A Boston Wedding at The Fairmont Copley Plaza Hotel | Rita & Sami
Rita & Sami’s Boston hotel wedding at Fairmont Copley Plaza Hotel was a really fun mix of glamorous, luxury and raucous, wild party. The Fairmont Copley is one of the most iconic Boston hotels so I was excited to photograph my first wedding there. I was not disappointed - what a place!
Rita and Sami first reached out to me to photograph their engagement photos only as they had plans to get married in their home country of Lebanon (where they met!). I had so much fun getting to know them during their Boston engagement session, so when their plans changed and they decided to get married in Boston I was thrilled!
When chatting with them about their wedding reception plans, they told me that they were letting their friends roast them instead of doing more traditional wedding toasts. I loved this idea but was a little bit nervous for them not knowing their friends. It turned out to be SO much fun. As a documentary style wedding photographer I live for situations like this that lead to big emotion, laughs, and authentic reactions. It was so obvious that Rita and Sami are absolutely beloved by their friends and family and the people they selected as their “roasters” did an amazing job (see below for all of the fun reaction photos).
My favorite part of the night was when the amazingly talented Young Love & The Thrills started playing and everyone took to the dance floor (literally the tables cleared!). It was such a fun party and continued early into the morning as is Lebanese tradition.
Congratulations to Rita and Sami!
Rita & Sami’s Wedding Vendors
photography: Kayla Rice Photography // venue name: Fairmont Copley Plaza Hotel, Boston, MA // planning/catering/bar: Jessica Cooper/Fairmont Copley Plaza Hotel // florals: Flou-er // hair stylist: Elias Saba // makeup artist: Face Design by Denise // cake/dessert: Dessert Works // band/dj/ceremony music: Young Love and the Thrills