Diners, Dates, and I-Do's: Retro LGBTQ Engagement in Boston
Diners, Dates, and I-Do's: Retro LGBTQ Engagement in Boston

I always love when I shoot with clients who feel like friends. Truj (they/them) & Brian (they/them) are just Like That - magnetic and companionable. When we first met, we talked for ages about everything: art, poetry, video games, tattoos, cosplay, music, travel, podcasts, food. They love everything, they want to know about everything, and they want to try everything, together.

It was clear to me that these are people who share a zest for life, and found each other to explore what it has to offer. That, personally, is what the Ideal truly is.

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From Cozy Nooks to the Open Road: A Stylish Boston LGBTQ Engagement
From Cozy Nooks to the Open Road: A Stylish Boston LGBTQ Engagement

I've been told love comes to you when you least expect it, and Caitlin (she/they) + AJ (she/her) are evidence of that. I am constantly overjoyed to capture queer love and tell the stories of creative, passionate people who found themselves in this wild world.

For their Boston engagement photoshoot, we started off in their lovely home adoringly decorated and fabulously stylish, before moseying over to the Arnold Arboretum with AJ’s motorcycle.

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Rooted in Community: An Earthy and Cozy LGBTQ Boston Engagement Session
Rooted in Community: An Earthy and Cozy LGBTQ Boston Engagement Session

These two are extremely dedicated and invested contributors to the local arts. Shira (they/them) works as a director and dramaturg and Colin (he/him) is an experienced stage manager.

Together they invest their time and skill in showcasing the talent, thoughts, and works of the LGBTQIA+ artists and activists in the greater Boston area. Their dedication is evident in the work they do, and I can tell they build off each other, inspire each other, and most of all, support and love one another.

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Tea and Fantasy: An Enchanted Forest LGBTQ Engagement, Providence RI
Tea and Fantasy: An Enchanted Forest LGBTQ Engagement, Providence RI

Rae (he/him) and Marlowe (they/them) have what I personally believe to be the Ideal in a relationship: creative harmony. They constantly pursue enrichment through the arts: from their professions, to their communities, to the clothes they wear — often handmade. When they contacted me about capturing their engagement and wedding, I knew from our first conversation we would get along. Rae and Marlowe’s lives are opportunities for creating, and I felt that when I met them, and felt that even more when I captured their engagement.

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Lifestyle East Boston "Eastie" Engagement Session at Piers Park
Lifestyle East Boston "Eastie" Engagement Session at Piers Park

Em and Bryce met each other at Northeastern University and have been attached at the hip for six years now. Bryce popped the question during a recent trip to London this year. While they’re fans of traveling, these two are self-proclaimed homebodies, but there’s nothin’ wrong with that. Finding someone you can create a home with is what real love is all about! And these two have a cozy little nest in Eastie with their cat, Hunky Dory.

Yes. Hunky Dory.

He is as amazing as he sounds.

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Castle Rock Marblehead Engagement Shoot
Castle Rock Marblehead Engagement Shoot

Sav (she/they) and Matt (he/him) are all the things you love to see for people in love: excitable, curious, passionate, and creative. I met them both through my creative photography brand ChezPhoto, where I specialize in costume photography. Sav works in Biotech and is an extraordinarily skilled seamstress, always planning her next big build; she loves problem-solving and collaborating. Matt is a middle school teacher who is always looking for ways to enrich and foster the rapidly growing minds of his students. Together, they are adorable, dorky, goofy, and very in love.

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Editorial Newburyport MA Engagement Session
Editorial Newburyport MA Engagement Session

Over the years of knowing her, Sam has become one of my favorite people. She’s hilarious, creative, ambitious and talented…so when I eventually met Connor, I was stoked to see she had someone just as amazing as her for a partner. Connor is a total sweetheart and also just as goofy as Sam, with an enthsuastic curiosity and thoughtfulness I really admire. Together, these two are a class act. Whenever I hang out with them, I leave with my face sore from all the smiling.

Plus, they’re damn good in front of the camera.

