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Mrs. Hot Cocoa, Boston/Los Angeles Age and Occupation: 31, JD/PhD Student Fiance's Age and Occupation: 32, Medical Student Engagement Date: May 30, 2008 Wedding Date: March, 2009 Blogging Since: April, 2008 Venue: Ritz Carlton, Marina Del Rey About Me: I am a professional student by day and an amateur cupcake taster, bargain shopper, and wedding planner by night. I am obsessed with NPR, the Food Network, paper, dance shows, Anthropologie, post-structuralist theory, Weddingbee!, "The Office," and celebrity gossip. When not procrastinating from my dissertation, I spend time catering to Jellyby, our overly anxious shih tzu, and getting to know Mr. Hot Cocoa. We have only been dating for fifteen years, so it's like I'm in love with a stranger! From the East Coast, we are planning a Jewish-Chinese Extravaganza in L.A., where we both grew up.
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A Beautiful Boston Day!

December 2nd, 2008 @ 9:38 am by Mrs. Hot Cocoa

November 4th was a good day for the Hot Cocoas. After two heartbreaking presidential elections, we finally voted for a winner. And we got to spend a few hours in the company of one very fabulous photographer, the incomparable Leigh Miller. We showed Leigh around Boston, and in return, she made two usually disheveled, unphotogenic Cocoas look Hot.

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We started off at Harvard, where we made out in front of a group of perplexed Chinese dudes. This is our wedding in a nutshell.

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“Hey, mister, eyes up!” ;-)

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How cute is Mr. HC?

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Here’s the library, a place the two of us usually avoid. I think Mr. HC is giving me the “stop being naughty” face after I just said something lascivious to him. Poor Leigh had to deal with our shenanigans all afternoon.

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I’m giving Mr. HC the crazy eye here, but I love Leigh’s use of shadow and light.

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I’m smiling with my eyes, Tyra.

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I think Leigh told me to be “sassy” here. I gave her demure instead. I think Mr. HC is thinking wistfully about the time he whizzed on John Harvard’s statute.

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Here I am forcing a smooch after Mr. HC said, “Ew. No more kissing!”

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The above are my two favorite pictures. Mr. HC loves old encyclopedias, and after we took these shots, he made a certain Harvard Square bookseller very happy by taking that dilapidated volume off her hands.

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I thought I’d end the Cambridge-area series with this shot, which is just so us. I’m trying to look stylish and composed, Mr. HC is squeezing me and making a weird face, and Jellyby the shih tzu is having none of it.

Tomorrow, our Beacon Hill shots!

Did you take your engagement photos at a site that’s important to the two of you? And do you have a photo that captures your personalities to the “T”?

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36 Responses to “A Beautiful Boston Day!”

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Laura

Your photos are so cute!

The way that he is looking at you in those pictures is really touching. Thanks for sharing!

 
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Kristyn

These are some of my favorite engagement pics yet….perfection!! And I love your sassy red heels!

 
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missteaberry

So cute! i love them!

 
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deanna

I don’t remember seeing a pic of Mr. HC before. You too are adorable together! And the dog shot……totally what my dog would do too!

 
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deanna

Duh too = two

 
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Angie

These have so much personality! They’re fabulous.

 
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Megan

wow, your photos are gorgeous and full of so much personality! I also love the ones of you in the library, and that last photo tugs at my heartstrings! it reminds me of my relationship with my fiance and puppy :)

 
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notsojenny

Love Love Love the one of Mr HC kissing your cheek on the stairs… so perfect!

 
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frenchbulldog (message)  6,063 posts, Bee Keeper

You two are so cute! (and I’m totally not just saying that) SO CUTE! I’m also in love with your sexy/sassy red shoes!

 
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Veronyca Kwan

Hi Miss HC, I stumbled upon your witty blog when searching for wedding inspiration. I am in Tulsa, Oklahoma, but will get married at my home town in Indonesia next year.

First, congrats on your upcoming wedding. You both are so cute together!

I would like to ask for your input on photographers. I was intriguied when your wedding planner matched up the photographers in your list with the clothing store. I thought that was really brilliant! Can you please see the pictures on these two blogs and see what they are (in terms of style, not so much in terms of price). One is http://www.taralokey.com and the other is http://www.feblog.com.au. I would really appreciate it if you could provide some insights.

Please keep updating your blog with your wedding prep details because I will be stalking your blog from now on! :P

Veronyca

 
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Jess

We live in a small town that my fiancee grew up in… but unfortunately our BIG wedding doesn’t fit in our small town. Our church is too tiny. :( So we’ve moved the wedding to the next big city… but decided to do our Engagement Pics all over our little town! We started at our church, then went to the Opera House, then the Court House, then our old High School, then his mom’s business, and finally his godparents farm. We love our pictures; they’re so special to us!!

http://www.megphoto.com/slideshow/jessica_andy/

 
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Miss Hot Cocoa (message)  1,715 posts, Bumble bee

Thanks for the kind comments! I’m glad that our total awkwardness in front of the lens isn’t totally obvious.

