BOSTON ANNIVERSARY SESSION: SCOTT + MEL

Posted by: Kate McElwee Photography | July 18th, 2011

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Scott contacted me a few months ago about the possibility of arranging a surprise photo shoot in Boston to celebrate his ten year wedding anniversary with Mel. What an awesome gift! (Josh, if you’re reading, this is something I would also like!) Mel and Scott live in Omaha, Nebraska but they love to travel, and Boston had been on their list for a while. They have various connections to the area, including a grandmother on the Cape, and old friends who moved here. We met up on the final evening of their trip, just around the corner from their hotel in the Seaport district. Some warm-up shots at the ICA to start:

Love the view of downtown Boston from the waterfront here:

While we were walking along I found this patch of pretty light under some trees … we were all thankful for the shade here too:

Mel and Scott are crazy good swing dancers …

Love this little spot in the streets back from the waterfront:

A few photos on a cool patch of grass:

Love this one!

And a perfect end to the afternoon – drinks at a cute Irish pub (love the red umbrellas against the red brick).

Thank you Scott and Mel for a wonderful afternoon. I loved getting to know you both!

Tags: anniversary session, boston, ica, Portraits, red brick, seaport district, Waterfront

dan + mel-10 years!|dover, nh photographer

Posted by: gwyneth colleen photography | October 18th, 2010

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my friends dan + mel came to visit from CO this past weekend…i insisted on getting them in front of my camera. we walked around dover and took pictures that (i think) totally capture how funny and adorable these two are. they’re best, best friends, and they’re the best kind of couple…being around them as a single person doesn’t feel awkward or uncomfortable…just a teensy bit sad, because they’re what everyone wants when they say they want to fall in love. they’re warm and welcoming…but you know you’ll never be inside that circle. anyway, enough of that. on to the cuteness, and happy 10 year anniversary, you two! (sorry in advance that there are so many images…i just loved loved loved this session.)

how cute is she?! (answer: so cute.)

dan is an aspiring filmmaker trapped in a soul-sucking 9-5…so dover’s own strand theatre seemed like a fitting backdrop for these two…especially with their ensembles…

i told them to be moviestars posing for the papparazzi before the premiere of their new film…dan promises me he’s going to photoshop the name of his movie into the marquee above them…

if you looked at their facebooks, you’d see them with jumping pictures…everywhere. they travel a lot…and mel’s working on a jumping with dan & mel around the world (or something like that. her title is better.) so i HAD to get at least one jumping shot.