Thursday, June 28, 2007

Raffle Winner

I spent yesterday evening at Chandler's Restaurant in Deerfield, MA at a "Vendor Blender", where wedding professionals from all areas of the wedding industry can meet and network. It was sponsored by CJC Events—they do bridal event production and marketing, including the Western New England Bridal Shows at the MassMutual Center in Springfield, and they publish the Wedding Day Sourcebook, a monthly magazine.
It was a great evening. I got to meet a lot of vendors from the area—photographers were well represented, and I handed out a lot of demos. My big news is that I won the final prize of the night—a free table at the March 9th Western New England Bridal Show!

Sunday, June 24, 2007

The Hotel Northampton

Back at the Hotel Northampton again tonight, always a great place for a reception. Downtown Northampton, Massachusetts, across from the cool Calvin Theater, where many national acts pass through. And just a ten minute drive from my house!

The happy couple today was Laura and Jeremy. Got married at the Abbey Chapel on the Mount Holyoke College campus. Abbey Chapel has wonderful stone architecture and great acoustics—a real hidden gem, if you're looking for a wedding location. In years past, I had taped a couple of Mount Holyoke College concerts there, including an excellent production of Mozart's Requiem.

Pictures to come...

Monday, June 18, 2007

Mud Pies

My daughters and their friends were having a baking contest this weekend. Here's a taste of their confections:




Yummy!

Tuesday, June 12, 2007

Jewelboxing

Here's another thing that sets us apart from other videographers: our packaging. We use Coudal Partners' Jewelboxing system to deliver all of our finished videos. Here's some samples:

I think it's a beautiful, unique way of packaging our final products, whether it's corporate video, weddings, home movies, band demos, horse sale videos, dance recitals, graduations, plays, commercials. It's also just cool looking!

Thursday, June 7, 2007

Boston Harbor Hotel

Some places just really do it right. Boston Harbor Hotel is not only a beautiful location for a wedding, but the service is tops. Their wait staff is fabulous—total efficiency. I was shooting in the Wharf Room last Saturday, and the lighting on the tables was gorgeous.


And the cocktail hour on the balcony just outside, overlooking the harbor, as sunset approached... I can't wait to go back!

Tuesday, June 5, 2007

Castle Hill

Last Friday I shot a wedding at Castle Hill on the Crane Estate in Ipswich, MA. What a view (see photo!)



Making things even more exciting was the thunder and lightning just offshore. Luckily, the rain held off until the very end of the outdoor ceremony.