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Nicole and Ramiro Mirabeau Spa Wedding

Nicole and Ramiro were married on June 17th, with a ceremony and reception at the Mirabeau Spa. These two met at CrossFit Southborough, where Nicole was Ramiro’s coach. After about 6 months of friendship, Ramiro asked Nicole to compete in a partner competition and then asked her out to dinner to say thanks. But when the night came and went, they had a bit of a communications mix-up, and both…

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#baby #Cross Fit #DJ Deirdre Dagata #Hot 96.9fm #Melissa #Mirabeau spa #New England Wedding #nursing bride #Pebbles #Plymouth #Ramiro Torres #The GetUp crew #Vows #wedding #wedding photographer #Wiggy

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AnneMarie and Joe Stevens Estate Wedding

AnneMarie and Joe were married on June 3rd, with a ceremony and reception at the Stevens Estate in North Andover. Joe and AnneMarie met online and agreed to meet at a local library. From there, they had dinner at Bertucci’s, where they talked until the restaurant kicked them out for having too much fun during closing time. Sounds like a match to me! As they kept dating, they bonded over the fact…

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#Boston Wedding #Harry Potter #Henry Rollins #Les Fleurs #Library #Madelines Daughter #New England Wedding #North Andover #Oakleaf Cakes #Punk Rock #the king and I #The North Shore #The Stevens Estate #theater nerd #tree planting ceremony #wedding

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Fantastic First Dance – Shayna and Jordan Lyman Estate Wedding

Shayna and Jordan were married on May 28th, with a ceremony and reception at the Lyman Estate. These two met at Brandeis University during Shayna’s freshman year and Jordan’s sophomore year. They spent 7 years dating before they finally decided it was time to tie the knot—spending their time hanging out with their friends at local bars and enjoying spicy food together. When we first met, Shayna…

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#Boston Wedding #Capers Catering #Ceremony Bridal Shop #first dance #Harvard Law #Lyman Estate #Mika #New England Wedding #Silver Arrow #Treat Cupcake bar #Waltham #wedding

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Twinning – Sarah & Evan's Temple Rodeph Shalom B'nai Mitzvah

Twinning – Sarah & Evan’s Temple Rodeph Shalom B’nai Mitzvah

On April 22nd, I was honored to photograph Sarah and Evan’s B’nai Mitzvah at the Temple Rodeph Shalom in Philadelphia, with a reception at Tedenza. Twins are tricky. While everyone likes to refer to them as “the twins,” or as a unit, I have found what twins really want is to be recognized as individuals first, siblings second, and twins third. How do I know? Because that’s what I asked Sarah and…

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#B&039;nai Mitzvah #Bar Mitzvah #Bat Mitzvah #Cescaphe Event Group #Hot Topic #Philadelphia #Philadelphia Soccer Union #practice session #Snowball fight #Teens #Temple Rodeph Shalom #Tendenza #Twins

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Twist and Shout - Alexa's Temple Beth Elohim Bat Mitzvah

Twist and Shout – Alexa’s Temple Beth Elohim Bat Mitzvah

I was honored to be part of Alexa’s bat mitzvah on March 25th at the Temple Beth Elohim. Her mother had contacted me about doing Alexa’s bat mitzvah after seeing my work that I had done for another girl’s event, and the rest is history. Alexa is a very strong young woman who knows exactly what she wants—and that is a good thing. She is an incredibly talented gymnast who loves great music and…

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#Bat Mitzvah #Boston Bat Mitzvah #Jewish #Max&039;s Ultimate Food #Northern Lights Entertainment #Temple Beth Elohim #Toby Dondis LTD #Twist Events

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Camptown Races - James and Elise Whispering Pines Wedding

Camptown Races – James and Elise Whispering Pines Wedding

James and Elise were married on October 22nd, with a ceremony and reception at Whispering Pines. These two met back on July 3, 2010. They were at a friend’s party when they started chatting, and Elise was impressed by what a fantastic listener James was, even when she was speaking candidly. A few days later, he invited her out for a dinner date in Boston. When she discovered his sarcastic sense…

