Happy Holidays

I wish everyone a safe and happy holidays. I will be on vacation from
Saturday, December 22 through January 5th. My travels will first take me to
Madison, Wisconsin to spend the holidays with my family - I haven't been home in
a year so I am quite excited to eat some cheese curds (which I know many of you
won't know what they are, but if you do know, well then you are not only very cool,
but also lucky!) After Wisconsin, I will be headed to enjoy some sun and sand in Mexico!
I know what you're thinking...I was just in Mexico earlier this year! This is true,
however this time I am going there for a VERY special occasion. My best friend from childhood whom I have known since 7th grade is tying the knot down there on
New Years Eve! What better way to ring in the New Year than with friends and a wedding :)

Before I leave, I wanted to post my last wedding for the 2008 season.
Mark and Ellen were married back in November at the Langham Hotel in Boston, MA.
It was a beautiful Jewish ceremony and a festive party afterwards!

Enjoy the photos and Happy Holidays to all!








Okay, so I know this is a lot of Ellen, but look how stunning she is!
I couldn't pick just one!


Let's not forget about the groom! Very handsome Mark.





Signing the Ketubah...




Ellen is SO excited to finally be married. How cute is this picture?!?

A sweet, emotional moment during the ceremony as Ellen's Mom and Dad give her away.


Afterwards, it's time to party!


Ellen made ALL of her name and place cards by hand. WOW.
Did I mention that she is a lawyer?
That's a pretty artistic lawyer Mark's got there!


Getting emotional during the speeches.



One of my favorites from the day. They are so in love...





See you in 2009!

Andy and Alex

Well I safely made it to Virginia and was quite excited when I arrived
to see that a few trees still had some leaves left down here!


Before I left Boston though, I got to spend a fabulous (although rather windy)
afternoon with Andy and Alex in the North End. As I was sans assistant for the day,
it quickly became a game of trying to see how I could shoot from one angle while
trying to hold down my light stand and umbrella at a different angle with my thankfully
very long outstretched leg. Let's see...the first time the umbrella just fell over - no harm.
The second time it almost took out Alex and Andy and the third time it actually blew
across a field and Andy had to chase it down. Despite how ridiculous I must have looked,
the shoot was as success, although I have to report that the umbrella did not make it.
Broken. So sad.

Enjoy!





We did a lot of silly fun ones as Andy and Alex are very silly themselves.
They love to laugh together which I think is so cute.



Alex told me this is one of her favorite photos, although she joked that
it looks like she's dragging Andy into marriage! Which of course, having spent time
with them is the furthest thing from the truth.
We also did some sexy ones (of course)...


And we had to get in the awesome sky that day...




And everyone knows I love finding random alleys to shoot in...





And of course, there is always time for a few sweet photos...



Thanks to Andy and Alex for not laughing too hard at me and
my ridiculous umbrella during the shoot. I can't wait for next September!

Happy Thanksgiving

It's Turkey Day! Perhaps one of my favorite days out of the year because it
involves my great loves in life: Food, Family and Drinks. This Thanksgiving
is a bit more special to me because it marks a new chapter in my life in
a brand new city. Tomorrow morning I will say goodbye to city that I have
called home for more than 8 years now and drive south to start anew. It strange,
sad and exciting all at the same time, and as I write this, I'm getting a bit sadder
so I better move on quickly. But first, I must say THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU
to everyone who has made this place feel like home to me. My friends who have
been my lifeline while I've been so far away from family...My clients who are the
most amazing people ever and whom many I have come to call friends...
Coworkers and fellow photographer friends who have challenged me to strive
every single day to be a better photographer and to follow my heart...to everyone
who has supported me and believed in me. I will miss you all!

While this won't be my last time posting a Boston wedding as I will still be
working up here quite a bit next season, I wanted to bid farewell to Boston
with a wedding from a month ago. It seemed only appropriate since
Ingrid and Jeremiah were married at Marsh Chapel on Boston University's campus,
which is where I got my start here in Boston as a very unsure college freshman.
The October 25th wedding was small and intimate, followed by a very festive,
but simple celebration at Radius in downtown Boston.

Enjoy the photos and next post will be care of Alexandria, VA!!!














This was one of my favorites from the day. I love the dramatic lighting!

Lauren and Ryan

While working my way through college at Boston University, I took a job waiting
tables at the infamous Boston Beer Works across from Fenway Park. Long shifts,
late nights and many, MANY drunken baseball fans were in my future for the next
2 years. Somehow though, it all was bearable because on my second day, I met
Lauren. At first glance, she seemed friendly enough, a nice and normal, cheerful
girl. I thought to myself, "we could be friends!"

Fast forward through 2 hellish baseball seasons at Beer Works and a few more
years and Lauren and I are still friends. She's been my rock and sanity whenever
I've needed one and more importantly, she's crazy funny. So when Ian and I had
been dating for, oh, about a year, we decided she would be the perfect fit for
HIS friend Ryan. Prior to this, we'd tried setting Ryan up with some of my other friends,
but it just never seemed right. This time, it seemed different with Lauren.

While I've never had impressive matching skills, I am now considering a new
found hobby because I'm so excited to say that these two wonderful people and
amazing friends are now engaged to be married next year in New Hampshire on
September 26, 2009. What's more, I was honored when Lauren let me
take their engagement photos, and I have to admit, I started getting a bit emotional
as I was editing them!

So enough story time - Congratulations to my two very good friends and enjoy the
photos taken at the Blue Hills in MA.




Favorite of the day.











Very sexy.




What a cute couple!