Outdoor
When I asked around for location suggestions for Ashley and Christopher’s engagement photos, I had my doubts about a park called Lover’s Leap - kind of grim! But the park was absolutely beautiful and turned out to be the perfect spot.
It was a beautiful early-summer day, and the view was amazing.
I really liked their matching white outfits - a great contrast to the lush green woods.
What a great couple!
When I joined my friends Shannon and Andy for their daughter Ailish’s first birthday, she somewhat defied their plans by having little interest in smashing her cake.
When I met up with Shannon for Ailish’s second birthday on a beautiful summer’s day, she defied them again by… really having no interest in summer, fields, nature, or the guy with the camera.
But she did give us a few good smiles here and there, and then got to go have fun with her grandma, which I’m sure she was much more excited about. Plus, she gave me maybe my favorite photo I’ve ever taken, which should definitely be the album art for her first hit single some day:
Sometimes you just gotta roar.
Decked out in my professional mask, I met up with Lisa and Dan for a summer engagement shoot at Elizabeth Park back in 2020.
It was a bit more of a hassle than normal - we had to park outside and walk in - but it was also the emptiest I’ve seen the park during peak rose season. Lucky for us!
It was a great preview of their beautiful wedding day!
I was so excited to hear that Sophy and Jeff were expecting again, and even more excited to hear they were expecting twins!
We lucked into a beautiful spring day - but were unlucky in that Jeff was getting hit with a nasty bout of food poisoning. Not that he let it show!
We let Jeff go rest while Sophy carried on with some help from their beautiful daughter Ophelia, who was all smiles!
A few photos by the stream (which Ophelia REALLY wanted to swim in) finished up our session.
I’d previously met Rita and Steve at her sister Trish’s wedding a few years ago, so I was thrilled to be working with their family again.
After some prep at a local hotel, everyone congregated at a beautiful home in rural Massachusetts, an amazing setting for this outdoor wedding!
We did a first look and got the posed photos out of the way first - it was such a beautiful farm, I wanted to take about a million photos of the couple.
The ceremony was officiated by a friend. Simple and touching.
After cocktails, the reception kicked off in a large tent. A fun evening with lots of dancing, lots of food, and lots of love.
Congratulations, Rita and Steve!
Jessica’s growing family was overdue for some pictures with the newest member. The little guy was very cooperative, and seemed to actually be pretty interested in the bright lights and big clicking machine.
We included mom, dad, and big sister in lots of photos as well. These are always my favorite photos!
A wonderful family I always love working with!
In October my wife Heather and I had the wonderful excuse of my friend Whitney’s wedding to take a road trip to beautiful, rural Virginia.
The wedding day started with getting ready - Heather took Kirk and his guys out for some posed photos, and unintentionally made Whitney cry!
The ceremony was outside, with the rain just barely holding off. The mist actually made the background that much more beautiful.
Posed photos were easy with this stunning couple and a such a beautiful backdrop.
The reception kicked off with the first dance, speeches, and a macaron birthday cake for Whitney’s sister.
Then it was time to party!
Finally, a dramatic exit showered by lavender!
Congratulations, Whitney and Kirk!
Last November, I met my friends Faith and Vic on a very chilly afternoon at Barkhamsted Reservoir for some maternity photos.
As always, Vic was ready with a goof to make Faith smile.
The dam itself was so windy that our options were limited, but luckily we found a beautiful sheltered spot down the road for more portraits. I love shots like these where I know we were standing in a dumpy parking area, but the photos make it look like a remote scenic vista.
And last but not least - cool pose.
If you liked these, just wait till you see the newborn photos! :)