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#BHLDN #DJ Dig Doug #EDM #foliage #Johnson and Wales #Rhode Island #wedding #Whispering Pines Conference Center

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Ashley and Ryan Lanam Club Wedding

Ashley and Ryan Lanam Club Wedding

Ashley and Ryan were married on October 8th, with a ceremony and reception at the Lanam Club. I was introduced to Ashley and Ryan through their friend Ashley (yes, her name is Ashley, too). She is a fellow photographer and friend of mine. Ashley (my friend) was in Ashley’s (the bride’s) wedding party, so she introduced me to Ashley and Ryan in the hopes they would hire me to be their…

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#Andover Massachusetts #Converse Sneakers #DJ Cookie Policy #first look #Michele&039;s Sweet Shop #The Lanam Club #Vows #wedding

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Take it to the Max: Max's Bar Mitzvah at Temple Sinai and Blue Hill Country Club

Take it to the Max: Max’s Bar Mitzvah at Temple Sinai and Blue Hill Country Club

Max I was able to photograph Max’s bar mitzvah on May 21st at the Temple Sinai in Sharon, MA, including a reception afterward at the Blue Hill Country Club in Canton. When I first met up with Max to do his practice session, we found out he and I had a lot in common, even though he’s only 13. We both love hip-hop, dance, all kinds of music, and old school track suits. In fact, he was very clear…

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#Bar Mitzvah #Blue Hills Country Club #Canon Massachusetts #design images florists #Hip Hop #Pure Entertainment #Run DMC #Temple Sinai

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Love in a Hurricane - Tommy and Kristin at The Chanler at Cliff Walk Wedding

Love in a Hurricane – Tommy and Kristin at The Chanler at Cliff Walk Wedding

Tommy and Kristin were married on October 9th, with a ceremony and reception at the Chanler at Cliff Walk. These two met at Assumption College graduating just one year apart from each other—Tom was the class of 2010 and Kristin the class of 2011—and were on the same RA staff from 2009 to 2010, along with Kristin’s sister, Erika. The two girls had always had a few good laughs at Tommy’s expense,…

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#Alexandra&039;s Bridal Boutique #Assumption College #Hurricane Matthew #Kevin Hadfield #Newport #Rhode Island #The Chanler at Cliff Walk #The Spiced Pear #wedding #Wright&039;s Dairy Farm & Bakery

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The Great Skate - Aidan becomes a Bar Mitzvah at Temple Beth Avodah

The Great Skate – Aidan becomes a Bar Mitzvah at Temple Beth Avodah

I was honored to be part of Aidan’s bar mitzvah on April 2nd at the Temple Beth Avodah, as well as the party afterward at the Windsor Club. A few months before his big day, I photographed a practice session with Aidan (link blog post of practice session), where I got to know this amazing young man. He’s a lover of all things skateboarding, graffiti, and hip-hop. He is creative and genuine, with…

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#Bar Mitzvah #Beth Avodah #dancing #Grafitti #Hip Hop #Massachusettes #Newton #Pure Energy #Skateboarding #The Party Specialists #The Windsor Club

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Sander and Amanda's Intimate Vermont Wedding Celebration

Sander and Amanda’s Intimate Vermont Wedding Celebration

Sander and Amanda celebrated their marriage on August 27th, with a reception at a gorgeous farmhouse in Bridgewater, VT. Sander, a custom guitar-maker, and Amanda, a speech pathologist, had actually been married for a while before they contacted me with plans to celebrate their wedding after the fact with family and friends. Sander and Amanda gathered up their loved ones for a weekend at the most…

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#custom guitar #forrest wedding #Intimate Vermont Wedding #Vermont #Woodstock

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Nicole and Kilean's Medieval LARP Wedding at Three Sisters Sanctuary

