SHYLA PHOTOGRAPHY BLOG

Attempting to catch up on blogging all the summer weddings… I am blogging entirely out of order so if you are a bride awaiting your moment to shine, please forgive the order. It makes about as much sense as the street of downtown Boston. [wink]

Allow me to introduce you to the beautiful Elizabeth and her handsome husband Brian. These two lawyers were an eclectic mix of Jewish liveliness and Latin Spunk. Every moment of their celebration made you feel like you were at an on-going party…. With Elizabeth’s family hailing from the dominican republic, the latin love literally LIT UP the dance floor. It helped that the INCREDIBLE latin band kept the party going into the wee hours of the morning.

Having met at Harvard, Elizabeth and Brian wed in the Harvard Chapel and then partied hard at the downtown Harvard Club.  ENJOY

seeing the Ketubah for the first time… 

The wedding transportation made for awesome photo ops. I wasn’t kidding about the entire event being a party!

‘Twas an affair to remember.

Now, I know weddings aren’t about ME, but I must admit Katie had so many of my favorite things involved in her wedding… FEATHERS [in her hair, on her shoes, in the decor], My favorite favorite Boston make-up artist Tavi De La Rosa. [Tavi is a magician and when I show up to a wedding he is beautifying, I KNOW it'll be a good day], Plus, a floor to ceiling WHITE reception hall is a photographer’s dream. In addition, there were details to set many girl’s heart a flutter…. A Vera Wang stunner dress, Manolo Blahniks fit for a queen, and a swanky party at Belle Mer in Newport, RI. Then to top it all off, her handsome Anthony.  Katie, I think your wedding was tied with a neat little fairy-tale bow.

I traditionally dont share a lot of details, but I couldn’t help myself this time… So, in unpredictable Shyla fashion, I posted WAY too many photos.

Oh well… ENJOY!

Beautiful Florals by Flowers by Semia

Waiting, waiting, waiting… 

Right before the kiss…. my favorite!

details, details, and more details. Told you I couldn’t help myself.

Allison and I met when I very first moved to Boston. She was the maid of honor in Eileen + Chris’s Martha’s Vineyard wedding, so I was quite honored to be invited to document her turn at the altar.  The affair took place in NYC the day before Hurricane Irene. Weather couldn’t have been better…. not bad considering the post below is the wedding the very next day!

The beautiful fabulous and OH-SO-WONDERFUL Kelly Lorenz joined me on this wedding.  Loved shooting alongside this talented friend. She literally bent over backwards for me…

Daddy and daughter prepare to stroll down the isle….The gorgeous St Ignatius Loyola Parish in NYC

My little ring-bearer friend was getting a little bored…

I love love love this image! The little girl’s reactions makes my heart smile. And wanna know the funny thing about this photo? In the culling process, I discovered that Kelly and I had nearly the exact same photo at the exact same time. Proof again how awesome she is.
The lovely Central Park Boat House was the perfect setting for Allison and Turner’s reception…

Fully immersed in wedding season and navigating some crazy things makes me feel like I am living in a game of dodgeball.  Who in their right mind enjoys a game where they get hit with flying objects at varying speeds?! Well, all that to say… I guess I should duck a few projectiles and share a wedding or two!

First up, Joe and Courtney’s wedding up at Searles Castle in Windham, NH. I love the chosen venue because Joe’s last name ‘Sonnenburg’ means “sunny castle” in german, so it was a perfect venue for these two. Fellow west coasters who made the trekk out for a New England wedding, and thankfully the weather didn’t disappoint!

Enjoy a few scenes from the day….

Like most brides, Courtney hid behind the closet door when the groomsmen came a callin’…

What is it about weddings that turn us all to mush?
The bride’s father… I love the character in his face. JJoe seeing his bride for the first time… My favorite part of a wedding day 

Joe and Court chose to hold a foot washing ceremony during the service….. An intimate moment highlighting their Christian faith by symbolizing the act of  servanthood. One of my favorite quotes reads…

“Love is not a feeling in the chest, it is bending down to wash another’s feet”

The groom’s Sister-In-Law gets the party started.
A fun moment caught …
I think this is my FAVORITE shot of the day.  Completely straight from the camera… I love the reflection of the video light off the grooms shirt and illuminating the bride’s face The happy couple off to Fiji!

Hi Hi Hi.

Fresh off the bike from Holland, I have a few (um, or maybe more than a few) images to share of the Van de Visser wedding.

You may remember Suzanne from a few years back…

During her two year stint as a nurse on Mercy Ships, she chronicled her journey and shared her passion with anyone willing to read. But as someone who wears her heart on her sleeve, she also exuded the same passion in her being… which is what, I am sure, landed her the Dutchman aboard the ship who specializes in underwater robotics. [Underwater Robotics must be the dutch equivlant of a rocket scientist, right?] While on the adventure of their lives, they found each others life-long adventure buddy so it was only fitting that the get away car used was a Land Rover.

Michiel hails from Ellewoutsdijk, a small town in the dutch province of Zeeland, so in step with their adventurous ways, they married in his village and I had the honor of attending and documenting along the way.

The Dutch do weddings differently than we do in America. For example, church ceremonies are not recognized by the state… therefore we had a civil AND church ceremony in the same day. Not to mention lunch, and dinner separately from the reception. Guests are invited to one or two of the events but only 22 were actual DAY guests… meaning they attended all the events of the day. I was so confused. But luckily I was only responsible for photos.

Michiel and Suzanne have returned to America but they will never quite settle in. Their hearts remain in Africa so this is simply  a waiting room until they return and continue the rest of their adventure.

And Suzanne, in the words of Michiel on your wedding day… “you are so beautiful, I cannot remove my eyes”

Welcome to the new blog! It was time for a polishing, dusting off the cobwebs, a growing into a little more sophisticated look.  The website is up next but after committing to blog every weekday in March, I realized I couldn’t stand looking at my old blog any longer and just stopped posting for the last week and a half to start fresh.  Nothing fancy, just fresh and zestfully clean.;]

And what better way to kick off a new blog than pretty pictures from a pretty wedding reception…