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Barn Wedding | Matt & Mary’s Celebration with Dogs and Chickens

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If you’re dreaming of a barn wedding in Massachusetts or neighboring New Hampshire, Mary and Matt’s celebration might be just the inspiration you need. From their sweet first look (featuring a shot of whiskey and two beloved dogs) to a dance party under string lights, this rustic, joy-filled day shows exactly why we love barn weddings.

A bride and a groom and their two dogs sit on the steps of a little cabin during their rustic barn wedding in Massachusetts — Barn wedding MA photography from Matt and Mary’s rustic celebration, featuring candid moments, relaxed portraits, lawn games, farm details, and a warm, laid-back atmosphere. Photographed in a documentary and creative style by Boston-based Massachusetts wedding photographers Spagnolo Photography.

A chicken exits its coop and walks down the ramp into the run as a bride and a groom watch her during a barn wedding in Massachusetts — Massachusetts barn wedding photography from Matt and Mary’s rustic celebration, featuring candid moments, relaxed portraits, lawn games, farm details, and a warm, laid-back atmosphere. Photographed in a documentary and creative style by Boston-based Massachusetts wedding photographers Spagnolo Photography.

A bride pouring beer in the mouth of a guest at a barn wedding in Massachusetts — Massachusetts barn wedding photography from Matt and Mary’s rustic celebration, featuring candid moments, relaxed portraits, lawn games, farm details, and a warm, laid-back atmosphere. Photographed in a documentary and creative style by Boston-based Massachusetts wedding photographers Spagnolo Photography.

Mary and Matt got ready at separate inns nearby. Mary’s two dogs stayed by her side as she dressed and laughed with her bridesmaids. Matt arrived at the barn first, taking in the quiet before the day unfolded.

The groom's personal items arranged neatly — Massachusetts barn wedding photography from Matt and Mary’s rustic celebration, featuring candid moments, relaxed portraits, lawn games, farm details, and a warm, laid-back atmosphere. Photographed in a documentary and creative style by Boston-based Massachusetts wedding photographers Spagnolo Photography.

A dog chews on a bully stick while staring at the camera in the hotel suite of the bride, who's getting ready nearby — Massachusetts barn wedding photography from Matt and Mary’s rustic celebration, featuring candid moments, relaxed portraits, lawn games, farm details, and a warm, laid-back atmosphere. Photographed in a documentary and creative style by Boston-based Massachusetts wedding photographers Spagnolo Photography.

A goofy photo of the groom and his groomsmen at a Massachusetts barn wedding — Massachusetts barn wedding photography from Matt and Mary’s rustic celebration, featuring candid moments, relaxed portraits, lawn games, farm details, and a warm, laid-back atmosphere. Photographed in a documentary and creative style by Boston-based Massachusetts wedding photographers Spagnolo Photography.

The groom and his groomsmen standing in a line and lifting up their pants to show off their colorful socks at a rustic barn wedding in Massachusetts, photographed by creative and candid Massachusetts wedding photographers Spagnolo Photography — Massachusetts barn wedding photography from Matt and Mary’s rustic celebration, featuring candid moments, relaxed portraits, lawn games, farm details, and a warm, laid-back atmosphere. Photographed in a documentary and creative style by Boston-based Massachusetts wedding photographers Spagnolo Photography.

Natural Portraits and Wagging Tails

Matt and Mary took a stroll with their dogs, and we shot some adorable couple-and-dog portraits in the open field. Nearby, a pair of chickens were playing tetherball with a cabbage. Naturally, they made a cameo.

A close up of two dogs walking in a field next to their owners who are a bride and a groom getting married at a barn in Massachusetts — Massachusetts barn wedding photography from Matt and Mary’s rustic celebration, featuring candid moments, relaxed portraits, lawn games, farm details, and a warm, laid-back atmosphere. Photographed in a documentary and creative style by Boston-based Massachusetts wedding photographers Spagnolo Photography.

