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Kristin & Chris’s Wedding – Salem Wedding Photographer

It’s always fun to stay local, so photographing a wedding in Salem this past September was awesome.  When Maarit and I first met Kristin and Chris last year we were all talking about weddings and planning and details and Etsy and all that good wedding stuff.  And to think that now our weddings have come and gone, unbelievable!

Kristin and Chris were married at the St. James Parish in Salem, MA by Rev. John Sheridan.  They had a really nice Roman Catholic mass (one of the best I have experienced in a while) and the church is really beautiful.  Their reception followed the ceremony a little further down the street on the Salem Common at the Nathaniel Silsbee House. The house is owned by the Knights of Columbus and we got a kick out of the whole “K of C” thing since Kristin and Chris were K and C.  Okay, so that’s a bit dorky….but we had a few laughs when we thought about it!

Some of the things Maarit and I dug was the scrap booking idea. It was a fun artsy thing for guests to play around with and it’s going to be  a nice keepsake with all the photos and sweet messages from their guests.  And doing the sundaes versus the cake was sweet, who doesn’t like Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream!?!

Kristin’s dress was scored via the famous Running of The Brides at Filene’s Basement.  The designer was Essense of Australia and it was fabulous, but not easily claimed.  Kristin and her friends were on a mission to find this particular dress during the Running of the Brides, but then they spotted someone else was trying it on!  Luckily it eventually ended up in Kristin’s hands….and the rest is history….happily ever after!

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November 19, 2010 - 9:49 pm

Deborah Zoe - Kristin!!! these are aahhmazing:) love love love:)

November 19, 2010 - 10:15 pm

kristin - Thank you for your sweetness woman!!!!

September 5, 2014 - 5:41 am

Reney - I love all the little mnomets with Kobie and his parents. Such a cute bubba, and I absolutely adore the little smiley photo. I just want to pinch his cute little cheeks!

February 21, 2015 - 5:11 am

Ana - - I love how you used the lensbaby to similpfy this image, and LOVE you moody black and white processing. Your model has a timeless look. This photo looks like it was from another year, another time, out of a dream.

April 3, 2015 - 6:54 pm

Murat - - wow, how gorgeous, ieeirtstnng, and raw. i love that you see with your own eyes so clearly, know what you want to create and share. i really like how different and moody and almost emotional these images are. very cool.

May 3, 2015 - 8:50 pm

Ziya - - elaine, this is such a stinnung image, it makes me well up with emotion. just beautiful, and with so much soul. how did you do this? this is almost confirmation enough that there is good beyond those clouds. you are so talented. again, this elegance you capture in the simplest things.

Kristin & Chris Sneak Peek – Salem Wedding Photographer

I can’t believe my first season as a wedding photographer is over!  I am having such a great time going through and editing my last few weddings and I can’t wait to share them all….

Right now I have been experimenting with some textures in photoshop, from subtle to intense.  Of course you can over do-it on textures, just like any other fancy actions in photoshop, but I think that the textured feel is really nice on the right photos…but then again I love things that look old!  Wow, that is a run-on sentence….

So here is a sneak peek of textured images for Kristin and Chris – all of their photos will be finished up next week and I can’t wait for them to see their photos!  Aren’t these guys great and Kristin was such a beautiful bride!

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November 5, 2010 - 1:27 pm

Myra - Kristin, very nice pictures! What kind of flowers was she using for her bouquet? Thanks.

September 5, 2014 - 8:53 pm

Jorge - Kristen’s open living space is perecft for a family. Love the fireplace! I follow, Kristen, so I know this has been a sad week for her and her family, not to mention the stress of the mold. Thanks for featuring Kristen.

October 5, 2014 - 10:28 pm

corporate chains - I’m not worthy to be in the same forum. ROTFL

February 19, 2015 - 2:24 am

Eugene - Lynn Wright – Val,These pictures are soooo beiutaful!!! You are the prettiest bride I have seen since your mom! You look so elegant! I wish you and Cal all the happiness and love a couple could have.You make a Beautiful couple!!LOveGrandma Lyn

March 26, 2015 - 11:19 pm

Silisto - I saw Wicked in Seattle last year, and it was fine. Just make sure you don’t sing along outside your head (unless the adnieuce is wouldn’t that be fun!). One woman did behind me in between chatting with her friend and I was woman enough to tell her to shut the frig up. Singing along doesn’t irk me as much as talking during the production!I did, sort of, sing under my breath when I saw Les Mis

Erin & John – Gloucester Elks at Bass Rocks Wedding Photographer

This past September Erin and John were married in Gloucester at the Elks at Bass Rocks.  I couldn’t believe how fast their wedding day rolled around since I had done their engagement shoot in February at Good Harbor Beach, Gloucester.

