Cider Hill Farm & Lynch Park Engagement – Alyssa & Brad
- At January 03, 2015
- By Heather Littlefield
- In Engagements
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Cider Hill Farm & Lynch Park were the chosen locations for Alyssa & Brad’s engagement session! Alyssa & Brad were my first 617 Weddings clients who’s wedding I have actually already shot. I wasn’t expecting to book a wedding so quickly after joining the team, but I happened to be available when they needed a photographer right before their wedding date! We did their engagement session at the end of September, and the wedding was at the end of October. I’ll be posting the wedding later after I post some of the other weddings and engagements from this fall.
They chose to start their session at Lynch Park in Beverly, which is one of my favorite places in the world. I live about 5 minutes from the park, and have been going there since I was a little kid. It has a brick rose garden that’s full of beautiful flowers in the summer and early fall, a high wall over looking a beach, and lots more natural backdrops, making it a great spot with lots of diversity for photo shoots. It’s not uncommon to go there and see multiple sessions going on at once! There are weddings in the garden, and we almost got married there, but the one downside is that it’s open to the public, even during a wedding. It’s still a beautiful location if you don’t mind a lot of curious park-goers! I hope to shoot a wedding there someday soon.
Following some shots at the park, we headed up to Cider Hill Farm in Amesbury for some fall themed shots. Alyssa & Brad went on many dates there, so it was a special place for them. When possible, I love to incorporate things into your engagement and wedding photos that are special to you as a couple, and are part of your story. It makes your photos that much more fun and meaningful! After an outfit change, we headed into the apple orchards for the rest of our photo session. We got a lot of great shots, and even snacked on a couple apples! It was the end of the season so there wasn’t much left on the trees but we made it work. They also bought my husband (who tagged along as my assistant) and I a bag for picking so we did get to pick some apples after the shoot to take home, which was pretty awesome. Most of them became apple crisp 🙂
Kate & Jeff – Plum Island Engagement Session – 617 Weddings
- At January 02, 2015
- By Heather Littlefield
- In Engagements
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Somehow I have never been to Plum Island, and I’ve lived on the North Shore my entire life! Aside from when I was living in Michigan with my mom of course.
Kate & Jeff are one of the first couples that booked with me when I joined 617 Weddings, and they were the first to schedule an engagement session. They are such a sweet couple and have been together for 10 years. Now they’re finally making it official. I can’t wait to capture their wedding next June! They are getting married at Groveland Fairways and staying on Plum Island after the wedding, so that’s why they chose Plum Island for their engagement session location. As soon as I arrived at the beach, I couldn’t wait to start shooting. It was absolultely beautiful! We found plenty of spots to take some great photos, and thankfully the beach was mostly empty so we didn’t have to worry about too many people. We also lucked out and got a super warm day with great weather in the middle of September!
Nancy & Joe – Fort Revere and Nantasket Beach Engagement
- At July 25, 2014
- By Heather Littlefield
- In Engagements
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Nancy and Joe found me as a referral through a mutual friend. Let me just say again, all of my friends are awesome for sending all these amazing and fun couples my way! I am shooting their June 2015 wedding at the Tirrell Room in Quincy. I can’t wait! They decided to take advantage of my engagement photo deal, which I will be posting more about soon, but basically I offer $100 off the Deluxe Engagement Session when you book your wedding with me. That’s a pretty awesome deal 🙂 Their locations of choice were Fort Revere and Nantasket Beach!
Anyway, back to the session. Nancy & Joe got engaged at Fort Revere in Hull, MA. It’s an abandoned military fort, now a park, that overlooks the water. It’s absolutely beautiful and the views are breathtaking. We all know I love a good landscape! I had never been down that way before, so I was excited when I checked out photos of the area. We started at the fort and took advantage of the different landscapes and backdrops it offered. They were even up for one of my creative ideas to use one of the graffiti covered halls inside the fort. It’s awesome when a couple is up for non-traditional ideas. It makes their engagement session stand out! They were also patient while I tried a an HDR shot to capture the colors of the sunset. Even more awesome! (Check out the last photo to see the HDR!)
