For this post I wanted to put out a very special thank you to my amazing clients. You inspire me daily with your incredible willingness to share your lives with me. I am honored, and humbled, to be chosen to photograph such awesome events in your lives. You invite me in to take an intimate peek at your families and your loves. Loves big and loves small. When I look back through the thousands of images that I take each year it makes me smile to know that I was a part of such spectacular events—both the big extravagant weddings and the intimate ceremonies on beaches, the sunny summer days and the rich color that the rain offers, the babies not yet born and the families, the laughing couples and the puppies, the boats on the water leading to private little islands, the warm California sun and Boston’s Newbury Street in the winter. I am always honored, for every moment.
And so when I say my clients are amazing and you think I am writing it just to make you feel good…I’m not. You guys blow those other clients of other photographers out of the water. Not because you are my clients and I’m your photographer, but because you are real people with real life stories and you’ve allowed me to be your storyteller. That, by my measurement, is a really awesome gift. I appreciate it and it does not go unnoticed…I just wanted you to know:)
My 2011 weddings were amazingly beautiful!
And here are a bunch of my portrait and engagement sessions from 2011:)
I am so so so excited to see what 2012 brings! I am fully booked for this wedding season (insert blushing here) and I love all of the couples that have booked with me:) Each year offers something new—a new approach or a new challenge or a new outlook on things—and I’m thrilled to see where this season brings us.
Wow, 2012. Really…2012?!?! I cannot believe that we are already in our second week of the new year and I haven’t posted since…gulp…November!!! Whoa, sorry about that. To say that my life got crazy somewhere in there is the understatement of the CENTURY. I have been so busy and, let’s be honest here, having so much fun that I have put all blog posts to the back burner—sorry about that. There are a couple of cute ones coming up though, I swear-ish.
Gosh 2011 really gave me a run for my money. That year will go down in the history of my life as the most amazing terrible awesome crazy travel-filled wild life-changing emotional trying fun fabulous interesting year of my life. Much of my life has been on the blog—what with my move to the west coast and then back again—and lots has not. Most of it is personal craziness that won’t be shared here (like living in 3 different states in 6 months) but I did want to put out a personal thank you to all of you in my life who have made the last year so amazing for me, who have supported me no matter what the cost, and who have reminded me that I must have done something really good to have such incredible friends and family around me. I love you all. And let’s toast to this new year, because, well, why not?!?!
And to my clients, my lovely and patient and wonderful clients. Check back tomorrow for your special post. Because I have so much to say about you all that it definitely could not have fit into this post alone:)
Aaaaand, because no post is any fun without photos. Here are a few iPhone pics to sum up my year…and this totally does NOT cover all the places I have been this year or the things I have done (not even close) but they are great memories!
Can I just begin with saying that this “fall back” thing that we set into motion this past weekend is kiiiiilling me. Honestly, I can’t get a grip on my sleeping schedule and I’m irritated with the dark afternoons. I don’t know why, I usually like this time of year. But, with all my complaining we did have three incredible sunny and warm fall days at the beginning of this week which kept me from blogging this awesome session (hey, I needed some outside time). Sooo, in celebration of the rain (whaaa) I wanted to share this awesome engagement session with you!
Meet Laura and Bob. They are, in summary, AMAZING! I don’t know exactly what it is about them that makes me so happy (maybe that we have similar crazy groups of friends and we can trade wild stories) but I just absolutely adore them. I first met Laura and Bob at Jess and Jay’s wedding this past August. I noticed instantly how adorable they were together but I didn’t know they were engaged. Just a couple of weeks after that wedding they contacted me for their September 2012 wedding and I cannot wait until next year to photograph these two! We ran around their neighborhood in Charlestown for their engagement session on the most spectacular fall afternoon and I felt lucky, once again, to be doing the job that I do. Honestly, I love my clients and I love my job. I hope you like the photos!
Yeah, when your clients look this awesome and the light is this amazing you know the session is going to rock!
Love.
Ow…owww!
Favorite alert! I absolutely love a laugh and a cuddle like this :)
This was kind of a wind tunnel but I loved the light in this little back street.
You’re both cute. Just so you know.
Hot stuff Bob.
And Laura…really. Beautiful!
Okay, this might actually be my very favorite of the entire session. LOVE this shot!
We then headed down to the Navy yard and grabbed a few shots even though we were in sort of hurricane-like winds.
You two look like movie stars.
Those little yellow leaves are always such a nice bright pop against the gray cobblestones.
Mmmm…late afternoon light.
Bob wanted a shot by the fire station and I love the red door. Love.
Just a few weeks ago Angela posted a lovely blog about my biiiiiiig birthday and it made me cry…happy tears:) Back in July (whoa where did the last few months go) we had a fun headshot swap session when I was visiting her in Canada and I got tons of awesome shots of her. So I decided I would wait the few weeks until her birthday (which is today!) to share some of the shots I got of this very beautiful lady.
Angela, you are incredibly special to me and I agree that we were absolutely supposed to meet when we did. I love that we can share totally different—but parallel—life stories and relate to one another. And I can’t wait to see you next week in Florida!!! I hope your birthday is amazing, filled with friends and family and love and lots and lots of laughter:)
I’m starting with this one because this is how I think of my Angela most of the time. Laughing:)
She wanted a few movement shots. LOVE these!
And this one is just for fun too!
My goodness you are beautiful. B.E.A.U.T.I.F.U.L. period. The end.
But maybe a little bit self-conscious in front of the camera:)
This shot got a lot of comments on facebook. She uploaded this as a profile pic and pulled it down after too many comments. Just for the record, you are hott!
Another reminder of when the fall was still awesome and we didn’t have any snow. Carolyn and Maurice met me on one of those fabulous autumn days when the sun is bright and warm and the shadows are starting to cool off. Gah I missed the fall! Anyway, Carolyn is the sister of Charlie, whose wedding I shot a couple of years ago. You already know how I love when family members hire me—it is truly the biggest compliment that I can receive, so thank you Carolyn:) It was awesome to meet Maurice too. This couple is full of laughter and love and I adore the way they are together. There is something about the way Maurice grabs and hugs Carolyn that makes me happy. He seems to have a way to make her smile and laugh every time he grabs onto her. Love it! We ran around Newburyport for these photos and I kind of love what we got so I hope you enjoy it too:)
What are those fabulous yellow trees? Love them.
Helllooooo hotness.
We had absolutely perfect light all evening.
Carolyn, you’re pretty. Thought you should know.
Oh, and I’m totally jealous of that awesome hair.
Maurice said that Carolyn can never get enough attention. I loved that because I’m just like that so I totally understand:)
Cute.
Told you about the perfect light.
I could not take a bad photo of these two. And the light was perfectly reflected and warm in every shot. Shoots like this make me smile :)
I really like these benches in Newburyport center.
This one was Carolyn’s favorite from my facebook sneak peek.
And we ended with a traditional fall scene.
by Lexi
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