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Favorite Portrait and Engagement Session Images of 2012
Better late than never right? Here are our favorite images from the sessions we photographed in 2012, including Engagements, In Love Sessions, Maternity, Welcome Them Home, a concert, a commercial shoot, and Family… whew!
Kathleen and Jacob’s Hanover Inn at Darthmouth College Wedding on New Year’s Eve!
Two days before Kathleen and Jacob‘s wedding, it snowed over 6 inches. We were elated since we had been talking about how perfect that would be since the day we signed on for the wedding. The whole drive up, we marveled at the softbox sky, and the manageable temperatures. It was as perfect a winter day as you could order up. When we arrived it was game on until we left that evening. The girls were so excited they were bubbling over the entire pre-ceremony time. When I walked in the room they were laughing and all talking at the same time, and that never stopped. Not only was standing in the window for photos their crazy idea, but they didn’t even flinch when I asked them to stand in the snow BAREFOOT for a few photos. That is dedication… the kind of bridesmaids that every bride wants. Right before the ceremony, I asked Jacob what kind of kiss he was planning on giving Kathleen for their first kiss as a married couple. He smiled and told me he hadn’t even thought about that yet! Well he delivered when he planted a huge on one on her after he was blessed to do so. At the reception, the entire bridal party surprised them with a song and the father daughter dance was adorable, set to Bobby Darin’s “You must have been a beautiful baby.” Unforgettable. The dance party was epic, the DJ confiding in me that these people didn’t know what was about to hit them once he got into it. He planned all super fast songs for the end and everyone was sweating from the amazingness of the reception dance party. What a GREAT way to spend New Years eve don’t you think?
Venue, Catering, and Cake: The Hanover Inn at Dartmouth College  |  Florist: Robert’s Flowers  |  Hair and Makeup: We’re Makin Waves Salon
Music: Peak Entertainment  |  Gown Designer: Amy Kuschel
Stephen and Rebekah’s North End of Boston Portrait Session
Where do I begin? We clicked with these two. We clicked in a big way. Stephen called us up one day and let us know that he wanted to give his sweet wife a photo session for Christmas. They lived in Alabama and were headed to New England for his gift to her for Christmas, and a photo session with us would be icing on the cake. He said that he loved our work and they were believers as well, (in Jesus), and that it seemed like it would be a good fit. He was spot on. We parked the car and when we got out to get our gear situated, he walked up with his bride and said, “Are you Bethany and Dan, because I’m Stephen and this is Rebekah.” That was all it took really… we loved his big Texan style and her grace of a southern belle right then and there.
He is from Texas and She hails from Alabama, where the two live now. After a whirlwind, and I do mean whirlwind, of a romance, they were married and living life to the glory of God. It was so fulfilling to us to be with a couple, who like us, met and courted, knowing the path they were on was undoubtably marriage. Within 4 months of being engaged, (which was an EPIC engagement story by the way… involving her entire family and the 50 yard line in the stadium of “roll tide” Alabama), they were married. It’s fast and furious love stories like that which get me crazy excited, because I know what it’s like to know… to know immediately that you are in the presence of the one. The one you will love forever.
So enjoy our take on their love story. We hope these images will be a witness to you, of just how deeply they love one another.
Nicole and Brian’s Linden Place Mansion Wedding
 Way back in the cold of last winter, we met Nicole and Brian at a local restaurant. They came all the way up here to meet us, with the promise that not too far ahead of the wedding, we could come and hang out with them too. Just over a month and a half ago, we got to go see them again and tour the venue and local spots they wanted to photos taken in. After dinner and a ENORMOUS cookie, we drove away, so so excited about their upcoming wedding day.
Not too long after, it was time! That afternoon, I met Nicole at the Linden Place in Bristol, RI, where she got ready to marry her true love… Brian. Dan was with the guys at Brian’s apartment where they headed out for the church. The ceremony was super sweet. My favorite part was the minister reading aloud the things that Brian and Nicole had written down about what they loved about each other during a pre-marital counseling meeting. It was sweet to hear and got me thinking about Dan, as always. Afterwards, we headed to two spots for photos. One spot was inspired by Brian’s love for Sigur Rós, imagined up by him and set up by him, for him, which we LOVE. Take charge of your images! Next came the party, food, and dancing, which is always a good way to round out a day, especially a wedding day. Cheers to Nicole and Brian!!
Venue: Linden Place  |  Catering: Blackstone Caterers  |  Florist: Floral Symphony  |  Cake: Scialo’s County Bakery
Officiant: Rev. Elizabeth Barnum  |  Hair and Make-up: Hair Heart and Soul  |  Music: B-Sharp Entertainment