WFNX Halloween Prom Party

Walk Like An Egyptian and 1987 were the themes of this year's prom. WFNX always throws a great party and had a huge turnout this year. I posted 646 photos from the "photo booth" on Pictage. I was pretty busy that night and appreciated those beers that kept coming my way:) Thank you to all who brought them to me. I hope to see you all again next year.

Cheers,
Matt

View the photos here.

Latest Trends in Bridal Fashion - 2008 Bridal Market Runway Show

La Bella Bride Magazine invited me to go to NYC with them to photograph the new collections of bridal gowns. I had such a great time hanging out with Katina, Steve, and Robin from LaBella. I also met Ray Santana who was there shooting for Grace Ormonde. If you go to his blog you'll see a photo I took with his camera of all the photographers piled in together at the end of the runway. This was my first time shooting a runway show and I had a blast and look forward to doing more. I loved the comradery of the photographers: if someone dropped a lens (not me) or had a battery die (not me) somebody would immediately hand them one to borrow and no one ever missed a shot. It was also funny to hear how the photographers will talk to the models when they reach the end of the runway. Be sure to pick up the new issue of La Bella, which will be on the racks very soon, to check out not only more runway fashion, but also two Grazier Photography weddings that are being featured.

After the shows we all went out for dinner and drinks with Traci Ramono. Steve made sure we stayed close to a tv so we could watch the Sox win. Some of us ended up pulling a classic NY night: we were last to leave the bar and didn't fall asleep till about 4am. Gotta love the city that doesn't sleep!

~Matt

These newest dresses incorporate interesting textures (papery crumpled silk, cutout lace, pearls and other unique beading), romantic draping and billowing, and vintage lines. We absolutely LOVE these latest looks, as they emphasize the shape of the body, and are constructed to move - making for really beautiful pictures.... we can't wait to see some of these styles on next year's brides!

Here is a small sample of some of our favorites:

A Wentworth Wedding: Erin & Matt

Erin and Matt had a beautiful wedding at the Wentworth Hotel. Erin's classical beauty was just a joy to photograph! Their family and friends were super nice - and the whole day was lovely and heartfelt. We loved that they included their dogs in the day. View all of their wedding photographs here.

Halloween on Fletcher Street

"I can open that for you"... Will's not going to fall for that line - he waited for mom to open it. Matt's shooting pics for the WFNX 1987 Prom, and I stayed home to trick or treat with the boys. It has to be about the best Halloween ever - after visiting a few houses the neighbors across the street gave me a really yummy glass of wine which I savored while Ollie and Will sampled their spoils.

Oh, you're one of THOSE kids...

One of my favorite assignments is the school portrait day at Mosaic School. This year it was even more exciting due to the fact that I got to make Ollie's first school portrait! I can only spend so much time with each kid, and sometimes it's hard to get them to smile so after shooting several frames I have to just move on to the next child. When it was Ollie's turn, I found myself trying to get a perfect smile out of him, and then decided to just let it go and treat him just the way I treat all the other kids... that's when he stuck his tongue out at me. Some kids have what I call the Reflex: it's a totally spontaneous reaction to professional photographers, and even if has never been seen before it will manifest itself on school picture day. I swear Ollie never stuck his tongue at us when we were taking his picture until this exact moment!

Happy Trails Krista!

We are so lucky to have met Krista! She's been our studio manager for a year, and has been a great addition to our team the whole time! Krista is now going out on her own, to pursue her own work. She is incredibly dedicated, talented, and fun, and we can't wait to see what is in store for her next. Thank you Krista for contributing so much to our business and our lives - we love you!

Krista left yesterday for her trip to Zimbabwe - be sure to read about her adventures on her blog!

Here's a shot Krista took of Matt and I working at Jason and Bryce's wedding (yuck: I'm so happy that I've gotten my hair cut since then LOL!!!). She got a lot of really fabulous pictures of Jason and Bryce too, here's one of my favorite Krista shots from the day:

Jason & Bryce ... simply beautiful!

Jason and Bryce's day was - amazingly - our only rainy wedding of this season, and even so it cleared up during their ceremony. Despite a few minor mishaps Bryce and Jason had a grand time, and the whole day was a blast for us to photograph.

The fabulous Kate Parker provided gorgeous event design, and the reception was housed in one of Banks amazing tents.

New Home, New Office

As we wrap up the edits on our most recent weddings and portraits, we're also packing up to move! Our telephone numbers have changed:

617-323-8718 tel
617-327-8728 fax

And our street address too - so please email us if you need to update your address book!

Matt's busy painting the new office space which is going to be TOTALLY beautiful. We can't wait to share it with you! Here are some before pics, and we're going to send a prize (yes you read right, a PRIZE) to the person who gives us the very BEST decorating tip or idea for our new space! Keep in mind that our business colors are chocolate, sage, leaf green, and yellow ocher. The walls will not be green like you see in these pictures... the walls & ceiling are getting painted white and pale brown.