Beth + Justin/Appleford Estate

Ceremony + Reception: Appleford Estate, Villanova, Pennsylvania
Dress: Monique Lhuillier from Suky
Catering: Perfect Setting Catering
Cake: Sweet Jazmines
Band: CTO Tribeca

We first met Beth and Justin for coffee at the Ritz in Philadelphia at Christmas time and we had such an instant connection with this great couple. Beth and Justin chose a gorgeous Maine Line Philadelphia venue for their ceremony and reception--the Appleford Estate. The estate was green and lush--a picturesque setting and a perfect backdrop for the head-over-heels-in-love couple and their warm and loving families. Beth was beautiful and classically elegant in a Monique Lhuillier gown with a single stunning flower in her hair.

To view the slideshow of Beth and Justin's wedding click here.

Our friend and colleague George Weir photographed alongside David for the day. Thank you George. A few of David's favorites from the day (click on any image to make it larger):







A heartfelt thank you to Beth and Justin and their families for choosing David Murray Weddings to document your wedding day celebration.

Ann + Ara/The Boston Harbor Hotel

Engagement Portrait: Kennebunkport, Franciscan Monastery Grounds
Wedding Preparation: Boston Harbor Hotel
Ceremony: Holy Trinity Armenian Church
Reception: Boston Harbor Hotel
Dress: Stephen Yearick at Yolandas
Shoes: Prada
Flowers: Flowers on the Avenue
Rolls Royce plus all transportation: Le Limo
Makeup: Erin, Antoine Cosmetics
Hair: Sandy, The Salon at 10 Newberry Street
Cake: Boston Harbor Hotel
Venue Coordinator: Nicole Jenkins Simeral, BHH

Ann and Ara are one amazing couple--beautiful inside and out. We flipped for their snowy winter engagement session in late March that ended with a very romantic snowball fight. After viewing their engagement slideshow, we could not wait for their wedding day!

Click here to view Ann and Ara's engagement portrait in snow slideshow:

Ann and Ara Portrait in Snow

Just one month later, on a beautiful April day, Ann and Ara were married in Boston. A beautiful bride and handsome groom; two warm and loving families; the cutest ring bearer and flower girls;one of our very fav wedding venues--The Boston Harbor Hotel and a bride and groom madly in love--a photographer's dream come true.

Click here to view Ann+Ara Wedding Day slideshow:

Ann+Ara Wedding Slideshow

David and John were both photographing and there are 1300-plus images from Ann and Ara's wedding day. They can all be viewed on our wedding website. From the menu, select View an Event option. Or, on the slideshow, there is a link directly to the website.

So many favorites from the day, but here are a few (click on any image to view larger):










Thank you Ann and Ara and the amazing Buote and Sahakian families....how wonderful to be a part of this day!

CHANGE: The Green Hour

Happy Earth Day.  We are big fans of The Green Hour, which is dedicated to making sure children do not grow up disconnected from nature.  Children of the earth will want to save and protect the earth.  One of the reasons we moved to our beautiful beach in Maine was so Ryan could have as much free space as possible to roam and enjoy his childhood.  The Green Hour site has lots of suggestions for making sure children spend more "green time" and less "screen time."

Nicole+Brian/The Four Seasons, Nevis

Nicole and Brian were married at the sublime Four Seasons resort in Nevis, West Indies. Friends and family gathered for three days of festivities on this beautiful island.

Here's the slideshow from their Nevis Wedding:

Nicole + Brian/ The Four Seasons/Nevis Slideshow (click here to view)


One of our favorite times at a Destination Wedding is the Wedding Eve portrait session. A few favorites from the evening before Nicole and Brian's wedding:










And some Wedding Day favorites:

COUTURE: Ana Hernandez

We love Ana Hernandez and the chic couture gowns she designs at her Newbury Street boutique.

Ana's gowns--from elegant to fun and sexy-- were featured on the runway at two recent bridal shows we attended.

Here is a slideshow of some of David's images:

Ana Hernandez Fashion Slideshow

SHOOT: Shoot With David and David

No it's not a typo--the amazing David Beckstead is bringing his Shoot With Beckstead workshop to Maine and it will be hosted by--us!  David M. will be joining David B. as a special guest speaker for the three day workshop in May.  We are scouting so many amazing places for shooting locations--from the local lobster fishing pier to secluded sandy beaches.  There will be lots of shooting and socializing--a great group of photographers have signed on to attend this seminar.  There are a few spaces left so sign up now!

NEWSSTAND: Published in Seacoast Bride magazine

The Colony Hotel in our hometown of Kennebunkport is one of the most beautiful oceanside settings for a wedding. The Colony was a pioneer in environmentally friendly hotels and the first "green" hotel in Maine.  It is one of our favorite place to photograph weddings, so we were especially pleased to have David's images of Lindsay and John's Colony wedding featured in Seacoast Bride magazine.  

NEWS FLASH: David and John named to Top Wedding Photojournalists in the World

We are honored! The International Wedding Photojournalists Association has named their top 100 wedding photojournalists in the world for 2007 and David Murray Weddings took two of the top spots.

David was named one of the top 5 wedding photojournalists in the world.

John was ranked 11th in the world of the top 100 wedding photojournalists.  

A few of David's Award Winning Images

3rd Place, Weather

dateline: Holy Cross College Chapel

2nd Place, Getting Ready

dateline: Commander's Mansion, Watertown, MA

1st Place, Details

dateline: Riviera Maya, Mexico , Hotel Azul

1st Place, Bouquet Toss

dateline: The Four Seasons, Boston

A few of John's Award Winning Images

           dateline: Maine

          1st place, Food and Drink

          dateline: Robin Hood Meeting House

          2nd place, Emotion

          dateline: Boothbay Harbor, Maine
  
               dateline: Boston

More from the Newsstand--Published in Boston Brides magazine

One of our favorite city-chic wedding venues --The Boston Harbor Hotel--and one of the most design savy wedding consultants--Michele Mottola--virtually guaranteed that Lauren and Matt's July wedding would be in demand by some of the most fun wedding magazines.

We are so pleased to have their wedding featured in Boston Brides magazine. 

NEWSSTAND: Published in Southern New England Weddings

We had so much fun at the newsstand the other day.  Three bridal magazines--all currently on the shelf-- are featuring weddings by the photographers of David Murray Weddings. 

We are excited for our clients that they can have their beautiful weddings featured in these great publications. Our thanks to: Boston Bride, Southern New England Weddings and Seacoast Bride.

Here is the four page spread from Natalie and Tom's Cape Cod Wedding, featured in Southern New England Weddings magazine.  This detail-rich weekend-long wedding was styled and coordinated by Alison Wildes Liset of Elegant Engagements.

Through Ryan's Lens

Venice is a 9 year old boy paradise--boats everywhere and lots of pizza and gelato. Ryan is constantly taking photographs at all his favorite spots: The Grande Canal, The Guggenheim Museum, and any restaurant serving Tagliatelli al Funghi. And of course any shop with chocolate or pizza. So here are Ryan's first "officially" published photographs. Linda's favorite is the first one-- "Ryan Self-Portrait in Pizza". David loves the last one "View from The Rialto Bridge at Sunset". Ryans fav: "Dog on Vaparetto."