Seaport Hotel and Wintergarden Wedding :: Boston, MA :: Wendy + Jane (Part I)

I had great plans to be blogging every day this week...I've got tons of good stuff lined up...but who am I kidding?

I'm currently in Las Vegas at WPPI (one of the biggest photography conventions in the world) and my week has been a blur of
- attending educational events (um hum, honestly :)
- looking at amazing new albums and other products in the tradeshow. I'm a big fan of nighttime portraits and for years have been using a somewhat interesting set up of gun lights so I was very excited to get my hands on/pre-purchase the new Icelight which will hopefully be arriving at my house in April...
- catching up with wedding photographer friends (my photography bff Kate and I got a two bedroom suite in the MGM Signature and it's working out fabulously :)
- making new wedding photographer friends
- eating too much (seriously, so many amazing restaurants in Las Vegas)
- drinking just a little (it only seems appropriate to wander the bright lights with a glass of champagne in hand)
- going to great/weird parties sponsored by various photography companies (Fujifilm hosted a bizarre event last night where the guys manning the bar were dressed in bath robes - suffice to say we left fairly promptly)
- checking out the amazing stores on the Strip (did you know there isn't a jcrew in any of the malls? very sad day for me when I found that out, I made up with some Tory Burch instead...)

You'll notice that email/blogging etc don't feature heavily on my above list :) but I'll be home on Thursday and normal service will resume!

Nnyhoo...enough about me...Jane and Wendy have been married for 18 days already!!!! 18 days! Where has the time gone? And although they've seen a few teeny tiny teasers on my facebook page, they've been so patient! (what do you mean? you didn't know I have a facebook page? you haven't liked it yet? you're missing out!!! Head over there now and hit LIKE and you'll get to see even more lovely pictures! Maybe I just uploaded one of my favorite pictures of Jane and Wendy just moments after their first look...better go check it out...)

February 4th was a beautiful blue-sky crisp winter day and Jane & Wendy were getting ready with their families and wedding party in a beautiful suite at the Seaport Hotel in Boston. First up a few details (and a shout out to Gracie Lou Events who were running the show seamlessly that day!):


Jane's shoes were custom dyed by Shoes To Dye For in Natick, MA and I hear only good things! This little blue guy was attached to Jane's bouquet, he's a little knitted Nac Mac Feegle:


I loved all of the wedding stationery:


Oh I'm such a tease, a little sneak peak at Jane's dress:


I won't get into details but Jane's Mom had been very sick in the run up to the wedding. This is Jane was holding her hand while hair and make up was happening:


I've said it before and I'll say it again. Having professional hair and make up on your wedding day is one of the most important investments you can make. Not only will you look amazing, you'll feel amazing! And when the hair and make up dream team is Lena of Hair that Moves and Joanne of Joya Beauty I am SO happy because they're beyond professional, super lovely and kind and - this is HUGE - they are ALWAYS on time taking away the stress that so often happens when hair and make up run late...
Jane looks luminous here:


Wendy got into her beautiful suit, hung out with her brother, last check in the mirror before heading down to the bar with her family for a relaxing bloody mary :)



I'm a big fan of parent first-looks, it's awesome to see the reactions when they see their children about to go get married. Adore these pictures of Jane's Mom:


And then it was time for Wendy and Jane's (chilly) first look. I know they say a picture says a thousand words and I think these actually do. What they don't tell you is just how fantastic Jane and Wendy are. I felt truly lucky to be able to photograph their day and to get to know them both during the whole wedding planning process:


How happy is Wendy? This is my favorite pictures today :)


And Jane may be wiping away a little tear but I feel fairly confident that it was a happy tear...


A quiet little moment:


Amazing wedding party PLUS willingness to freeze for their friends PLUS fedoras EQUALS:


The indoor winter wedding ceremony was only the second time I've shed a little tear in 5 years of photographing weddings), here's the Wintergarden reception pictures. Say hello in the comments if you're feeling chatty :) and I might do a bonus post with photobooth pictures....

Fall Engagement Pictures at the Wayside Inn, Sudbury, MA :: Jane + Wendy

Some things are just meant to be. I will expound on this throughout today's blog post. But first, meet Jane and Wendy:


Jane and Wendy are getting married in February at the Seaport Winter Garden (which is the most beautiful venue for a winter wedding in Boston). Jane was researching venues for their winter wedding when she stumbled across this blog post. Not only did this give Jane and Wendy their wedding venue but it also made Jane decide to see if I would be available to be their wedding photographer. I WAS available! And I WILL be their wedding photographer! See - meant to be :)

Anyway, I'm getting ahead of myself, on the day if their engagement picture shoot I met with Jane and Wendy at their home so that we could incorporate their beloved rescue doggies into the pictures:


Jane and Wendy met a while back and for the longest time they were just really good friends. They would email back and forth a lot and Wendy told me the funniest story about how she used to drink an awful lot of coffee at that time and write these crazy long epic emails to Jane:


And then there was this one night involving a lot of friends, a lot of martinis and Jane and Wendy became more than friends. See! Meant to be - again!


After some doggy playtime we decided to hop on over to the Wayside Inn in Sudbury, MA (where coincidentally I photographed a wedding there last year too!). We found one lone tree with some bright foliage so hung out here for a little while.

I posted the above picture on my facebook photography page (what do you mean you didn't know I had a photography page on facebook? Where have you BEEN? That's where all the previews and sneak peeks get posted. Quick!!! Click **here** and hit LIKE and then come on back for more) and Jane sent me the best email ever "Words cannot describe how much I LOVE THIS PICTURE! It is one of the most beautiful images of Wendy I've ever seen - I think I just fell in love with her all over again!"

Anyway, so I can't tell you how much fun I had on my afternoon with Jane and Wendy. They had the best stories to tell me about their relationship. There was a lot of laughing. Like a real lot. Here is Wendy barely able to stand for laughing:


Some sweet moments too:


And then more laughing. I think this might be my favorite:


Although I have a very strict no-drinking rule at weddings, engagement shoots are a little more relaxed. After we finished we went into the Wayside Inn to have a glass of wine in the cozy bar by the fireplace. Wendy went to the car to get something and Jane just talked and talked about all of the things she loves most about Wendy. Jane went to the restroom and it was so cute because Wendy then started telling me all of the things she loves most about Jane. These two are totally meant to be.


The Wayside Inn has all sorts of interesting little trails and bridges:




I can't tell you how excited I am for Jane & Wendy's wedding in February. When I first met with them, they told me all about their amazing circle of friends who have supported them over the years and how they want their wedding to be a fabulous celebration with friends and family. Somehow I don't think that will be hard with these two involved! It's going to be my first same-sex wedding and I can't wait! One last picture......


Jane & Wendy - TOO MUCH FUN - can't wait for February! Do you know Jane & Wendy? Why not say hello in the comments (click "view comments for this post", type your comment, choose name/url from the dropdown box - you can leave the URL part blank).