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In yesterday’s post, I chronicled our romp through Cambridge, MA, with our infinitely patient, fun, and creative photographer Leigh Miller. We had such a good time — okay, Leigh and I had a great time, and Mr. HC amicably tolerated our wedding-related gabbing — that by the time we were done traipsing through Harvard, the sun was rapidly descending, and we had to scurry to our final location. To conclude our shoot, Mr. HC and I thought we’d take Leigh to the most picturesque of Boston neighborhoods: Beacon Hill.
Hotness ensued.
Beacon Hill is so gorgeous, even the parking spots are photo-worthy. Leigh saw this great fence in an alleyway, and we plopped down in front of it. It’s possible that I’m smiling apologetically at a resident as she was waiting for us to get our plump rear-ends out of her parking space.
I wonder what Mr. HC was thinking here? I’d like to think it was, “I’m so in love with my fiance.” More like it was, “Hmm, what totally inappropriate thing can I say next to make her crack up?”
We dated for fifteen years. Could that sign be any more appropriate?
How did you prepare for your engagement photos? Did you learn anything about your camera face from the session? And did you find a sure-fire way to coax a photogenic smile out of you or your fiance?
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Oh I love them. These pictures turned out so, so beautifully. And your dress is hot! Where did it come from, perchance??
I love your dress! Where did it come from?
Yeah, that dress is so cute. You guys are so adorable. I just love those shots… your true natures really come through!
Hotness, indeed!!! You look sasssay! 
I love these photos!
I learned that I make a weird closed mouth half smile that looks awful!!! Sadly, I was doing this in most of our pictures! I will absolutely remember to smile wide on the big day. 
i love your dress from anthropologie! also i used to live in boston now i live in denver. such a great city!!
15 years?!? jeeze louise thats a long time! the pics look great though and u look so cute!
That is so funny about getting Mr HC to smile naturally… my hubby has the same problem… except for him you have to catch him in the act of doing something naughty/childish to get that smile.
SO SO SO cute! I love that anthro dress - I made my best friend get that for her bridal shower. These are the perfect New England/Boston shots and you two are hot.
I love your dress! Leigh Miller’s photography is amazing. Your engagement pictures are beautiful! You look so happy!
I too LOVE your dress! And your photos are beautiful! #’s 1 and 3 are my favorite!
@Miss Taffy: Me too, with the weird half-smile thing! I’m thinking it’s partly because e-pics are a BIT of “fake happiness” — ::lalala, we’re engaged and taking goofy pictures in public with random people watching us and asking if we’re famous:: — whereas wedding pics are genuine, and heavily concentrated, elation.
You can’t hear me but I’m making cat calls at you! Rawr sexy laday! Both you and Mr HC are so stylish!
@MagPie518: I know what you mean — we had all these Chinese tourists in Harvard Sq. thinking we were famous! Awkward indeed.
@Mrs. Penguin: I hear you, Pengy! Wink. Wink.
{sigh} This makes me miss the Northeast. So beautiful - the leaves look perfect, almost like you placed them there. Oh, and I also covet floor to ceiling bookshelves!!
Beautiful pictures. I was just in Boston last weekend and am completely in love with the Beacon Hill neighborhood. Also, I have to say that you are HILARIOUS. I look forward to reading your posts
@Jennifer and @angel swanson: Hee hee. Bad jokes are my specialty. That and offensive ones.
thanks again miss HC! we were lucky to get such a beautiful day in november! in boston. i cant wait to come back.
Leigh Miller?!! Are you freakin kidding me? I’m seriously jealous. Love the pictures! You guys are one gorgeous couple! Yowza!
Every time you post your Boston pictures I want to go back!! Maybe I’ll have to take a little trip to meet the cocoas. Great photos!!
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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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