A close up shots of two dogs sitting next to a bride and a groom in a field in Massachusetts during a barn wedding — Rustic wedding MA photography from Matt and Mary’s rustic celebration, featuring candid moments, relaxed portraits, lawn games, farm details, and a warm, laid-back atmosphere. Photographed in a documentary and creative style by Boston-based Massachusetts wedding photographers Spagnolo Photography.

The groom and his brown dog stand in a field during a rustic wedding in Massachusetts — Rustic wedding MA photography from Matt and Mary’s rustic celebration, featuring candid moments, relaxed portraits, lawn games, farm details, and a warm, laid-back atmosphere. Photographed in a documentary and creative style by Boston-based Massachusetts wedding photographers Spagnolo Photography.

A black and white photo of the bride and groom walking in a field together with their two dogs, surrounded by tall grass and behind them a rustic building during their barn wedding in Massachusetts — Massachusetts barn wedding photography from Matt and Mary’s rustic celebration, featuring candid moments, relaxed portraits, lawn games, farm details, and a warm, laid-back atmosphere. Photographed in a documentary and creative style by Boston-based Massachusetts wedding photographers Spagnolo Photography.

A bride and a groom look at each other while standing by a rustic cabin in Massachusetts — Massachusetts barn wedding photography from Matt and Mary’s rustic celebration, featuring candid moments, relaxed portraits, lawn games, farm details, and a warm, laid-back atmosphere. Photographed in a documentary and creative style by Boston-based Massachusetts wedding photographers Spagnolo Photography.

A bride and groom smile at the camera while hugging in front of a rustic gray cabin with red trim — Massachusetts barn wedding photography from Matt and Mary’s rustic celebration, featuring candid moments, relaxed portraits, lawn games, farm details, and a warm, laid-back atmosphere. Photographed in a documentary and creative style by Boston-based Massachusetts wedding photographers Spagnolo Photography.

A bride and groom kiss next to a cabin — Massachusetts barn wedding photography from Matt and Mary’s rustic celebration, featuring candid moments, relaxed portraits, lawn games, farm details, and a warm, laid-back atmosphere. Photographed in a documentary and creative style by Boston-based Massachusetts wedding photographers Spagnolo Photography.

A chicken exits her coop and walks down the ramp into the run as a bride and a groom watch her during a barn wedding in Massachusetts — Massachusetts barn wedding photography from Matt and Mary’s rustic celebration, featuring candid moments, relaxed portraits, lawn games, farm details, and a warm, laid-back atmosphere. Photographed in a documentary and creative style by Boston-based Massachusetts wedding photographers Spagnolo Photography.

A chicken plays tetherball with a hanging cabbage as a bride and a groom watch during a barn wedding in Massachusetts — Massachusetts barn wedding photography from Matt and Mary’s rustic celebration, featuring candid moments, relaxed portraits, lawn games, farm details, and a warm, laid-back atmosphere. Photographed in a documentary and creative style by Boston-based Massachusetts wedding photographers Spagnolo Photography.

A black and white photo of a chicken exiting its coop and walking down the ramp into the run as a bride and a groom watch her during a barn wedding in Massachusetts — Massachusetts barn wedding photography from Matt and Mary’s rustic celebration, featuring candid moments, relaxed portraits, lawn games, farm details, and a warm, laid-back atmosphere. Photographed in a documentary and creative style by Boston-based Massachusetts wedding photographers Spagnolo Photography.

Garden Ceremony with Rustic Details

The bride smiles as her bridesmaids watch her as they stand against a rustic gray cabin during a Massachusetts barn wedding — Massachusetts barn wedding photography from Matt and Mary’s rustic celebration, featuring candid moments, relaxed portraits, lawn games, farm details, and a warm, laid-back atmosphere. Photographed in a documentary and creative style by Boston-based Massachusetts wedding photographers Spagnolo Photography.

