I had such a great time at Lisa and Chris’ wedding! I was able to photograph both the bride and groom getting ready, which is always fun. And then I walked with the guys through the (very neat) town of Northampton to the church. It took a couple of tries, but we got that Abbey Road shot, I think! And then of course the arrival of Lisa and the girls in the red VW bus… Although I wasn’t able to shoot during the ceremony itself, I caught Lisa and her dad walking down the aisle, and then the very end. The VW bus was definitely a focus of many of the photos afterward – Chris had a great idea to get a shot of them in the hubcap – kind of a mini-fisheye look! And then we were able to go out for a few minutes during the reception to take a couple of photos around town – I think the Calvin theater shots were worth standing in the middle of the road.

At the reception, many of the details were handmade – the table signs, placecards, favors, and cake topper, to name a few. And once dinner was over, the Chicken Slacks kept the party going into the night – if you’re looking for a band, definitely check them out!

Ceremony: Unitarian Society of Northampton
Reception: Hotel Northampton

Florist: Durocher Florist
Cake: Chef Deb at Hotel Northampton
Band: The Chicken Slacks
Hair: Salon 241

I’ve been so lucky to document the progression of Nicole and Joe’s lives together! First, their engagement photos, on to their wedding, and now maternity! And soon enough, the newborn baby photos!

These were all taken at my in-home studio and around the outside of our house.

Thanks Nicole and Joe… You guys are fantastic – and definitely by now should know you are very photogenic! Can’t wait to meet the baby for his/her first photos!

Here are a few photos that Tom and I took of our absolutely adorable niece a few weeks ago (these were all in our backyard)…

The other day I asked Tom, my husband, to help me out in testing the new studio set-up I have in our home… but someone else wanted to be in the spotlight.

Here are Kimberly and Rob and their adorable daughter!

Congratulations to Sarah and Ryan! The day couldn’t have been more perfect for their wedding… They weren’t interested in a ton of posed photos, which made it fun for me to focus more on the photojournalistic side. A couple of my favorite moments/photos – all the girls gathering around while Sarah gets her dress on, and Sarah and Ryan’s first dance, just really sweet. And I can’t believe how much laughing there was at their ceremony – Father Joe definitely made it entertaining by inserting some personal tidbits about the couple.

Ceremony: St. Augustine’s Parish, Andover, Massachusetts
Reception: Andover Country Club, Andover, Massachusetts

Forgive me for the length of this post – I had such a hard time narrowing down the shots on the beach of these two… So, I left all my favorites in!

Kelly and Cory have to be one of the nicest couples I’ve ever met. And all day long, from all the other vendors, all I heard was, “aren’t these two just the nicest people ever?” Yes, they are! The minute I arrived at Kelly’s parents house, all she could do was worry about me and was I okay. So sweet. And when I tried to get them to do a more “serious” pose on the beach (like the one with the big rock inbetween them) – they said, “we can’t NOT smile when we look at each other!”

The rain gods also smiled on us that day – unfortunately the ceremony had to be moved to the deck of the Ocean Edge Carriage House from the lawn because of rain showers coming and going. However, the rain stayed away for the length of the ceremony, and just long enough for us to go to the beach for the formals with the wedding party.

Ceremony & Reception: Ocean Edge Carriage House, Brewster, MA

Florist: Fancy Flowers
Cake: Casual Gourmet
DJ: Keith Lemire
Officiant: Rev. Faith Lavender
Hair/Makeup: Bridal Hair Professionals