Boston Wedding and Engagement Photographer
I grew up just outside Boston and I've been photographing this city since I picked up my first camera. Not for clients — just for the love of photography and the city. I still come back regularly to wander around with my camera, because Boston continues to inspire me to be a better photographer every time I return. That's the kind of familiarity I bring to every session here — not just knowing the iconic spots, but knowing the light on Newbury Street when the leaves turn, the skyline from Fan Pier at golden hour, the timeless romantic energy of the North End after dark. As a wedding and engagement photographer based in Manchester, NH, Boston has always been where I come to remember why I love photography in the first place.
Boston's Best Wedding and Engagement Photography Locations
Boston offers some of the most varied and spectacular settings for wedding and engagement photography in all of New England — from the waterfront views of Fan Pier and Christopher Columbus Park to the romantic streets of Newbury Street and the North End. Below you'll find the locations I know and love from years of photographing couples across the city — and a handful of venues that are very much on my bucket list. If you're getting married at one of them, please reach out immediately.
Beacon Hill — One of the most photographed neighborhoods in all of Boston and for good reason. The gas-lit cobblestone streets, the red brick rowhouses, and that quintessential old Boston charm create a backdrop that feels like it belongs in a film. Beacon Hill is particularly magical in the early morning before the city wakes up and in the evening when the lanterns glow — and it's consistently one of the most searched engagement photography locations in the city.
Boston Harbor and the Waterfront — The Boston Harbor waterfront is one of the most spectacular settings for couples photography in the entire city. The combination of open water, city skyline, and that golden hour light reflecting off the harbor creates images that feel cinematic and completely timeless. Fan Pier sits right along the harbor and has become one of my most visited spots for engagement sessions — the unobstructed skyline views are simply unmatched anywhere else in the city.
Boston Public Garden and Boston Common — There is nowhere in Boston I love more for capturing seasonal change. The colors in the Public Garden shift so dramatically throughout the year that no two sessions ever look alike. During one engagement session I captured a couple with the full city skyline behind them, the sun just disappearing behind the buildings and casting the most extraordinary light. That image is one of my favorites I've ever taken in the city.
Boston Public Library — The iconic stone steps at the entrance alone are a photography goldmine — grand, architectural, and instantly recognizable. The interior is one of the most breathtaking spaces in all of New England and photographing a wedding inside the BPL has been a dream of mine since the first time I walked through those doors. The day that happens, the photos will be extraordinary.
Harvard Square and Cambridge — Just across the river from Boston, Harvard Square and the surrounding Cambridge neighborhood offer a completely different character — tree-lined streets, historic brick buildings, and an intellectual energy that makes for incredibly distinctive wedding and engagement photos. Harvard Yard in particular is one of the most beautiful outdoor spaces in New England and a location I know well having recently photographed a portrait session there. For couples who want something a little unexpected and deeply New England, Cambridge is always worth the short trip across the bridge.
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum — Every single room of the Gardner Museum feels like it was designed to be a backdrop for a love story. The courtyard alone — with its year-round blooms and Renaissance architecture — is unlike anything else in Boston. I have no doubt that a wedding here would produce some of the most unique and breathtaking photos of my career.
Museum of Science — My wife and I happened to be leaving the Museum of Science one evening when a wedding party was just arriving for an after-hours celebration — and the moment I saw it I thought "I need to photograph a wedding here." The combination of iconic exhibits, dramatic architecture, and that sweeping view of the Charles River creates a backdrop that is equal parts spectacular and completely one of a kind.
New England Aquarium — A wedding at the aquarium sounds unconventional until you think about what it actually means — dancing beside floor-to-ceiling ocean tanks, portraits in spaces that glow with the most extraordinary blue light, guests who are completely enchanted from the moment they arrive. I know I could create something genuinely extraordinary here and it's very much on my list.
Newbury Street — Newbury Street in the fall feels like couples are walking through their own rom-com. The brownstones, the boutiques, the fallen leaves — it has a warmth and intimacy that makes every photo feel cinematic and completely timeless.
The North End — There's a timeless romantic energy to Boston's North End that I've never been able to fully put into words — it just feels like an evening in a European city where love stories happen naturally around every corner. The narrow streets, the brick buildings, the string lights above the restaurants — it's one of the most unique and atmospheric places I've ever photographed.
Boston has been part of my story since long before I picked up a camera professionally — and I'd love for it to be part of yours too. Whether you're planning an engagement session in the Public Garden or a wedding at one of the city's most iconic venues, I'd love to hear about your day.
Also photographing weddings in the Manchester and southern New Hampshire and Portsmouth and the Seacoast