Despite a wash out for most of Memorial Day weekend, we lucked out last Monday as the low pressure system moved out just in time for our early evening shoot with Mom Lacy and her son John at their beautiful Beverly home. What a stunner of a sunset we got down at the beach at the end too! Here are a few sneak peeks from this perfect at home session.
“Sons are the anchors of a mother’s life.” ~ Sophocles
It was the perfect day for Laura and Owen’s Wedding. We started at the bride’s hotel where she got ready with friends and family and then headed over to the scenic Stevens Coolidge House and Gardens to meet the groom for their first look, private vows and couple portraits. It was giving English countryside vibes and felt a bit like the setting for a Jane Austen novel. We also lucked out with early afternoon mild Spring temps and overcast skies and mostly had the place to ourselves (with one hilarious exception!) The wedding and reception that followed was at equally beautiful Millhaven in Lawrence – an old renovated brick mill building with loads of character. Here are just a few sneak peeks of the endless love, laughter and joy that defined the day.
“My heart is, and always will be … yours.” ~ Sense and Sensibility
“Love is in the little things that fills us with delight, like shooting stars and fireworks that sparkle in the night.” ~ Stella Jones
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Timeline 5/24/26
I first met Sizen at her Newburyport High School Senior Session back in the Summer of 2020 (!!) With my love and connections with her home country of Nepal, we formed an immediate bond. She later became one of my seasonal assistants and still helps me out on shoots when she’s available. So, capturing this next milestone in her life – graduating from Suffolk University – was especially meaningful for us both.
She had her boyfriend and Mom along for the session as both portable garment racks and, of course, to capture moments with them as well (Congrats to Saurav who is graduating next weekend from University of New Hampshire too!) We met up and started at a couple Suffolk buildings on Tremont Street and then headed over to the Boston Common and up Freedom Trail to the MA State House.
From there she changed from her Mom’s beautiful light pale floral sari into an equally gorgeous outfit #2 – a yellow dress with white 3D white tulips which we found along Beacon Street and later in the Public Garden too. As the sun began to set, we headed over the Storrow Drive Pedestrian Bridge on to the Esplanade and ended at the Charles River Dock to pop some champagne in silhouette against the dramatic city skyline. With Boston in full bloom on this gorgeous Spring day, it all serendipitously fell into perfect place (and we def got our steps in!)
Congratulations Sizen on all you’ve accomplished! Can’t wait to see what you do next. xx Kiki Didi
बधाई छ कान्छी
“The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.” ~ Eleanor Roosevelt
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Timeline 5/10/26
It was a gorgeous afternoon this past Sunday over at Lynch Park in Beverly for a Family Portrait Session with these lovely and dear-to-my-heart humans. Shy and sweet trilingual Sahara – who is half Costa Rican and half Nepali – stole the show with her little pressed hands in Namaste while meditating (see the series triptych below! <3 ) Endless love, laughter and “besitos” to go around and we made sure to stop and smell the pretty but fleeting Spring blooms along the way too.
“Every morning we are born again. What we do today is what matters most.” ~ Buddha
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Timeline 5/5/26
I had the pleasure last Saturday night of capturing Mary and Tom’s elopement atop the historic Newburyport Lighthouse. I first met Mary a few years ago when we did her updated Branding Portraits and was so delighted when she reached out to tell me she was getting married and wanted me to photograph it.
My arrival was timed to ascend up into the lighthouse to first capture their intimate ceremony. You have to always get creative with the tiny space up there and since they decided to exchange vows and say their “I dos” inside, I captured it mostly from the outside (first wedding ever where I could not hear a thing and had to pay close attention to the clues while running to and fro around the narrow perimeter and not miss the first kiss!) I love not only playing with all the reflections but also that every single celebration here is unique. There really isn’t a more romantic place on the North Shore to celebrate love.
After their nuptials, we went down to meet with her nieces who had brought their three dogs over to join in the festivities and get some family portraits together too. We walked along the scenic Rail Trail with the views of Plum Island in the distance and then headed back so they could go back up to enjoy their private dinner. Of course made sure to get those last silhouette sunset shots too (Thank you Mother Nature for that stunner!)
“Love is the Water of Life.” ~ Rumi
