Tyra Bleek Photography » Boston Wedding Photographer

09-01-2010

Boston Wedding Photographer | Peacock Inspired Wedding designed by Alden Blair Events.

I am so excited to share with you more photos from this weekend’s concept photo shoot that I did with Alden Blair Events. This shoot couldn’t have been more fun. Jessica Harris, owner of Alden Blair Events really does a stellar job when it comes putting details together for weddings. This wedding was inspired by our little friend, the peacock. She chose some of the most beautiful colors for the color palett and went to town on making every small detail as if it were the most important part of the shoot. Some of the details that she custom made were: an entire invitation suite, cigar labels, champaign bottle guest book, mini champaign bottle labels, and hand-made peacock-inspired place cards that perch on the glassware… these are just a few of the details that Jessica so perfectly puts together. Oh, did I tell you she even hand-sewed the teal sash for the dress. She’s amazing.

We were lucky enough to have several other people involved in the shoot as well. It’s always nice to feel supported by other wedding vendors when you take on a project like this one. Jessica worked hard to get several people involved, which was really great. The beautiful flowers were from Nicole Pirani, owner of Blooms of Hope. All of the rentals for the table where from: Rentals Unlimited. We are also so grateful to Joseph from Gondola di Venezia who is one of Boston’s greatest gondoliers. The Gondola di Venezia is one of the most romantic ways to experience Boston with a special someone.

This shoot is meant to inspire you. (At the very least it has inspired me. I want to do another!) I love all the colors and the lighting. It’s all so beautiful. Personally, I am in love with the shoes and the cigars. And please, by all means, go check out Jessica’s site as well. She has completely different photos than mine. So fun.

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08-31-2010

Boston Wedding Photographer | Seeing each other before the wedding. Yes or No?

Over the past month I have had the pleasure of meeting several fun couples. I met Mauricio and Felicia through some newlyweds whose wedding I shot last month. Felicia a bridesmaid and a vocalist that sang at their wedding, and Mauricio was one of the groomsman. When I met Felicia, she was interested in doing some head shots for her portfolio and resume. So we made a date and I of course, made Mauricio come along to do a couple’s shoot as well. These two make a pretty cute couple, don’t you think? They were so natural at taking good photographs. It’s like they were professional models.

I think I will take this time to share a wedding photographer’s dream. This is only a suggestion for my brides, but it is well worth the consideration. Is doing your bridal portraits on the day of your wedding for you or for somebody else? Does it stress you out? Do you wish you didn’t have to worry about all the time your photographer is taking up while you can only nervously think about the ceremony? So why not do some of the photo shoot the day before? Here’s why: for most weddings I like to ask my bride and groom to allot about three hours of time to do photos of the bridal party and the bridal portraits. I know this seems like a lot of time, but it truly isn’t. Normally we have at least one hour of travel time to get to the desired location to actually do the photos, then you must account for the person who stops off to get a coffee and the other person that runs away to use the rest room. So now we are at 2 hours for portraits. We normally spend 45 mins. doing bridal party portraits, which can vary with size of party. That leaves about 1.25 hours with the bride and groom for their portraits. If these are the most important photos of the day then why do they only get 1.25 hours. Normally, an engagement session is anywhere from 2-3 hours of walking around and taking photos. The couple doesn’t have a worry in the world during these sessions. I like it that way.

Here’s my ideal: I would have the bride and groom do their ‘First Sight’ of each other the day before the wedding. I think doing it this way relieves a lot of the stress that comes with spending a long period of time with your photographer on the day of your wedding. I have seen it done before where the brides get all ready: makeup, hair, accessories and all. The groom puts on his spiffy suit and then we do a shoot the day before the wedding. It’s a beautiful thing. We aren’t pressed for time, you can truly embrace each other without worrying about your guests, and most of all you can get plenty of the intimate shots that every couple wants to be the best out of all the photos. I want to see your love and intimacy come through on film. I desire to get that one shot that reflects your feelings for each other and that makes your heart sing every time you look at it. Doing photos the day before gives me the best chance to capture that photo.

This truly is my dream scenario. I don’t have to stress about time and we can really embrace getting amazing photos because nobody is waiting on me or you. That is why I just started offering a ‘First Sight’ add-on to my packages. For just $150 extra dollars we can do a separate photo shoot of just you and your honey. No time constraints… no caterers telling you that dinner needs to start, ummm now. It’s just you and me. What a dream!

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08-30-2010

Boston Wedding Photographer | Just a preview.

I hope you all enjoyed your sunny weekend in Boston. I was a busy bee this weekend, which is always good. Today, I want to consider love. Love is such a wonderful thing. It makes my heart happy to see others in love. Loving others is such a gift. The desire placed within each of our souls to have companionship beyond ourselves is a beautiful thing. We aren’t meant to do life alone. After waiting several years for my true love… I learned how it felt to be lonely. I hate loneliness. Ryan and I got married last year at the age of 29. I thought he would never come… To keep myself sane I used to write love letters to my future husband to-be.

Here is an entry from Dec. 2004 “I never thought it was possible to love and miss a person so much before ever meeting them. Honey, I wish you were here right now. I need you. As tears stream down my face I dream of the days when you can just hold me in your arms and embrace me. Can you choose me soon, won’t you come and protect me, and embrace me? I have to learn to trust God right now in my life because he’s teaching me to rely on Him before I can rely on you. He will always be my strength. I want you to know I think of you too often and I can’t wait till you arrive. I love you -Tyra”

Although, Ryan and I had been friends for several years prior to our relationship, I never looked at him in a romantic kind of way. He was always the type of guy I could see myself with but he just wasn’t that guy back then. My mom used to encourage me that one day a veil will uncover my eyes and I will see my husband who has been sitting in front of me all along. Well, it happened. When we started talking it was like, this is it, he’s the one and I’ve known him for eight years. It was too easy and I am so thankful for that. I will share some other letters with you at a later date. I want you to know this… I know how it feels to wait for that right person, it’s hard, but it’s worth the wait.

I did two amazing shoot this weekend and I can’t wait to share them in detail, for now, I will share a PREVIEW from a Alden Blair Events. Enjoy.