Shannon + Dave's wedding, part 2

Shannon + Dave's wedding, part 1

Shannon and Dave had a small, quiet wedding ceremony at Straw Point of the Middlesex Fells Reservation in Malden, Massachusetts. The weather was stunning, and family and friends gathered under the shade of tall pine trees overlooking Spot Pond. The bride and groom read their vows from scrolls.

After the ceremony, we stayed there for formals and a quick session with just Shannon and Dave. The reception was held at Point of Pines Yacht Club in Revere. We snuck out for another session at sunset: like our first meeting, we had incredible light. Those to come soon.

Shannon + Dave

Shannon and Dave celebrated their wedding last month, but I wanted to post these photos and tell the story of how we met first. In April 2007, Jessica and I were at The Cliff House in Maine for a weekend conference. We had just sat down at the restaurant overlooking the coast at sunset, and I noticed Shannon and Dave sitting next to us. They're about our age and were dressed up, and I was compelled to ask them if I could photograph them (which did not come easily to me). They were there celebrating their engagement and scoping out the place as a wedding location. Shannon was understandably hesitant (and even thought that Dave had planned this), but Dave was willing--primarily because his camera battery had died, and they really wanted some photos of themselves there.

He was able to convince her, and we agreed to meet in 30 minutes. I ran back to my room to grab my Canon 10D and 50mm 1.8 (my sharpest lens at the time), and then tried to calm my nerves. We had unbelievable light as we climbed the rocks for 20-30 minutes and simply had a great session. I don't know that I've ever met anyone who were as comfortable in front of the camera.

Among other things that resulted from this meeting (besides asking me to photograph their wedding), the first photo below is one of my all-time favorites. Thanks again to Shannon and Dave, whose trust and willingness to help had a tremendous effect on what I'm doing today.

The Crucible

The Abbey Players of Saint Anselm College are performing Arthur Miller's Crucible this weekend. I photographed Tuesday's dress rehearsal. I highly recommend attending: the Players give a great performance of challenging material (with a great set, of course).

Christina + Sean's wedding, part 4

Christina + Sean's wedding, part 3

Christina + Sean's wedding, part 2