Thanks for stopping by to check out part two of Sara and Chris’ Back Bay wedding at Boston’s elegant Mistral restaurant. If you haven’t seen part one, click here for the first installment. I finished last time with a shot from the start of their wedding day shoot together and that is right where I’m going to pick up again.
The area directly surrounding Mistral has some great, picturesque locations for portraits, and with the threat of rain in the air it was nice to be close to the restaurant should the skies decide to open up. We started right outside Mistral using the side entrance to the Salon as our first backdrop. The manicured front garden combined with the intricate brickwork of the building create some wonderful textures and patterns that gave us the chance to get Sara and Chris some really unique images from their day.
The scene and setting also lent itself very well to a nice mixture of color and black and white images. I always try to give a good selection of black and white images from the day and these locations gave us the chance to get the best of both mediums.
Once we had some great shots at the front of Mistral, I wanted to take Sara and Chris around the back of the building as I had scouted some great locations there before the wedding. There were some wonderful big wooden doors that I knew would work great as a backdrop and the light coming through was too good to miss. As a gentle breeze was channeled down between the buildings, it also gave us the opportunity to show off Sara’s amazing veil!
With a few drops of rain starting to fall, we headed back to the front of Mistral and quickly worked through the formal portraits with family members. We even had time for a quick few more shots of Sara and Chris together.
Onto the party! When you are having a wedding at a location like Mistral you’ll want to give yourself plenty of time to really enjoy the meal! The food there is out of this world and I would highly recommend a trip there should you be looking for somewhere to treat yourselves one night. Sara and Chris wanted to have great food and great cocktails and Mistral delivered on both counts! Again I also want to thank Sam Liang of Ze Liang Photography for his help and second shooting this day with me.
It was a really great evening to capture. Close friends and family in a stunning venue surrounded by wonderful food and drink. What more could you want to celebrate one of the biggest days of your life?
The party went well into the evening and I left Sara and Chris to carry on into the night, but not before I had the chance to steal them away for a few last nighttime shots together outside.
Thank you both for letting me be a part of your day and capturing your memories. I can’t wait to get started on putting together an album for you both very soon!
If you are having a wedding at Mistral or any other venue here in Boston and would like to see if I would be a good fit for your day then please drop me a line, I would love to here from you.
Cheers,
Roberto | WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHER FOR NEW ENGLAND
Wedding Vendors:
BRIDAL STORE: Hyde Park Bridal
WEDDING DRESS DESIGNER: Hayley Paige
BRIDAL SHOES: Cole Haan
GROOMS SUIT: Brooks Brothers
WEDDING BANDS: Tacori
FLORIST: Winston Flowers
MAKE UP: Special Event Beauty
HAIR: Special Event Beauty
RECEPTION VENUE: Le Salon Du Mistral
