Paige and DJ's Downtown Boston Wedding at Our Lady of Good Voyage + TAJ Boston | Boston Wedding Photographer
Paige was one of my very first portrait sessions when I was transitioning out of a corporate job and into becoming a photographer. Then fast forward a couple of years later, she reached out about photographing her wedding. Love how being a photographer builds relationships over years and life transitions. We decided to have their downtown Boston engagement session in the South End so we could capture the amazing architecture and enjoy a fancy bar crawl! For their wedding day, we ran around The Public Gardens and Back Bay.
If you flip to the word “joyful” in the dictionary, there is a picture of Paige and DJ. They spent their whole day laughing, dancing in the street, dancing in the trolley, and dancing on the roof. I’ve never seen two people enjoy their wedding day more. Both the ladies and gentlemen got ready at the Taj hotel, so of course we had to take bridal party portraits on the Commonwealth Avenue Mall and the Public Gardens. I will never forget all of the duck boats driving by our little wedding parade, as Paige, her bridesmaids, and myself jumped up and down and waved until they quacked!
Paige and DJ had their ceremony at Our Lady of Good Voyage, a cathedral, in Boston’s seaport neighborhood, designed after the hull of a ship. This cathedral has a skylight over the altar which is EVERYTHING for photos. After a beautiful service and saying I do, we ran outside into the bright sunlight to get the party started. As their ceremony and reception were across town, jumped on the trolley they had coordinated for the bridal party, back to the Public Gardens for family photos before bride and groom portraits on Arlington street.
Their Taj Boston reception was everything you’d envision for a classic and modern luxury wedding with gray, white and gold wedding invitation suites, white floral arrangements and even cascading florals on their wedding cake. After a day out in the city under the sun, it was delightful to take in the romantic glow of the Taj Boston rooftop, with lots of candles, greenery, and hanging floral instillations. All the florals. Paige grew up in NOLA, so she and DJ entered in the coolest way possible to honor her hometown — with a second line, jazz band and everything. The wedding band was so good, I even stayed for a couple of songs to dance after putting my cameras away.
Paige and DJ, when I look back on your day not only will I remember all of the laughter and dancing, but also how you took time to pass the peace to as many people as you could during your ceremony. It was such a sweet display of your love, and how you work so hard to include your family and friends in your life milestones. I truly did not understand #squadgoals until I met your bridesmaids…thank you for making sure I had just as much fun as you ladies did! If I can be only half of the joy you have, I will be extremely thankful.
