Catching Up !

It's amazing how many wonderful, gorgeous weddings we get invited to every year. One week ago we were sitting in Lucca's in Boston's North End getting to know John and Lynne's wonderful friends and family. The couple chose to invite about 30 of their friends to their fun and intimate dinner party - and we were lucky enough to be part of it. Lynne's dad, Bob, was the photographer for the night. Far from being a mere amateur, Bob started his professional life as a photographer- studying at NESOP and loving life behind the lens before he leapfrogged into a career in sales and marketing. From what we saw, it appeared that his first love was still very dear to his heart!

We think rehearsal dinners are the perfect place for cinematography - and we've added rehearsal dinner coverage to most of our new packages. It's the best time to capture personal, often funny toasts and stories; and close friends and family are at their most relaxed and talkative before the formalities of the wedding day. At Lynne and John's rehearsal dinner we had guests approaching us with stories they wanted to tell about the couple, and the couple had the time to sit down with us to tell us the story of their meeting and falling in love. We also want to say a public THANK YOU to Lynne and John for providing us with a romantic table for 2 and a lovely bottle of wine which we enjoyed while the family ate dinner.

Lynne and her sister Lauren ( with a little help from Michael Boven at the Boston Harbor Hotel) planned the wedding together. The decor was all white and silver with 2 long tables topped with stunning, tall, rose, lily and stephanotis floral centerpieces created by the talented Dana Markos. I was delighted to discover that the roses actually smelled like real roses! (Dana - where did these come from? So many roses today look wonderful but disappoint the nose!)

The bride wore a stunning and unusual retro themed dress of lace with lace bolero jacket and sweetheart neckline. I have to say that Lynne was the most relaxed bride I have seen in a very long time - and for good reason: When we asked the couple what they saw in their future together, John smiled and said that he planned on spending the rest of his life making Lynne happy. With a new husband like that beside her, a smart bride ought to relax!

Thanks to Brian and Maria Phillips who, as always, were a joy to work with. We can hardly wait to see the pictures from the wedding!