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Boston Wedding Photographer | Amy + Justin married! [8.21.2010]

Helen Makadia — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 22:25:00 +0000

As I blogged earlier last week, Amy + Justin had a fabulous wedding day, joined by their closest friends and family at the Commander’s Mansion in Watertown. I love this venue for many reasons, some personal, and these two embraced the setting beautifully. I first met Amy last winter and the moment she mentioned that she and Justin met at a theatre camp, I knew this would be a rockin’ wedding! Seriously, though, these two are probably trained to withstand anything as evidenced by Amy + her gals dealing with zipper issues of her beautiful dress. (I also learned that Amy is quite the Etsy shopper, including her hair flower, veil, bracelet & the cake topper!) The day continued seamlessly with a beautiful ceremony in the Grape Arbor, followed by a great reception, with lots of dancing and nerf darts! A huge congratulations to you both and I’m sure you are having a great time in St. Lucia!

Fantastic catering by Cuisine Chez Vouz
Beautiful & colorful flowers by The Celebrated Flower
Videography by Veracious Productions

Etsy vendors:
hair flower: brendasbridalveils
veil: romancingtheveil
bracelet: Nanda
cake toppers: temple 7e

Boston Wedding Photographer | Amy + Justin married [peek]

Helen Makadia — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 17:18:42 +0000

Just a few from Amy + Justin’s wedding this past Saturday. They were married at my personal favorite venue, the Commander’s Mansion (my wedding venue!) and celebrated an amazing day with friends and family. More to come next week. Amy + Justin, I’m sure you’re having a blast in St. Lucia!

Boston Wedding Photographer | Colleen + Dick married! [8.14.10]

Helen Makadia — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 16:57:08 +0000

Colleen & Dick were married on Saturday, August 14th in the Wellesley College Houghton Chapel, followed by a reception at the College Club. This couple couldn’t have asked for a better day – sunny, 80 degrees, low humidity – and a wonderful group of friends and family with which to celebrate! The beautiful ceremony was officiated by Dean Victor Kazanjian. After the ceremony, Colleen & Dick made their way to the College Club with guests waving streamers, where they enjoyed games, drinks, food, and dancing! Congratulations again!

Vendors:

I Thee Wed New England – Kristen Weiss
Fino Fresh Floral Design
Something Sweet by Michelle

Boston Wedding Photographer | Colleen + Dick [peek]

Helen Makadia — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 20:57:50 +0000

Colleen + Dick were married on Saturday, August 14th at Wellesley College’s Chapel, followed by a great reception at the College’s Club. Here are just a few images from Saturday. A full blog post is on its way next week. Congrats again!

Boston Wedding Photographer | Amit + Lorraine [married!]

Helen Makadia — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 17:57:13 +0000

Amit + Lorraine’s nuptials brought us to London and Essex two weeks ago! My husband Jay and I first met Lorraine last year and were so excited when we learned these two got engaged. Amit is Jay’s friend from college and business school so I’ve had the pleasure of knowing him for several years now. When I met Lorraine, I knew they were a perfect match. When Amit asked if I would photograph their Hindu ceremony, which took place the Friday before the ceremony in Essex, I was very happy to oblige. So here I’m sharing photos from the Hindu ceremony and a few from the next day. (I couldn’t resist!)

Second ceremony in Essex at Gosfield Hall. Beautiful place!

Chairs set up outside for the ceremony. Unfortunately we were hit with rain right at that time, so the ceremony was indoors. It was beautiful!

Cocktail hour outdoors. The weather cleared up nicely.Who actually caught the bouquet? Hard to tell.

Congratulations Amit+Lorraine! Hope to see you again soon.

Boston Wedding Photographer | Maureen + Chris [married]

Helen Makadia — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 18:46:09 +0000

Maureen + Chris’ wedding brought Ken of Eric Barry Photography and I down to the Cape for a beautiful celebration. The ceremony was held at the St. Thomas Chapel in Plymouth, celebrated by friends and family. We continued on for some wedding party photos down by Woods Hole and the lighthouse there. Beach photos followed soon after we arrived at the reception location, Wianno Club in Osterville. Congratulations again + here’s to health & happiness!

Boston Photographer | Bathroom [remodeled]

Helen Makadia — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 19:22:56 +0000

I tend not to share a lot of personal stuff on here, and that may change over time with this first share of our newly remodeled bathroom. We started with a very brown bathroom, which was neat in it of itself, but the plastic shower casing had to go! So, we spent lots of time brainstorming (huge thanks to my sister, Esther (an architect!)) and picking out products online, as well as multiple trips to the tile store & lowes. Fun! We’re enjoying our “new” bathroom and wanted to share some pictures of the demo, installation and finished project!

In case you care about the finished products, here are the names of the products and locations where they were purchased.

Floor & Shower Tile is Crema Luna Limestone, Shower accent is Polished Honey Onyx, Shower Floor and Niche is Honed Onyx (floor). Purchased at Tile Showcase in Watertown, MA, aided by Lori, who is great!

The neatest part of the shower, the shower niche made by FinPan.

NuTone/Broan medicine cabinets ordered online from homeclick.com

Perfectly sized Toto toilet ordered online from Performancetoilets.com

Bathroom cabinet & Countertop is from Lowes Countertop is DuPont’s Zodiac Quartz, in Mossy Green

Lighting by Restoration Hardware

Panasonic Exhaust Fan & Light – Standard Electric

Benjamin Moore Paint (a variation on Dessert Storm)

Boston Wedding Photographer | Shawna + Andy Married! [7.10.2010]

Helen Makadia — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 11:33:35 +0000

I shared two of Shawna + Andy’s wedding earlier this week and am excited to share the full set! Andy + Shawna did a lot of DIY for the wedding, including their flowers! Check them out, they did a fabulous job! As you may already know, the summer in the Boston area has been quite hot and muggy, with the occasional thunderstorm. Well, the forecast did call for a thunderstorm that afternoon, and well, Andy + Shawna took it so well. Cool as cukes, they decided to hold out and see if they could indeed have their ceremony outdoors in the Hingham Harbor Gazebo. The ceremony went as planned outdoors, even graced by their two dogs. They had a fantastic day and the weather did clear up to do more pictures outside, including a fantastic sunset. A fun and energetic crowd, including the very animated flower girl, spent a lot of time on the dance floor at their reception at the Clarion Hotel. Enjoy + Congratulations!

Boston Wedding Photographer | Shawna & Andy Married! [a Peek]

Helen Makadia — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 21:09:19 +0000

Congratulations to Shawna & Andy who were married on Saturday, July 10th in Hingham. Just two from the amazing sunset after a rainy day! Stay tuned for a full blog post this week!

Boston Wedding Photographer | Emily & Mustafa Married!

Helen Makadia — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 19:18:31 +0000

I had the pleasure of joining Ken of Eric Barry Photography for Emily & Mustafa’s wedding at the Harvard Club in Downtown Boston. Emily & Mustafa were so much fun and happy to get married, they didn’t really notice the rain. Heartfelt speeches, personal vows and great dancing pretty much sums up this amazing wedding. Have a great time at the reception in Turkey!