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Cozy Boston Seaport LGBTQ Proposal
Cozy Boston Seaport LGBTQ Proposal

It was a beautiful sunny day. Not too cold, but it IS Boston in the winter, so naturally it was quite windy at the ICA, where these avid museum-goers were on a date that afternoon. Tucked away in a quiet shady corner by the water, Sylvie got down on one knee. Smiles and happy tears were had, which are my favorite things to photograph :) We made the windswept look work for us as we walked along the harbor, taking some photos in front of the gorgeous sunlit Boston skyline before warming up in a nearby cafe.

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Autumnal LGBTQ Vineyard Wedding - Virginia
Autumnal LGBTQ Vineyard Wedding - Virginia

I met Nate at Emerson College back when we were in school - it’s kinda crazy how time flies, thinking about it. Amidst marketing major blues, Nate was a pal that I could always sit next to and crack jokes with (I mean, totally pay total one hundred percent attention, totally!). So when he asked if I could photograph his wedding with his beautiful bride CJ, I was really touched and excited.

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LA Engagement Session - Summer Love in Beverly Hills CA
LA Engagement Session - Summer Love in Beverly Hills CA

Binx and Adam are two wonderful musicians who met each other as neighbors in LA and fell in love - like a fairy tale! We spent the day hangin’ out under the California sun, strolling through the palm tree-lined streets of Beverly Hills before heading to Rodeo Drive at sunset. I’m so excited to see where they head next together, hand-in-hand towards a journey of harmony and inspiration.

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Arnold Arboretum Elopement
Arnold Arboretum Elopement

Melanie and James were wed on a beautiful cusp-of-Autumn day in the Arnold Arboretum among their closest friends. Having put off their initial wedding plans due to Covid, they decided to go the stress-free, easy route: elope by 3, hit the bar with their pals by 5.

I gotta say…they know what’s up.



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Scituate MA Summer Wedding
Scituate MA Summer Wedding

If there’s one thing about Lauren and Brendan–wait, nevermind. I was going to say: “They know how to party”. But it’s way more than just One Thing with These Two. Their wedding day was a blast from start to finish. The vibes were on, the company was excellent, the jokes were funny… and they were both so in LOVE.



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Boston Public Library Wedding - Boston, MA - BPL
Boston Public Library Wedding - Boston, MA - BPL

Jennah and Jeff’s day was a seamless stretch of joy from morning until evening, and I was elated to capture it from the Boston Park Plaza to the Boston Public Library. Timeless and classically romantic, the BPL courtyard was a breathtaking stage for these two to tie the knot among friends and family that traveled across land and sea to witness.

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Artists for Humanity, Boston Wedding
Artists for Humanity, Boston Wedding

This was my first time shooting at Artists for Humanity, and it definitely won’t be my last. The rental fee for events at AFH go directly to funding the employment of over 250 under-resourced creative Boston teens annually in art and design. Art adorns the walls that wrap around the venue and lead to industrial garage doors that let in soft, natural light. The fact Matt and Erica chose this as their Boston wedding venue speaks volumes to what they value, and I was so grateful to be a part of their day.

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Cambridge City Hall Elopement - Central and Harvard Square, Cambridge and Boston MA
Cambridge City Hall Elopement - Central and Harvard Square, Cambridge and Boston MA

Rebecca and Adam were wed at Cambridge City Hall in February 2019 surrounded by close friends and family. Cambridge City Hall welcomed us kindly and gave the couple a beautiful room for their little ceremony, with classic hardwood throughout that warmed the room up on this cold winter day. The officiant was also incredibly kind and dedicated to her work.

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Salem MA Autumn Wedding at the House of the Seven Gables
Salem MA Autumn Wedding at the House of the Seven Gables

Justin and Taylor share the same sort of interests I do, like Final Fantasy and RPGs. It’s always so fun to work with people who I can relate to in terms of my nerdy interests. A reception filled with video game music is my kind of wedding. And crazily enough, not the first kind of reception I’ve shot in the past year! Probably the third, honestly. How do I keep getting so lucky? I hope to keep up the streak!

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