Karen and Joe: I Live My Life To Be With You

Karen & Joe got married in March, on a beautiful early spring day! The snow was gone, the sun was out, it was perfect. Their ceremony was held at The United Church of Christ in Burlington. It was such a beautiful church! Their reception was held at Gibbet Hill in Groton. I was so happy we had good weather - Gibbet Hill is gorgeous! Karen & Joe are the kind of people you want to hang out with all day. Their wedding was so much fun to photograph! They welcomed us and made Doug, Emily, and I feel like we were part of the gang. I'm pretty sure that we're inviting some of them to our hypothetical wedding. They knew how to have a party! Here are some photos from the day...

The wedding dress.


The bride.


The ceremony.


Husband & wife! Doug got this awesome photo of Karen & Joe walking back down the aisle. I had him stationed up in a little room that overlooked the ceremony. After the wedding, the church lady asked, "So, how did it go up there?" I replied, "I think it went great!" Then she said, "Well, he didn't fall through, so..." Uhm... Was that a possibility? Look at that - Doug risks his life to get this shot.


On her way out.


Eventually, you're going to have wedding parties climb on stuff.


Yellow wellies!


Karen & Joe braved the wind to do a few more photos with me outside.


I love Gibbet Hill and this little arrangement when you walk in the door is just one of the reasons why. Karen is a teacher, so the chalkboard message is particularly fitting!


The groom getting down.


The groom's grandfather getting down.


Karen and Joe had an amazingly fun wedding! There is, of course, a slideshow to go with this post. Check it out!

You Must Have Seen Her

I took this photo at the Get It Off! Workshop yesterday. We worked with three really cool models and just played around with different lighting tricks. Since I use mostly natural light, these workshops have been great. They've got me experimenting with all different sorts of equipment, which is fun. This is just one of the many photos I took yesterday, but something about it grabs me, so I thought I'd throw it up there.

To all of you who powered through and read the entire Oscars blog, THANK YOU! I had a record number of people check in yesterday, which is awesome! Please feel free to comment with your thoughts on The Academy Awards - I want to hear your opinions on everything - dresses, awards, attitudes...

My Kind of Town

Everyone who is not related to me, brace yourselves. I am about to post a million and one photos from my cousin Tony's wedding. Since I don't know how to make slideshows, you'll have to suffer through a very long post. This is the best way for everyone to see the photos - plus, they're tons of fun. The bride and groom were so happy and the guests danced the night away. Really. The dancing didn't stop. The floor was packed. Grandparents, cousins, aunts & uncles, and friends all squeezed together, dancing off the calories from the dinner!

{The Ceremony}





You've heard of the Pink Ladies?




{The Reception}

This is the gorgeous wedding cake... Isn't it amazing? The world city skylines were incorporated into a lot of the wedding details - save the dates, invitations, seating cards, and the cake. It was a great detail that tied everything together.



Let the crazy dancing commence!









I think I might make this my signature shot. I love the way the wine glass sparkles!


My family has had an extremely trying week this past week. It was important for me to post these photos in the hopes that they might put some smiles on some faces. There are tons more, but I couldn't put up ALL of them! I hope everyone enjoys these! Love you.