Trista and Robert’s vows renewal at Belknap Mills

First post ever featuring one of my associate’s work! I brought associate photographers and a videographer on board back in March and they’ve all shot events for me this year and have events booked next year too. This is a slideshow featuring Nicolaus’ photography of Trista and Robert’s vows renewal at Belknap Mills in Laconia, NH, June 27, 2009. Rob is a machinist for a company that makes aircraft parts and Trista is a dance instructor. I personally photographed their family portrait session in August at Castle in the Clouds in Moultonborough, NH, and I’ll be photographing Trista’s trash the dress session in Nashua in October.

Vendors:
DJ: Matt Pearson of Pearson Entertainment
Caterer: Contemporary Catering
Dress Maker/Shop: David’s Bridal in Nashua, NH
Flowers: ordered from SamsClub.com, she made her own bouquet and centerpieces.
Cake: Trista made her own cake – coconut cake with cocoa buttercream filling, frosted with Swiss meringue buttercream, then covered with chocolate shavings.

Trash the Dress on the Today Show

A few people have sent me this link to a today show video about trash the dress sessions. This is a great explanation for why it has become popular and features some great photographers, including one of my favorite photographers and the guy credited with starting the trend, John Michael Cooper.

Bridal shows, seminars, weddings, portraits…..

The last couple months have been so busy!  I’ve been attending bridal shows, wedding photography seminars, shooting lots of weddings and now I’m doing a lot of portraits too!  I’ve done some family portrait and trash the dress sessions and there are maternity and baby sessions lined up too.  More on the way to be posted soon! 

I had booths at the New England Bridal Affair expo at Vesper Country Club in Tyngsboro, MA and at the first-ever Fenway Bridal Festival Sunday Sept. 27. The turn-out was less than expected, with rain all day not helping attendance, but overall it was a great event. I managed to get a photo of my company logo on the centerfield screen before the show got going as my associate Chet helped out at my booth.

The week before, I photographed a group of brides jumping in the ocean in their gowns for a trash the dress session. All this while shooting lots of weddings and portraits. I also attended the Boston WPPI Road Trip Sept. 30. That was a daylong event at Bentley University in Waltham with speakers Vicki Taufer, John Solano, Ken Sklute, Jed Taufer and Bambi Cantrell. Finally, I attended the Digital Wakeup Call Seminar with David Ziser at the Sheraton in Framingham, Monday, Oct. 5. My associate Elena attended too and she won a door prize!

I’ve got lots of gallery updates and blog posts coming, so keep an eye on the blog! Also visit my booths at some upcoming shows. October 22 I’ll be at the Wedding Event in Newburyport followed by another New England Bridal Affair expo, this time at Stonehedge Inn in Tyngsboro Sunday Oct 25.

Group “Rock the Dress” session featured in Gloucester Daily Times

A portrait session I arranged of a group of recent brides bravely jumping into the ocean for a “trash the dress” photo was featured in today’s Gloucester Daily Times!  Here’s the link to the newspaper’s online story about the event:  ‘Trashing the Dress’

Here’s the press release I sent to the newspaper:

Gloucester, MA, September 20, 2009 — As many as 8 recently married women will don their wedding gowns once again for a “trash the dress” group portrait session with Kevin Jacobus Photography Sunday, Sept. 20 on Half Moon Beach at Stage Fort Park. The trend of bridal portraits with a dramatic twist is gaining popularity as brides seek portraits with the fun and excitement of reliving a part of their wedding day without worrying about getting their dress dirty.

Brides will be photographed by the NH-based wedding and portrait photographer in a variety of themed sessions concluding with 8 women jumping into the ocean in their wedding gowns for a dramatic and unusual photograph.

Half Moon Beach was chosen as a location for its combination of sandy beach and rocky outcroppings that provide a beautiful backdrop for a set of photographs that will emcompass fun and fashion.