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DoubleTree Hilton Westborough Wedding – Caroll & Jeremy

Oh my gosh, I had such a blast photographing Caroll and Jeremy on their wedding day at the DoubleTree Hilton in Westborough. It was the perfect day in spite of all the craziness of  TLC filming and everything (yes, this wedding is going to be on I Found the Gown). I could not be happier for the two of them.

Caroll and Jeremy didn’t date until a couple years after they graduated college. He is from Kentucky and she’s from New England. They had a baby girl, a VERY cute baby girl who’s going to be a heart breaker one day :) and Jeremy had been in Afghanistan since Caroll was 6 months pregnant. They’ve gone through a lot and I’m so glad that they’re having the much deserved happy ending… or I should say happy beginning as a family.

I’ve heard a lot of great things about Bumble Bee Landing but didn’t get to see their bouquets until the wedding day, they were GORGEOUS!

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The ceremony alter was specially designed by the bride Caroll. It’s beautiful!

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Can’t take credit for this. One of the many great moments Angie captured.

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Caroll had two dresses. One for the ceremony and first dance and another one for the reception dance that she didn’t mind getting dirty. I think it was a great idea especially for brides who want to preserve their wedding dresses.

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What was the most memorable moment of your wedding celebration?

Caroll: There were so many things that were memorable, and I wish I could live the day over and over :) Jeremy looked dashing, Olivia was so adorable in her own wedding dress, we had so much fun with all of our closest friends and family!

Jeremy: I can’t really pick out anything in particular, it was all so much fun.  

Any advice for future brides/grooms?

Caroll: Try not to let the little things get to you!

Jeremy: Just go with the flow and don’t sweat the small stuff.  

Funniest memory of the night?

Caroll: Hard to say! We had so much fun that day!  

Jeremy: OG asleep at the ceremony.  

Where are you going for honeymoon?

Caroll & Jeremy: Antigua!

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Caroll and Jeremy, I hope you had a blast on your wedding day. Congratulations again for starting such a wonderful family.

In case anyone is interested, feel free to check out their engagement session in Lowell.

Wedding Vendors:
Main Photographer: Ze Liang Photography
Second Photographer: Angelina Rose Photography
Ceremony & Reception venue: DoubleTree Hilton in Westborough, MA.
Florist: Bumble Bee Landing
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April 24, 2013 - 1:37 pm

Jan - Beautiful pictures and beautiful bride. Great job Sam!!!!

April 24, 2013 - 10:58 pm

Mich & Steven - Absolutely stunning!! So sorry to have missed it. What an incredible photographer!

The Log Cabin Holyoke Wedding – Allison & Ryan

Wow, I can’t believe how beautiful Allison and Ryan’s wedding at the Log Cabin, Holyoke was. If you ask me what I loved most about the wedding, it would be the ceremony overlooking mountains and forests. My dream wedding is on an actual mountain top and this is the closest I’ve seen so far. I haven’t quite figured out why mountain, as opposed to a beach, or vineyard. I’ll let you know once I figured it out. But anyways…

Allison and Ryan’s wedding is one of the MOST special ones to me because they were the very first client who booked me for wedding coverage, and I’m extremely grateful and honored that they have this incredible amount of trust in me. All of this wouldn’t have happened if I hadn’t photographed the fashion show at my school and one of the runway model’s mom, Donna, was friends with Allison.  I feel like I’ve known Allison since forever. From the first time we met to their engagement session and now, it’s been almost 2 years.

Here’s the story about how Allison and Ryan met. When they were 16, still in high school, they went on a blind date set up by their friends. Not having a clue how it would unfold, they turned out to be the perfect match. I’ve always believed that opposites attract. Allison and Ryan were quite opposite from each other. Allison is like the party girl and Ryan would take some time for him to warm up. Despite the differences, they’ve been together ever since. Even in college, they made every effort to see each other. Allison went to UMass Amherst and Ryan went to Curry College. They would drive for 2.5 hours to see each other on a regular basis. This, my friend, is commitment and dedication.

Fast forward to May of 2010, while on a trip to Chicago, he finally put a ring on it. They tied the knot in 2012 at the beautiful Log Cabin in Holyoke. The mountain view is spectacular, words can not describe it, you have to see the pictures for yourself…

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The bridesmaids were so fun, we had to do a series of individual portraits and and they look fab together.

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I love how they were all serious, serious, serious… BAM, Derek worked it!

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Ceremony started. As Allison walked down the aisle and they saw each other for the first time, it was emotional. I love capturing these moments that’ll help them remember the feeling. In this case, a picture is better than a thousand words.

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Somebody tell me if she’s… smizing, as Tyra Banks said.

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I can’t come up with a caption here without being totally inappropriate, somebody help?!

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After so many years, they’re finally husband and wifey!!!

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The guys were so dapper and the girls were gorj.

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I love this picture by Brad. Nice dip!

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Parents dance.

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This is absolutely the cutest first dance ever!!!

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I’m telling ya, I’m totally obsessed with Allison’s dance moves.

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Work it girls!!!

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I thought this was out of focus but upon closer inspection, this girl with the crazy flying hair was in focus and I LOVED it.

