This year, my July 4th wedding was actually on July 3rd - a friday. I was commissioned to shoot their after-party on the 4th as well... more time to spend with my wonderful couple!
Yana had her entire family over from Russia to celebrate with Dwight's family in Newport, RI at Belle Mer. They have wonderfully passionate friends and families filled with culture and fire. It was an absolute joy to spend the weekend with everyone. Many thanks to Alexis and her staff from Unique Weddings by Alexis for her fantastic everythingness that day.
Watching traditions collide headfirst and blossom into their own shapes is really something worth seeing. I highly recommend it.
seek the joy
eric
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Yesterday the three of us journeyed out to Arlington, MA to spend some time in the lovely afternoon light at Menotomy Park. It was such an incredible day... despite the heat. Seriously, though, anything above 65 and I'm rendered pretty much useless.
Getting a chance to shoot with couples after they have spent time being married - when the craziness of the wedding has died down and all that remains is this beautiful singular entity - is an unfortunately rare occurrence. The sense of tranquility that can come from a meandering walk through the woods, a dangling of feet in the water, and a resting of your head on the shoulder of a loved one is an exquisite work of art.
One of the great things about art is you give people the excuse to take some time, be quiet, and pay attention to something and maybe, under the guise of enjoyment, think about important things in life. Like love.
seek the joy
eric
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I managed to open my Google Reader JUST as you posted this--as in, your blog flashed at me... amazing.
We had such a great time with you yesterday--even in the heat! We may now be covered in trillions of bug bites, but those will be gone soon enough, and we'll (hopefully) have these images forever. Just looking at them makes me feel wonderfully peaceful, which is a fantastic feeling to have in the midst of the craziness of a work day.... thank you :)
(08.18.09 @ 12:12 PM)Beautiful photos. Thanks for sending me the link. However, I was wondering about the photo of you two sitting down in which Elana appears to be munching on Julius' t-shirt and Julius appears to be trying to remove Elana's wedding ring. What was going on there?
(08.18.09 @ 05:14 PM)I think it's obvious: My loving daughter is kissing, not munching, her beloved hubby, while your nefarious son is contemplating how much $$$ they could get if they pawned Elana's engagement ring! ( I hope EVERYONE realizes I'm kidding.....)
(08.19.09 @ 09:44 AM)these are truly wonderful...you can truly see and feel that love they have for each other. It oozes off of my screen.
and the comments from the dads....HILARIOUS. =)
I absolutely love this. So warm and beautiful!
(02.03.10 @ 10:08 PM)
Having shot my first professional wedding this past weekend (photo and video!) i appreciate your work even more! beautiful images as usual man, keep up the great work!
(08.19.09 @ 12:58 AM)Wow! What amazing pictures...you have captured the emotion in such a unique way...I love it!
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