Raina + Jeff: Wedding

So I've gotta say I was a bit offended when the best man accused me of pandering, because I was wearing my Boston Red Sox cufflinks to the wedding. I'll have you know that I've been a Sox fan since my college days up at Bentley in Waltham, MA! I figured that Raina & Jeff would think it was cool, but I certainly didn't buy them just to impress a set of clients!

(kidding)

Anyway... You may notice a decidedly Fenway-centric theme running through this set. That is entirely intentional.

I think that two of the most meaningful images for me are the two shots up in the stairwell, taken just after the ceremony. Raina & Jeff had just run up there to stay out of side while the crowds subsided, and those photographs are unscripted and genuine. Another poignant moment occured during Raina's sister's toast: Raina's expression listening to her sister speak is priceless.

As usual, thanks to Kristen Carolan for doing such an amazing job organizing and coordinating!

Wedding Planner: Kristen Carolan of Simply Stunning Events
Wedding Venue: Belmont Heights Baptist Church
Reception Venue: The Country Music Hall of Fame
Catering: SoBro Catering
Florals: Fresh by Carry Ann
Cake: Cakes by Shara
DJ: Brent Cantrell with Cosmo Creations
Videographer: Realize Studios

We're also trying out some of our new branding in the watermarks on this set, which we're very excited about. Expect to see more of this soon!

Enjoy the images, and please click on any for a larger view!

A Boston Engagement

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Here's an engagement photo that I really love. Even though Raina & Jeff are getting married here in Nashville, they live in Boston and really wanted to incorporate their home city into their engagement session. We were fortunate that we were able to arrange to do their e-session up north, and we all wanted to imbue the images with a real sense of place.

I love this photo because its an exciting, cinematic image that's full of romance... but it also incorporates the city (not to mention the Red Sox!). Its very easy for this kind of shot to turn into a vacation-style "this is us in front of Fenway park: SMILE!" but this shot maintains its sense of place in a more subtle way that helps carry the story of Jeff & Raina. I also enjoy this shot for the composition: the way the frame is diaganolly bisected by the skyline, the way the streetlights and crosswalks form leading lines to the couple, and the way the rim-light from the headlamps really pulls the couple out of the background. I have ordered a fine-art silver gelatin fiber print of this shot to hang on my own wall.