After that we headed to Nantasket Beach, which I had also never been to. It was so pretty there. We lucked out and had beautiful weather too. The original shoot date was actually the day before, but the thunderstorms that arrived that day quickly squashed that. Luckily we had set the rain date for the day after anyway. After Nantasket Beach, we stopped by one other spot to catch the sunset, and it sure was a pretty one! We had such a fun day of shooting, and I loved exploring a new place I’d never been to 🙂 Now onto the photos. Enjoy!
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This is the graffiti photo I was talking about. How awesome did this one come out? It’s one of my favorites of the day!
Juliana & Jim – North End Engagement Photos
- At June 24, 2014
- By Heather Littlefield
- In Engagements
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Juliana & Jim were referred to me by a good friend for their wedding photos. Referrals are awesome and I love them, so please keep sending them my way! All of the clients that have been referred to me so far have been wonderful, and I can’t wait to shoot their weddings.
Anyway, Juliana & Jim’s wedding isn’t until next October, but they are having an engagement party this year to celebrate with friends and family, so they chose to do an engagement session as part of the celebration. They wanted something different for their photo location so I suggested shooting in Boston. After some brainstorming, we decided on Boston’s North End.
We arrived on a Friday evening and the weather couldn’t have been more perfect. It was a warm, breezy day with just the right amount of sun and clouds. We started off at Copp’s Hill Terrace, and eventually made our way through the North End to the waterfront. I had a great assistant, Dino Rowan Photo, who graciously dragged my granny cart full of equipment and took some behind the scenes photos. Afterwards, Juliana, Jim & I shared a pizza dinner. Not a bad way to end an awesome session. And ladies, I highly suggest getting your makeup done before a session if you can. Juliana comes from a family of cosmetologists and her makeup was flawless! It really shows in the photos too. Of course they are a gorgeous couple and I love all of their photos!
His last name is Fiore, so we had to stop here! I tried to get a photo of them under the sign but sadly, the tree growth was too much, so we just did a few shots in front instead 🙂
And thanks again to Dino Rowan Photo for all of the help! Here’s a pic of me in action 🙂 Check out my awesome leather camera harness from Holdfast Gear. They have great camera accessories for us photographers who are always on the move. It’s great to get home from a wedding or photo shoot and not be sore!
Rockport Engagement Session – Janelle & Eric
I had the pleasure of photographing Janelle & Eric’s Rockport engagement session last month, in a few locations in the beautiful seaside town of Rockport, MA. Janelle’s father is the drummer in my Dad’s band, who played at my wedding. I was thrilled when they contacted me about shooting their engagement and wedding. As soon as we met, we started brainstorming lots of ideas for their session. They had some things in mind and we bounced ideas off of each other to figure out what shots were most important to them, and the best way to set up their photo shoot when it came to the logistics on my end.
Eric proposed at Halibut Point Reservation in Rockport, so that’s where we started. I had never been there before, and it was absolutely gorgeous, and full of incredible natural backdrops that made for amazing photos. They told me the story of their engagement, as we walked the trails looking for the spot where he proposed. We made stops along the way as we both had ideas for photos. I always encourage input from the couple, so I was happy to oblige when they had a request! One of my favorite parts about this session was that they wanted a lot of different poses. They weren’t afraid to try different things and they took direction from me very well, as you can see from the samples below.
After a long hike through the reservation, we made our way to Back Beach since Eric requested some beach photos. From there we headed to downtown Rockport since I wanted to visit Motif #1 and try to get a few shots of them amongst the little shops. They are an adorable couple, and were very comfortable and natural in front of the lens. The proof is in the photos! This was definitely one of my most fun sessions yet, and they even told me how much fun they had, which made me very happy. I can’t wait for their Cambridge wedding next year!
Boston Engagement Photos – Cindy & Steven
- At December 25, 2012
- By Heather Littlefield
- In Engagements
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Cindy & Steven included an engagement session to their wedding package. They decided to have their session in Boston, which is one of my favorite places to go. There are so many locations and natural backdrops all within walking distance of each other. It lends itself to a lot more creative shots in a short amount of time, and I just love spending time in the city! We were able to showcase some of their favorite places to go in the North End, as well as their love for the Bruins. This is what custom photography is all about!
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