Remember the first big snow storm of this winter in Boston? It certainly was memorable for me – and for a few others I suspect! – since it happened to fall on the day of Sharon & Dan’s lovely winter wedding. You might remember these two lovebirds from their awesome waterfront engagement session last spring 🙂 Given the *flurry* of weather reports all week forecasting snow, (and LOTS of it!), I was excited, if perhaps a bit trepidatious, preparing for this wedding. On the one hand, it could be beautiful, wintry and magical. On the other, a freezing cold, icy, slushy, dreary mess. The morning of the wedding was insanely cold…with requests for outdoor photos of the bride and groom and their wedding party, I was wondering how we were going to manage. We of course had indoor locations as backup but were hoping we could capture some of beautiful Charlestown where Dan & Sharon were to be married….
The girls got ready at the Marriott Residence Inn Boston Harbor on Tudor Wharf while the guys got ready at Dan’s apartment in Back Bay…
Stunning bride Sharon:
Over at Dan’s, Jenn captured these shots of the groom penning a note to his future wife…
Dan looking sharp!
The guys headed over to the join the girls in Charlestown….
And Dan saw Sharon for the first time in her gorgeous dress:
We did a few photos in the freezing cold – everyone was such good sports about it (especially the ladies!)
And a few of just the bride and groom on Tudor Wharf:
We made a quick stop along the way to the church for these photos…Charlestown was all dressed up for Christmas!
Then it was time to get married at Saint Catherine of Siena Parish:
Exchanging vows and rings…
After the ceremony, the newlyweds did a few family formals at the church before venturing back outside for a few more photos:
By the time we left the church it was snowing heavily…although at first, it seemed like it was straight out of a movie: perfect, light fluffy, pretty snow! And as the sky was dimming, we managed to get some beautiful, snow-filled photos of the bride and groom. First we stopped at Monument Park:
I love this pretty shot of Sharon ♥
Sharon and Dan wanted a few more photos with the wedding party and everyone came out ready to play in the snow!
We made one final stop at City Square Park before heading up to Salem for the reception. I loved the gorgeous red winter berries and Christmas lights….
Getting very snowy!! One last shot before getting back onto the trolley:
The wedding reception was at Colonial Hall at Rockafellas in historic downtown Salem:
The hall was decorated with a beautiful Christmas tree and a pine cone-topped wedding cake:
Dan & Sharon shared their first dance as husband and wife:
They cut the cake…
And Sharon danced with her Dad 🙂
Then Dan danced with his Mom 🙂 Afterwards, the couple gathered their Holy Cross friends and alums together for a big group photo!
There was lots of dancing, limbo and dressing up at the photo booth!
It was a wonderful fun-filled day in celebration of a wonderful couple…
I love this last shot of the bride and groom’s kiss ♥♥♥
Sharon and Dan: wishing you many, many years of happiness ahead! Thank you for including me in your celebration 🙂
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