Sabine and Jon went to high school together, but they didn’t know each other at all. Sabine was an exchange student from Germany at the time and it wasn’t until their high school reunion that they met and fell in love. How InsaneCute is that?! They are planning their Easthampton wedding this August from Germany where they both live now. I was able to finally meet them in person a couple of weeks ago when they were here on a wedding-planning trip! I loved hearing about German wedding customs from Sabine. She told me that her friends thought it was weird that they were meeting their photographer before the day of the wedding, and for pictures nonetheless!? Normally a photographer shows up for 20 minutes, takes a few formal shots and leaves! Since these two aren’t from Boston, I was giving them a city tour along with shooting their engagement session, which was fun and challenging at the same time. I can’t wait to see you two in August!
I like your use of the stark cityscape/industrial locations.
[...] Sabine and Jonathan’s wedding was the last wedding I shot before leaving for my own wedding just a couple days later! They currently live in Germany and planned their wedding from there. The couple had their ceremony at Stevens Chapel in Easthampton (which is located on the campus where the two met at their 10 year high school reunion) and included a mix between traditional German traditions and American traditions. Before their wedding, Sabine let me know that there would be “German games” being played in between the ceremony and the reception and when I asked what she meant by that, she couldn’t really describe it because it’s a surprise that the family puts on for the couple. You’ll see! Also, notice the little piggy following the couple around all day. His/her name is Hoshi and is a symbol for good luck. I love how the German’s dance, it’s all about the line dance! The DJ’s played German music all night long, and I have no idea why but when they played “Viva Colonia” the floor blew up! I have never seen so many different types of vodka provided by a venue before, that must have been a special request [...]