These are the emails that excite me the most: 25 months in advance of their wedding, I received this inquiry from Jen. “We are having an afternoon wedding at Portsmouth Country Club. I know it’s far in advance but having looked at your photos, I don’t want to miss out on the opportunity!” We met …
After an amazingly perfect Exeter fall engagement session I was already amped up for Courtney & Colby’s summer wedding at the Exeter Inn. Check out these ridiculously romantically soft and gorgeous flowers designed by one of my favorites – Jessica at Cymbidium Florals. Her work is always stunning and Courtney & Colby’s florals were no exception. …
Talk about a flashback! Ethan & Emily were some of the first kiddos I photographed when I first started this “hey this is interesting” thing that has now become my full time job. If you’d like to take a look at my meager beginnings – then check out our first Prescott Park adventure! Seven years later …
She’s here! She’s here! Little miss Lydia Alex made her debut in June – as I predicted – on my son’s 15th birthday! He was so excited to learn that some of his favorite people made him a birthday buddy! 😉 Lydia’s appearance has been long awaited on this blog! First we did a sweet winter baby …
When I blogged about their cozy winter Newmarket engagement shoot, I left off with the line “I cannot WAIT to see how their love explodes in summer!” And their Four Tree Island Summer Wedding did NOT disappoint. It was a perfectly planned affair with the most well executed “backyard picnic” theme I’ve seen in a long …
Julie & Jay were sent over to me after Mel & Michelle’s spectacular Mill 1 at Open Square Wedding. We met up for coffee and chatted and she mentioned something about her sister just getting engaged. After I got home, I brought up a WHYM Beer Friend, Jess on facebook – and low and behold – …
Advice from a Lake Be clear Make positive ripples Look beneath the surface Stay calm Shore up friendships Take time to reflect Be full of life! This has definitely been the year of family! I’m so grateful to bare witness to multiple generations, getting together (usually by some body of water) and celebrating each other. Such …
Amanda & Jarrad met up with me in early summer for a York, ME engagement shoot. They found me staring in the window of The Goldenrod lamenting just how “early” in summer it was (they weren’t open yet) 😉 (there’s a happy ending though – keep reading!) We took the short walk over to Short Sands …
Jen & Matt are crazy romantic. I had picked up on this a little bit at their Lake Kenoza Engagement Session but after witnessing their Lake Opechee Inn wedding day, it was crazily abundant! First check out Jen’s dress – if that’s not romance in lace, I don’t know what is. She and her girls were …
Kelly & Dan visited the Connors Center and fell in love with it. I mean, WHO WOULDN’T!? And it just so happens my photo graces the cover of Connors Center Wedding brochure . They did a little more digging around my website and saw the post of Jen & Pete’s Wedding and reached out to see if I …
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