Business Details
15 Years
experience
Capturing Timeless Moments with Artful Wedding Photography in Boston
Founded in 2011, Spagnolo Photography is a Boston-based wedding photography duo known for blending artful portraits with candid storytelling. With backgrounds in photojournalism, Aaron and Nanore specialize in capturing authentic moments through a creative lens, prioritizing natural light and architectural details. Their approach emphasizes making clients feel at ease while delivering high-quality, emotionally resonant imagery. The team's experience spans over a decade, with Aaron bringing 16 years of commercial photography expertise and Nanore contributing 11 years of wedding and journalistic photography. Their work has been featured in publications like The New York Times and The Boston Globe, and they hold unique accreditations such as U.S.Secret Service approval for presidential coverage. Clients consistently praise their ability to document weddings with both technical precision and heartfelt artistry, creating lasting visual narratives that reflect each couple's unique story.
Services
Wedding Photography
Elopement Photography
Engagement Sessions
Destination Weddings
Couples Portraits
Details
- Year established: 2011
Highlights and features
- We offer 14+ years of wedding photography experience with a documentary storytelling approach
- Our unique blend of artful portraits and candid moments captures weddings organically
- Photojournalism backgrounds ensure exceptional storytelling and observational skills
- We provide personalized, stress-free experiences tailored to each couple's vision
- Award-winning team featured in The New York Times and The Boston Globe
Associations and certifications
- U.S. Secret Service
What people say
Natural, beautiful photos
Exceptionally talented photographers
Made the experience super fun
Documented every moment creatively
Best decision we made
Services
Wedding Photography
Our wedding photography service captures every aspect of your celebration with a blend of artistic portraits and candid documentary-style imagery. We focus on preserving authentic emotions and spontaneous moments while incorporating architectural details and natural light. With both photojournalistic and creative approaches, we ensure comprehensive coverage that tells your unique story through visually compelling photographs.
Elopement Photography
Specializing in elopement photography, we document smaller celebrations with the same attention to detail and artistic vision as traditional weddings. Our approach adapts to your unique plans, whether you're exchanging vows in a city hall or a remote natural setting. We prioritize capturing genuine emotions and creating timeless images that reflect your personal commitment ceremony.
Engagement Sessions
Engagement photography sessions help couples become comfortable in front of the camera while creating beautiful images that showcase their relationship. We offer two engagement sessions included in our packages, with creative direction that highlights your personalities in diverse settings ranging from urban landscapes to natural environments.
Destination Weddings
We provide wedding photography services for destination events across the United States, bringing our signature style to locations beyond our Boston base. Our experience with travel logistics ensures seamless documentation of your celebration, whether it's at a coastal venue, mountain retreat, or any unique location you choose for your special day.
Couples Portraits
Beyond weddings, we offer couples photography that captures relationships in their most authentic moments. These sessions focus on natural interactions and emotional connections, creating timeless images that celebrate love in all its forms through both posed and candid compositions.
People
Aaron Spagnolo
Lead Photographer
With 16 years of commercial photography experience and 14 in wedding photography, Aaron brings documentary storytelling expertise. Formerly covering presidential visits and cultural events, he now focuses on capturing weddings with artistic authenticity.
Nanore Spagnolo
Partner Photographer
Nanore combines 11 years of wedding photography with 7 years in journalism. Her approach balances calm professionalism with creative composition, excelling at capturing candid moments while maintaining artistic quality in every image she creates.
Questions
What photography styles do you specialize in?
We blend documentary-style candid photography with creative portraiture, emphasizing natural light and architectural elements to create authentic, emotionally resonant images.
Do you offer destination wedding coverage?
Yes, we photograph weddings across New England and accept select national destination assignments, bringing our signature style to locations throughout the United States.
How many photographers attend each wedding?
We work as a team for every wedding, providing dual perspectives while maintaining our signature cohesive style through coordinated creative direction.
What's included in your wedding packages?
Our packages include two engagement sessions, full-day wedding coverage, and high-resolution digital images delivered via USB, with options for custom album creation.
How long have you been photographing weddings?
Aaron began wedding photography in 2011, with Nanore joining in 2014. Together, we've documented over 300 celebrations with our unique collaborative approach.
Reviews (5)
JeanineTrinh Le
Nov 25, 2016
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Aaron is great! He provided the flexibility and outside of the box thinking we were looking for! His photos came out beautiful. He was accommodating with taking family shots and candids (which captured some moments so perfectly). People say a picture is worth a thousand words; Aaron's photos captures a thousand emotions. From love, happiness, laughter, excitement, nerves. Aaron is highly recommended and anyone looking for a photographer would be lucky to have someone who cares so much about his photos and clients.
Mick Hirsch
Oct 08, 2016
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Aaron is much more than a photographer. He takes his craft very seriously, and yet approaches a photo session with much humor and creativity. Throughout the shoot, we felt comfortable and at ease. He was willing to take some of our suggestions, as well as offer ideas and advice for how to create some outstanding pictures. I really feel like Aaron is an artist -- he had some ideas that I never would have thought would work, but at the end of the day, these were some of my favorite photos! I highly recommend Aaron, regardless the occasion!!!
Damnigothops
Dec 17, 2015
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We were lucky enough to get Aaron to shoot our wedding last month. He was great to work with from start to finish. It was my first time dealing with a professional photographer and he made it an easy, non-intimidating experience the whole way through. He definitely has a great eye. His turnaround time was great, he was able to get out pictures to us in less than a month's time. We got some really great pictures that we're extremely happy with, we couldn't have asked for more. We highly recommend his services.
Julie W.
Nov 22, 2015
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We are so thankful that we found Aaron! I reached out to him for a 5 year Anniversary photo shoot I wanted to arrange to surprise my husband. He was prompt and responsive, not to mention genuinely excited and passionate about the idea to do a 5yr shoot. I was thrilled when I found out Aaron was available, but I didn't realize just how incredible the experience and photos would be. We are still blown away by the pictures. We didn't have to take a high volume of shots to get great photos. His direction throughout the day was very clear and jovial, leaving us smiling and relaxed. His ability to perfectly
Allie Poirier
Sep 27, 2015
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I feel so lucky to have found Aaron to shoot our wedding - just by searching MA wedding photographers on Facebook while I was living in New Jersey! His communication skills are amazing, and the photos really speak for themselves. Aaron and his wife both had a great eye for every moment we wanted captured throughout the day - both candid and posed - and we received samples of photos almost instantly.
He even gave me Polaroids of fun shots during the wedding! He made it so easy to relax on the day of, and was so creative and thoughtful about representing our relationship and the people we are with
He even gave me Polaroids of fun shots during the wedding! He made it so easy to relax on the day of, and was so creative and thoughtful about representing our relationship and the people we are with
