For this Boston Wedding Photographer it’s OK to shoot some details as a documentary wedding photographer. Some people may ask why I would shoot a candle or why I even would post such a pedestrian shot. The answer is simple, I like it and I think details and shots of the surroundings are essential to telling the day and moving the story along. To 99% of people this is simple a nicely lit trio of candles. To the couple this is a shot of the unity candles used in the ceremony uniting both families.
Here are some over wedding photography and planning related sites that I found for you to browse. Thanks for visiting Mark Andrew Photography!

Junebug Weddings
Ruffled Blog
NY Times – How to Take Great Wedding Photos
Grey Likes Weddings
Style Me Pretty

What’s the most meaningful image of the day? I would dare say for most people it’s the group shot. Is it the most beautiful or artistic image of the day? No, but for some people the images of mom and dad with the bride, or the two brothers standing together will sometimes be the final documentation of that family before the loss of a love one. A photographer I admire very much talks about his beautiful imagery in a talk I attended and then abruptly changed direction and popped an old black and white of his family at his wedding. Not long after the wedding a fire struck the family home and destroyed all photographs that they had. The image of him with his family is the ONLY image he has left. I want to give every bride beautiful pictures, but I also want to give them something more as I will painstakingly work through formals and group shots because I remember the story of that one B&W photograph.
Here are some over wedding photography and planning related sites that I found for you to browse. Thanks for visiting Mark Andrew Photography!

Once Wed
New York Times Wedding Resources
Offbeat Bride
Wedding Aces
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As a Massachusetts wedding photographer. I Like to document a wedding with a signature wide angle or photograph from the back of the church. I do this so that there is a perspective of the entire building, congregation, and wedding party, basically everyone that’s there. I also do it as I think it gives a unique perspective on the ceremony and allows the bride and groom to be in the seat of a guest watching their wedding. I will alows shoot stopped down to f/11 or so when taking these shots and in New England you can get some beautiful churches that have historical relevance to United States history.
Here are some over wedding photography and planning related sites that I found for you to browse. Thanks for visiting Mark Andrew Photography!

Grey Likes Weddings
NY Times – How to Take Great Wedding Photos
Green Wedding Shoes
Weddings Unveiled
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