Just Because : Louise & Brian

This shoot features Louise and Brian, a young couple who just celebrated their 2nd anniversary. They are both originally from the South and have been in Boston for several years as Brian finishes up his PhD at MIT. The theme of the shoot is A Lazy Afternoon in the City. As Louise told me, “It’s pretty common for us, especially in the fall, to just grab a cup of coffee or cocoa and wander around the Back Bay, Beacon Hill…”

So on crispy and gray fall afternoon, we met in the historic neighborhood of Beacon Hill, traversed our way to the Public Garden, wandered through the Back Bay, stopping to window shop at AllSaints Spitalfields and admire their collection of vintage sewing machines — Louise’s family is in the textile business and she is an avid sewer. We stopped at the Old South Church where Louise sings in the choir, and finally warmed up with a glass of red wine at a Newbury Street bistro.

It turns out that Louise and I grew up in the same Atlanta suburb, and graduated from the same high school! We both agreed that despite the frigid cold, being transplanted from suburban sprawl to a tiny, walkable and beautiful city like Boston has not been a bad thing at all. Strolls from one neighborhood to the next, all steeped in history, is a weekly ritual and like me, they feel lucky to have been able to experience and appreciate Boston in this way.