Boston wedding photographer
The big moments matter. So do the glances, jokes, nerves, and people gathering around you. I photograph the whole story with calm direction and an observant eye.
The shot that tells the story
A wedding moves fast. My job is to see what is happening, understand what is about to happen, and give you room to experience it.
Nearly two decades behind the camera have taught me when to step in and when to disappear into the background. I will help organize family groups, guide portraits without making them stiff, and watch for the people and reactions that make the day yours.
I'm Muyinza Kasirye, a Black wedding photographer based in Boston, Massachusetts. I photograph couples in Greater Boston, Portland, Maine, New Hampshire, and across New England.
Photographs by Muyinza Kasirye
Four weddings I photographed in Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut. Each story names its actual venue and location. I’m based in Boston; these examples let you explore different settings before we discuss your own wedding.
Choose a story by the part of the day you care about: an outdoor ceremony, a move between venues, indoor portraits or the reception. These are selected photographs from each wedding. For questions about a complete delivered set, use the wedding gallery review checklist and ask what relevant work is available to review.
Ocean House · Watch Hill, Rhode Island
Lawn ceremony, beach portraits, tent reception
Start here if your celebration moves between open-air spaces and a reception under cover. Avery and Dan’s story includes the ocean-facing ceremony, photographs on the sand and the tent celebration. Look at the close portraits alongside the wider group photographs. When you inquire, tell me whether the setting or the people in it should lead your portraits.
View Avery & Dan’s wedding story
The Farm at SummitWynds · Holden, Massachusetts
Church ceremony and a farm celebration
Start here if the ceremony and reception will be in separate places. This story moves from a church to the farm in Holden, with outdoor portraits and an indoor celebration. For your Boston-area plans, share each address and the moments you want covered before and after the journey.
View Kailey & Patrick’s wedding story
Hartford City Hall · Hartford, Connecticut
An indoor ceremony with architectural portraits
Start here if you want to see a ceremony and portraits within an architectural setting. Amber and Marco’s Hartford City Hall story includes their vows and photographs among marble columns and staircases. These are Hartford, Connecticut photographs. For a Boston City Hall inquiry, share your appointment plans and ask how the permitted spaces and available time fit the photographs you want.
View Amber & Marco’s wedding story
The Woodwinds · Branford, Connecticut
Indoor portraits and a reception celebration
Start here if the indoor part of your wedding matters as much as the outdoor portraits. Ayan and Guleid’s story includes a close portrait beneath a veil, their ring exchange and reception photographs. Notice both the faces and the room around them. Tell me which indoor moments matter to you and whether you already know the ceremony and reception rooms.
View Ayan & Guleid’s wedding storyYou do not need to want the same venue, season or poses. Pick a story, name one photograph you connect with and explain why: the people close together, the space around the couple, the expression during the vows or the energy of the reception.
Then add your date, venue or shortlist, and which parts of the day need coverage. If the two of you prefer different kinds of photographs, say so. That gives us something specific to discuss before you book.
Clear wedding coverage
Choose from Elopement (2 hours, $1,050), Ceremony & Celebration (5 hours, $1,500), and Full Day (8 hours, $2,100). All three include a high-resolution online gallery and download rights. Full Day also includes two photographers, a complimentary engagement session and a 48-hour sneak peek. Share your plans so availability, travel and the coverage for your date can be confirmed in writing.
Share your date, venue addresses, and the first and last moments you want photographed. Before booking, confirm the team's start and finish times, travel details, engagement-session arrangements, and any additions or applicable charges in your written quote.
The Full Day tier’s 48-hour sneak peek is an early selection. Your full-gallery delivery timeline is confirmed during booking. Tell me what you want to make or share, which people or photographs it depends on and the date you need the files. An early selection does not automatically include a particular family group or establish when a printed item will arrive.
Use the Wedding photo delivery guide to keep preview, complete-gallery and intended-use dates separate. For a card, print or album, check the relevant provider’s file requirements, approval steps, production and shipping schedule. Before booking, ask which delivery arrangements can be confirmed for your wedding, along with download access and permitted uses.
Tell me your photo deadline, even if your other plans are still open. Say whether it is fixed or flexible so we can discuss the right question before you order something that depends on an unconfirmed image.
