Anne & Sean

I started talking to Anne & Sean several years ago.  We finally got to their main event, it was a very traditional and elegant affair.  Following Anne around for the day proved to be a study in traditional elegance.  From their lovely home to the church to the beach for group shots (a family tradition) to the reception. 

We started at Anne's house for makeup then on to her mom's for her dress then on to the church. It was hard to keep up.

 Everyone's laughing because the driver was so familiar with the route that he got to the church too early!  They had to drive around the block a couple times.

 Of course, all turned out fine and the ceremony was very sweet.

 I know, they look really great don't they?  I kept telling Sean he looked like Tyrone Power...but of course, most of you don't know who that was...:8(

 More photographs later.

Katie & Rob - the Wedding

Katie & Rob picked a unique location for their wedding, a camp on a lake.  It was a spectacular day, a huge contingent of their friends came and Katie & Rob made a special effort to make the day fun for everyone.

Katie arrived at the ceremony via a canoe with her dad.

The ceremony was very relaxed (what else on the edge of the lake?) with friends gathered over the grounds.

The group, over a hundred people & I got everyone to close their eyes.

Afterwards, Katie and Rob walked down the wooded path to have a private moment together...well not completely private, I kept an eye on them.

 

After the ceremony, everyone walked to the huge grassy play field for lunch. All manner of games were set up and pretty much the whole afternoon was a festival of gaming.

 Katie's family versus Rob's family...not saying who won.

As the evening approached, Katie disappeared to get "glammed up" and then, to everyone's delight (Rob included) reappeared looking absolutely stunning.

We were taking the usual group shots when I remembered that this was a crowd steeped in the traditions of the theater.  I shouted "Hi it!" and they did.

Throughout the evening they played show tunes and this crew knew every word & dance step.  It was amazing to watch.

Of course, the evening was totally romantic, too.

Katie & Rob - the Engagement

 Katie & Rob met in a theater production, Rob proposed in a theater and we did their engagement shots at . . . you guessed it . . . at a theater.

The temperatures that day were a bit over a hundred in the shade and the light inside was problematic so we did some inside, then I completely melted down and we went outside.

 Even in the equipment room, they were good sports.

 But finally we found a slightly cooler spot beside an old church wall.

I'm sure it will be cooler in September...promise.

Family Portrait

I did a family shoot a few weeks ago, on the shores of Lake Winnipesaukee.  Everyone dressed alike and were real troopers in the hot sun.  The littlest one - with a sore eye - was, of course, the most challenging to keep "on task", but with the help of the boys, we got it.

In the end, when released from their posing chores, the boys took off and did what boys always do...had fun.

After we got the family shots done, I spent some extra time making sure I had something acceptable of the little one and, of course, came up with my favorite shot of the day, thanks in no small part to her dad's coaching.

UP & AWAY!

 I don't ordinarily spend a lot of time planning group shots. Usually I use the environment and the group's personality guide me on how we'll proceed.  However, from the moment Brittney and Chris said "I do", I knew it was going to be something different.

 Rather than me guide them, they just kept trying out ideas on their own.  Who am I to get in the way of such enthusiasm?  Gee whiz, what fun.

 It was like watching a synchronized swim team.  Someone would yell a suggestion and the group would hit the pose.

 Then the balloons showed up . . .

 and someone said "Let go!"    Could have been me.  Maybe.

 I did momentarily get them into a classic pose . . .

 Then they were off again.  First the girls . . .

 Then the guys.

The on to Starbucks - ostensibly on their way to the reception.  What a delightful crew!  Sometimes you just have to go with the flow.

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Something different . . .

My fine art work.  Imagery will be mostly black & white and mostly "in progress".  A gallery in underway and will be announced here in the . . . future.