Nicole and Kilean’s Medieval LARP Wedding at Three Sisters Sanctuary

Nicole and Kilean were married on September 16th, with a ceremony and reception at the Three Sisters Sanctuary in Goshen, MA. Nicole and Kilean met at a 4-H Camp in Sturbridge at a LARP (Live Action Role Playing—think Renaissance faire meets Lord of the Rings) event in 2007. She thought he was “super hunky,” and she was playing the role of the “cute blonde” that his vampire character killed that…

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#art #LARP #LARP wedding #medieval wedding #three sisters sanctuary

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True Love - Brian & Kaela's Destination Wedding in Vieques Puerto Rico

True Love – Brian & Kaela’s Destination Wedding in Vieques Puerto Rico

What do you do when your good friend, favorite photographer, and mentor of all things music photography asks you to shoot his wedding in Puerto Rico? You go! My dear friend Brian gave me a call one day to ask me to join him, about 40 of his friends, and his fiancée, Kaela, on the small island of Vieques Puerto Rico. So, I took six days off of my life plans, and before I knew it, it was the middle…

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#Destination Wedding #dogs #Drums #love #Martineau Belle Playa #Puerto Rico Destination Wedding #Vieques Puerto Rico #Vieques Puerto Rico Wedding #Vieques Wedding

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I do I do I do I do - Mike and Paul's Wedding at Bourne Farm

I do I do I do I do - Mike and Paul's Wedding at Bourne Farm on the blog today!

Mike and Paul were married June 4 with a ceremony and reception at Bourne Farm on Cape Cod. Mike and Paul met through their love of Rugby. Both men played on their own teams, Mike played for a Boston team, and Paul was playing for a Stockholm, Sweden team, where he lived for 12 years. Two years ago they officially met at an international tournament. Their first “date” was at Providence Pride, so…

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#Artisan Bake Shop #Bourne Farm #Cape Cod #Cape Cod Wedding #Clambakes etc #gay wedding #LGTBQ #Rugby #same sex wedding #two grooms #White Label Wedding DJ&039;s

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Mallory's Big Day - Philadelphia Bat Mitzvah at Rodeph Shalom, and Front & Palmer

Mallory’s Big Day – Philadelphia Bat Mitzvah at Rodeph Shalom, and Front & Palmer

This past spring, on March 12th, I was honored to be able to shoot Mallory’s bat mitzvah at Rodeph Shalom in Philadelphia, with a fun reception afterward at the Front and Palmer Club. I met Mallory’s mother, Alyson, a couple years ago when she hired me to do a family session for her. I really hit it off with her kids, and as I was wrapping up the weekend shoot, she asked, “So, do you shoot bat…

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#All Around Entertainment #Bat Mitzvah #Broad Street #Center City #Dancin&039; on Air #Fishtown #Front and Palmer #Kat Sterrett #Philadelphia #Rodeph Shalom #Sheehan Events

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Let's Hear it for the Boys - Aidan's Practice Session

Let’s Hear it for the Boys – Aidan’s Practice Session

As I’ve mentioned before, prior to shooting a Mitzvah, I go and spend some time with the teen and his or her close friends at home. I want to get them comfortable in front of the camera and get to experience them as unique young adults. Well up to now, anytime I have blogged a practice session for my Mitzvah kids, it’s always been a girl, so today I thought I would mix things up and share with…

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#Bar Mitzvah #Let&039;s hear it for the boys #practice session #Skateboard

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Robert gets a Service Dog - Autism & NEADS

Robert gets a Service Dog – Autism & NEADS

Autism is really hard. It sucks. But then, as a parent, when your kid gets to a certain age and you add puberty into the mix, you’d better get ready for the ride of your life. You think you know anxiety, but you have no idea. You think you know what a tantrum is, but then the autistic tantrums hit. And because every case of autism and every child is different, it presents itself in different…

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#Autism #blogging #Boston Marathon #dogs for autism #NEADS #Pat and Jess #Princeton #Service dog