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Laura and Scott, Engaged! | Boston engagement photographer

Shang — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 21:27:18 +0000

Cute, cute, and more cuteness. Laura and Scott traveled up from their current residence in Philadelphia to visit for the weekend and get a fun engagement shoot done prior to their wedding later this summer. We traveled up and down Commonwealth Avenue and also visited Fenway Park! Thank you to Nithya for helping out! Laura actually twisted her ankle a little bit the week prior to the session, so I’m really glad to see she recovered enough to tough out all the walking we had to do – you’re a rock, girl!

A lot of people ask me on wardrobe opinions prior to the shoot, I love helping other people style! Did you know that I have provided input on maybe 75% of the sessions I work on? So if you guys ever have questions on what to wear, just ask!

This photo just oozes pure happiness. Ah I get so happy looking at them two!

This was the sneak peek. I love how they snuggle in the next two photos!

Getting the ring to stay on this fern was a team effort – thanks Scott!

I had to add this goofy one in here – Scott is an electrical engineer and apparently, in most of his college photos he poses with thumbs up. And we both like PCs (am I the only wedding photographer who still uses a PC…?)

A quick outfit change and off to Fenway Park! Laura and Scott both are big baseball fans. In fact, right after their engagement they went to see a Red Sox game!

Scott clearly is rooting for the wrong team. That’s okay, I’ll let it slide for now

Thanks so much for all the laughter and “awww”s you got out of me! I’ll see you guys real soon (can’t wait to start on that guestbook of yours!)

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Kimberly and Bill, Engaged! | Boston engagement photographer

Shang — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 00:46:48 +0000

I know Kimberly has been dying to see these on the blog because she is possibly one of my biggest blog stalkers everrr!!! If you think you can beat her the only way is to beat the number of times she comments… hahaha! Seriously though, from the moment we first talked on the phone, to a dinner at Golden Temple, to this oh-so-deliciously-perfect-weather engagement shoot dripping with color and style, I’ve felt nothing but blessings and honor knowing these two. They’re incredibly adorable together, humble, down to earth, and absolute sweethearts. I cannot wait for their wedding!

To reflect their classic tastes, we began the shoot at Boston’s Beacon Hill

Hellooo shoes! Can you guess who chose these shoes?

Bill did! What a man! Just the right touch of yellow to go with the dress

The next two are some of my favorites from the session. I love how all the colors pop!

They seriously bring sunshine into my life, they’re people you can really trust with what is on your mind

We then moved to the Esplanade to catch the golden sun. The bouquet of flowers are stargazer lilies – one of my favorite flowers. Future admirers please take note ;)

Kimberly works for the one and only Patriots. This totally was supposed to be a goofy picture. When Kimberly put it up as a preview on Facebook, I loved the comment her brother made: “it’s like Belichick is congratulating you.”

We’re debating between this and the walking photo above for the guestbook cover. What do you guys think?

More gorgeousness…

Bill proposed to Kimberly on a bench at the Esplanade. We couldn’t quite recall which one it was, but this one sure has a great backdrop

We then drove to East Boston to end the session with some dramatic sky lines

Did you guys like Kimberly’s look? Her makeup was done by a Shang Chen Photography preferred vendor, Danielle Ross! Thank you Danielle Ross for making my ladies even more breathtaking than they already are!

And thank you Nithya for helping out – I’m going to miss you so much!

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Karina and Bryan, Engaged! | Boston engagement photographer

Shang — Sun, 18 Apr 2010 13:00:17 +0000

On the same beautiful day as Maiko and Dan’s photoshoot, Karina and Bryan traveled up all the way from New Jersey / New York for their engagement session! Karina and Bryan actually were on hand to help me out a couple years ago when I did an engagement session for our friends, Becca and Dean, which I consider one of the first sessions where I seriously thought that maybe I could make something out of this photography passion. (By the way, I know someone out there has been googling for their wedding photos, they’re not on my website, you need to ask them!). I’ve known both Karina and Bryan since college as well and I was so excited to find out they got engaged – the engagement story itself is also really sweet! Bryan proposed using a table scape laid out by the beach – it was a complicated big surprise in making that had twists and turns. It’s so great to see things come full circle!

We began the session at Kirkland / Eliot houses in Harvard – Karina and Bryan lived there in their undergrad years

Since when did hammocks get set up in the courtyard? so cool!

Bryan gives some of the best hugs in the world, and I really like how he’s able to bring about the sweetest smile from Karina

Did I mention these two have really beautiful hearts? I’ve seen them volunteer and help out at many events in my college years with them

Love playing with the sun in this one!

We made our way to the Boston Public Garden for some golden pictures towards the end of the day

Spring is in the air!

Thank you Nithya for helping out!

I can’t wait to photograph their wedding down in New Jersey! Not only do they have one of the most popular wedding dates of 2010, I’m also excited to be seeing many of my college friends again!

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Rebecca and Naimish, Engaged! | Boston Engagement Photographer

Shang — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 03:14:43 +0000

One thing that I really like about the relationship between Rebecca and Naimish is how at ease they are with each other, and how playful they are. These two people are so smart and made their engagement photos so fun and creative, I cannot wait to be there for their combination American and Indian wedding later this year!

We chose the MIT campus in Cambridge, MA as our location on a very cold winter weekend because it is the alma mater of Naimish.

Rebecca is currently in her residency in internal medicine, I thought the red stethoscope was a really cute touch

Portraits like these are so endearing because the couple here is so natural in a candid moment. I typically have them sit together and maybe I’ll say something funny, but it’s mostly unprompted. Actually, I probably wasn’t funny, but I like it when my clients laugh!

Can you tell I’m obsessed with the entrance lobby in building 7? I used to spend some childhood time here because my father used to be a professor in building 5 and this is where I entered to visit him

Sending secret messages with matching iPhones? This was Rebecca’s idea

Playing with light

Thank you to Mandy for assisting!

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Diane and David, Engaged! | Boston engagement photographer

Shang — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:58:57 +0000

Hello world! I’ve landed in Sydney, Australia and am hanging out at my aunts. I’m a little jetlagged, but my flight was pretty smooth. I even managed to watch Confessions of a Shopaholic (I love Hugh Dancy), HP5, and Star Trek. I’m technically on vacation, but I really wanted to post these engagement photos of Diane and David, some great friends I’ve made post-college here in Boston, and I’m waiting for my aunts to make lunch so I have down time. Diane and David (or as they like to say, “dsquared”) are getting married real soon, and we had the GREATEST luck with weather during their session – sunny and a high of 60 degrees! Unthinkable! For fun, I asked them to bring in some props – including some red helium balloons. The reason why I love engagement shoots and why I highly recommend them to everyone is that not only do you get to have some fun, casual photos with each other, you also get to understand how you two photograph. And if I am your wedding photographer, it helps work out some of the wedding jitters and is a great time for me to receive feedback from you as well in terms of what photographs you respond to – so that your wedding photos would rock even more! Okay, I’m getting sleepy, so let’s get to the photos!

We began by the esplanade

This one is totally unplanned, Diane happened to be skipping as I snapped this. This picture makes me smile every time

Um, these balloons are just awesome. Period.

We caught the tail end of the autumn colors. I looove my 85mm lens (I’m thinking of trying out the 100mm next)

David and Diane were always more than happy to oblige with some of my wacky ideas.. although I wish the balloons would float a little higher =)

This canopy of golden leaves was delicious

Yummy leaves! To get this photo I lay down on the ground while the leaves fell on me

This was their idea. So cute!

Another silly one…

A sun flare in the middle of the day

Congrats you two! Thanks for such a fun afternoon and I’ll see you soon!

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