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I’ve not been so amused by wedding reception photos in a long, long time. Last weekend I had a chance to try out a photo booth option at the end of Sofia and Mike’s wedding reception, and it was hilarious. It’s not actually a booth - it’s a big red panel that gets clipped to stands and serves as a background. I also bought a box full of costume props in case people wanted to be silly. So we got this eclectic range of somewhat-solemn Chinese family photos to large groups of friends in various states of craziness.

[ see more photos here - funniest ones are at the end ]

Who should do a photo booth? I think it’s best if you have large groups of friends coming to your wedding but not necessarily the time to get formal photos with everyone during the earlier part of the day. It was so funny to watch people come out of their shyness for some fun photos and I have no doubt these will make a fantastic addition to Mike and Sofia’s wedding album!

Next time I would like to bust it out a little bit sooner and get more of the grannies out in front of the photo booth. I can just picture my mom and her friends (not necessarily correlated to the grannies comment) having a really good time with those feather boas and groucho marx glasses!

ETA: here’s a link to another cool “crazybooth” done by some fun photographers.

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What an honor to be here with Beth and Dave as they prepare for their married life. Everyone is stressed out and excited and yesterday about 25 people spent 5 hours decorating the art gallery where the reception is to be held. I don’t usually see the back end of weddings, so the amount of detail work and small tasks actually astounded me. Luckily these English folk stop for a tea and cookie break… or else I might have fainted!

Anyway, I got a chance to spend awhile with Beth and Dave in the park the other day. We took some fun photos together. Here are some of Dave’s favorites.

[ my favorite 20 photos here ]

[ many more photos here ]

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I am so excited about Aimee and Adam’s wedding in Connecticut in September! They have this fabulous area behind their house that will host the reception, and the church where the ceremony will take place is literally a few houses down the road.

I did a sexy little photo session with them (and their pets!) on my way through CT a couple of weeks ago. The birch tree in the photo above has such a cool story - Aimee’s mom and dad picked it up from the side of the road as a sapling on a roadtrip through Canada when they were newlyweds… and now it is this huge and beautiful tree in their yard! This is a family of fierce loyalties and local roots.

[ more photos here ]

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Props to my friends Gwyneth and Ashley for taking beautiful, fun, and colorful photos of these interesting weddings. The weddings themselves are getting a lot of attention, but it’s the skill of the photographers that is really showcasing those unique details.

• Ashley shot a red dress wedding on 08-08-08 (check out the red birdcage veil - yum!)

• Gwyneth shot a puppetmaster’s wedding with a male flowergirl …all the offbeat bride readers now want to marry him instead of their fiancés

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Christina and Phil are ready to see their photos! I’m currently on my way to England, and have been battling dodgy airport internet connections since noon trying to get the photos online for viewing. I’ll be adding more photos and words to this post when I get a better connection.

To start, [ view artist select photos here ]

Then, go explore the rest of the images [ HERE ]

Ceremony: Harbor of Hope Christian Church in Lowell MA
Reception: Westford Regency in Westford MA

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Find more photos like this on BONDWEDDINGS

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As many of you know, Indian and Pakistani weddings are known to start according to “Desi Standard Time,” or approximately two hours after the designated time. Since we have been raised according to “American Standard Time,” the program will begin promptly at 6:30 pm. All guests are encouraged to arrive at six pm for hors d’oeuvres and to mingle with each other before the wedding ceremony.

Ok, now that’s funny! I just came across that notice on Aziza and Imad’s wedding website. How great is that?

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