Borrowed & Blue - White & Blue Fête in Boston - By Tracy Rodriguez Photography

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Erika and Jose were married last winter at their church in West Roxbury, MA and I am thrilled to now see their wedding featured on Borrowed & Blue.

For this intimate wedding, I had the privilege of photographing the couple for a couple of hours which including sneaking off to a nearby dock to capture some intimate moments of just the two of them. They danced, laughed, and walked hand in hand and it was any photographer's dream. Their reception followed in nearby Norwood, MA and Bon Caldo Restaurant.

 If you'd like to read more about their wedding day, you can see Erika and Jose's blog post for all the details including a full list of vendors.

You can also click over to see the full post featured on Borrowed and Blue. Enjoy!

If you'd like to meet for a wedding consultation to see if I would be a good fit as your photographer, please contact me today and tell me a bit about yourself and your wedding!

Norwood, MA Yoga October-Yoga-Fest {at Universal Power Yoga}

I absolutely love working with the amazing yoga tribe at Universal Power Yoga in Norwood! Thanks for having me at October-Yoga-Fest last week!

Make sure to give UPY a like on Facebook and Instagram to see more photographs from the event along with awesome classes, workshops and future events with their amazing community.

Universal Power Yoga's 200-hour teacher training starts in January. Click here to learn more and sign up!

If you're interested in booking a yoga photo shoot, please contact me today!

West Roxbury and Norwood, MA Wedding {Erika and Jose}

This wedding has been featured on Borrowed & Blue!

Something magical started happening last year and has been really abundant with my wedding clients this year and I'm almost nervous to jinx it by writing about it here but I just have to share. I have been contacted by the most amazing people to photograph their weddings in a much more intimate sense. While most of my weddings average around eight hour of coverage, starting in the morning and ending after dinner, I've now photographed six weddings in just one to four hours. And while I was at first scared of missing the getting ready moments and little details, I have found instead that I have had the most amazing time with these couples, focusing mainly on the bride and groom to capture their love and those amazing wedding day smiles and intimate moments. In a shorter time frame, I am often gifted {yes, gifted} a full hour or more with just the couple. I wish I could express in words how incredibly amazing having a full hour is on a wedding day. For Erika and Jose, I first met up with them to photograph their ceremony at Saint John Chrysosotom Parish in West Roxbury as well as portraits with their immediate family members and religious sponsors and then scooped them up to a pretty amazing hidden gem in West Roxbury, a lone fishing pier. I have driven by this pier several times and have been dreaming of photographing a couple there so when Erika and Jose told me the location of their church {just 1/2 mile down the road} I recommended that we go there. For a full hour, the couple laughed and danced and walked around and I was able to capture so much pure love. I finished the day at their dinner at BonCaldo Restaurant in Norwood, MA to grab some shots with their closest friends and family, and of course some of their rings on various fun props that were meaningful to the couple. These two were an absolute blessing to work with, always smiling, so kind, so genuine and so in love. I cannot wait for you to see all of these beautiful photographs of these two amazing people, now husband and wife.

Bride's Dress: Alfred Angelo Bridal (This store has since closed.)

Groom's Suit: Joseph Abboud, Men's Wearhouse

Dog's Suit: Poochie Heaven

Ceremony Venue: Saint John Chrysostom Parish

Reception Venue: BonCaldo Restaurant

Ceremony Music: Osmani and Rena Rodriguez

Wedding Cake: La Luce Pastry

Bouquets & Centerpieces: Roche Brothers, Westwood

Photography: Tracy Rodriguez Photography

If you're interested in booking a wedding package or would like more information, please contact me today.

Norwood, MA Yoga Photo Shoot {Team Universal Power Yoga}

One of the most amazing things about my job is that I get to create partnerships with some pretty amazing people. When Jen Merola Palmer, owner of Universal Power Yoga in Norwood, first contacted me, she had just opened her studio and was looking for a photographer for her Grand Opening Celebration. She, like me, started pursuing her passion while still working at her corporate job. First hand, I can tell you that it takes more hustle than most people can ever imagine to work two jobs full time. But that's often what it takes. I have been continually impressed by the amazing hustle and determination from this amazing woman. And, I am so happy to say that since that first Grand Opening, I have photographed her team countless times for celebrations, benefits, group shots, teacher training groups and mini sessions. Here are a few previews from our latest shoot with her teaching team. Check out her website to see more: www.universalpoweryoga.com and make sure to catch a class with her or her amazing team of yoga teachers sometime soon!

And, speaking of benefits at UPY, we have one coming up! Join Jen, Jacqui Bonwell and moi for a Yoga Reaches Out 2016 Yogathon Benefit on Friday, April 22nd. I will be offering Pick a Pose from 6:00pm to 6:45pm and Jen and Jacqui will be co-teaching a yoga to live music class at 7:00pm. You can sign up on the workshops tab on the UPY Mind Body site. Look for "Rally the Troops!"

There is a suggested $10 donation for each pose and $25 donation to participate in class. 100% will go to Yoga Reaches Out. High res digital image files will be sent to you directly.

If you want to be more involved, you can also join my team for May 1st! And, read more ways to get involved with YRO on my blog post, Why it's Important to Give Back as a Business.

Contact me today if you're interested in scheduling a yoga photo shoot for yourself, your yoga studio or your teacher training group.