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Kevin & Elin’s Stonehedge Inn Wedding

Kevin Jacobus — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 18:48:58 +0000

On Saturday March 19, I photographed the daytime wedding of Kevin and Elin at Stonehedge Inn in Tyngsboro, MA. It was a small, intimate event which meant I could photograph the happy couple extensively in addition to lots of family members. I captured a photograph of Elin’s dad in a random group hug with his granddaughters, who spontaneously surrounded him, resulting in a great look of joy on his face!

Venue and Vendors:

Ceremony and Reception: Stonehedge Inn & Spa, Tyngsboro, MA
Musicians: Anime Trio
Flowers: Lavender, Groton, MA
Cake: Jacques Fine European Pastries, Suncook, NH

Jeni & Tyler’s Tewksbury Country Club Wedding

Kevin Jacobus — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 18:48:23 +0000

Kicked off the 2011 wedding season with Jeni and Tyler’s wedding February 26. The couple had a Catholic ceremony at St. Michael Parish in North Andover, Massachusetts. I captured a photograph of Tyler and Reverend Hogan minutes before the ceremony and I’m amazed how relaxed Tyler looked. In years of weddings, most grooms are nervous and serious and he was surprisingly calm. Seems to run the family as his brothers were his best men and their toasts at the reception didn’t require any notes. The reception was held at Tewksbury Country Club, which is a great spot for a winter wedding. They have a nice stone bridge very close to the building so that outdoor photos can be taken and then bridesmaids can hustle back inside where it is warm. There’s a bridal suite, a nice staircase, piano, a balcony over the ballroom and finally a huge fireplace that can be used for portraits. In deference to Jeni’s Jewish roots, guests conducted a Horah circle dance, hoisting the couple in chairs to the traditional Jewish folk song, Hava Nagila.

Their Vendors:

Ceremony: St. Michael Parish
Reception: Tewksbury Country Club
Flowers: Ford Flower Company
DJ: Eric Poss

Michala & Brandyn’s Quidnessett Country Club Wedding

Kevin Jacobus — Thu, 13 Jan 2011 22:40:15 +0000

Last wedding of 2010! On Thanksgiving weekend I headed down to North Kingstown, Rhode Island to photograph Michala and Brandyn’s wedding at the Quidnessett Country Club. Brandyn is a Marine as are his groomsmen. All of them have served overseas and Brandyn has served in both Iraq and Afghanistan. He finishes up his military service in February, safe and sound for a life ahead with Michala and their daughter Lylah-Anne. They had a cigar roller from Sir Winston’s Tobacco Emporium hand rolling cigars for guests during the cocktail hour. The ladies braved the frigid cold for some portraits outside since it was sunny and then we hustled back inside to get the party started, and as you would expect from Marines, they celebrated to full effect!

Venue and Vendors:
Ceremony and Reception: Quidnessett Country Club
Officiant: Lorraine Kane
DJ: After Hours DJ Entertainment
Tobacconist: Sir Winston’s Tobacco Emporium

Catherine & Joshua’s Wedding at Larz Anderson Auto Museum

Kevin Jacobus — Thu, 13 Jan 2011 21:31:35 +0000

Intern Christine and I were treated to a steampunk theme wedding October 30th. We headed down to Brookline, Massachusetts to the Larz Anderson Auto Museum for Catherine and Joshua’s wedding. We broke out the Honl grid to light some portraits of the couple for added drama. Not that there wasn’t plenty of visual interest already- they put quite extensive effort into their outfits and accessories for the wedding. I almost didn’t recognize them from when we first met! A bird cage veil for Catherine and top hats for the guys, very eye-catching detail.

Venue and Vendors:
Ceremony and Reception: Larz Anderson Auto Museum
Caterer: Cuisine Chez Vous
DJ: MCO Productions
Dress Shop: Modern Bride & Formal
Officiant: Elin Flashman, a friend
Decorations/Flowers/Hair/Makeup: Catherine and her bridesmaids

Colin & Ida’s Butternut Farm Golf Club Wedding Reception

Kevin Jacobus — Thu, 13 Jan 2011 06:18:00 +0000

A trio from the Kevin Jacobus Photography crew got to work for Colin and Ida’s wedding Oct. 23. I was joined by intern Christine and associate videographer Dan for the couple’s ceremony at Corpus Christi Parish in Lawrence, MA followed by a wedding reception at Butternut Farm Golf Club in Stow. I had previously photographed Colin and Ida’s engagement session at Half Moon Beach in Gloucester.

Butternut Farm Golf Club is tucked away on a side road in Stow, but it has great picture possibilities for which the staff is glad to assist with golf carts to transport a newly married couple as needed. There’s a pond with a fountain and a pedestrian covered bridge in keeping with the country setting.

Not unlike some of our other clients, they had liked the idea of an oceanfront wedding, but logistics prevented that. Their beach engagement session earlier in the year coupled with stones inked with names of beaches they’ve visited on display at their card table helped bring a seaside theme to a landlocked wedding.

Colin surprised Ida with a serenade accompanied by his brother on guitar. We incorporated that into their video highlights as it was a great moment in their wedding.

