The event was catered by T.W. Food, of Cambridge. It’s a restaurant that I’ve driven by a thousand times, heard fantastic things about, and actually have an unused gift certificate for from Christmas. After seeing the meal they prepared for Eric and Cassie, I can’t wait to visit the restaurant.

And the fun duckie-themed cake was made by Cassie’s Mom.

Congratulations again Cassie and Eric!

Have you decided on your Wedding Bands yet? If not then you owe it to yourselves to head down to DePrisco Jewelers in for their 19th Annual Wedding Band Event. During this event they have an expanded selection of wedding bands at great prices. The event started this past weekend and from what I heard it was busy, busy, busy. It runs until March 20th.

While you’re at DePrisco’s, check out the gallery of large prints I’m exhibiting there. They are all photos from the past year and for many of the images this is the first time they’ve printed at exhibition size. I love big prints!

And if you purchase your wedding bands at DePrisco’s, you can also get a complimentary engagement session if you book any of my collections. Just ask for the postcard describing the special offer while you’re there drooling over the wedding bands.

You know, I just realized that I have a nice little collection of their DePrisco’s little dark blue boxes at home. They are where I purchased my wife’s engagement ring, our wedding wedding bands, and any number of gifts. To me, DePrisco’s is more than just a Jeweler, they’re family.

I was away for the past few days without a good internet connection and I saw that the winners for the Wedding Photojournalist Association’s (WPJA) Q4 2009 Contest had been announced. It was killing me to not be able to check out the results and when I finally got back to boston, it was the first thing I checked out.

I’m proud that one of my favorite photos from the past year placed fourth in the Wedding Details category. I’m especially happy that one of the judges commented on the moment-driven nature of the shot, which is what really makes it for me. Earlier this year, this image placed in the Top 10 in the First Dance category of contest by the International Society of Professional Wedding Photographers (ISPWP).

I’m really happy I said yes when fellow ShootStyle member and Maine Wedding Photographer Andree Kehn asked if I wanted to help her out with this wedding!

This is the news that I’ve been building up to over the past couple of days. I’m just thrilled beyond belief to be able to announce that my album “Lake George Wedding” was presented with the Court of Honor Award for being the highest scoring album in the Professional Photographers of Massachusetts 2010 Print competition.

Wow!

In competition, an album is judged both on the artistry and technical proficiency of the individual images it contains, as well as how well those images combine to give the viewer a feeling for the way the day unfolded, and the personalities and relationships of the participants. That’s why I’m especially proud when my albums do well in competition, because I pride myself in telling a story with my images.

Thank you to Kelly and Nick for inviting me to share their beautiful day with them.

You can check out the album here:

Best Wedding Album in Massachusetts 2010

As I mentioned in my last post, this past weekend, the Professional Photographers of Massachusetts held their annual convention and print competition. I’m a happy to announce that my album “Our Fantabulous Wedding” won the Fuji Masterpiece Award in the album competition. This is the second year in a row that the Fuji Masterpiece Award was presented to one of my albums.  Big thanks to Maine Wedding Photographer Andree Kehn who helped me shoot this wedding, and to Suzanne and Rick for being such a fun-loving couple.

You can check out the album here:

2010 Award Winning Wedding Album

And you can see my post about last year’s Fuji Masterpiece Award winning album here: 2009 Award Winning Wedding Album

And stay tuned, there’s more news to come!

This past weekend, the Professional Photographers of Massachusetts held their annual convention and print competition. Many of the best photographers in the state submitted prints and albums into the competition and it was inspiring seeing all of their great work. I’m lucky to have done pretty well with the albums I entered, and I’ll have more news on my results over the coming days.

Right now I’m a happy to announce that my album Vineyard Heaven scored a Blue Ribbon in the album competition. Big thanks to Cory Ann Ellis who shot with me that day, and to Jee and Joe for having such a beautiful wedding.

You can check out the album here:

2010 Blue Ribbon Winning Wedding Album

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!