Before booking, ask which arrangements apply if an assigned photographer cannot attend, how both coverage roles would be handled, and who would edit and deliver the photographs. The two-photographer inclusion does not by itself define an emergency replacement plan. Use the wedding photographer backup questions and checklist to keep those answers with your quote.
Two photographers can share the coverage, but each person’s position needs to fit the venue and officiant’s rules. Share any instructions about movement, flash or moments that should not be photographed. Then ask how the allowed positions fit the views and reactions you care about. Use the ceremony photography rules checklist and brief to separate confirmed arrangements from open questions. You can inquire while answers are still pending; include the ceremony setting and what you know so far.
Tell me whether you want engagement photographs for a wedding website, save-the-dates or a printed display, and when you need them. Confirm the session's duration, location, travel arrangements and delivery schedule during booking. The wedding sneak-peek timeline does not establish engagement delivery. Use the engagement session planning guide and brief to prepare your questions. If you want couple portraits on their own, for an anniversary or outside Full Day coverage, see Boston portrait sessions.
Comparing proposals? Use the wedding photography package comparison guide and free quote worksheet to check the same details in each offer.
Full Day Wedding Coverage
Also available: Elopement, 2 hours, $1,050 · Ceremony & Celebration, 5 hours, $1,500. Both include a high-resolution online gallery with download rights.
Planning the day? See two sample eight-hour wedding photography timelines, with and without a first look. Comparing coverage? Read when two wedding photographers make a difference, including separate preparation locations and portraits during cocktail hour.
This is photography coverage. The two photographers cover still photographs; a video deliverable needs its own confirmation. If you are booking video separately, use the photo and video coordination guide to compare shared moments and each team’s hours.
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How I work
Share the people, traditions, and parts of the day that matter most. That context helps me photograph with purpose.
For family portraits, start with the wedding family-photo list and editable grouping worksheet. Name the combinations you want, then discuss the portrait time, meeting place, and any practical arrangements before the day.
Tell me whether each of you prefers a first look before the ceremony or seeing each other during it, and what makes that choice important. Include the ceremony time if known, preparation addresses, access to a possible meeting place and the people you hope to photograph early. An earlier couple portrait does not mean every family group can be there earlier.
Use the first look versus ceremony reveal comparison to separate your preference from the arrangements that are confirmed. Name the time with guests you want to protect and the next fixed event after the ceremony. We can discuss which portraits fit before or afterward and what needs an answer from the venue, family or another provider. A first look does not automatically add coverage time or guarantee a full cocktail hour with guests.
You can inquire while the reveal choice is still open. Share the parts you know and the question you want help resolving; you do not need to build a finished schedule first.
Portraits and family groups get calm, clear guidance. The rest of the day gets space to unfold.
Tell me how much guidance each of you would welcome, any poses you would prefer to avoid, and what you like about a few example photographs. Use the documentary, editorial and guided wedding photography comparison to put those preferences into words. We can discuss the fit before you have a finished brief.
Your gallery holds the defining events and the smaller human moments around them.
Before booking, use the wedding photo privacy questions and sharing brief to separate gallery access, public posts and vendor requests. Mention any preference that affects your choice so we can discuss what can be confirmed.
Boston, Portland, Maine, and New Hampshire
Based in Boston, Massachusetts and available throughout the region, including Portland, Maine and New Hampshire. Tell me where you are getting married and what the day looks like; I will confirm availability and any travel details with you.
Start with the ceremony appointment status, the people you want photographed and the first and last moments you want covered. The Boston City Hall photography planning guide helps you compare ceremony, portrait and celebration priorities. Elopement provides 2 hours for $1,050, Ceremony & Celebration provides 5 hours for $1,500, and Full Day provides 8 hours for $2,100. Match the first and last moments you want photographed to a tier, then confirm date availability and the written scope. Hourly or split-day arrangements need their own confirmation.
Core service area
Boston, Cambridge, Somerville, Brookline, Newton, Quincy, and Greater Boston, Massachusetts.
Also available
Portland, Maine, southern and coastal Maine, New Hampshire, and wedding celebrations across New England.
