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Our NEW Blog is here!!!

noreply@blogger.com (Brian Phillips) — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 21:57:00 +0000

We are super excited to transition over to our NEW BLOG along with its new address.

The new blog will allow us to bring you more regular updates and super sized photos. So if you haven't purchased that 24 inch monitor just yet, now is the time :-).

www.BrianPhillipsBlog.com

See you there!!!

www.BrianPhillipsBlog.com

Corey & Geoff, Wedding, The Country Club Brookline

noreply@blogger.com (Brian Phillips) — Tue, 26 May 2009 18:16:00 +0000

What an honor to shoot Corey and Geoff's wedding at The Country Club in Brookline. Truly and incredible property and also THE oldest country club in the whole United States. It was founded back in 1882 as an equestrian and social club.

While the reception was held both inside and outside of the main club house, the ceremony was back deep in the property at the Lake House. A fitting location as Geoff, who has a passion for fishing, proposed to Corey following a fishing trip.

Ceremony at "The Lake House"

Dress: custom made with a vintage family veil
Bridesmaids: David Meister, Neiman Marcus
Hair & Make up: Gretta Cole
Florist: New Leaf Flores
Band: Kahootz
Venue: The Country Club
Linens & Cake: The Country Club
1957 Speedster: Classic Cars & Byways

Leah & Phil, Engaged!!!

noreply@blogger.com (Brian Phillips) — Thu, 21 May 2009 15:24:00 +0000

We met up with Leah & Phil a few days ago in Waltham for some casual engagement photos. Waltham is where they purchased their first home together, so we chose to shoot around the Commons. I have never shot at E-session here, and it is always a cool challenge to create some fun photographs in just a short time span of about 45 minutes at an unfamiliar spot. And it didn't hurt to have brilliant light as well. They asked to incorporate the Waltham sign at the purple line stop, so I figured a few extra pictures around the tracks and platform would be different and definitely a location I will revisit soon.

Check back in August to see photographs from their wedding atop 60 State Street at the State Room!

Chatty Brides, Real Wedding of the Week!!

noreply@blogger.com (Brian Phillips) — Tue, 19 May 2009 17:08:00 +0000

Just saw that a wedding we shot last summer at Blithewold in Rhode Island has made the Real Weddings of the Week section on www.ChattyBrides.com. Chatty Brides is a wonderful resource for any future bride and groom planning their wedding. Be sure to check it out!

Our Real Wedding... http://www.chattybrides.com/

Here are a few other details from the wedding that did not make the site...

Boston Rose Flower Shop

The Knot "Best of Weddings 2009 Pick"

noreply@blogger.com (Brian Phillips) — Fri, 15 May 2009 17:23:00 +0000

Sorry that I have been late to spread the news...but we found out at the end March that we were chosen again by our local Boston "Knotties" as a "Best of Weddings Pick" for the second year in a row!!! It is humbling for this distinction and we look forward to another fantastic year already upon us! Thank You Knotties!

Andrea & Dennis, Engaged!!!

noreply@blogger.com (Brian Phillips) — Mon, 11 May 2009 01:57:00 +0000

We met up with Andrea and Dennis in Boston today for a relaxed photo session. After a few imaginary Bloody Mary's :-), their passionate and upbeat personalities came right out and we had a blast shooting with them. I think most people would cringe at the thought of working on a Sunday morning, but days like this for Maria and I are just so rewarding, especially when we get to work with an amazing couple like Andrea and Dennis! Check out their pics!

Check back in the fall to see some highlights from their fantastic wedding planned for the brand new Mandarin Oriental, Boston which recently opened up on Boylston St.!

A Porsche Wedding II

noreply@blogger.com (Brian Phillips) — Tue, 05 May 2009 04:01:00 +0000

What happens when an amazing Bride and a really cool Groom have a super fast 1957 Porsche Speedster convertible...well, they drive it to the Harvard footbridge to get married of course.

After getting ready at the Fairmont Copley Hotel, and a few shots of the Bride and Groom outside, we headed over to Cambridge for a very romantic ceremony conducted by the Groom's longtime friend on the Weeks Bridge. They had a fortunate 65 degree sunny day and full moon at night just after their ceremony for the ride home along one of my favorite stretches of urban roadway in the U.S...Memorial Drive.

Location 1: Fairmont Copley Plaza, Boston
Location 2: Weeks Bridge, Cambridge
Dress: www.lorenzoriva.it
Suit: www.hugoboss.com
Flowers: www.FaxonGreen.com
Ring: Leon Mege / www.artofplatinum.com
Car: www.classiccarsandbyways.com

A Porsche Wedding I

noreply@blogger.com (Brian Phillips) — Sat, 02 May 2009 17:28:00 +0000

Just a quick video teaser of a recent wedding we shot in Cambridge on the Weeks Bridge. Actually one of the smallest weddings we shot to date :-).

Stay tuned as I will be posting the images in the next few days.

Can you guess the original car? Only about 1000 exist worldwide.