The bride and her bridesmaids wearing pink dresses stand against a rustic gray cabin during a Massachusetts barn wedding — Massachusetts barn wedding photography from Matt and Mary’s rustic celebration, featuring candid moments, relaxed portraits, lawn games, farm details, and a warm, laid-back atmosphere. Photographed in a documentary and creative style by Boston-based Massachusetts wedding photographers Spagnolo Photography.

A black and white photo of the bride, the groom, and their wedding party standing against a rustic gray barn with white doors during a Massachusetts barn wedding, photographed by Massachusetts wedding photographers Spagnolo Photography — Massachusetts barn wedding photography from Matt and Mary’s rustic celebration, featuring candid moments, relaxed portraits, lawn games, farm details, and a warm, laid-back atmosphere. Photographed in a documentary and creative style by Boston-based Massachusetts wedding photographers Spagnolo Photography.

The bride, the groom, and their wedding party stand against a rustic gray barn with white doors during a Massachusetts barn wedding, photographed candidly by Massachusetts wedding photographers Spagnolo Photography — Massachusetts barn wedding photography from Matt and Mary’s rustic celebration, featuring candid moments, relaxed portraits, lawn games, farm details, and a warm, laid-back atmosphere. Photographed in a documentary and creative style by Boston-based Massachusetts wedding photographers Spagnolo Photography.

The bride and her bridal party standing by a small cabin at a barn wedding MA — Massachusetts barn wedding photography from Matt and Mary’s rustic celebration, featuring candid moments, relaxed portraits, lawn games, farm details, and a warm, laid-back atmosphere. Photographed in a documentary and creative style by Boston-based Massachusetts wedding photographers Spagnolo Photography.

After some candid and formal bridal party portraits, it was time for the ceremony. Guests gathered in the garden as the bridal procession made its way from the barn. The aisle was lined with mason jars holding white flowers, hanging from black garden hooks—simple, lovely, and quintessentially rustic wedding style.

Mason jars hang on hooks that line the aisle at an outdoor rustic wedding at a barn in Massachusetts — Barn wedding MA photography from Matt and Mary’s rustic celebration, featuring candid moments, relaxed portraits, lawn games, farm details, and a warm, laid-back atmosphere. Photographed in a documentary and creative style by Boston-based Massachusetts wedding photographers Spagnolo Photography.

Guests give the photographer a thumbs up just before the wedding ceremony begins at a Massachusetts barn — Barn wedding MA photography from Matt and Mary’s rustic celebration, featuring candid moments, relaxed portraits, lawn games, farm details, and a warm, laid-back atmosphere. Photographed in a documentary and creative style by Boston-based Massachusetts wedding photographers Spagnolo Photography.

The bride and her father emerge from the barn and begin their processional toward the altar at a barn wedding in Massachusetts — Barn wedding MA photography from Matt and Mary’s rustic celebration, featuring candid moments, relaxed portraits, lawn games, farm details, and a warm, laid-back atmosphere. Photographed in a documentary and creative style by Boston-based Massachusetts wedding photographers Spagnolo Photography.

A black and white photo of the bride and her father walking out of the barn and toward the altar at a barn wedding in Massachusetts — Barn wedding MA photography from Matt and Mary’s rustic celebration, featuring candid moments, relaxed portraits, lawn games, farm details, and a warm, laid-back atmosphere. Photographed in a documentary and creative style by Boston-based Massachusetts wedding photographers Spagnolo Photography.

The bride and her father walking down the aisle at a barn wedding in Massachusetts — Barn wedding MA photography from Matt and Mary’s rustic celebration, featuring candid moments, relaxed portraits, lawn games, farm details, and a warm, laid-back atmosphere. Photographed in a documentary and creative style by Boston-based Massachusetts wedding photographers Spagnolo Photography.

