Boston Wedding Photographer Kristin Korpos

I am way behind on my blog postings and I have DJ'ed so many weddings this summer, 2010 season, that haven't been posted on the blog...and that is likely due to my concentrating on my wedding photography business.

I started shooting weddings this year, flexing my long-time hobby of photography and it has been so amazing. I truly found what I want to do professionally for the rest of my life, be a wedding photographer!

So everyone thinks that DJing is super cool, and it is totally a lot of fun. But in many ways it is fleeting, it is a moment in time, an exhilarating one, that makes or breaks the party. Capturing images of this special day - now those live on forever.

Photography stops time, it captures the memory, the real love between real people, the moments when it all happened. These images are how people hold onto the feeling, that was once fleeting but now forever preserved by the camera. To me, this is the special stuff. This is personal, and I totally respect the important of the DJ on the wedding day, because having DJ'ed a million weddings, I know the role of the DJ. I just want to fill some different shoes at the wedding, and I am so happy to call myself a professional photographer.

I am a member of the WPJA and the Artistic Guild of the WPJA. I have some blog features coming up down the road and I am really excited that things are going well. So if you are visiting my blog looking for a DJ for your wedding - these days I am a Boston Wedding Photographer : ) Check out my website as well as my blog. And feel free to find me on Facebook as well!

Cheri and Kristy's Wedding - Hamilton Hall - Salem

This is what happens when you wait forever to blog - you remember things, but this would have been a better posting if I had done it close to the actual wedding....this was my first time at Hamilton Hall and I really enjoyed this venue...not the stairs (there is no elevator), but this was still a great venue, especially in the fall weather.

Cheri and Kristy were awesome to work with and this was really a great wedding. Kristy actually did a lot of the design of the items you see in these images - lots of DIY stuff at this wedding that looked totally great. I have another wedding at Hamilton Hall this September and I am really looking forward to being at this venue again.

The photographer was Margaret Singer, and I am not sure about the caterer? Go figure, the caterer was completely awesome too...great food!

GLAD Awards Dinner - Boston Copley Marriott

This was my first year working the GLAD Awards dinner and I was really excited that they invited me to be their DJ for the evening. And, thank you to Robbie Samuels, their hard working events coordinator! The event took place at the Boston Copley Marriott. What an amazing organization, and so many amazing individuals were at this event....and afterwards there was an awesome dance party with some awesome music!

I am sure that people wonder why I don't have that many photos of people actually dancing in my blog postings. Truth is that I am usually working too hard to take a moment and take the camera out (or iphone camera)! In this case - pictures of lots and lots of tables and the nice screens!

Kareem & Sarah's Wedding - Glastonbury Hills Country Club CT

I haven't blogged forever, and the truth is that I am so behind - I still have weddings from 2009 that I want to blog about. Crazy, I know!

Here are some photos from Sarah and Kareem's fall wedding at Glastonbury Hills Country Club. This was one of those crazy October weekends were it actually snowed! It was freezing out this day and it was snowing a little bit, so wild!

Chris and Kristen's Wedding [Private Residence, Bedford]

During October I was excited to DJ the wedding of Chris and Kristen. Chris Hansen owns Essential Bodywork and Massage in Lexington and founded the Boston Gay Women's Meetup Group. The ceremony and reception took place at a private residence in Bedford and it was a just breath taking. They had the most amazing fall day - and the leaves were changing and truly, it was so pretty!

Bernadette from It's About Time - NOW newly named 14 Stories - was the amazing wedding planner of the day. She did an amazing job as always - if you've read my other blog postings you know that I just love working with her...and even was the DJ at her wedding this past July.

The photographer was Susan R. Symonds from Infinity Portrait and Design who I had the pleasure of meeting for the first time. The caterer was Boston's Above and Beyond Catering who Bernadette says she swears by.....so that should be a hint that they are good at what they do!

And...the tent was a really nice one - I think that it was by Sperry Tents....but I have to say it was one of the fanciest ones I have been in yet....with the nice wooden pools and awesome light fixtures...really spiffy!

AND - the porta-potty was a FANCY trailer that was nothing like any porta-potty you've ever seen. It was more akin to something you'd experience on a movie set. Seriously, it was a trailer, you walk in and the bathroom was like any bathroom you'd visit in a hotel with fancy fixtures, candles, etc..

I had a great time at this wedding - friends and family were awesome and ready to dance and that just makes things awesome! Here are some pictures below so you can check it out for yourself....

Kristin & Alex @ Weston Golf Club

Any time you have a bride that shares the same name as you....it's going to be a great night!

First thing I need to say is that Suzanne from Green Olive Catering hooked me up with Kristin, her cousin. I've worked with Suzanne a few times - and I LOVE her and her food. Seriously, she is a kick ass caterer if you are in the market for one! Kristin has worked in the catering world in the past, and seen many of weddings - and it was an absolutely pleasure to work with her. She had a clear vision and I knew how to execute!