The Knot Party comes to Fenway!!!

noreply@blogger.com (Brian Phillips) — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 02:12:00 +0000

Last Wednesday I photographed The Knot Party at Fenway Park inside of the EMC club. Creatively designed and orchestrated by Heather Minicucci of Simply Inviting Weddings. Heather left her mark on approximately 200 plus attendees. From Gummy Bear Fenway Franks to the real thing, Heather definitely pitched a no-hitter with this event... and that is where my creative writing ends, LOL. Enjoy!

Heather Minicucci

Here are some of the details of the event. More can be seen on the Knot's website which should be live shortly. So I will come back with that link once it is up.

Vendor Information:

www.SimplyInvitingWeddings.com
www.TheKnot.com
www.RedSox.com/events
www.ArtisticBlossoms.com
www.APerfectSetting.com
www.BostonUplights.com
www.SweetToothBoston.com
www.CurtisKnight.com

Bridal Fashion Week Follow Up

noreply@blogger.com (Brian Phillips) — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 20:57:00 +0000

Here are a few more shots from last weeks Bridal Fashion Week in New York City. Trying to sort thru over 6000 images and come up with some to blog can be challenging especially when 95% of those images are vertical shots of runway. Here are a few of my outtakes and a couple others. Enjoy!

Badgley Mischka Studio

Carolina Herrera at Tiffany's NYC

Platinum Collection for Priscilla of Boston

Reem Acra & her dog Lulu

Ines di Santo

Melissa Sweet

Amsale

GET MARRIED

noreply@blogger.com (Brian Phillips) — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 22:04:00 +0000

I am back in New York City shooting Bridal Fashion Week for "Get Married". You can check out the website at www.GetMarried.com as well a their TV show every weekday on Lifetime hosted by Colin Cowie. It has been three full days of intense shooting including shows like Carolina Herrera, Reem Acra, Badgley Mischka, Priscilla of Boston, and many many more. All of the new Spring 2010 Collection photos will be up on the Get Married site in the next few days.

Here is a sampling of a few of your favorite designers and I will put up more photos on the blog in the next few days so do check back.

Carolina Herrera show at Tiffany & Company store.

Reem Acra show... yes that is her dog Lulu who snuck out onto the runway :-)

Kenneth Pool

Grace Ormonde Features in the New England Issue

noreply@blogger.com (Brian Phillips) — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 17:58:00 +0000

I am humbled once again to be prominently splashed across the 2009 issue of Wedding Style New England. We had the honor of shooting numerous assignments including Mercedes Benz Fashion Week in New York, a Fashion Shoot in Rhode Island at Point Pleasant Inn & Resort, a Mens feature at Louis Boston, another feature about Be Our Guest Rentals, Bryan Rafanelli designs (which is also a feature in the National Magazine) as well as some table tops and grooms with bouquets at the new Liberty and Mandarin Hotels.

So here is a sampling of some of our photos in the mag, with many more throughout. Enjoy and let me know if you need a copy of the magazine!

Fashion Shoot at the exclusive Point Pleasand Inn & Resort in Bristol, RI.

Men's editorial feature at Louis Boston

Bryan Rafanelli tabletops at the Mandarin Hotel just prior to its recent opening.

Bridal Bouquets at the Liberty Hotel.

And my favorite event to cover of them all, Mercedes Benz fashion week in New York!

Meet Hops our favorite new dog!

noreply@blogger.com (Brian Phillips) — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 22:51:00 +0000

I love originality and this one definitely takes the cake. 99% of clients that book us as their wedding photographer ususally give us a call or send us an email. Well this email came with a great picture of their dog and we gladly said YES!! Corey and Geoff are getting married at the Country Club in Brookline and hopefully lil Hops can be there to celebrate as well...given the fact that she was the one who gave us the stamp of approval!

A Winter Wonderland in Shades of Pink!

noreply@blogger.com (Brian Phillips) — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 01:27:00 +0000

Wow, what a wonderful event we recently shot! It was a Bat Mitzvah held at the Four Seasons Boston and produced by Tasha Bracken of SD Events. The day came together so perfectly and the details (as you can see below) were just phenomenal. Events like these definitely rejeuvinate the soul and keep me looking forward to the next one. Make sure you take note of the dazzling "Kids Bar/Chalk Board" on either side of the dance floor. Jumbo chalk was provided and kids had a blast writing all over it. So Cool!!! And just a little FYI, the images you see below are NOT color enhanced. Enjoy!

Slideshow (Approx. 3 minutes) for those of you who have lots of extra free time on your hands, lol.

Details of the Day...

Event Planning: SD Events / Tasha Bracken
Floral: Winstons Flowers / Marc Hall
Lighting: Lighting Design Inc. / Suzanne B. Lowell
Photobooth: Boston Photobooth
Cakes: Cakes to Remember
Entertainment: Siagel Productions Inc.
Venue: Four Seasons Boston

Wedding Style Magazine National Feature!

noreply@blogger.com (Brian Phillips) — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 02:50:00 +0000

If you grab a copy of the current 2009 Grace Ormonde Wedding Style National Magazine, you will find a feature story on Boston's celebrated event planner Bryan Rafanelli of Rafanelli Events. I had the pleasure of photographing Bryan at Boston's newest luxury hotel, Mandarin Oriental, for the magazine. You can also find two more full page images of his work in the current Wedding Style New England Issue that I photographed as well.