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What was the most memorable moment of your wedding celebration?

There were so many memorable moments from the wedding day, it is hard to choose.  But I would have to say definitely the moment I walked down the aisle and first saw Ryan standing there is my absolute favorite.  I was so worried about all eyes on me walking down, but as soon as I saw Ryan my anxiety disappeared and it was like no one else was there.  

Any advice for future brides/grooms?

Just have fun and try to savor every moment because it does go by fast.  And if you are having fun, your guests are going to have fun.

Funniest memory of the night?

The dancing in general…from the worm to people on their backs during twist and shout, so memorable!

Where are you going for honeymoon?

Ireland in March 2013!  :)

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Al and Ry, I had a blast documenting your love, and again, I can not be more grateful that you chose me to be a part of your special day. I hope that one day when you look back at these photos, you’ll be able to relive all the joy and happiness.

xoxo.

Vendors:
Main Photographer: Ze Liang Photography
Second photographer: Wandering Seaman Photography
Officiant: Ryan’s dad’s friend Glen Hannington
Groom’s suit: Perry Ellis
Caterer, linen, cake provided by venue: The Log Cabin, Holyoke, MA.
Planner: Chad Donnelly
DJ: And The Beat Goes On
Rings: Marc Snyder. Snyder jewelers in Weymouth, MA.
Florist: Heather at Durocher Florist
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Live Production – Nuns Gone Wild

As you may already know, I study film/production at Northeastern. This semester I’m taking a television studio production class. We have three productions that we have to do live throughout the semester, meaning that all the filming has to be done live. It’s actually pretty nerve-wracking because we had to time everything extremely precisely down to the seconds. This is one of the three productions we filmed and it was a 30-second commercial about a Nuns Gone Wild DVD product we “sell”.

We tried to be funny. As you can see, it was a couple seconds over and we had pointed deducted. We had to take out a few lines in the script and the voice over guy was trying to read as fast as he could. Nonetheless, I’m proud of the hard work we put into this and I think it’s wicked funny.

Also, I was glad we made use of my last year’s Halloween costume.

Hope you got some laughs out of this.

Happy Tuesday!

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Sweet Valentine

This year we found a fun and creative way to show our clients how much we appreciate them and wish them a sweet Valentine’s Day. Joe, of Contagious Events, made these super cute lip and mustache shaped chocolate pops and I filmed his entire process. We had so much fun doing it. I hope our clients enjoy them as much as we did.

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I documented Joe making these chocolate pops.

Music Credit: Sweet Sweet Dreams from Video Blocks.

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February 14, 2013 - 12:29 pm

Rani - And they were delicious!!

Boston Wedding Photo Booth – Best of Jenny & Ke’s Wedding

If you know me, I’m a strong advocate for photo booth at weddings. It just adds so much fun and excitement to your guests.

Find out everything you need to know about wedding photo booths.

I’ve compiled some of my favorite photos of Jenny & Ke’s photo booth. Check out their super fun wedding at the Lyman Estate as well as their Chinese tea ceremony.

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This was a  test shot with the videographers of the wedding. Good times!

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Boston Public Library Courtyard Wedding

Guess what? I finally had the chance to photograph a wedding at the Boston Public Library. Thanks to Shang Chen Photography, whom I second shot for Lisa & Seth’s wedding. Because of their love for reading, it was a book-themed wedding, hence it took place at a library. It was actually one of the most beautiful wedding venues I’ve ever seen. We had the whole library to ourselves and the reception room was ridiculously pretty (did I mention I love it even more when there’s uplighting?) Like… seriously, I’m in love with every photo here!!! <3

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Such a cute first look.

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Being a second photographer was actually really nice because I got to experiment with different angles. I thought how the guys formed a line walking down to the ceremony was pretty cool.

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And then of course the father and the bride :)

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Knowing the library was closed for the wedding, I was able to get to the balcony on the second floor to get this aerial shot. Normally the balcony is closed.

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SUCH a pretty reception room!

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LOVE this shot!

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Thanks Shang Chen for letting me second shoot. I can’t tell you how much of a blast I had. You rock!!!

Primary photographer: Shang Chen Photography, assisted by Ze Liang Photography
Venue: The Boston Public Library, Boston, MA
Getting ready hotels: Boston Park PlazaRevere Hotel, Boston, MA
Catering and Cake:  The Catered Affair, Boston, MA, with coordination provided by Erin Davies
Wedding dress: Monique Lhuillier, purchased at Kleinfeld, New York City, NY
Bridesmaid dresses: Alfred Sung
Rings: Tiffany & Co.
Tuxedo: Burberry London
Florist: Orchids n’ Blooms
Make-up: From Hair to Eternity, Malden, MA
Hair: Vanhphen Souvannarath
Ceremony music: Keros String Quartet, booked through Night Shift Entertainment
Band: Legit, booked through Night Shift Entertainment
Uplighting: Boston Uplights
Invitations and paper: Minted
Marshmallow wedding favors: Whimsy & Spice, Brooklyn, NY
Table numbers, paper roses, card catalog, wine box stamp: Etsy

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February 15, 2013 - 10:33 am

Andy Dowd - Amazing venue, great colors- great job capturing it all!