A Boston wedding for a New York couple!

Katie and Lou now live in Long Island, but Katie is originally from Boston, so they decided to plan their big day here! We’re so happy that they did and that they asked us to be there with them to capture everything with our cameras. There was definitely no shortage of laughter, and having fun as all of their family and friends traveled to downtown Boston to celebrate with them!

What an amazing day - and it’s been taking me forever to even know where to begin! Let’s start with Katie… She’s just stunning and had some of the top professionals in the city helping to make her day perfect. Her florist was actually none other than her brother’s partner who works for Winstons Flowers and designs arrangements for all of the major hotels in the city. He is so incredible talented and how special is it that Katie is so close to him! It really made it so personal and all of the arrangements were just stunning. Here is Katie’s bouquet which was a very delicate arrangement of cascading orchids - just amazing!

Katie and her girls took over the entire Admiral suite at the Seaport Hotel to get ready. It’s the largest suite in the hotel and it was wonderful for everyone to be able to stretch out and relax in luxury while enjoying the gorgeous view of the city around us. Here Katie was getting some last minute touch ups to her gorgeous hairstyle:

It’s funny… On your wedding day, you can sometimes start the day and not feel anything different. You go along with your routine as you’re having your hair done, your makeup done, and sometimes you start to wonder, “Shouldn’t I be feeling really nervous? Or really excited? Or something??” But then there’s always a moment when it suddenly hits you. Sometimes it’s right after you’ve put on your gown, or maybe when you catch a glimpse of yourself for the first time in the mirror. It can be different for everyone, but it always happens. And for Katie, I think this was that very moment:

Meanwhile, Rene was with the guys in another room at the hotel. Before they all left for the ceremony, though, Rene spent a few minutes with Lou and was able to get a few portraits of him. Meet the incredibly handsome Lou:

At nearly the same time, Katie and I were upstairs having our own little private portrait session. (Many thanks to Katie’s bridesmaid who helped hold the videolights for me!!):

Once the girls arrived at the church, the ceremony was ready to start. We had just enough time to line up as the music began, signaling the start of the processional. Once the doors opened and Katie and her dad began their walk down the aisle, Rene was able to capture this gorgeous and teary moment with Lou as he saw Katie for the first time as a bride:

After the ceremony, we headed right back to the Seaport hotel so we could take advantage of their beautiful gardens for some portraits. Here are just a few!

Showing off Katie’s dress and her gorgeous bouquet again:

We also escaped to a room inside the hotel so that Katie and Lou could spend a few quiet moments together and take a few more portraits alone:

By this time, it was time to get the reception started. You may remember hearing me rave about a florist that we worked with just a couple of weeks ago at the State Room (Katie and Brian’s wedding below…). Well, we got to photograph Blue Guava’s beautiful arrangements again at Katie and Lou’s wedding and were again completely stunned by the transformation of the ballroom! I just love these fabulous tree centerpieces that are laced with beautiful delicate flowers and hanging votives:

So remember when I said there was no shortage of laughter and fun at Katie and Lou’s wedding. That definitely wasn’t an exaggeration and I think this next photo from their first dance pretty much shows how they set the tone for the entire evening!

Everyone was having so much fun that even the saxophone player in their band came out on to the dance floor later in the evening to live it up with all of their guests:

We are so excited for Katie and Lou to see the rest of their photos as soon as they come back home from their honeymoon!

More details from Katie and Lou’s wedding:
Getting ready location:Seaport Hotel
Makeup artist: The unrivaled Katrina Hess. I love, love, love her work. She’s truly an artist!
Ceremony location: St. Francis of Assisi, Braintree
Reception location: Seaport Hotel (Nicole was their coordinator and absolutely phenomenal! We’ve worked with her at many of our past weddings and love her to pieces because everything always runs so smoothly with her!)
Reception Florist: Blue Guava
Videographer: David Bettencourt Again! We’ve been working together with David almost every week lately. He’s so cool to be around and we just love his work.