Lori & Mark

Saturday was one of the most beautiful days of this summer. It was in the 70's, no humidity, sunny, fluffy white clouds and the day Lori & Mark got married. The ceremony was at Bug Light Park in South Portland. Probably one of the most scenic eye candies in all of Portland (and maybe in Maine.) When we arrived it was such a scene from a post card. Perfectly clear, you could see the whole Bay, Windy, so there was a rainbow of 20 or more colorful kites flying in the fields, 100s of sailboats and working boats in and out of the bay, and several families enjoying possibly one of the best days to be at the park all year! The ceremony went off without a hitch. I was so excited to see how these pictures came out and I was not disappointed. Lori & Mark's family and friends were so fun, this wedding was a joy to photgraph. I have only skimmed through the pics so far and have uploaded just a few from the ceremony and will post on the reception later on.

Here is the view of the light house from where the ceremony was.

"I now pronounce you Married..." Look at that backdrop, you can't decorate anything as beautiful as that.
Lori and her girls (what a fun bunch)
Check out the kites!
I should have fun editing the rest of these.

Congratulations Lori and Mark, Thank you for letting me be part of your day!

Sheree & Terry - Reception

Friday, Sheree and Terry got married in the fabulous Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul in Lewiston and held their reception at the Hilton in Auburn. Beautiful wedding, gorgeous people and most of all GREAT fun! I haven't gone through most of the pictures yet, but I knew that I wanted to post a blog about the reception right away. This has to have been the most entertaining Garter/bouquet section of a reception I have ever seen.

Here is Sheree throwing her bouquet. She had to get on her knees because the ceiling was too low. One of her bridesmaids caught it.This was the group of guys (biggest most eager group I've seen) On of his groomsmen caught it (or should I say wrestled for it)

This was the bridesmaid's reaction after the DJ announced that the groomsmen was to pull the garter up until the groom says stop. (groom's in the vest)

He's taking his time and making it a show. Everyone including the videographer and myself couldn't stop laughing.

He's waay up there.
This was just so funny, what fun!

Guest Storybook

Heather and Josh received a Guest storybook for their wedding which included photo's from their engagement photo shoot and quotes from a questionnaire that I asked them to fill out describing their relationship and how the feel about eachother. The couple loved the book and I heard that the guests did as well. This was apparent by the loving words that filled every page. The book is 81/2 inches high by 11 inches wide. 20 pages with a black linen cover. I had a great time designing this one because there were so many great pictures to choose from of their engagement (which included little Noah)

A guest caught in the act (and enjoying it)

Heather & Joshua

Heather and Joshua got married on Saturday and it was a wonderful wedding! They got married at the Poland Spring Resort and boy did they pick a great place to get married. They had their choice of having the ceremony outside at the gazebo or inside the All Saints Chapel. Heather wanted to base this decision on the weather. So Saturday morning while we were at the hair salon she made her decision (it was a tough one for her) to have it in the chapel. It just felt like the right thing, she said. Well it turned out to be JUST the right thing because it started to sprinkle just as we were walking out of the hotel to go to the chapel. Luckily the perfection of the day didn't end there, just as the ceremony finished, the sun came out! Just in time for some formal shots will their family and friends. There were so many beautiful places to do the portraits, we ran out of time (plus we were all getting hungry) so we went to several gorgeous places but not all of them. Luckily Heather & Josh's family and friends were so supportive and patient, we got lots of great shots in some really pretty places. This whole crew was loads of fun (and very good looking) I truly enjoyed photographing their wedding day.

This is the sign as you enter Poland Spring resort (they really mean it!)

This is the whole family with Friends. Everyone is looking at Heather & Josh's son Noah, who had his own agenda for the photographs. This was a candid moment while Noah just strolled in front of the group and mom and dad bent down to coax him into the pictures. What a sweet moment (even though, a few minutes after, I (the mean ol' photography lady) backed into him and knocked him over. Poor little guy!)

In front of the chapel

the getaway golf cart

Alison & Ken

Saturday I had the pleasure of photographing Alison & Ken's wedding. What a great couple and amazing family they have just officially created. Alison and Ken each have 2 gorgeous children. Together they have a drop dead beautiful family which is FULL of love and laughter. I had a blast at their wedding. Here are a few pictures of the family.

Alison & her 2 adorable daughters

Ken and his 2 round off a perfect family


This couple definitely has a spark
(by the way, they are leaning on Alison's red Mustang which is rumored to be one of the MANY reasons Ken loves her)

Thank you Ken and Alison!!

Heather & Garrett

Heather and Garrett got married a couple weekends ago at a little fort on a peninsula on the coast of Maine. A perfect June day. They had a small intimate wedding and it was just beautiful. The sun, the water and the melodic chime of the navigational bells in the bay made for a magical ceremony I am sure no one will forget. This family was obviously full of love and fun so I had a wonderful time spent capturing their special day for them.

Josh & Heather's Engagement Photo's

Thursday I went to Fort Popham with Josh & Heather to shoot their engagement photo's. They also brought their son Noah. It was a beautiful bright sunny morning with a chilly windy but we had a blast. Noah got to experience his feet in the sand for the first time and even tried to take a little unexpected swim. He was a little trooper. It was wonderful to see this loving family interacting with each other in such a beautiful environment.

Coffeetable Books

This year I switched from offering traditional photo albums to custom designed coffeetable books. Well, I received the first order in the mail today and I am more than impressed. This book has a beautiful glossy hardcover and it bound with precision. The company I use to print from is a high end professional book printer and these books are priceless. They use high end archival paper which should last as long or longer than a picture book you can buy at the bookstore. This book is on the lower end of options for books at this company so I am excited to see their higher quality books. They should be stunning. This particular book even arrives with a frosted hard plastic sleeve to prevent damage to your book for many years to come. I designed the page layouts using the couple's favorite photographs and favorite moments. I just can't get over how nice this book came out. I printed two to keep one as a studio sample that I will show to potential clients.

Why Weddings?

I've been asked.."What do you like best about photographing weddings?" well isn't it obvious?? A wedding day is the prettiest day of a woman's life (second only to pregnancy:) ) and the most meticulously planned event of a couple's life together. A whole day made especially for family, beauty and love. It brings out the best in people. I am sure you can agree, most people look their best when they are smiling and feeling positive emotions. Weddings are designed for positive emotions. What better place for a photographer to find willing and happy emotional people all in one place. You will see a lot of emotion in my photographs. My favorite pictures are the one's captured when the subject didn't know I was there.

My life's passion

Hello, I have decided to start a blog to chronicle my journey into my life's passion, Photography. I have always loved to take pictures. I have always had a camera and as far back as I can remember photography has been a huge part in our family life. It wasn't until a few years ago that I discovered that photography is actually my life's passion. It took having an adorable child and a great camera that I realized that I could could take my lifetime of snapshots into the next level of artistic expression.

Through taking tens of thousands of photographs, I have discovered that my style of photography focuses on details. One of my favorite details are the eyes. Eyes of all colors and ages can help me tell their story through the photograph. My son's memorizing blue eyes have been the subject of much of my favorite pictures. The first thing I notice in a person that I will be photographing is their eyes.