The bride and groom at the wooden altar decorated with flowers, photographed through wildflowers at an outdoor farm wedding in Massachusetts — Barn wedding MA photography from Matt and Mary’s rustic celebration, featuring candid moments, relaxed portraits, lawn games, farm details, and a warm, laid-back atmosphere. Photographed in a documentary and creative style by Boston-based Massachusetts wedding photographers Spagnolo Photography.

The bride and groom kiss at the wooden altar decorated with flowers during their outdoor rustic farm wedding in Massachusetts — Barn wedding MA photography from Matt and Mary’s rustic celebration, featuring candid moments, relaxed portraits, lawn games, farm details, and a warm, laid-back atmosphere. Photographed in a documentary and creative style by Boston-based Massachusetts wedding photographers Spagnolo Photography.

The cocktail hour flowed right into lawn games and laughter. Guests played Kan Jam and cornhole while sipping local craft beers. Adirondack chairs and a low stone wall provided the perfect perch to soak in the summer evening.

The bride and groom sit on a bench on the porch of a small cabin at a barn wedding in Massachusetts — Barn wedding MA photography from Matt and Mary’s rustic celebration, featuring candid moments, relaxed portraits, lawn games, farm details, and a warm, laid-back atmosphere. Photographed in a documentary and creative style by Boston-based Massachusetts wedding photographers Spagnolo Photography.

A black and white photo of the groom carrying the bride in front of a small cabin at a barn wedding in Massachusetts — Barn wedding MA photography from Matt and Mary’s rustic celebration, featuring candid moments, relaxed portraits, lawn games, farm details, and a warm, laid-back atmosphere. Photographed in a documentary and creative style by Boston-based Massachusetts wedding photographers Spagnolo Photography.

The barn that was the venue of Mary and Matt's wedding — Barn wedding MA photography from Matt and Mary’s rustic celebration, featuring candid moments, relaxed portraits, lawn games, farm details, and a warm, laid-back atmosphere. Photographed in a documentary and creative style by Boston-based Massachusetts wedding photographers Spagnolo Photography.

A framed sign of the couple's signature drink options, featuring illustrations of their dogs, at a barn wedding in Massachusetts — Barn wedding MA photography from Matt and Mary’s rustic celebration, featuring candid moments, relaxed portraits, lawn games, farm details, and a warm, laid-back atmosphere. Photographed in a documentary and creative style by Boston-based Massachusetts wedding photographers Spagnolo Photography.

The bride and groom drink craft beer at a barn wedding in Massachusetts — Massachusetts barn wedding photography from Matt and Mary’s rustic celebration, featuring candid moments, relaxed portraits, lawn games, farm details, and a warm, laid-back atmosphere. Photographed in a documentary and creative style by Boston-based Massachusetts wedding photographers Spagnolo Photography.

A Barn Reception Lit by String Lights

As the sun set, the barn came alive. Long wooden tables and benches welcomed guests for dinner, and string lights cast a soft, golden glow across the space. The reception turned into an all-out dance party, with guests letting loose and celebrating late into the night.

An old case register in the barn — Barn wedding MA photography from Matt and Mary’s rustic celebration, featuring candid moments, relaxed portraits, lawn games, farm details, and a warm, laid-back atmosphere. Photographed in a documentary and creative style by Boston-based Massachusetts wedding photographers Spagnolo Photography.

A detail shot of the barn's weathervane — Barn wedding MA photography from Matt and Mary’s rustic celebration, featuring candid moments, relaxed portraits, lawn games, farm details, and a warm, laid-back atmosphere. Photographed in a documentary and creative style by Boston-based Massachusetts wedding photographers Spagnolo Photography.

Guests sitting at long wooden tables at a rustic wedding in Massachusetts — Barn wedding MA photography from Matt and Mary’s rustic celebration, featuring candid moments, relaxed portraits, lawn games, farm details, and a warm, laid-back atmosphere. Photographed in a documentary and creative style by Boston-based Massachusetts wedding photographers Spagnolo Photography.

