Jessica & David put together a pretty hip Boston wedding day that we were so happy to have the chance to photograph.

David and his groomsmen prepared themselves at the Seaport Hotel while the ladies got dressed across the street at the Renaissance Waterfront Hotel. They wanted to stay close by their reception venue at the end of the Fish Pier on the waterfront, the Boston Exchange Conference Center.

David was sporting a Ben Sherman suit, Gucci shoes and a custom tie by Saint Laurent. Not Shabby for this professional physical trainer at Equinox Gym Franklin Street Boston.

Jessica wore a truly unique wedding gown by Monique Lhullier accompanied by Prada shoes. Her stunning flowers were done by Susan Miranda at Exquisite Flowers out of Pelham, NH. Jessica did her own hair and make-up with a little finishing help from Stylist Rosi Connary who also did all of the bridemaids' hair styles. All the bridesmaids chose their own style of black dress that went so well with the groomsmen suits. 

Here are some notes from the bride about all her DIY stuff as well: "We did pretty much everything you saw detail wise: I designed a logo and essentially 'branded' our wedding with logo, colors, type faces, textures etc. I also made the messages in bottles, menu posters & cards, hand wrote notes on all the favors, and made the tags. We picked out the lobster trap in Essex at an antique store and I made the card banner, the favor trays were antique from the Navy cafeteria I believe. 

I did my own hair and makeup, and the veil was just an Etsy find. Jewelry was my own: diamond studs as a gift from David with that cute note of '100 reasons why I want to marry you', and his watch was Burberry and a wedding day gift from me. I wore a blue sapphire ring on my right hand that is a piece passed down from my mom. My ring was a family heritage diamond that was totally re-designed by myself and Charley Hafen out of Salt Lake City."

Jessica and David chose to see each other for the first time as she walked down the aisle at the landmark Boston cathedral Old South Church. They had a traditional church ceremony and then everything seriously relaxed afterwards with portraits in front of the Public Library and the whole bridal party walking over to Trinity Church for some really fun group portraits. 

Everyone took a large Upper Deck Trolley Tours Bus over to the waterfront for the reception. Their whole theme was nautical which was perfect for the Boston Exchange Conference Center. Jessica even had custom made Lobster shaped cookie-cutters as favors for their guests. And the catering by East Meets West was wonderful as always: lobster roles, Crab Rangoons, killer clam chowder and so much more. Jessica is a private chef and cooking instructor at her test kitchen and school Shiso Kitchen in Somerville, so food was pretty important to her. As a chef, Jessica is lucky to have some great and talented friends in the industry. Pastry Chef Robbi Mills made the custom Naval themed, multi tiered show piece wedding cake, and Chef Thao Rich whipped up the whoopie pies- both Classic Chocolate Creme and Pumpkin Spice & Brown Butter. The Pumpkin Spice pies were amazing. 

Jessica and David wanted their whole reception to feel like a cocktail party and it definitely did, especially with the superb band they chose The Ward Eights. People tore it up on the dance floor. And everything finished with a stunning Boston waterfront sunset along with more partying into the night.  

Such a big thanks goes out to Jessica, David and their amazing friends and family for allowing us to capture their special wedding day. 

This wedding has also been featured by Borrowed & Blue's blog. 

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Vendor List

Reception: THE EXCHANGE CONFERENCE CENTER

Boston Fish Pier 212 Northern Avenue Boston, MA 02210

tel: 617.790.1900, ext 216

Event Planner - Rebecca Thomas

Catering: East Meets West  [email protected]

Ring Designers / Creators:  Charley Hafen: http://www.charleyhafen.com

Groom’s Ring: custom design, Charley Hafen

Wedding Dress: Monique Lhullier

Shoes: Prada

Bridesmaids Dresses: Individual selection

Flowers / Florist: Exquisite Flowers, 30 Bridge St., Pelham, NH 03076      exquisiteflowersetc.com

Groom’s suit, tie, cufflinks, etc: Suit: Ben Sherman, Shirt: Custom, Tie: Saint Laurent

Groom’s Shoes: Gucci

Stationary:  DIY

Music   The Ward Eights   [email protected]

Church:  [email protected]  Old South Church, Boston