Weddings by Beacon Photography

 

Meet John

Owner and photographer John Munson uses a variety of photographic styles to beautifully capture the essence of you and your wedding. John's personality and professionalism will put you at ease, so you can truly enjoy your day.

"I believe that wedding photography should be more than just a series of snapshots. It should tell the story of your incredibly significant event. This is my strength. I have a unique ability to make people feel comfortable and that allows me to truly capture their personalities. The details are as important to me as they are to you. The result is pictures that show the emotion and unique beauty of your wedding. A wedding is really the peak of one's life and its both a pleasure and honor to be a part of preserving that."

Weddings by Beacon Photography

 

 

What do you like most about your job?
"I love being a wedding photographer for lots of reasons, but to name a few: I love getting to know the wedding couple. I love witnessing the lifelong commitment people make to each other. I love all the beauty surrounding a wedding including the church, venue, dresses, flowers, table settings, lights, candles, little kids, and peoples' faces. I love seeing all the unique religious and cultural rituals. And I love the dancing, the laughter and the overall happiness at a wedding. Its really the peak of one's life and its both a pleasure and honor to capture that on camera." 

Rave Reviews

 
We've hired John for two jobs so far-- our family portraits done in November, and recently to photograph our town hall wedding in Marblehead.  We have also just hired him to come photograph our brunch by the sea in Manchester this August. 
 
We hired John to come to Abbot Hall in Marblehead, where we were being married by the Justice of the Peace.  What a blast!  John had arrived early, to scout out the best locations and sunlight -- and had even convinced the Selectmen to allow us to move the meeting table so that we could have our ceremony done right in front of the Spirit of 76 painting.  John has such wonderful energy- happy, energetic, creative. He couldn't have been more wonderful.  He is incredibly talented at what he does.  We have also hired him for our family portraits.....which included 2 dogs and our 7 month old son, plus multiple locations-- both indoor and out.  He was accommodating, upbeat, original, enthusiastic and put us all at ease.  In addition, everyone felt they looked great in the shots....he captured each of us at our best...all at the same time!  No easy feat.  He had the right equipment for every type of lighting situation, and regularly got into really contorted positions to ensure he had the perfect angle for the photos.  Everyone has raved about our pictures. We'll be using John for years to come.
 
Words of advice to those considering using John: Don't wait-- hire John before the 'secret' gets out about how awesome he is!

Amy & Alf
Link to Amy and Alf's Wedding Ceremony Photos in Marblehead
Link to Family Portrait in Marblead


Hi John,

I just want to say how impressed and thrilled we are by your photos. You managed to catch every moment so beautifully. The spirit of the night and of our guests is palpable in all the photos. I am so impressed by your talent and creativity and pure awesomeness. I cannot thank you enough. I've been hearing this from everyone, both people who went and those who didn't. They have been so responsive to all these photos on Facebook, saying they felt they were there, etc. etc.. You are a true artist John! Thanks a million for everything!!!
Hugs,
Vasia & Armando
Link to Vasia's 464 Wedding Photo on Monhegan Island


 

My husband and I hired John Munson to photograph our wedding back in June 2012. He is the nicest, most professional photographer I've ever worked with. He is not afraid to have fun with everyone, and he captured EVERY moment of our wedding, from the girls and guys getting ready to my husband's pants splitting at the end of the reception! He was there for every funny moment, every serious moment, and every moment in between! I am someone who generally does not like how I look in pictures and, out of the 600+ pictures he took at our wedding, I only had about 10 that I didn't like. If you want a phenomenal, professional, and fun photographer please please PLEASE consider hiring John! He's incredible!!

Karyn and Jeffrey
Link to Karyn and Jeffrey's 599 Wedding Photos at the Sturbridge Village


 


Weddings by Beacon Photography

 

John was great!  We got married at Willowdale Estates in Topsfield and I asked him to go there and look around for great spots for us to take photos in since I didn't want to be walking around the grounds finding great places for our shots.  He went there before our wedding, took several pictures and then proposed a few different (close by) places for us to take our pictures.  He understood that I did not want to be taking pictures for a long period of time because I wanted to spend as much time with my guests as possible.   Unfortunately, it poured the whole day and the grounds were soaked so we were not able to walk in the grass.  He was able to take great photos for us nonetheless inside and outside of the estate.  I had a flower girl in my party and he was very patient with her (she was 2 and a half at the time) and was able to get her into a lot of different pictures with us and smiling.


I believe he captured our day from start to finish which is exactly what I wanted because pictures last a lifetime and also tell a story.  Our story is told in our photo album.  He was very easy to work with.  He responded to me very quickly and no question or concern was too small for me to ask him.  He was always available to either email, phone or have me stop in the studio, which was a peace of mind at times.  I was really pleased with his overall contribution to our day.

John has our photo album in his studio.  If you have not been to see him, I suggest you take a look at our photo album.  It came out gorgeous and was exactly what I had envisioned.  I didn't want the normal or traditional photo album and I gave John a description of what I wanted for the texture of the pages, etc. and he was able to deliver exactly what I explained to him.  I look through it often and showed many friends and family and they also agree with me, the book is amazing!

Take care,
Chrissy and Andrew
Link to Chrissy and Andrew's 436 Wedding Photos at Willdowdale Estate


 

Rave review of wedding photography

Link to Catharine and Kevin's 331 Reception Photos at West Dennis Yacht Club

 


 

Pricing and Packages

Please email me at john@beaconphotos.com and I will email you my prices within 24 hours. Please let me know your name, wedding date, and venue and I will get back to you as soon as possible. My prices are competitive and I work within most budgets. I am also happy to meet you at my studio or at a convenient location of your choice. I also look forward to meeting you. 

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Phone: 617.848.8299 - Studio Address: 185 Winthrop Street, Winthrop, MA 02152 - Email: john@beaconphotos.com