@Veronyca Kwan: How exciting to be picking your photographer!! Hmm, they seem to be quite different: Tara seems more commercial, bright, like a bridal magazine shoot, while Foto Expression seems more editorial, atmospheric, like a Vogue shoot. Personally, I like the latter more, but they are both lovely. And it also comes down to how you mesh with them personality-wise, and what their shooting style is for your day (purely documentary, some staging, etc.). Good luck! You can’t go wrong.

@Jess: You guys are hilarious and adorable! I love the faux wedding outfits! Thanks for sharing the pictures!

 
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Miss Peep Toe (message)  1,636 posts, Bumble bee

Love your pics. I hear you with the ‘awkwardness’ in front of the camera thing. Crossing my fingers that are pics are just as good!!

 
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budgetbeautiful (message)  1,188 posts, Bumble bee

N’aww, you too are so cute! Your photos made me miss Boston, I lived there for about a year.

We’re having our engagement shoot in Arlington, VA where I live. My apartment building has a rooftop garden which overlooks the city, so we’re going to try to take some shots there, and where we had our first date.

 
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Miss Taffy (message)  2,598 posts, Sugar bee

Cute!!! :) I love the forced smooch picture and the crazy eye picture. The library pictures are super cute too! :)

 
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Kat

You guys are SERIOUSLY. ADORABLE. SERIOUSLY. LOVE your cute red heels, and you guys just look so perfect together. A little off topic, but does Mr. HC know what his specialty is going to be? I hope he doesn’t mind me saying that in these pictures he looks like the perfect pediatrics guy-lots of character and a healthy sense of humor– and you all just look like good souls-Jellyby included (sorry, its the RN in me-just had to guess)! Congratulations and I can’t wait to see more pictures!

 
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carly7215

First of all, you look smokin’ hot! Awkwardness in front of the camera? I don’t see it at all. Second, I love the ones where Mr. HC is looking at you. You can really tell… he’s hopelessly in love…{sigh} so lovely!

 
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Miss Hot Cocoa (message)  1,715 posts, Bumble bee

@budgetbeautiful: You had your first date on a rooftop? How romantic!!

@Kat: Hee hee - he’ll get a kick from your comment. He thought about peds very seriously, but he’s actually going into primary care, with a geriatrics focus. He’s a good soul indeed.

@carly7215: LOL. Mr. HC will say that he’s just a good actor. After the shoot, he said that he’d had enough of kissing and kissy faces. ;-)

 
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Mrs. Avocado (message)  1,407 posts, Bumble bee

All absolutely gorgeous HC. They make me so excited to see the wedding photos.

 
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Miss Meatball (message)  613 posts, Busy bee

You guys are uber dreamy. I don’t know if they come hotter than you, cocoa!

 
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alexinwonderland

“We started off at Harvard, where we made out in front of a group of perplexed Chinese dudes. This is our wedding in a nutshell.”

can’t. stop. laughing.

 
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Miss Hot Cocoa (message)  1,715 posts, Bumble bee

@Mrs. Avocado and @Miss Meatball: Thanks honeys!

@alexinwonderland: LOL - I’m glad you appreciated it!

 
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sushidoctor

i love your photos- we are going to take engagement shots at our alma mater too. and also, i love your jeans- will you share where you got them and what style?

 
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Miss Hot Cocoa (message)  1,715 posts, Bumble bee

@sushidoctor: Thanks! The jeans are Paige Denim, I think the style is Laurel Canyon (in petite).

 
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HeyJude723

Oh My!

Mr HC looks exactly like my FI. They must be twins :)

 
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Miss Crab Cake (message)  818 posts, Busy bee

Those are great Miss HC!! Y’all are so cute!

 
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kbok

tooooooo cute! i live in boston and totally know where the book shots are taken. =) can’t wait to see the beacon hill shots!

 
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Mrs. Green Tea (message)  705 posts, Busy bee

i just wanna eat… i mean drink you right up!

 
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Miss Hot Cocoa (message)  1,715 posts, Bumble bee

@HeyJude723: Triplets — Mr. HC has a twin sister!

 
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becca

these pictures are gorgeous! my fiance and i also had our engagement pictures taken around harvard! :) we’re actually having our ceremony at the chapel there and the reception in his dining hall!
http://flickr.com/photos/95034341@N00/sets/72157607773697984/show/

 
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angel swanson

you know i LOVE these. leigh is so amazing behind the lens, and you two are perfect in front of it. adore!!!

 
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leigh miller

thank you miss HC for your kind words. i had such a great time. who ever thought !me! at harvard! i cant wait for the wedding day.

 
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Miss Hot Cocoa (message)  1,715 posts, Bumble bee

@becca: Your photos are adorable. I love the pictures with the red umbrella best!!

@angel swanson and @leigh miller: I have the best friendors!!

 
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octoberbride

I love the photos - and the setting! what a great use of light. they are very you, very classic, and you both are too cute together. the only thing missing is a picture of a tearful you in front of gannett house ;)

 
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A Beautiful Boston Day! Continued » Weddingbee » The Wedding Blog

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Hershey

These are two are co cute. They perfectly match one another. Love it!

 


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