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Jill and Nathaniel, Engaged! | Boston waterfront engagement photos

Shang — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 11:00:49 +0000

“Just letting you know, we don’t really know what we should be doing!” declared Jill and Nathaniel as they arrived at the engagement session and handed me a box of delicious cupcakes (nom nom nom). Worry not, that’s why I’m here! After a while, they quickly stopped noticing the camera and Nathaniel even showed off his goofy side! Jill and Nathaniel spend many of their summers at Nathaniel’s parents’ summer house down near Buzzards Bay – which is where they will be getting married in the fall of this year. So we built their engagement session around Boston’s waterfront as well. Props to them two for toughing out freezing conditions – Boston’s spring has not started off very warmly. We explored many areas and ended up with very colorful scenes. Jill, I know you have been dying to see these on the blog, and it is my pleasure to show this dynamic set!

We did what we could to warm up every now and then – such as ducking inside the ICA

We had gorgeous weather that day (after clouds that threatened but did not bring rain)

Jill just fits so well into Nathaniel’s arms

They really, really love the water. Wherever we went, Nathaniel would say to Jill “wouldn’t it be nice to live right here and see the water?”

This is one of my favorite spots in Boston. It’s secluded and peaceful and I’ve had a couple of pretty significant personal moments in this place. Jill discovered this spot separately on her own.

heehee

Yummy sunlight

We rounded out the day at the North End. I love all the colors we can get there

I fall in love with red. All the time

This is a couple that embodies gentle hearts and giving spirits. I cannot wait for your wedding day!

Thank you Karman for assisting!

Travel schedule:

Apr 29 – May 1 – Boston
May 13 – 15 – Ann Arbor
May 20 – 22 – Boston
Jun 11 – The long-awaited return to Boston for the summer!
Jun 14 – 16 – New York City – available for shoots

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Linda and Daniel, Engaged! | Boston Engagement Photographer

Shang — Mon, 31 May 2010 04:25:45 +0000

Linda and Daniel spend their summers camping in Cape Cod, so it is only fitting that Daniel would propose to Linda at sunset at one of their favorite spots near Provincetown. In a few weeks we will be returning to Provincetown for their wedding! I’m so excited! For now, here is their absolutely romantic engagement session in Boston’s North End. They made the long trek down from Canada to see me and do wedding planning, so I was so glad we were able to meet up!

I love these beautiful images of Linda. There’s just something about her smile that I could photograph every day!

It was an unusually warm May Sunday. We found a cool alley

The two rings on the outside are not wedding rings. Both Linda and Daniel were grad students in mining, metals, and materials engineering, and they receive these rings as part of a ceremony that’s something akin to a white coat ceremony for docctors

So cute!

They got some cannolis to share from Mike’s Pastries

And… I hope they don’t bring too much bad luck to the Boston Bruins with their Canadiens shirts :D

Can’t wait for your awesome wedding!

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Kat and Tim, engaged! | Boston engagement photographer

Shang — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 14:36:32 +0000

Bright, cheerful, and delightful. The time I got to spend with Kat, Tim, and their little cutie, miss M, flew by so quickly! We opted for the quintessentially-Boston, warm tones of the North End. Thank you so much for such a great afternoon, and I can’t wait for their Newport, Rhode Island wedding later this spring!

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A beautiful family is a happy family. I love little M!

Little M inherited her mother’s gorgeous eyes. She loves to talk, play, and run around.

And did I mention I LOOOOVE bubbles? A very simple but beautiful touch to any photo session. If not, jog your memory by visiting Mary and Jason’s engagement session

Usually Boston’s North End is crowded with tourists, and the day of this session was no exception. However, there are also many spots that allow for quieter, more intimate engagement photos

I have the most gorgeous brides in the world! I just love it when people are comfortable with me and are not afraid to show their personality.
I was actually a little nervous going into this session because Kat and I did not get a chance to meet beforehand, but I know now we’re going to get along awesomely =)

The play between their clothing colors and the warm colors of North End worked out really well

A tender moment

Thanks to Joyce for helping out!

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Sarah and Frank | Boston Engagement Photography

Shang — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 03:59:17 +0000

What do you get when you add a rocker and a sweetie? You get Sarah and Frank! I gush about all my couples, I know, and Sarah and Frank are one of those people who are not afraid to let their silly sides out! I could not stop laughing through our entire photoshoot. Our engagement session was on one hot, hot day in the North End. Their wedding is going to be in the Caribbean so they wanted to get some engagement photos in Boston. Frank originally was going to be bring his guitar (he’s played some pretty awesome gigs) but it was too hot…

what a colorful find – check out that background!

Wow check out that rock, beautiful!

A quiet little back alley we found…

Sarah’s dress is pretty fabulous

Please don’t kill me! I love the silliness here! We got gelato to cool down

By the waterfront… a lot of people were actually out here, I thought it was supposed to be a quiet spot

This cracked me up too much.. Frank was imitating a dog that was about to… well you can guess… ahahhahaa!!!

Well I think this patch of grass is clean…

Lisa and Javier | Boston Engagement Photography

Shang — Mon, 25 May 2009 01:36:28 +0000

These photos of Lisa and Javier were taken on the same day as Kristen and Matt, but you probably can’t tell.. in the couple of hours that passed between, temperatures dropped 20 degrees, and a MASSIVE patch of fog moved into Boston. Sigh, oh New England. Nevertheless, we all took it in stride, and Lisa and Javier’s personalities more than made up for the blaaah weather. We explored North End for this session.

You know it’s going to be a hilarious session when one of the first photographs is a Blue Steel

I rarely post up a series, mostly because I haven’t quite made the watermarking for that as automatic as I’d like, but this one is too cute.

Javier likens himself to Pepe le Peu, whose relationship with the love of his life – a black and white cat he mistakes for a skunk – can best be summed up with this picture. Everyone say aww!

More textures around North End. By the way, Lisa had her hair run that day and is wearing her wedding day shoes. Tip to my other brides – definitely a great way to do some trial runs on engagement session day!

LOVE this red door!

Okay, Javier and Lisa can DANCE. Look at that move!

I might want to try variations on this in future sessions =)

I can’t wait for their wedding – and it’s coming up soon!