Venue and Vendors:
Ceremony: Corpus Christi Parish
Reception: Butternut Farm Golf Club
Florist: Danielson Flowers
Cake: The Cake Lady
Hair: Bliss Spa & Salon
Makeup: Tada Makeup
DJ: Aaron Canterbury
Dress: Natasha’s Bridal

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Alison & Gavin’s Wedding Reception at the Omni Parker House

Kevin Jacobus — Wed, 12 Jan 2011 22:37:49 +0000

Would you run a 1/2 marathon on your wedding day? Alison and Gavin did October 10! That certainly adds to the thrill of the day, if not a “tiny” bit of fatigue too! To top it off, the couple was interviewed by Boston television station WHDH 7News after running the Boston Athletic Association Half Marathon. I had Peter Clayman of NH Images there as my second photographer for the day. It’s a great idea to have a second photographer any time the budget allows and in this case I’d say it was necessary. We had different getting ready locations for each of them, followed by a wedding ceremony at the Swedenborg Chapel in Cambridge, MA. After the ceremony and a few family portraits, I headed to the Boston Public Gardens with the bridal party for portraits while Pete headed over to the Omni Parker House in Boston where their reception was taking place to get photographs of the tables and centerpieces before guests arrived. Normally we can hustle and get those detail photos before formal portraits at a reception venue, but in this case that was impossible since we were doing formal photographs elsewhere. Pete grabbed some photographs of their table number placards, which were among the most clever and creative I’ve seen: jersey bib numbers from races they’ve run. This wedding culminates a year and a half of portrait sessions and their wedding and it has been a memorable one. Thank you Alison and Gavin for having us be a part of your wedding!

Some of their fun wedding reception features:
-a trolley for transportation
-teddy bears from their childhood on display
-a groom’s cake
-Boston’s famous Citgo sign as a cake topper
-milk shakes and french fries for a dance break snack
-a surprise breakout dance to Thriller by Alison and Gavin
-a photo booth, which was a big hit with the kids

Venue and Vendors:
Ceremony: Swedenborg Chapel
Reception: Omni Parker House
Florist: Tangerine Creations
Make Up: Make Up By Brea
Hair: Safar Coiffure
DJ: Music on the Move
Officiant: Geoff Rowland, a friend of theirs
Dress: Priscilla of Boston
Shoes: Kate Spade
Dance Lessons: Hamby Studios

Mount Pleasant Country Club Wedding

Kevin Jacobus — Wed, 12 Jan 2011 19:51:51 +0000

Every now and then I like to take advantage of an opportunity to shoot as a second photographer for another local photographer to broaden my network and change things up a bit. On Oct. 9, I had the opportunity to work with Erin of Erin Chapman Imagery. She’s a photographer from south of Boston and we split the distance as we met up in central Massachusetts to photograph Marlene and Adam’s wedding at Mount Pleasant Country Club in Boylston, MA. I learned that Erin is a fellow Syracuse University graduate, although she went to the art side of the house while I studied at the S.I. Newhouse School of Communications. Which is why it’s great to work with other photographers: sharing different ideas and experiences. Here’s an image I made below from her blog. Be sure to check out her blog post on Marlene and Adam’s wedding for more photographs.

Other Vendors:

Officiant: Richard Griesal, Justice of the Peace
Ceremony Musician: Dave McClellen- Guitarist
DJ: Mark Wish
Cake: Helen’s Bakery
Florist: One Main Street

Stephanie & Joel’s Bedford Village Inn Wedding

Kevin Jacobus — Wed, 12 Jan 2011 19:26:04 +0000

A short trip up the road on Friday, Oct 1 found me at Stephanie and Joel’s wedding at the Bedford Village Inn along with Fall intern Christine for her first wedding as an assistant. This is a fun crowd that I’ve photographed before-I photographed Stephanie’s brother Derek’s wedding at the Atkinson Country Club last year as well. Rick Flair made a surprise appearance as a courtesy of one of Joel’s groomsmen, and in the spirit of having fun, the groomsmen decided to try to fit themselves into a phone booth in the Milk Room at the inn. Somehow, they managed the feat quite well! With Christine’s help, we lit a stairway portrait of Stephanie as well as a video light portrait with the inn as the background later in the reception.

Venue and Vendors:
Venue: Bedford Village Inn
Flowers: Suzanne’s Weddings
Dress: Pure Bliss
Musician: Ensemble Aevia
Officiant: Steve Murray
Hair/Makeup: Michelle Joyce Hair
DJ: Get Down Tonight, Rick Bowie

Ben & Amy’s Gunstock Wedding

Kevin Jacobus — Wed, 12 Jan 2011 00:35:54 +0000

Associate photographer Elena and I headed up to Gunstock in Gilford, NH Sept. 18 for Ben and Amy’s wedding. Elena met the women at Misty Harbor Resort Hotel for some portraits on the beach at Lake Winnipesaukee while I photographed the groomsmen. Then we photographed the ceremony together along with the reception. There was an emotional moment during the ceremony as they held a remembrance for Ben’s father who passed a couple years ago. The mother of Ben’s best man Andrew (Holly Noble) officiated. In keeping with having close personal connections also serving as service providers, friends of theirs from the J Biddy Band performed so they had a great party band that connected with guests.

Last but certainly not least, best man Andrew stunned the crowd at the end of his speech with a surprise proposal to his girlfriend who was in attendance. This was my first time witnessing a wedding proposal right as it happened and it was a great moment. Andrew had checked with Ben for permission so as not to steal the show. He did for a little while though. Sort of hard not too with something like that! I was right on it and captured all the action as it unfolded! See it below.

Venue and Vendors:
Venue: Gunstock Mountain Resort
Band: J Biddy Band
Florist: Heaven Scent Design
Caterer: Gunstock Mountain Resort
Dress: Madeleines Daughter

Jay & Lauren’s Danversport Yacht Club Wedding Reception

Kevin Jacobus — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 17:01:49 +0000

Sunday, September 5 found me at St. Anne’s Roman Catholic Church in Salem, Massachusetts for Jay and Lauren’s wedding before heading over to the Danversport Yacht Club for their reception. There was a lighter moment during the speeches when Lauren was presented with a rubber chicken, an inside family joke and I was able to capture her reaction! We took a moment to head outside and I used a video light for a portrait of the couple with the midnight blue sky and harbor in the background.