Maine wedding photography · New Hampshire wedding photography · All New England coverage
Common questions
Eight hours of coverage, two photographers, a 48-hour sneak peek, a high-resolution online gallery, download rights, and a complimentary engagement session.
Yes. I am based in Boston, Massachusetts and serve Greater Boston, Portland, Maine, New Hampshire, and wedding celebrations across New England. Share your venue when you inquire so I can confirm travel details.
Story-driven and observant, with calm direction when portraits or family groups need structure. I want the gallery to hold both the major events and the smaller interactions around them. Share the amount of guidance you would like and what appeals to you in example photographs, so we can discuss how your preferences fit my approach.
The Full Day tier’s 48-hour sneak peek is an early selection; your full-gallery timeline is confirmed during booking. If you need photographs for a card, gift or another deadline, share the intended use, any particular image needed and the date you need the files. Confirm the relevant delivery, download and use terms before booking, and check physical production and shipping dates with the provider making the item.
No. Start with your date, venue, and whether family portraits are a priority. You can prepare the named groupings later. When discussing the portrait plan, confirm the meeting point, available time, and any seating or access arrangements your group needs.
Include your date, venue, expected indoor or outdoor ceremony and reception settings, and the photographs that matter most to you. Share any ceremony instructions about access, movement or lighting, and say which answers are still pending. Mention any examples you would like to discuss before booking and ask what relevant work is available to review.
Share your intended use for the images and any deadline. During booking, confirm the session date, duration, photographer, location, travel arrangements, outfit changes, finished images and delivery schedule. The Full Day tier’s 48-hour sneak peek does not establish engagement-session delivery.
Yes. Mention your public-sharing or gallery-access preferences when you inquire. Describe the practical request without sensitive personal details, then ask which arrangements can be confirmed in writing before booking. An online gallery and download rights do not by themselves specify public-posting arrangements.
Mention the video team, their coverage hours if known, and any shared moments you want to discuss. The two photographers included in Full Day provide photography coverage. Confirm the film and sound you want with your video provider. You can inquire before a video booking or shared schedule is final.
Yes. Share your date or date options, ceremony appointment status, locations and the first and last moments you want photographed. The published tiers are Elopement (2 hours, $1,050), Ceremony & Celebration (5 hours, $1,500), and Full Day (8 hours, $2,100). Match coverage to your ceremony, portraits and celebration, then confirm availability and scope before booking. Hourly or split-day arrangements need separate confirmation.
Ask which arrangements would apply if an assigned photographer cannot attend, who would arrange and choose a replacement, how the agreed coverage would be handled, and who would edit and deliver the photographs. Confirm the applicable terms in writing. The published two-photographer inclusion does not by itself establish an emergency replacement arrangement.
Start with a story that includes a setting or part of the day relevant to your plans, then mention the photographs you connect with and why. The four featured stories are from Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut, with their actual locations named. Include your own date and venue or shortlist so we can discuss the fit. These selections are not complete delivered galleries; ask what relevant work is available to review before booking.
Send your date or date options, venue or shortlist, ceremony time if known, each partner’s preference and the photographs or guest time you most want to protect. Say which access, readiness and family-arrival details are still unknown. You can inquire before the reveal choice or schedule is final.
Start with the inquiry form and include your date, venue, and what matters most to you. I will follow up to confirm availability and talk through the day before the booking is finalized.
Check your date
Share the date, venue, and what matters most to you. I will confirm availability and follow up about the next step.
Use the “What matters most to you?” field to name a wedding story or paste its link, then tell me what you like about the photographs. Include your priority moments and how much portrait guidance you would welcome. A finished shot list is not needed to start.
Using separate getting-ready, ceremony or reception addresses? Put the main venue in “Venue or city” and list the other stops, simultaneous preparation priorities and open access questions in your message. The regional wedding location comparison and brief helps you decide what to include before choosing coverage.
Still deciding on a date or venue? Start a wedding inquiry with tentative plans. Leave the date and venue blank if needed, and share date options or a location shortlist in your message.
Prefer email? muyinza@smith.black
Your date, your people, your story
Send your date, venue, and a few details about the day. I will reply with availability and the next step.
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