Where’s your engagement session going to be?

Mendon, MA – Here’s one of our favorite engagement sessions of the summer and you may recognize these two as we’ve just posted the sneak peek to their wedding. Heather and Dave chose Southwick’s Zoo in Mendon, MA for their engagement session and it was a very interesting choice. It was one of those “scattered showers” kind of spring day and without an opportunity for a rain date we crossed our fingers and toughed it out. We arrived a couple hours before closing and we had the whole place to ourselves, which was pretty special.

Choosing an interesting and meaningful location can make an engagement session that much more special. It helps to create a comfortable atmosphere and break the ice a bit between photographer and subject. Heather and Dave’s session is a prime example of this. These two are so sweet and cute around each other that it made it super easy to have a great time.

Coastal Maine | Marginal Way | Footbridge Beach

Ogunquit, ME – On a beautiful evening in May we had the pleasure of photographing Angela + Sean’s engagement session. We always like the couple to choose their location because it gives the experience a little familiarity for them and is a tremendous ice breaker between photographer and subject. They chose their favorite vacation spot, Ogunquit Maine.

Castle Hill on The Crane Estate

Ipswich, MA - Steven and Sevi originally wanted to have their engagement photos taken at the college where they met in Swampscott, MA. Unfortunately we had some issues with access to that particular property, so we decided to travel a few miles north to Castle Hill at the Crane Estate in Ipswich, MA. This was probably the best decision we made because it turned out perfectly. With it’s completely unique setting, The Crane Estate offers a variety of different opportunities for an engagement session. We’ve blogged about this property before with Carol and Paul’s wedding.

With no one else around on this beautiful June afternoon, the four of us walked around Castle Hill like we owned the place. As New England based wedding and portrait photographers, we dream of shooting on properties such as this with it’s history and grandeur. Given the opportunity, we could have photographed these two love birds for hours and hours, but luckily for them there is only so much light in a day! All in all we had a great time photographing this engagement session and can’t wait to make it back.

Congratulations to Sevi + Steve!!!

Destination Massachusetts

Lowell, MA - Rachael+Ariel are planning their June wedding in Lenox, MA at the beautiful Seven Hills Inn. It’s actually a destination wedding for them and the majority of their guests because they are currently living in Florida. In fact they drove up only days before our engagement session. That’s a tough commute to get some wedding planning done, but we were delighted to hear that we’d have a chance to meet and have an engagement session before the wedding.

It’s pretty important for the couple and their photographers to get to know each other before the wedding. Engagement sessions are an opportunity to break the ice, have fun and make some pictures.

Spring fever goes well with an engagement session. We had the great opportunity to meet Rachael & Ariel this weekend for an engagement session around our town of Lowell, MA. Of course we had a great time, and here are two of our favorite images. The flair was much needed, especially after the last few weeks of gloom and rain all over MA and New England. The second portrait was chosen because they just looked so damn good…

Thank You Rachel & Ariel !!!

There are more to come… stay tuned

Boston, Mass. – People in love can be inspiring. As wedding and portrait photographers we are continuously meeting new couples and it goes without saying that some are more inspiring than others. These two here, Derek + Erica, are on the top of our list for love’s inspiration.

Our engagement session on a nice summer evening was as perfect as it can get. Great weather, sweet light, fantastic location and two beautiful people willing to trust our vision and creativity as photographers. Everything just came together that day and it will probably go down as on of our favorite sessions of 2009. (We love our jobs).

Big Thanks and Congratulations to Derek and Erica! We can’t wait for your 2010 Wedding!

Lowell, MA – Pam and Kosta found us this summer after we had photographed their friends Harriet & Jason’s wedding and contacted us to photograph their engagement photos.

As wedding and portrait photographers we love, love, love referrals because there is already a familiarity with our style, workflow and personalities. This was the exact scenario with this session. We always try to ask our subjects what their goals are for the session and what they like and dislike about portrait photography. These guys just asked us to do our thing with complete trust that we would make some great images. Needless to say that this session was a complete success.

Much thanks to Pam + Kosta and congratulations on the engagement!

Matt and Melissa’s wedding guest book featuring photos from their Fort Stark engagement session.

First, we had a great session with Chris and Lyndsey and then had the opportunity with Susan and Charlie just a couple weeks later. The only challenge was that these two couples are friends, so it was very important to us that we make different images from the session. We don’t like taking the same pictures over and over again, after all where’s the challenge in that.

Engagement sessions are the absolute best way to get to know our couples, that is why we include them in all of our wedding collections. Lets face it, most people hate to be photographed, and its our job to make them feel comfortable. When people turn to us towards the end of the shoot and say “wow, this was actually fun,” it underlines the importance of the session. So when their wedding day comes they are not going to be preoccupied or distracted by having a photographer present. And for us, we feel a little less like strangers and a little more like friends.

Big Thanks to Susan + Charlie!

These are custom designed with your favorite images from your engagement session. Opposite of the print is a side for your guests to write their congratulations and words of wisdom. This is a great way to preserve and incorporate your engagement photos into your wedding day.

Tons of styles, colors and designs to choose from, so give us a call 978.516.0370