This year’s winner of the masslive.com Ultimate Prom! contest was Breanna, a senior at Westfield High, who took home a bundle of prizes including my services of documenting her prom experience. We started in the afternoon at the DiGrigoli Solon in West Springfield where Breanna got her nails and hair done, then we stopped by her parent’s house where she finished getting ready and posed for a few photos with everyone. That’s also where Jake, Breanna’s date, met up with us and we travelled to a friend’s house for more pictures and to pick up the double-decker bus that transported everyone to Chez Josef for the prom.
Below are some of my favorite photos from throughout the day, though if you’d like to see the entire photo essay you can so so over at masslive.com. Here are links to the individual galleries:
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- Breanna getting her nails done while her grandmother looks on approvingly.
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- Breanna and her grandmother wait patiently for the hair appointment to begin.
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- As would be expected, there was no shortage of mirrors at the salon.
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- Breanna’s grandmother getting into position for a great shot.
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- Breanna wondering what her grandmother is up to over there across the room.
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- Some finishing touches and a lot of hairspray to keep everything just so.
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- Breanna finishing putting on her dress back at home and ready for the shoes.
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- Breanna posing for some pictures with her family.
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- A videographer from Channel 40 recorded Breanna reading from the essay that won her the MassLive.com Prom! contest.
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- Jake seeing who texted him while Breanna’s grandmother pinned his boutoniere.
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- A Quick Portrait of Jake and Breanna.
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- Cracking up in the car on the way to pick up some friends.
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- Parents took some final photos of the kids waving goodbye before the bus departed for the prom.
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- Wet willy!
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- The ladies watching the guys amuse themselves on top of the bus.
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- Checking messages on the bus.
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- Jake and Breanna sharing a moment on the bus while their friends look on.
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- Jake and Breanna sharing a moment atop the bus on the way to the prom.
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- Breanna and Jake dancing at the prom.
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- Breanna dancing with friends.
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- More dancing!
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- Though it was raining lightly after the prom, riding atop a double-decker bus was too good an opportunity to let pass.
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