MISTRAL WEDDING BOSTON | ROBERTO FARREN PHOTOGRAPHY

Thanks for stopping by to check out part two of Sara and Chris’ Back Bay wedding at Boston’s elegant Mistral restaurant. If you haven’t seen part one, click here for the first installment. I finished last time with a shot from the start of their wedding day shoot together and that is right where I’m going to pick up again.

MISTRAL WEDDING BOSTON PHOTOS — SARA AND CHRIS | MISTRAL WEDDING BOSTON

The area directly surrounding Mistral has some great, picturesque locations for portraits, and with the threat of rain in the air it was nice to be close to the restaurant should the skies decide to open up. We started right outside Mistral using the side entrance to the Salon as our first backdrop. The manicured front garden combined with the intricate brickwork of the building create some wonderful textures and patterns that gave us the chance to get Sara and Chris some really unique images from their day.

The scene and setting also lent itself very well to a nice mixture of color and black and white images. I always try to give a good selection of black and white images from the day and these locations gave us the chance to get the best of both mediums.

Once we had some great shots at the front of Mistral, I wanted to take Sara and Chris around the back of the building as I had scouted some great locations there before the wedding. There were some wonderful big wooden doors that I knew would work great as a backdrop and the light coming through was too good to miss. As a gentle breeze was channeled down between the buildings, it also gave us the opportunity to show off Sara’s amazing veil!

WEDDING PHOTOS MISTRAL BOSTON BACK BAY — SARA AND CHRIS | MISTRAL WEDDING BOSTON

With a few drops of rain starting to fall, we headed back to the front of Mistral and quickly worked through the formal portraits with family members. We even had time for a quick few more shots of Sara and Chris together.

Onto the party! When you are having a wedding at a location like Mistral you’ll want to give yourself plenty of time to really enjoy the meal! The food there is out of this world and I would highly recommend a trip there should you be looking for somewhere to treat yourselves one night. Sara and Chris wanted to have great food and great cocktails and Mistral delivered on both counts! Again I also want to thank Sam Liang of Ze Liang Photography for his help and second shooting this day with me.

It was a really great evening to capture. Close friends and family in a stunning venue surrounded by wonderful food and drink. What more could you want to celebrate one of the biggest days of your life?

The party went well into the evening and I left Sara and Chris to carry on into the night, but not before I had the chance to steal them away for a few last nighttime shots together outside.

WEDDING AT MISTRAL BOSTON — SARA AND CHRIS | MISTRAL WEDDING BOSTON

Thank you both for letting me be a part of your day and capturing your memories. I can’t wait to get started on putting together an album for you both very soon!

If you are having a wedding at Mistral or any other venue here in Boston and would like to see if I would be a good fit for your day then please drop me a line, I would love to here from you.

Cheers,

Roberto | WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHER FOR NEW ENGLAND

Wedding Vendors:

BRIDAL STORE: Hyde Park Bridal

WEDDING DRESS DESIGNER: Hayley Paige

BRIDAL SHOES: Cole Haan

GROOMS SUIT: Brooks Brothers

WEDDING BANDS: Tacori

FLORIST: Winston Flowers

MAKE UP: Special Event Beauty

HAIR: Special Event Beauty

RECEPTION VENUE: Le Salon Du Mistral

Sara and Chris were having a Back Bay wedding at Mistral, a really great restaurant in the heart of Boston and a place that has been on my list to visit since I moved to Boston and heard about it from friends. They wanted an intimate setting with their family and close friends to surround them, and the Salon du Mistral fit the bill perfectly. I’m splitting this wedding into two parts so look out soon for part two and be sure to “like” us on Facebook for notice on when it’s live!

I had met Sara and Chris only a couple of months before their actual wedding date at my normal meeting spot Vicki Lee’s café in Belmont’s Cushing Square. They were both excited about the day and knew that they wanted to have a wedding where they could spend time with their guests and enjoy great food and cocktails to celebrate the occasion. Mistral’s location, layout and menu, meant that they were able to have all of these things in the one place.

They were both getting ready just down the road at the Loews Back Bay Boston Hotel, so it was an easy journey between locations for the day and we lost little time going from the hotel to the restaurant. This meant that we had a little more time for family and preparation photos before the ceremony. My wife normally assists me on wedding day shoots, but as she was attending to her own bridesmaid duties in New York that day, I had the very talented photographer Sam Liang along with me to help out and capture some images as well.

Starting at the hotel allowed me to get some great images of Sara getting ready and spending time with her mum and family before the actual ceremony. We then had time to get some nice family shots of everyone together before they left the hotel. I shot with Chris first so that he could leave and be at Mistral and ready to go once we arrived.

Sara looked absolutely stunning in her beautiful wedding dress by designer Hayley Paige from Hyde Park Bridal store. It really was the perfect dress for her. Chris mirrored her in terms of style with a rather dapper suit from Brooks Brothers and together – well I think the pictures do better than words in that respect.

The ceremony itself was held in the private dining room, with all the guests surrounding Sara and Chris sitting at their tables apart from their immediate family who were sitting closer to them. The Salon du Mistral really does lend itself to an intimate wedding venue and if you are looking for just that I couldn’t advise a better location.

I can’t wait to post part two showing some more shots of Chris and Sara together after the ceremony and their wedding celebrations at the reception. Check back here very soon to see more.