There’s nothing I love more than a couple that loves their dog. Any opportunity to include your beloved pet in a photoshoot is one that should be taken. We’ve all ooh’ed and ahh’ed over adorable puppy engagement shots – and who doesn’t want to announce an engagement with the help of your furbaby? I’ve worked […]

5 Tips for Bringing Your Puppers to your Engagement Session

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We met at a tiny pub near the Boston Public Gardens to down a bottle of wine and the best pretzel bites we’d ever tasted. Nerves were definitely there, as were apprehensions over what the experience might hold. Not a great recipe for engagement photography! Ashley & Matt weren’t sure what they were in for, […]

Love and Bricks on Beacon Hill

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Confession: I’m not from here. I’m a native Californian. Yes, yes, I know, why am I here? That’s a long story for another day, but needless to say, I am woefully ignorant about many of the sights in and around my adopted home of New England. But Beacon Hill – how did I not KNOW […]

Beacon Hill Engagement Sneak Peek

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There’s something spectacular that happens with engagement sessions. Even if I know the couple ahead of time (like I did with my friends here), we still aren’t familiar with each other as couple and photographer. It’s a different dynamic, a special dance that can only be learned through experience. Plus my jokes are definitely better […]

Sometimes the magic happens before the wedding

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