“…the story is in the details..”
After a good evening of blog reading last night, I kept thinking about this particular post from Grace Ormonde’s blog. “Don’t overlook the details” inspired me to look back at some of my favorite detail images from this past year. I agree that details can certainly tell specific parts of the wedding story and these images can also reflect the personality, character and style of an individual wedding. Brides and grooms spend hours choosing the jewelery, the dress, the invititations, etc. and as wedding photographers we feel that these parts of the day should get their due attention in the wedding coverage.
This image below is a very standard and simple ring shot taken on a window sill at The Langham Hotel in Boston, MA. This is one of my favorite ring shots of the year, not because it is overly dramatic or stylized, but because it is simple, clean and elegant; and undoubtedly a reflection of the style and taste of the bride and groom. There are probably a few different ring shots from this year that would gain more attention but this is my favorite. That’s the beauty of photography; the subjective, instinctual and visceral feeling that comes over us when we fall in love with pictures.
-RP
Lowell MA – Here we are in 2010, ready to begin another fantastic wedding season. For us, our season begins with an appearance at one of New England’s best bridal shows. We will be exhibiting at The Original Wedding Expo on January 23 – 24 in Marlborough MA and we couldn’t be more excited. If you interested or know of anyone who might benefit from meeting a ton of great wedding professionals, click here for 2 for 1 passes.
Two years ago we had the best time working our booth at this very same show, so we decided to return. The fast pace and excitement of a packed trade show can really get your adrenaline up; and we have the opportunity to meet new couples and talk to them about their wedding photography expectations. The only down side is there just isn’t enough one on one time with the guests (it’s kind of like speed dating), but we always try to stay in touch for the first couple weeks after the show to answer any questions they may have. Hopefully this year we get a booth located conveniently near a bakery display, as their give-aways are so tasty, and it keeps people returning to our booth {grin}.
Here are the details:
The Original Wedding Expo
January 23 & 24, 2010
11 am to 3:30 pm
Best Western Royal Plaza Trade Center
181 Boston Post Road West
Marlborough, MA 01752-1883
Phone: 888-774-3976
www.rplazahotels.com
Brides: Have you had a good experience at this or any other bridal show in the New England area? If so, we’d love to hear your thoughts (please comment below); and it would be highly beneficial to other brides looking for wedding professionals as well.
Grooms: There is no NFL games on Saturday the 23rd, but the 24th is Conference Championships, so…. see you on Saturday I guess, or I’ll see you checking your phone for updates on Sunday.
Photographers / Wedding Professionals: Will you be attending the Original Wedding Expo in Marlborough, MA on January 23-24th? If so we’d love to connect with you before the show.
We shall leave you this a picture of a yummy cake to further emphasize that you get FREE CAKE at this or any other bridal show. And if you’re trying to stay away from the cake, there will be tons of other great stuff for you too.
A Comment on the Chocksett Inn; Sterling, MA
Today’s featured wedding venue is the quaint and charming Chocksett Inn, located in Sterling, MA. We’ve had the opportunity to photograph more than a few times and we have to give it a great review. This is a venue that you not only have to see for yourself, but as a photographer you have to experience first hand. www.chocksettinn.com
We will start with the bridal suite and the getting ready areas. This is a small country inn, so you expect cramped little rooms, but the bridal suite is a good size and what it lacks in grandeur it makes up in window light. It is a corner room so there is always ample light for window light portraits or if you choose to limit your strobe use it makes for great ambient light.
Now to the outside garden where, weather permitting, the ceremony is usually held. Tall hedges surround the entirety of the garden and there is a very simple white arbor at the entrance and a matching gazebo at the end. I must tell you that I am not a fan of gazebos and on my first visit to Chocksett I probably had a sardonic “oh, wow, gazebo …. great” reaction; and I must further preface this by stating that I am of the wise-cracking, cynical sort by nature. Anyway, although I wouldn’t have designed the spot with a gazebo, brides usually like them and we found ways to make it work with our style. Back to the garden as a whole, with the tall hedges there are clean backgrounds to be had throughout the ceremony location, which is a definite plus for a photographer. Although you don’t have a large variety of portrait spots, the hedged in area allowed us to work a variety of different shots in a relatively short time period.
A recent addition to the Chocksett Inn is a grand ballroom. A very large spacious room with ample opportunities to set up strobes and work the scene any way you so cho0se. There is a foyer area with some nice windows looking into the ballroom, which allowed us to play around a little bit to make some interesting images. This room is a nice compliment to the garden area and gives the Chocksett Inn a well rounded appearance as a whole.
Visually the Chocksett Inn is simple and charming and has many opportunities for making great images.
Thanks for reading – Rich
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Hi, we're Ash and Rich; we are Pizzuti Studios. Welcome to our blog, where you'll find a variety of images, some personal thoughts, and reflections from our lives as wedding and portrait photographers.
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