I think I am including the most dancing photos ever included in a wedding blog posting!  This was a celebration for sure and there were just too many fun ones, I had to include them….

Maarit and I had a blast and feel so fortunate to have been a part of this special day with these great peeps!

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November 3, 2010 - 9:13 am

Erin Panneton - Kristin, thank you so much for these gorgeous pictures. You are so talented. We are thrilled with how everything came out.

THANK YOU!

November 3, 2010 - 9:40 am

Kristin Korpos - Yeah, you are so very welcome!!!

It was so great meeting you both and being able to capture all these special moments for you to be able to hold onto forever….we are truly blessed to be doing this and thank you so much for your sweet words!

November 3, 2010 - 12:19 pm

Kim - Lovely Kristin! I especially love the grainy one on the dock, very vintage!

November 3, 2010 - 12:47 pm

Kristin Korpos - Thanks – yes, that’s my favorite too! Love the old looking stuff : ) I want to do a whole album all vintage like…on the to-do list!

Stereophonic Love – no. 1

I had this idea the other week to start sharing some the songs in rotation on my ipod.  Music is so important to me, and as many of you know I have been a DJ for some years now.  But I also used to write songs on my guitar and perform in coffeehouses.  I have always been a music lover – I remember putting my first cassette into my first cassette player…guess what it was…Survivor and I was jamming to Eye of the Tiger…I was 5.

I love how you can hear a song and it can bring you right back in time…to the place you were in your life when that particular song was on repeat if you know what I mean.  Maybe it was the summer of 1985 or your senior year in high school, or your first fall semester in college.  I love this feeling, music is just so powerful.

Music is the tapestry of our lives.  The music we listen to through the years is our own personal sound track we are living our lives to.  I wanted to share this piece of me, maybe turn you onto some new bands, and possibly get comments from others who will turn me onto some new stuff as well.  And where did the name stereophonic love come from?  I don’t know, it just popped up in my head, sounded good, and made sense…it works.

So check these tunes out:

Addicted to Love – Florence + The Machine – Yes, it is a cover of the Robert Palmer song, and it rocks!

The Spirit of Jazz – The Gaslight Anthem – I am totally digging this band….Rolling Stone compared the singer to Bruce Springsteen, ’nuff said I suppose.

Both Hands – Ani DiFranco – My first Ani DiFranco album, her first too I think.  I just rediscovered this one, it was a college staple.

Rhythm of Love – Plain White T’s – Simply infectious, it’s a toe tapper tune.

The Cave – Mumford & Sons – Totally glad I got turned onto these guys, amazing stuff and on constant replay, the whole album.

Wow, it is hard to stop at five, but that’s it, five songs for Stereophonic Love no. 1.  Hope you enjoy…and of course, no post is complete without at least one photo. This was taken at a workshop I did with Justin and Mary Marantz last spring.

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Gore Place Carriage House – Boston Wedding Photographer

This past weekend I actually brought my camera to a DJ gig, one of my last DJ gigs….I don’t usually do this. As you can imagine, there is a lot of setting up to do as a DJ. I have to haul in my own sound system, connect everything, do sound checks, and in this instance I also set up a ceremony system with a wireless microphone, and the list goes on. So, when you need to be concentrating on all these things in a tight timeline, there isn’t time for taking photographs…but I was able to take a few shots this past weekend inside the Carriage House at Gore Place in Waltham.

It was super exciting that I did bring my camera since the Brides went with a vintage inspired theme to match the rustic carriage house…and I LOVE all things old and aged, so this super sweet!

Now….had I been the hired photographer I would have actually been able to take some more detail photos once the candles were lit and all the flowers were in place.  Unfortunately, during the short few minutes I had the room was not yet completely ready.  But I was really glad that I was able to take a few clicks before DJing the ceremony.

Shout outs to Boston Wedding  Planner Jennifer Cox of Esq. Events, Suzanne from Green Olive Catering, Petalena Flowers, and Clayton Austin Photography.

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