So, I was the DJ at the cocktail hour and the reception at the Weston Golf Club. I really liked this venue, a lot. And Michelle Hapgood, their venue organizer/manager did an awesome job of making sure the evening flowed the way it needed to. As a DJ, it's great when you can work with someone that cares about the evening as much as you do and Michelle did indeed care about all the details and making sure the night went the way it was supposed to. Thanks Michelle!

The venue - I have to give props to the venue, check out the pictures below. The place was really nice, but it only holds about 100 or less for dinner, so it's best for smaller weddings. And they actually do burn a fire in the fire place, it was sooooo cozy!

Shout out to one of my favorite photographers - Kelly from Closed Circle Photography who took some great pictures that night. I LOVE working with Kelly and I am glad that I was able to recommend her to this awesome couple!

Jessica & Pam's Wedding - Boston Hyatt

Okay, so I am overly ambitious when it comes to a lot of things in my life. I had this aching need to get my new DJ blog up and going and it just hasn't happened yet. I was originally waiting to post all my fall weddings in that new blog....

Since that didn't happen, I am going to do my post now....stay tuned for a new blog at some point in the future - AS WELL AS a snazzy new website!

Here we go -- Jessica and Pam's wedding at the Boston Hyatt in September was AWESOME! I helped provide music for their ceremony and we sort of got off to a late start because traffic was holding up the officiant (as well as guests). But the wait was worth it because this was a fabulous wedding!

Lots of dancing, lots of love and just an awesome night all around. I have to say that the Hyatt staff was amazing, like SUPER amazing. I work at a lot of venues, and I went so far as to shoot an email to one of their managers just to let them know that they did a good job! They were just on top of things and that is really great to see when you are paying a venue a super amount of money for one of the most important days of your life!

Shout out to photographer Helene Norton-Russell who was great to work with. Definitely go and take a look at her work, she was top notch!

I have pictures - via iPhone - of the table settings, a REALLY cool cake, my set-up for the night (they had this wild spandex table cover they put on there), and just a room shot.

Ryan and Alicia @ Truro Vineyards

It has been such a LONG time since a blog post, and there have been some weddings I have missed in between...but alas, here's a little something I did this past weekend. I was the DJ at Ryan and Alicia's wedding at Truro Vineyards. It rocked just as much as Ryan and Alicia do and I was so happy to be a part of it. Despite being a bit chilly - energy was sky high and we ended with Islands in the Stream. It was soooo perfect!

Props go out to Connie from The Perfect Plan. She was the wedding coordinator and she was fab. Seriously, she has a ton of experience and it was a PLEASURE working with her. So, if you are doing a wedding on Cape Cod, check her out...

And thanks goes out to my friend Elisa who let Maarit and I stay in her condo in Provincetown for the weekend. Greatly appreciated!

I LOVED their cake and think that I might have to figure out how to model our cake after this. It was Rock, it was vintage tattoo, it was simple and classic. Love it!

Here's what the set-up look like - but that ladder isn't looking so good in the background there...yeah, somebody obviously moved that, must have been using that to get the lanterns up!

Now Offering iPod Sound System Rental

As I have been planning for my own wedding and reading various message boards such as indiebride and offbeat bride, and even weddingwire, I am seeing more and more couples that want to forgo a DJ and turn to their iPods for entertainment on their wedding day. As a self proclaimed music snob, I can totally understand this approach. Not only do you save some money, but you are in COMPLETE control. As a wedding DJ, I do play all of my clients "must play" songs, but I do know that there are many DJ's out there that just do their own thing....

Anyway, back on topic. So, this post is about a new service offering, an iPod Sound System - Speaker rental. There's nobody in the Boston area offering this type of straightforward service, and I am not quite sure why. I was looking for a similar service for my wedding - which is going to be in Miami, and I couldn't find something like this there either.....but it is totally needed. I really think it is because most DJ's are threatened that iPods are TAKING away their business. Hey, to each their own.....

The deal - for a $400 rental fee - I deliver a complete sound system to your venue one hour prior to event start time. I set up the sound system which is 2 speakers with stands, 1 subwoofer, a 4 channel audio mixer, a microphone with a stand, and a dock for your ipod (with remote control) that plugs right into the audio mixer and charges your ipod at the same time. I also include easy instructions, hands on lesson to a designated guest, and my cell phone number in the RARE instance that you have a problem. At the end of your event, I come back and pack everything up. You don't have to think about a thing.....pretty cool stuff.

Anyway - go and check out the iPod Rental page on my website to read more.

Here are some pictures of the various components of the rental system. I am going to get some pictures of this in action very soon!

