I’m always a little nervous when a couple books me for their wedding without having met me in person. Sure, we’ve had a phone chat or two and can get an idea of what the other party is like and that we get along, but there’s that simple confirmation when meeting someone in person that is just comforting in a way I can’t describe. I felt that exact comfort after I met up with Richard and Alex for the first time a few weekends ago for their engagement shoot. All I can say is that they are just so warm and easy-going.  And easy-going is hard to come by in their case because they are crazy busy in the middle of moving from New York to California and simultaneously trying to plan their wedding up here in Massachusetts! I’m sure a lot of people would be stressed out in a situation like this, but they seem to just be going with the flow (or perhaps they are just hiding it very well). :)

They wanted an interesting backdrop for their engagement and our original intentions were to start at the Institute of Contemporary Art and head over to the Liberty Hotel if time allowed. I had grand plans to get reflective images off the ICA’s exterior and against the art wall exhibit in the front lobby, but the day we chose for the session turned out to be one of the coldest of the season AND the art wall had been taken down for renovations! Just our luck! So after we made a fleeting attempt to get a few captures outside of the museum we decided it was WAY TOO COLD to continue and quickly hopped in the car to the Liberty Hotel.

Boy was I glad we ended up shooting there instead! For those of you unfamiliar with the Liberty, it used to be a prison and was only very recently converted into a hotel space. In renovating it, the designers preserved the historical feel and kept the brick walls and wrought-iron details while revamping it with contemporary chairs and artwork.  The interior really lends itself to many photo ops, as you’ll see below.

After the session indoors, we bundled up and caught some quick images outside before the sun had completely gone down. Like I said, it was COLD and Richard and Alex handled it well!

Again, it was wonderful to finally meet you, Richard and Alex, and I’m beyond excited to shoot your wedding this June!