The bride and groom slow dancing in the barn — Barn wedding MA photography from Matt and Mary’s rustic celebration, featuring candid moments, relaxed portraits, lawn games, farm details, and a warm, laid-back atmosphere. Photographed in a documentary and creative style by Boston-based Massachusetts wedding photographers Spagnolo Photography.

A black and white photo of the bride and groom dancing in the barn during their first dance at a barn wedding in Massachusetts — Barn wedding MA photography from Matt and Mary’s rustic celebration, featuring candid moments, relaxed portraits, lawn games, farm details, and a warm, laid-back atmosphere. Photographed in a documentary and creative style by Boston-based Massachusetts wedding photographers Spagnolo Photography.

Wedding guests dancing under string lights in a barn at a rustic barn wedding MA — Massachusetts barn wedding photography from Matt and Mary’s rustic celebration, featuring candid moments, relaxed portraits, lawn games, farm details, and a warm, laid-back atmosphere. Photographed in a documentary and creative style by Boston-based Massachusetts wedding photographers Spagnolo Photography.

Guests dancing under string lights at a farm wedding in Massachusetts — Barn weddings Massachusetts photography from Matt and Mary’s rustic celebration, featuring candid moments, relaxed portraits, lawn games, farm details, and a warm, laid-back atmosphere. Photographed in a documentary and creative style by Boston-based Massachusetts wedding photographers Spagnolo Photography.

A black and white image of a bride pouring beer in the mouth of a guest as others line up behind her at a barn wedding in Massachusetts — Rustic wedding MA photography from Matt and Mary’s rustic celebration, featuring candid moments, relaxed portraits, lawn games, farm details, and a warm, laid-back atmosphere. Photographed in a documentary and creative style by Boston-based Massachusetts wedding photographers Spagnolo Photography.

Why We Love Barn Weddings in New England

There’s something about barn weddings—especially in New Hampshire and Massachusetts—that feels both laid-back and magical. Maybe it’s the fresh air, the open fields, or the mix of elegance and freedom. Maybe it’s the way guests let loose when there’s grass under their feet and games to be played. Whatever the reason, we adore photographing them.

The bride and a bridesmaid pointing at each other — The best of farm weddings Massachusetts has seen: Matt and Mary’s rustic celebration, featuring candid moments, relaxed portraits, lawn games, farm details, and a warm, laid-back atmosphere. Photographed in a documentary and creative style by Boston-based Massachusetts wedding photographers Spagnolo Photography.

Guests doing the limbo in a barn at a rustic wedding in Massachusetts — The best of farm weddings Massachusetts has seen: Matt and Mary’s rustic celebration, featuring candid moments, relaxed portraits, lawn games, farm details, and a warm, laid-back atmosphere. Photographed in a documentary and creative style by Boston-based Massachusetts wedding photographers Spagnolo Photography.

Matt & Mary’s wedding photography coverage spanned 8 hours with two photographers, which was part of a package that also included engagement photography and an album. If you’re planning your own rustic barn wedding in New England, we’d love to help you document every beautiful, hilarious, heartwarming moment—chickens and all.

In the meantime, scroll down to enjoy more highlights from Mary and Matt’s one-of-a-kind celebration!

But first, a word from Matt…

The bride and groom walk in a field together with their two dogs, surrounded by tall grass during their barn wedding in Massachusetts

The Review

Aaron & Nanore did an amazing job covering our wedding. Their cool and laid back attitude took a lot of stress out of our wedding planning… [They] spotted several great locations around the venue to get some scenic and close up portraits. During the reception guests asked about who our photographers were and loved how they stayed out of guests’ way, but were still able to grab some amazing and memorable photographs. Spagnolo Photography was even able to deliver us about 20 preview photos while we were on our honeymoon. A full digital album was delivered a few weeks later and the pictures were definitely worth the wait. I highly recommend Spagnolo Photography if you’re in the market for a wedding photographer…

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—Matt
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