Bryan was super low key and fun to work with. Exactly my style :-). We of course look forward to seeing more of his stunning designs in person as the new 2009 season is already upon us.

Here are a few pictures of some more of the plates used during the shoot that did not make the magazine. I had to share since they were so unique and different. I especially loved the center plate. FYI...The china was from Louis Boston /and the silver and glasswear from Be Our Guest Rentals.

Andrea & John in Southern California!

noreply@blogger.com (Brian Phillips) — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 01:50:00 +0000

Had the amazing opportunity to shoot an engagement session with Andrea & John in La Jolla, Ca (San Diego), while I was out in California for the first two weeks of January. Everyday, 70 degrees and Sunny. I always tell my fellow northeast photographers that working out in SoCal is such a dream come true for us. Here are some of the fun shots from our hour shoot. Enjoy!

Harvard Club Wedding featured in Southern NE Weddings!

noreply@blogger.com (Brian Phillips) — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 02:03:00 +0000

Stephanie & Christian's wedding at the Harvard Club of Boston this year was picked up by Southern New England Wedding Magazine! Such a fantastic bridal magazine so make sure you grab a copy from me or the newsstands if you are planning a wedding :-).

This beautiful wedding couldn't have happend without the seamless coordination by Alexis / Unique Weddings By Alexis!

Yup, that's Me!

noreply@blogger.com (Brian Phillips) — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 04:38:00 +0000

Just dug up this old retro square photo with rounded corners. I think I am about 3 or 4 years old? Not totally sure, but that is my Grandma's wig I have on. To funny! Not sure how that thing got onto my head... maybe a crazy aunt or uncle made me pose with it. Check out the old phone in the background. Yikes, remember those?! I think you had to plug those in, lol.

Christmas = Cuteness

noreply@blogger.com (Brian Phillips) — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 06:08:00 +0000

This little guy makes me look GOOD! Everything came together so well in this Christmas card photoshoot. The red walls & couch, the dogs and their sweaters, the great tree with presents, and of course, is his outfit not awesome?! Seriously...HOW CUTE!!!

No child's photoshoot would be complete without the final meltdown shot. This was my actual last photo taken of our 30 minute shoot.

All Photos © 2008 www.BrianPhillipsPhoto.com

Santa, Is that really you???

noreply@blogger.com (Brian Phillips) — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 04:56:00 +0000

Some Winning Photos

noreply@blogger.com (Brian Phillips) — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 06:38:00 +0000

Just placed 5th and 9th in the Wedding Photojournalist Assoc. quarterly contest. Definitely some stiff competition from all around the globe. Be sure to check out the winning photos as many are truly amazing!

5th Place photo taken at The Wequasett Inn on Cape Cod.

And a 9th Place... Was such a 'Right Place at the Right Time' photo.

Check It Out...

noreply@blogger.com (Brian Phillips) — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 17:31:00 +0000

We just shot an independent fashion shoot where the concept was to photograph something a bit out of the ordinary and mostly to shoot for fun. We teamed up with a ton of great people including R&B singer Blu Cantrell, a native Rhode Islander :-).

Here are some pics from the shoot and I hope you enjoy :-).

Location: Ocean Mist Bar in Matunuck, RI.
Clothing: La Reine Bridal in Waltham, MA
Accesories: Elle Boston, Chestnut Hill, MA
Make-up: On Location NYC, Danielle Crugnale
Hair: Robert Jordan Salon, Wakefield, R.I.
Models:Sarah Loken and Blu Cantrell
Stylists & Coordination: Nicole Crugnale & Flavia Panaggio

My Poor Bills!

noreply@blogger.com (Brian Phillips) — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 03:13:00 +0000

Today I photographed the New England Patriots / Buffalo Bills game for the Niagara Falls Gazette. The Pats defeated the once 5-1 Bills by a score of 20-10. Here are some of my images including a nice shot of myself ;-).

Cassel Eyes his pass.

James Hardy's flying TD Catch!

Cassel 1stQ TD run!

Photo speaks for itself.

Hailey on the Run!

noreply@blogger.com (Brian Phillips) — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 02:22:00 +0000

While most of us today are concerned over the who will become the next President, some of us enjoyed a sunny November 4th election day afternoon without a care in the world, playing with her new puppy. Hailey and Max had a great time running all around the Paine Estate in Waltham, MA. Ohh to be young again!

Standing Out From the Crowd

noreply@blogger.com (Brian Phillips) — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 13:54:00 +0000

Came across this fun shot last weekend. As a photographer, I am constantly shooting
during the wedding day. So when the Bride and Groom decided to peer thru the limo's sunroof, I had no choice but to shoot up at them. I think the expression on the brides face and the gently placed fingers on the edge of the sunroof opening helped make this picture work. What do you think? Leave a comment for me :-).

Outside shot of Bride and Groom taken by M.