July 11th - Laura and Taylor @ Tower Hill Botanic Garden

Tower Hill Botanic Garden -- wow, this place was so cool. The ceremony, which I was not a part of, was in the Secret Garden. Not sure where that was.....and the reception was in the Orangerie which was just so cool.

Laura and Talor were really fun to work with and I am really excited that they hired me to be their DJ for the evening! Friends and family were fab and the staff at Tower Hill, especially Alexandra were super at their jobs.

The caterer was Tastings Caterer and the dinner was seated. I didn't eat any of the food, so I can't attest to that - but I can attest to the fact that this was the fastest, smoothest delivery of a sit down dinner I have seen in a while at a venue like this. So, props to them!

Photographer was Dom Miguel and his wife.

Here are the pictures -- this was the Orangerie, reception location. I loved the brown and coral/pink colors that they brought together. It looked great.






Check out this place -- and there was a thunderstorm later in the evening. Seeing the lightening across the sky through the glass roof was unbelievable!




Here's Maarit and one of her favorite animals - the turtle!




This was my vantage point. I had my own little nook, which was sort of nice. Loved the load into this place - I was able to drive my car right up to a door, wheel a cart full of stuff in, fabulously pain free! Not like having to get myself up four flights of stairs, that's a DJ's nightmare!

July 3rd - Bernadette and Jen - Exchange Conference Center

Bernadette and Jen had me as their DJ - which is a huge compliment. Bernadette is the President/Owner of It's About Time Weddings. She is highly respected as an event planner, and having worked with her before, I know that she is spectacular at what she does. When I am the DJ at an event, and I know that she is coordinating, I am at complete ease.

I can't emphasize enough the importance of having at least a "day-of" coordinator for your event. There are just so many moving parts, and when you have someone professional, like Bernadette by your side, you know that your day will be EXACTLY as you imagined it would be, without having to be stressed out or thinking about other things! Check out her website, read her blog, and learn what you need to as yo plan your wedding day...

Ok - back to her wedding day. It was awesome - again, storms were forecasted, but the rain stayed away. The Exchange Conference Center is a truly amazing venue. Even though this was my first time there - I rank it up there as my favorite. It is right on the water, easy to get to, lots of free parking, the room is amazing, the staff was awesome, and I think I could keep going....

So....at the wedding we had an appearance by Mizery, one of the area's favorite drag queens, and well, lots of party people! Remember Meghan and John from my NYE wedding, well they were there, Jen is their cousin. And...Meghan's dad Michael was there and he was a true party animal, dancing his bootie off to Boom Boom Pow. The wedding was great - and I am flattered that Bernadette wanted me to be a part of it!

Here are some pictures. This first one Maarit snapped from a little balcony. The uplighting looked really cool in this space. It was done by Boston Uplights.




And - Jen created all the flower centerpieces and accesories. It's About Time just added Floral Design Services to their offerings and Jen is a truly gifted designer. So, if you are looking for flowers for your wedding, or any event, definitely call on Jen to do the job!



This was the set-up for the ceremony, which took place in the same room. The officiant was Cindy Matchett, from Meaningful Weddings. We have worked together several times and she is GREAT! She is well organized -- which is always something I like to see - and she really just cares and does a great job. If you are looking for an officiant, look no further, Cindy is really cool.





I was set up in the corner -- here's Maarit before the evening started.




And here's a view from behind the scenes....

June 20th - Jenn and Jenn - Essex Conference Center

Jenn and Jenn at the Essex Conference Center -- I loved working with these two, and truly, this was a great wedding experience.

I provided sound for their Ceremony, Cocktail hour, and then the actual Wedding Reception. Yet again, it was supposed to rain on this day -- but it didn't! It was a beautiful day!

As always, the folks at the Essex Conference Center were great, and this place as usual, was just so beautiful. The grounds are so great here - and there's just this feel good thing they have going on.....oh, I should note that the Jenns asked all guests (and the DJ) to wear a Life is Good shirt. I happily wore my Life is Good shirt, so that was really cool!

This was the first time I worked with Kelly from Closed Circle Photography. It was a pleasure finally meeting her since I heard so many great things about her. We just did Bernadette and Jen's wedding together, and have a few more together over the next year as well.

Here are some pictures from the day.

This first picture is what I used for the Ceremony and Cocktail hour. I had it set up out on the grounds, as they have electricity boxes scattered around, which is really great. The sound was perfect.






This is the set-up without the facade. On one hand it's nice, you get to see the equipment...on the other hand -- it's hard with the wires. I don't like wires sitting around, I like a neat and clean look. So - most of the time at Weddings, I will use my black facade -- but on this day, I just decided to go with the natural look....which looks cool as well...




It had been really wet from the rains the day before. I set up my speakers on the dance floor which worked out perfectly.