Yup, weddings are my first love, but I also occasionally shoot fashion. In fact it’s my fashion work that most heavily influences my Modern Intimates boudoir photography sessions. You can get a taste of the fashion side of my photography in the current issue City Living Magazine.

The article is the consummation of Cambridge writer Rachel Worrall’s vision for a project that combined her love of both fashion and literature. She enlisted four local designers to create couture dresses inspired by author Edith Wharton (best known for her book The Age of Innocence). Rachel then modeled the designers’ work in Wharton’s magnificent Gatsbyesque home, The Mount. The designers who participated were Kelsey Bacon at Bedagi Fashions, Barbara Poole at B-Felt and Julia Ebel and Meredith Ionelli both of Celtic Dragon Dress Designs.

That’s just the short story. If you interested in learning more, Rachel elaborates on her inspiration for creating this project, and chronicles the process of pulling it all together here on The Mount’s blog.

Jason asked me to take some publicity photos for his new website. Here’s a few of them.

And of course, any post about Jason wouldn’t be complete without showing off some of his cuisine.

Trust me, Jason’s food tastes even better than it looks. Yum!

She can turn a minimalist hat elegant or whimsical.

And she’s dead sexy, even when you can see just the barest hint of her face.

Every couple of months, ShootStyle, an association of New England wedding photographers I belong to runs an assignment series asking photographers to creatively illustrate a concept. In honor of valentine’s day, the most recent assignment was to illustrate the concept of ‘Done Me Wrong.” Thanks to my wife for playing along!

Sadly, after shooting she went away for a few days and when she returned, the oversized box of candy used as the prop was more the half gone. She had to throw out the rest to save me from myself!

You can see more of the group’s shots on the ShootStyle blog.

Today I discovered that our work attracted some national attention. A number of the best images from the workshop were displayed on the front page of MSNBC.com. 

The image above is a photo from my assignment on the girls high school basketball coach.  More great photos from Murray, KY can be seen here on MSNBC. 

First Heather, who beat the heat in the shallows…

Next, the lovely Mulan who explored the graffiti covered underground ruins…

Below are some of my favorite shots from the day. To see more amazing work, jump over to the Shoot Style fan page on FaceBook and peruse the other ShootStyler’s blogs!

The first couple I worked with, Jackie & David, were up for anything I asked them to do, and often took things a bit farther. They were a riot!

I only enough time to do a couple of setups with Rachel & Adam. Rachel, you might have noticed,  is a ShootStyle alumni, having modeled for us on our Elm Bank shoot. Adam was a great sport! Cheers you two!

Elm Bank Reservation in Wellesley MA provided a cool and colorful backdrop for the gowns which were custom designed for us by dress designer Julia Anne Ebel, of Celtic Dragon Dress Designs. Stacey also showed her mad sewing skillz by re-purposing some older gowns by adding colorful tulle flourishes.

Below are some of my favorite shots from the day. To see more amazing work, jump over to the Shoot Style fan page on FaceBook and peruse the other ShootStyler’s blogs!

The rest of the ShootStyle gang includes:

Stacey Doyle, Jamie Wexler, Michelle Turner, Alicia Williams, Zofia Waig, and Kristin Cioffi.

Make-up by Jenny DiMucci and Jane Sincere. Hair by Christina Squier Salon

Did you know that the current popularity of the white wedding dress is due in part to the power of photography? True! In 1840, Queen Victoria wore a white gown at her wedding to incorporate some lace she owned. Her wedding photograph was widely published and brides have been emulating her color choice ever since. Prior to the Victorian era, a bride might wear any color except black (the color of mourning) or red (which suggested ill-repute). Serendipitously, there’s a recent post on historical and current wedding dress colors at a blog I follow, COLORlovers.

Many thanks to the modern and fashionable Renaissance Providence Hotel for letting us run around their marbled halls. Last year, my wife and I did a staycation at the Renaissance and we fell in love with its funky rooms, friendly staff and Temple Downtown, the chic restaurant and lounge located downstairs.

The amazing and colorful dresses you see below are the creation on Framingham dress designer Julia Anne Ebel, of Celtic Dragon Dress Designs. We asked her to create dresses inspired by a winter color palette, and wow, did she deliver! Stay tuned for Julia’s new couture wedding dress site which is coming soon.

The models’ dramatic makeup was provided by makeup artist, Jenny DiMucci, who I’ve worked with on an earlier ShootStyle outing.

And huge thank you to Brittany and Kate, our gorgeous models.  I’m always on the geeky side of the lens, but I’ve got to imagine it’s hard to have a half dozen photographers simultaneously vying for your attention, yet Brittany and Kate handled the day with poise and aplomb!

Here are a few of my favorites from the shoot: