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.





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







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..

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???

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:






I love the story in this one:


Big bridal party


This is hands down my favorite photo of the day!


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



Ok.... so since there were so many good photos from this wedding that I was excited about I put together a slideshow..... Enjoy!