Shooting in Boston

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I am in fabulous Boston!!! I just got done shooting a wedding on the 33rd floor of 60 State Street. The venue was amazing. I am so exhausted right now I can't even think of all the amazing shots I took.

I have to give a HUGE thanks to Gwyn for inviting me out to shoot for her. Right now I'm blogging from Rachel's apartment - THANKS for letting us crash in your room Rachel!

Tomorrow we are off to South Station to shoot an e-session. After that we are planning on exploring the North end. I'll keep you updated!!!

p.s. to all the photographers that view this blog - the shot above is completely sooc... I rocked it.

{Merry Christmas from my family}

{Baby Olive}

Baby Olive is born! I had the honor of photographing another of the Fischer's births. This is their second little girl. Katie and Jav had both of their births in the confert of their home with a midwife. I have now worked with this midwife 3 times and she does an amazing job! I have had 2 babies in the hospital and after working with their midwife I walked away more educated. It was really fun to also see the whole family there and their excitement. Congratulations again Fischer family and thank you for letting me be part of the birth of Olive! If you want to know more about birth photography please contact me.

{Rachel and Adam}

I really enjoyed watching Adam and Rachel together, they had that butterfly kind of love for each other. It figures since after 2 weeks of dating they were ready to be married.

TRAIN!!! After we took a few photos on the train tracks Adam saw a train in the distance coming and he got nervous that we might get hit. He then just started yelling TRAIN. Every time I look at this photo it makes me laugh.

During the ceremony at one point Adam just couldn't stop laugh, even after Rachel tried to hush him. By the look on his face something must have been really funny.

Congratulations again Rachel and Adam, I'm sure you will have a lifetime of love together.

{Jackie and Bob}

Jackie and Bob have one of the most beautiful stories I have heard in a long time. The short version is that they both lost their first spouse and then met each other in the cemetery saying good-bye. And then a new love started! As she told me the story I had to hold back the tears. It is a true testament to the power of love. It also goes to show that God has not forgotten us and He does turn bad into good. Congratulations Jackie and Bob and thank you for sharing your love with me.

They got married on one of the snowiest days of the year so far. It was so beautiful out!

This is definitely one of the challenges of the day... getting all the kids in the photo and happy all at the same time. I tried all my tricks on the little guy on the left but he was not going for anything. I still like this photo though and it makes me laugh thinking about the whole experience.

2007 - Thank You!

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2007 has been an amazing year for me and my business. Thanks to all my lovely couples who got married this year. I wish you love this holiday season while you enjoy your first Christmas together.

I will be taking some time off from photographing, editing and designing. I will resume normal "hours" on January 3, 2008. During this time I will be responding to emails and telephone calls so please don't hesitate to contact me.

Coming Soon...

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This time in a new mother's life is so amazing. There are so many new feelings, emotions as well as the obvious physical changes ;-) I was honored to do Jocelyn and Josh's portrait. The little baby inside is a true miracle and will be loved so much by his or her parents.

Evensong

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Hilary and Tim are getting married next fall. Their wedding is going to be held in Green Lake, Wisconsin at the Heidle House. I did their engagement photos at their wedding/reception location. This image was taken at the Evensong Spa at the resort. The staff was sooooo kind to let us have the run of the place. They even let us in some of the buildings that were locked up for the day.

Their wedding is going to be fabulous! They are having a lighting designer/wedding coordinator decorate the ground and reception hall.

{The Nelsons}

It looks like I got so busy I forgot to come back to this post and write anything. Well I guess it is better to be late then to never do it. I had so much fun with this family. Emily (the one in the strips) owns at last images and she is part of the Minneapolis Photo Coop, which is my studio. I loved that this family was pretty much game for anything. We even went outside in the cold. Thank you again Nelsons for letting me take your first family photo as adults.

Cute Kiddos

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These girls are so cool and CUTE!!! They are twins and you wouldn't even think they looked like sisters. I have done their Christmas photo for three years now... It is so neat seeing them grow up!

This year's session was done on a frigid, sleet filled day. The girls and their mom and dad were troopers! I know it took me a long time to warm up after the shoot... The shots turned out great! They will have a hard time deciding on their favorite!

East Coast - Here I come!

I am so excited! I just booked my trip to Boston to second shoot a wedding for Gwyneth Colleen Photography. This opportunity is amazing. The wedding is going to be held here and overlooks Quincy Market which will still be decorated for Christmas. I hope to have many wonderful shots of my trip and the wedding.

I have two more upcoming trips. In February I will be flying to San Fransisco to second/third/fourth shoot a photographer friend's wedding. She invited numerous photographers as guests/shooters - this trip will be amazing too!

In March I will be headed off to Las Vegas for the annual WPPI convention. I am thrilled to get into a two day seminar with Mike Colon. I will be 1 of 20 people in the class. The following week will be about getting new ideas on photography and products to better service you in 2008!

{Jenna and Adam engaged}

We bared the chilly muggy weather and got some great photos. Adam and Jenna with be married next fall at the Lafayette. I am really looking forward to it. I think it is going to be a very classy wedding. Congrats again Jenna and Adam and I hope you enjoy your engagement photos.