There is an amazing new blog developing in the Boston area called BeantownBride (http://www.beantownbride.com) with local tips and resources for Boston brides, or for out of state brides looking at hosting their wedding in the Boston area.  We were lucky enough to be interviewed by Brittany and the team behind this resource regarding our engagement sessions…and now…one of our wedding has been featured!  Nga and Vinh were a blast to work with and their wedding (which took place up in Salem for the ceremony and at the Seaport hotel in Boston for the reception) and we can’t thank them enough.  You can read more about their wedding on Beantown bride…or if you can read the screen capture below go for it…just don’t strain your eyes too much.

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We were blown away when Brittany let us know her plans about her new venture for wedding couples around the Boston/MA area!  Beantown Bride is sure to become a hub of information and resources for the “in the know” bride planning her elegant wedding…and we were super honored when she approached us about shedding some insight into what an engagement session is all about and our approach to capture one with our couples.  Below is a quick screen shot of the interview, but I suggest to click your way over to http://www.beantownbride.com and see what all the fuss is about.  They just went live this week and I know there is more fun in store (possibly even a featured wedding by us!).

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UPDATE!! WE ARE ON THE SECOND PAGE OF THE VIEWERS CHOICE AND UP TO OVER 30 CANS TO DONATE!! THANK YOU ALL

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Thank you so much for taking the time and seeing how you can help!!  You have the ability to simultaneously help us and GIVE BACK to the hungry all in one quick fell swoop…how great is that!  We have entered three prints into the PDN’s Top Knots Contest which also features a “viewers choice award” (which by now we all recognize and understand boils down to somewhat of a popularity contest)  So let us know that we are popular, and turn this contest into some FOOD GOODNESS!!  It works like this:

1- Vote for us by following this link

(or vote directly for an image by clicking on each image below)

http://www.topknotscontest.com/bin/Rate?searchphotographer=avenna&search=photographer#

2- For every two votes we will donate a can of food to the hungry and homeless locally.  AND…if we win we will match the number of Votes with cans!!  We are shooting for at least 200-300!  Let us make it happen!

3-Please help spread the word.  Post on Facebook. Tweet-it-up. Or go door to door letting people know!  It would be a huge help and its easy!!

Post this in Facebook: Great opportunity to help the hungry this holiday (FOR FREE)! http://www.avennablog.com

<OR> Check out my friends work and how you can help the hungry!  http://www.avennablog.com

<OR> Check out Avenna and how you can help them out! http://www.avennablog.com

Or Tweet this! Donate canned food for free check it out here! http://www.avennablog.com

4-Please please please feel free to vote for ANY of the amazing photographers/submissions on the Top Knots…leave a comment below letting us know you voted and we will still donate a can for you!

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IMAGE 1 (Portrait embracing the color and style of Mexico…shot on location!)

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IMAGE 2 ( photojournalist moment capturing the entrance into the Chapel to get hitched)

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IMAGE 3 ( Peaceful moment in an apple orchard in Eastern, WA)

Just thought it would be fun to quickly share a sneak at our new website, set to go live soon!  Super excited and are loving the massive images that will truly display the art.  In the meantime, working away on Album design and will share some spreads soon as we just sent Tracie and Kelly their proof (they live in Alaska and couldn’t join us for a studio viewing session this time!).  Thanks for visiting and have a great day!

The above is the opening loading page (don’t worry, I promise it is centered!  I am just clearly bad at using a screen capture tool!)

…and below is one image from a rotating gallery that loads upon visiting

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I just thought this was a wonderful, creative and unique project that I would share with everyone titled “A million little pictures“.  It is put together by ART HOUSE which is an artist co-op in Atlanta.  Their self proclaimed goal is to “create massive, nationwide art projects that tie hundreds of artists together”.  I am definietly looking into participating, and encourage some East Coast participation!  On a side note, this also seems to be a possibly very lucrative project to raise funds for the organization, and wonder how something like this could be pulled together in our own community of wedding photographers…hmmmm   Thanks to Todd Walker and his blog Gallery Hopper for the heads up.