We first met Elyse and Will last fall for their engagement session when they took a break from school to come back to Boston and meet us. We fell in love with them and had so much fun all afternoon. The one thing that Rene and I keep talking about every time we think of Elyse and Will is just how in love they are. And not afraid to show it. During their engagement session, Rene and I would step back to assess a scene and see where we wanted to go and turn around 5 seconds later to find Elyse and Will completely lost in their own world. We were so in love with how in love they are!

And all of that was made even more evident when they finally exchanged their vows. There was not a dry eye as Elyse entered the beautiful and historic Arlington Street Church. Throughout the entire ceremony the tears flowed freely and the expressions on their faces as they were officially pronounced “husband and wife” was just priceless.

After the ceremony, their wedding party and families walked across the street to the Boston Public Gardens for a few formals, and then Rene and I escaped with Elyse and Will to their suite for another mini-portrait session.

Then they all enjoyed a full night of celebration at their black tie reception at the Four Seasons Hotel in Boston. When they arrived for cocktail hour, guests were escorted through floor-to-ceiling drapings of hanging orchids alternating with hanging tealights. It was a magical entrance and was only a hint of what was to come. The entire ballroom was completely transformed with beautiful elegant lighting, yards and yards of beautiful hanging fabric and just gorgeous floral arrangements and candles everywhere you looked. I know it was so much work to think of each and every detail, but the end result was absolutely breathtaking!!

It was so difficult to pick our favorites to post on the blog – we just can’t wait to get started on their album so we can really show off the entire day! But here are few of our favs:

As it was the first week in June, in the middle of a heat wave in Boston, and in a church without any air conditioning…the groomsmen needed to stay cool any way they could!

And moments later, Elyse arrived with all of her girls. Her dress was absolutely stunning and from Priscilla of Boston’s Platinum collection. Her train was so heavy with all of the custom hand sewn beading that she definitely needed all of the help she could get to carry her train!

And another glimpse of Elyse’s stunning gown as she entered the church with her dad…

First the Public Gardens:

And one from our private mini-session in their suite at the Four Seasons:

And being the husband of a true girly-girl, Rene knew just how important it would be to show off Elyse’s gorgeous Manolo Blahniks. And if you only knew what Elyse went through for this photo! She’s just amazing (and so are her legs!!!)

And one of the very last portraits from the evening was just in front of that beautiful draping of orchids, flowers and candles that I mentioned earlier:

Elyse and Will just have arrived from their honeymoon in Costa Rica and we just can’t wait to see them again!! Thank you so, so much again for letting us be there to document your wedding – you are a truly special couple and we never want to see you let go of that beautiful passion!

Details from Elyse and Will’s wedding:

Day-of Coordinator: Trends and Traditions
Elyse’s gown: Priscilla of Boston (platinum collection)
Elyse’s shoes: Manolo Blahnik
Elyse’s makeup artist: Katrina Hess
Elyse’s hair: Beaucage
Flowers, Design (and overall dream maker!): Flowers and Design – Bill Mizuta
Ceremony: Arlington Street Church, Boston
Ceremony Musicians: Woodvale String Quartet
Band: Rare Form (we love these guys!!)
Reception: Four Seasons Hotel