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A few years back, a stop at the Bell in Hand brought Hillary and Griffin together on the night of SantaCon in Boston, a holiday themed pub crawl. When they first sat down together among the fun, a fellow reveler held a piece of mistletoe over their heads and got the whole bar to cheer […]

March 15, 2024

Hillary and Griffin – A Romantic and Intimate Wedding Celebration at Commonwealth Cambridge in Cambridge, MA

Lexi and Justin were college sweethearts meeting their Freshman year at the University of Miami. Justin was a soccer player and Lexi was a cheerleader and they connected through a mutual friend on Lexi’s cheer team at a BBQ that Justin hosted! Bride and Groom chose Newport for their wedding because Lexi’s extended family is […]

October 27, 2023

Lexi and Justin ~ A Sunny Summer Celebration at Fort Adams in Newport, RI

Abby and Graham met just before Covid hit. While the relationship was new, the two had a feeling and took the leap, moving in together in March of 2020 to Abby’s parents house in Chatham. As Abby said, “We fell in love on the Cape”. Chatham Bars Inn had always been Abby’s dream wedding destination […]

January 12, 2023

Abby & Graham ~ An Enchanting Cape Cod Wedding at Chatham Bars Inn

Caroline and Barry met at the wedding of their close friends back in 2019 and began dating soon after. This fun loving and good natured couple matched up in so many ways including their friendships, careers and most lately, their love of their pup Wheezie. Caroline, who works in publishing, was thrilled when she learned […]

January 4, 2023

Caroline and Barry ~ A Fun and Romantic Celebration at The Mount in Lenox, MA

Ginger and José met during their first year of medical school in pathology class. When they were both assigned, accidentally, to the same microscope. That day, they didn’t initially get along! A year later though, Ginger became room mates with a good friend of José which allowed them to get to know each other better. […]

July 9, 2022

Ginger and José ~ A Timeless and Romantic Wedding at the Bradley Estate in Canton, MA

Chris and Ashley first met 2015 in the San Francisco Bay Area (Chris’s home town!) at work. From coworkers to friends the relationship grew steadily and after romance blossomed, the two moved in together in 2017. Soon after their little family grew with the addition of their pup Emma. In 2019 they all moved back […]

June 9, 2022

Ashley & Chris ~ An Elegant Wedding Celebration at the Crane Estate in Ipswich, MA

Shelbie and Anthony met 6 years ago at a youth dance held at their church. Shelbie saw Anthony and “thought he was cute” and made her way over to him to ask him to dance. The friendship blossomed quickly and they kept in touch, speaking every day, despite living over an hour away from each […]

May 27, 2022

Shelbie and Anthony ~ A Romantic Wedding Celebration at the Lyman Estate in Waltham, MA

Piper and Anthony met by chance when Piper was visiting Boston to see family and a good friend invited her to the going away party for a co-worker. Although she was a bit apprehensive about “crashing” the party, Piper indeed went and admitted that when she entered the restaurant and saw Anthony she knew he […]

March 10, 2022

Piper and Anthony ~ A Delightful Winter Wedding at the Lenox Hotel in Boston, MA

Katelyn and Zach met five years ago on a dating app! Their first date was during a Nor’easter and as the described it, “despite our better judgements we met up anyways for dinner. “ Not even a white out could keep these two from their first date which was clearly the start of something wonderful […]

February 23, 2022

Katelyn and Zach ~ An Sweet and Intimate Backyard Wedding in Hopkinton, NH

Leila and Eddie’s were not just high school sweethearts but middle school sweethearts! The two grew up together and that budding friendship so long ago led them all the way to their wedding day. We started with our bride and groom as they got ready at the InterContinental in the Seaport. With Leila and her […]

January 27, 2022

Leila and Eddie ~ A Glamorous Wedding in the Sky at 9ofS in Boston, MA