Month: July 2011

Surprise!! :o)

Well as some of you already guessed it after my lill post on facebook (haha, you girls are goooood!) I have a special lill announcement today :o)

I had a lill surprise planned out for my husband, but wanted to make it a bit more special this time and capture the look on his face :o) So I asked a great friend (and photographer) of mine, Moriah Riona to help me out with my evil plan :o) I told Tim we’d have a mini-family shoot with her … bought a book and wrote a lill inscription for the first page, hoping he’d read it … :o)

The family shoot was going well (ok, I was dying inside, haha). I just wanted to have something casual with both of us + Anya in the photos as we rarely get those … … some minutes into the shoot, Moriah handed Tim the book, that I thought he could read to Anya …

… unfortunately (haha), he skipped the first page and thought I bought the book in preparation for later … haha … so it took some convincing from my end until he finally decided to read the inscription and realized what all this was about :o) SURPRISE! :o)

And one photo from mama’s camera :o)

Love you both! :o)Big thanks to Moriah Riona for capturing this very special moment! :o))

Sheeza & Tony | Hilton Boston Logan Airport

Time for an other wedding post! :o)

Sheeza and Tony got married a little bit over a week ago at the Hilton Logan in Boston. They’re such a sweet and beautiful couple … but you guys have to see yourself :o) It was a truly wonderful day and you guys should check out how they transformed the ceremony room into the reception room – soooo, sooo pretty!

This post will be a little different. When I work on my photos I usually rename the files so I know who (my second shooter or I) shot the photos, but it must have been late night and before I knew it I was already too far into the processing and didn’t realize until later that I didn’t rename them. Sooooo … this set will be a mix of both of our photos. With this wedding I want to finally take the opportunity to thank Geneve, who has been shooting with me for 5 (!!) years (eeek, has it already been 5 YEARS?? – Oh my!). She’s a wonderful photographer who grew her own business (so def check out her work!), and just a super nice friend to work with! I know many photographers have 2nd photographers and never mention their names … I love Geneve to pieces, no wedding set is complete without her work! She takes wonderful candids and just has a great eye for detail. It’s always nice to see HER take on a wedding, and often I envy her for her photos. So thanks for shooting with me for so many years, girl!!

I will ad some more dancing photos to this set later tonight, but wanted to share a few for now … My very best wishes to both of you!!

And a few posed ones of the pretty bride, I always LOVE that part of the day … Why would one ever want to miss those photos?

A nice sample of mine and Geneve’s perspective:

And an other one … first mine (the close up) … and below is Geneve’s GORGEOUS photo.

One of their friends is in nursing school and brought by accident the wrong bag (with some medical equipment, haha! – Luckily it turned out everybody’s heart {pressure} was in the right spot & still working)

And a few of the handsome groom:

Gotta love natural window light … so pretty!

And caus she’s such a beauty a few more of Sheeza :o)

Sheeza & Tony held a sweet & short ceremony at the Hilton Boston Logan Airport

I call the photo on the left my “grandma” photo, haha … It’s a classic pose, and I think everybody should have it in their wedding set … and now … look have a peek at Geneve’s perspective, beautiful right … same pose, different view … that’s why everybody should have a GOOD second shooter!

An other one from Geneve, haha:

I loooove this series :o)

And a larger photo … LOVE Sheeza’s smile in this one:

Haha! Didn’t see the ladybug when I was shooting, haha! Isn’t that awesome?? Means “it will bring you good luck” where I come from … so I figured I’d leave it on your cheek, Tony! :o)

And a few from the venue:

Don’t you just looooove those centerpieces??? My goodness, sooo pretty! And the up-lighting just transformed the entire room!

Venue (ceremony & reception): Hilton Boston Logan Airport

Hair & Make-up: FrancesRay Jules Salon

Cake: Konditor Meister

Videographer: Media Concepts Photo & Video

DJ: Boston Sound Checks

My Fabulous Second Photographer: Geneve

Kristen & Joss | Boone Hall Plantation, Charleston, SC

Oh I am just so excited to put this wedding on my blog, I hope you guys enjoy! :o)

A few weeks ago Kristen & Joss (two VERY dear friends of ours!) got married in Charleston. I was so excited when Joss told us the news that they got engaged, Kristen is just such a sweetheart (and GORGEOUS girl) that there was no doubt in my mind this wedding will be a wonderful event … little did I know just HOW beautiful everything would look. Kristen, Joss and their wedding planner put so much work into all the details for their big day that it was like walking into a wedding fairy-land – a wedding straight out of a magazine!

Joss & Kristen, I have no words that will explain HOW HAPPY I am for you guys, you are just a perfect couple! Thank you SO much for having us both be part of your very special day!

