kind and welcoming and Evy, Charles, and the rest of their guests were so warm and welcoming. I think this wedding really goes to show that don’t need to have a huge event with lots of set pieces and the longest photo package possible to come away with a great wedding story.
Check out some of my favorite photos from this Framingham wedding:
If you like what you saw and are planning your wedding- whether its a two hour elopement at Worcester City Hall or an all-day affair in Manchester, VT- email me or reach out with the contact form below!
Jessica and James: A Wedding at the Asa Waters Mansion
New England is full of historic homes- sometimes I get lucky enough to shoot a wedding at some of them. Jessica and James got married over the summer at the Asa Waters Mansion in Millbury, MA. Here are some of my favorite photos.
Jessica and James are, in a lot of ways, my favorite kind of people to work with. They were laid back and incredibly nice but also had this sense of humor that really appeals to me. I enjoyed photographing them and I enjoyed working with them through out the wedding process and their wedding at the Asa Waters Mansion in Millbury, MA was fantastic.
Our first engagement session was scrapped because it happened to fall on the same day as our only major snowstorm last winter and I felt awful. They had traveled all the way in from New York and we just couldn’t make it to Moore State Park for our session. I drive a PT Cruiser- not exactly known for its rugged abilities. When we finally had our session a few weeks later the weather was cold but wonderful. Jessica’s son and her sister Barb- also a photographer- came along. Barb let us use her heart shaped umbrella and it ruled. It was a lot of fun and a great way to get to know the people I would be spending a hot summer day with.
Here is my favorite shot from that session.
I was pumped on the day of their wedding. I had met up with Jessica a few days before and she gave me my own heart-shaped umbrella. I was really touched. I toured the lovely Asa Waters Mansion and had a really good idea about where I wanted to go and what I wanted to shoot. I was happy and ready to go. Then, as I was getting my cameras ready to get loaded into my camera bag I got an awful phone call letting me know that one of my cousins had been diagnosed with a real shitty form of Leukemia (not that they aren’t all shitty).
Jessica and James’ wedding taught me that weddings are not an aside from life. Every single person who is at a wedding- whether they are in the wedding or cherished guests (or bearded photographers) have their own massively complex story going on. Not all of it is happy but during a wedding you just have to accept and embrace that. Love is all about accepting a person’s entire story and weddings are all about love.
If I had a normal job I don’t know if I would have functioned properly. I don’t. I arrived at Jessica and James’ wedding having decided that I would paste on a smile and just exist in my camera. The thing is that it’s hard not to smile at a wedding and it’s even harder not to smile around people like Jessica and James. It was also helpful that they and their guests came to get down during the reception! I found that after an incredibly short amount of time my smile was genuine and there were times when I couldn’t help but laugh and feel appreciative for what I do and the people that I get to spend time with. Here are some of my favorite shots from Jessica and James’ wedding at the Asa Waters Mansion in Auburn, MA.
Jackie and Rehan: A Worcester Art Museum Wedding
Earlier this summer I photographed Jackie and Rehan's wedding at the Worcester Art Muesum. As a wedding venue, the museum was awesome. From a photography standpoint it was pretty much everything I dreamed about.
It was a ton of fun to photograph Jackie and Rehan’s wedding at the Worcester Art Museum. For one thing- the Worcester Art Museum rocks. I have shot there before and it’s almost hard to take a bad picture. Even if Jackie and Rehan weren’t super cool people I would have loved spending most of the night in the museum but Jackie and Rehan were awesome.
Jacke and Rehan were kind enough to let my wife SiEun help out as a second photographer. SiEun has quite a bit of experience in commercial and street photography and we had been talking about adding her into my business a second photographer. It made a lot of sense because she was experienced, we work well together, and we both kind-of like each-other. I wanted to give it a dry-run before we made it official and Jackie and Rehan allowed that to happen.
The Worcester Art Museum was a great place to take advantage of two wedding photographers. For one thing- it’s beautiful. There is too much to photograph for one person. Every where you turn there is some priceless painting or a suit of armor- all of it lit perfectly for a wedding. Another thing is that Jackie and Rehan’s wedding ceremony took place on the grand staircase in front of a classic moasic. SiEun was able to grab some awesome shots from above the action that really showed the big picture while I was on ground-level. This just wouldn’t have been possible with a solo photographer. Also, I had this preconception going in that a wedding at the Worcester Art Museum might be pretty subdued but I could not have been more wrong- the DJ was awesome and these people brought it all to the dance floor.
Check out some of my favorites from Jackie and Rehan’s wedding at the Worcester Art Museum!
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Venue: Worcester Art Museum
Hair: Shaylin Sidoti- Facebook / Instagram
Make-up: Beauty Lush by Sarah
Catering: Struck Catering (There are no food pics in this but the food was great)
Dessert: Bean Counter coming in for the win as usual.
As always- if you like what you see and want to talk about photography for your wedding, whether it is at an internationally renowned art museum or your favorite brewery, just shoot me a message.
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