Thursday, December 31, 2009

Rachel and Richard- Married Shamong, NJ

Yesterday Austin and I went out to the Pine Winds Zen Center for Rachel and Richard's afternoon winter wedding in Shamong, NJ. Rachel and Richard's wedding was a very intimate event with 12 guests, and really focused on their love for one another. Their children also each had a special part in the ceremony. This intimate ceremony focused on compassion, loving-kindness and respect for all. The Pine Winds website states "Zen - is a way of living your life, in a particular way, with a particular concentration of mind, a tranquil and simplicity of mind, that generates the experience of enlightenment and, through that experience, true and sustainable happiness." Rachel and Richard's wedding was a great way to close out our 2009 weddings with such a great couple.

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These were some of the details from the outside of the Zen Center

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I love this one of Rachel's son Ian, because its just so cute... I had to shoot from the hip (literally) to make sure he didnt notice me taking this one..
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Sunday, December 27, 2009

Christmas Card


This was our Christmas Card this year. Every year I try to think of something silly that involves our beagle Lola. For this year's Christmas card I actually ended up drawing freehand the Charlie Brown scene and then placing Lola on top of the dog house. It was a lot of work, but I know it made my family and friends smile when they got it. We also got some great Christmas cards this year, and especially some great photo cards.

We hope that you all had a great Christmas this year, and have a happy and healthy new year. Keep your eye out for some fun new blog posts on the way.

Christmas Photos- My Nephew Alex

I have a few holiday related things that I haven't posted yet, but I have been waiting to post these photos. In the beginning of December, I went down to my sister-in-laws house while she was at work and Glenn was home with the baby to take some surprise Christmas photos of my nephew. This was my first baby shoot, and it was even more exciting because my plan was to give these photos to Erica and Glenn as a Christmas present(Obviously Glenn was in on the plan). So... here are a few of my favorites that I can now finally post on here, because I gave them their prints yesterday...

How cute is our little nephew Alex???

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Sunday, December 6, 2009

Jena and Joe- Married - Wilmington, DE Mendenhall Inn

Back in October Austin and I shot the wedding of Jena and Joe in Wilmington, De at the Lower Brandywine Presbyterian Church. Their reception took place at the Mendenhall Inn in Chadds Ford, PA You may remember Jena and Joe as the couple that had their engagement photos takens with their horses. I have gotten so many comments about the "kissing horses" photo from that session. I learned quickly on the say of Jena and Joe's e-session how great they were in front of the camera, and I couldn't wait for their wedding. Jena looked stunning, and Joe looked quite handsome himself. This wedding was so much fun. Jena's twin sisters were the maids of honor and Joe's two brothers were the best men. Jena and Joe had a huge bridal party full of people that really care about them. Ok.. now on to some favorites:

In case I didn't mention how gorgeous Jenna looked:
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I love the story in this one:
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Big bridal party
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This is hands down my favorite photo of the day!
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So nice to see Amanda and Jim, our June 6th bride and groom who you will recognize on this blog for both their wedding and Trash the Dress Session
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Ok.... so since there were so many good photos from this wedding that I was excited about I put together a slideshow..... Enjoy!

Sunday, November 15, 2009

Rebecca and Justin -Engaged

Last weekend Austin and I went out with Rebecca and Justin for their engagement shoot. I really should thank them for putting up with me that day because I drug them 20 minutes away, had them walking through weeds and plants that were at least knee high, and then walking down the unstable train track area. Rebecca and Justin were so patient and willing to go anywhere. On top of that, they had to deal with me not feeling well, but it was such a gorgeous day out that I still wanted to do the shoot and I'm so glad that we did. These two are so cute together, and we had a really good time. Also, there was some really awesome spraypaint under the overpass of the rainroad tracks that said "LOVE"... how perfect/appropriate was that? Austin and I can't wait until their wedding next July!

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After the Dog Park....

Lola was a bit tired

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Wednesday, November 4, 2009

Pumpkin carving with my favorite munchkins

The week of Halloween we went up to Maple Shade to do some Pumpkin Carving with my two favorite little munchkins Tori and Amanda. This has become sort of a tradition with us, and I'm so glad that I get to share this with them. I coached Tori at cheerleading when she was 5 years old, and I cant believe she is 9 now! Her little sister Amanda wasn't even two years old when I first met them. Tori was also the flower girl in our wedding. I am so fortunate to have this family in my life and look forward to many more pumpkin carving, egg dying, and fun stuff that we get to do with them.






After Pumpkin Carving was done the girls asked me to do their nails...


Saturday, October 31, 2009

Karen and John- Engaged Boat House Row/Waterworks Philadelphia

Last weekend Austin and I went over to the Boat House Row/ Waterworks area of Philadelphia for Karen and John's engagement shoot. The weather was a perfect fall day and the light was beautiful. This was the first time that we have shot at this location, and there were so many great little spots. I wanted these photos to really have a fall day feel to them. Apparently, I was into sunflare that day as well, but with the low fall sunset we were able to get some really pretty sunflare shots. We cant wait for Karen and John's wedding this coming summer!


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I love this laughing shot... Karen looks so pretty

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lensflare...ahhhh

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Hey look.... more lensflare...

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How gorgeous does she look in this one?

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I tried to capture the sun heading down for the day...

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My lensbaby shot.... I think this may be my favorite lensbaby shot ever... I love the fall colors!

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