Kristen & Joss held their ceremony at the French Huguenot Church in downtown Charleston and their reception and the gorgeous (I mean … GORGEOUS!) Boone Hall Plantation in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina.

The pretty bride:

Love the rustic touch in the bouquet … matched perfectly the theme of the whole wedding! Simple & yet so pretty, right!?

Love Joss’ smile in the pic on the left, hehe

The pretty French Huguenot Church, downtown Charleston, South Carolina. Unfortunately I was not allowed to shoot from anywhere past the last seat (Not okay when you want to capture some nice emotions during the ceremony! But I guess it’s just different in the churches in New England …) :o(

Awww!! Look at those happy smiles! :o)

Love this one of Mrs Tosoni! :o)

Such a handsome and sweet couple! Love you guys!

Kristen attched a little monkey to her bouquet since Joss always calls her money, haha! Love it! :o)

Couldn’t get enough of that pretty wall! And yay for finding some shade that day, haha!

We went to a little alley just around the corner of the church, Charleston has so many beautiful spots!

Troy actually captured this one, love it! :o)

And then we headed out to the beautiful Boone Hall Plantation. Visit the venue’s website and check out the intro video (seriously … do it!). SO, SO VERY PRETTY!

LOVED the oak trees (I mean … who wouldn’t??) when you drive into the plantation, just so very pretty & romantic, you can’t take a bad photo in that place!

And the gate …. aaaahhhhh … wedding photographer dream land :o)

And like all those pretty places wouldn’t be nice enough we found this gorgeous tree right next to the mansion. I mean seriously … doesn’t get prettier, right??

Love this one!

Troy drove that cool chair all the way to the plantation, haha! Gotta love it! Cool, right?

Kristen and Joss held their ceremony at the Cotton Dock at the Plantation … had to take a couple photos on dock, while we’re at it :o))

And I love this one, hehe! Gone with the wind … haha! You guys have NO IDEA how freaking hot it was that day! So a nice little breeze and a cool drink made everybody smile :o)) Parts of “Gone with the Wind” were filmed on the plantation, pretty cool, ey?

Ready to see some of their GORGEOUS details? I looooved how everything looked, the flowers (by Branch Design Studio) were just too pretty for words!

Love the fabric hoops in the background (which matched the pillows that were outside), such a fun & playful idea to spice up some walls!

And check out the embroided menu on one of the fabrics!

Ok, not sure if you guys will really see what these are, they were somewhat hard to photograph, but I loved their seating cards (the guys got some handkerchiefs with it and the girls got a hairclip with a real flower attached to it – LOVED that idea … and which woman will say no to a pretty flower??)

Gorgeous flower creations, right??

And guess who this is!!! Awwwww!!! Jesse & Zandra, friends from WAY back … they were actually also my VERY FIRST couple I photographed. Good times! Love you guys & missing you already!

Well, what should I say, I just couldn’t stop photographing their pretty flowers!

And the last photo from the day! Did you love that wedding or what?? :o)

A very special THANK YOU to 2 people:

My second shooter: Darren Troy

and the wedding planner of the day that was responsible for all the pretty details: Katherine Miller Events

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Getting ready photos: Huguenot Heritage Hall

Church: French Huguenot Church, Charleston, SC

Venue: Boone Hall Plantation in Mt Pleasant, SC

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Other vendors (please forgive me if I forgot to mention somebody):

Invites: Aerialist Press

Florist: Branch Design Studio

Hair & Make-up: Blushing Brides Event Hair and Makeup

Kristen’s pretty Wedding Dress: Anne Barge from Kleinfields

Shoes: Enzo Angiolini

Little Monkey: J.Crew

Purse: borrowed from KJ’s sister (found on etsy)

Earrings: Meg Designs

Bracelet: Thomas Knoell Designs

Bridesmaid Dresses: J. Crew

Joss’s Suit: Brooks Brothers

Joss’s Tie: Ben Silver

Joss’s Shirt: Thomas Pink

Maia’s (Flower Girl) Dress: Designed by Maia’s mom, Claire

Band I: Common Ground | Band II: Two 3 Ways | Catering: Newton Farms Catering | Cake / Desserts: WildFlour Pastry | Bar / Snowcones: Mix Premier Bartending | All-Mist Cooling | Bride & Groom forks for the dessert: found on etsy

Kennedy, 2 weeks old

YAYA! An other shoot taken in my new studio, I’m always SO happy when Fort Collins parents find me :o)) Have a peek at some of lill Kennedy’s photos, and you’ll fall in love with this little peanut :o) Thanks SO much for coming by guys and I can’t wait to see you again soon!! :o)

Love this photo, doesn’t she look like a little angel?? Sooo cute!

I bet she’s gonna be a little heart breaker, I can not wait to see her grow in the next year or so. So excited! :o)

AGB IMPRESSUM