I had the pleasure of photographing little Aidan for the first time this week… Aidan’s first birthday is in a couple of weeks, and he’s a pretty advanced little guy!  He was so sweet and easy to work with, going back and forth between giggles, a killer blue-steel look, and trying to raid my camera bag.  I met Aidan’s parents Colleen and Travis at Kristy and Tony’s wedding in Vegas, and was so excited when they contacted me to do a session with Aidan at their home!

Aidan was such a sweet pea from the start, he’s definitely the kind of baby that makes people go “Hey, I want one of those!”

Playing it cool…

But unable to keep a straight face as I crawled around on the ground like a big dork:

Here he is breaking into my camera bag, he he!

But who could ever be mad at this little face?

Baby attack! Ridiculously adorable baby attack!

Colleen mentioned that Aidan loves horses… me too, kiddo!

I love this series… he wasn’t totally feeling the cute bear hat, but Colleen and I definitely were.

“Are we done yet?”

Those eyes…

And eyelashes…

Thanks guys, I had so much fun!

What a trip!  My cousin Kristy has been a great supporter of my work, and when it came time for her to get married I knew I’d be the lucky one photographing it. Kristy and Tony are so much fun, and I was so excited to watch the event develop- they considered having it here in New York, then thought about going on a cruise, and finally decided on Vegas. They flew me out and we showed Vegas what’s what…
On to the wedding!

I love Kristy’s dress…

And shoes (I seriously can’t believe she walked all around Vegas in those!)

She’s so pretty!

He’s not too bad either.

The ceremony was so sweet, it went from tears…

…to laughter!

To sexaaay!

Mr. and Mrs!

Then we went around the strip and did some portraits… mmmm!

I wanted to hit this sign for the REVOLUTION lounge in the Mirage, it’s related to the Beatles “Love” show, which we saw… it was amaaaaazing!

Aren’t they cute?

Headed into the Venetian for this cool shot at Tao.

And on to the reception!

There was a small stage for dancing, and it was packed all night! I think there was a pool going for how many people would fall off, but it never paid… this is a sure-footed group, ha ha.

This picture kills me… take note of the video playing in the background! If you can’t guess it, I’m not telling

And of course it wouldn’t be a Vegas wedding without this guy…

On Sunday, Kristy, Tony and I headed to the Neon Museum’s Boneyard for a fun shoot (there was also a low-rider convention nearby, which was comedy gold… watching them hit the hydraulics and bounce around as they drove past was endlessly entertaining!)

Oh, can’t forget the rings… we put them on one of the little light bulbs in the signs

Hot! They were so easy to work with, too

And one of my favorites…

Ok, that’s it for now! I had such a blast with you guys, it was an honor to be your photographer

Here’s one quick shot from Kristy and Tony’s Vegas wedding… hot!  More coming very soon… I had a blast

What a fantastic way to end my season (in New York)… I was so excited to work with Kelly and Simon, we’ve been in touch for about a year, and they are such a cool couple -and blog-stalkers - that I’ve been looking forward to this for a while.

I knew it was going to be a good day when I met up with the guys at the lake house and the guys were getting ready to jump in the lake.  Yes, in October.  Yes, it was about 60 degrees.

They started the shower running before they went out to do this… ha ha!

Then I went to meet up with the girls at Hobbit Hollow, where beautiful Kelly was getting her makeup done. Love this shot of her listening to her bridesmaids.

Getting the veil in place… the veil was worn by Kelly’s mom at her wedding and was made using lace from her grandmother’s wedding dress. I love things like that!

Kelly takes a final look in the mirror, that’s her dad in the background.

This is so dainty, I love it.

Simon sees Kelly for the first time!

Love this moment.

Kiss!

They got to ring the bells, which I am a little jealous of.

This was so funny, Simon kind of paused for a picture as they exited the church and Kelly played along with it and started dragging him, ha ha!

Then we headed to The Lodge for the reception… Kelly’s dad grew all the pumpkins that decorated the church and the Lodge. Ah, I love fall!

And the award for Best Use of a Tie during Air Guitar goes to…

he he..

Portraits… we really had to hunt for some fall leaves, since peak is still a ways off, but we found some and I may have rolled around on the ground to get it (I admit nothing)!

This light was perfect for literally one frame, and we weren’t even posing yet!

Then it got brighter, but I still liked it.

Kelly does her best “stern” look, and it’s still adorable!

Buttercup

Ok, another reason why I love my clients… I was pretty far away from them at this point, hiding in the cattails, and I said “Ok, lean back a bit!” of course referring to Kelly, but Simon wanted in on it too… this totally cracks me up! I think Kelly liked it too…

And finally…

Have an amazing time in Mexico, I hope I got this posted in time for you to see it! I had a great time with you guys, congratulations.

Off to Vegas this weekend!

Another fabulous wedding!  I was excited to head down to meet Michelle in Watkins Glen… we hadn’t met before, but she was so sweet in her emails and on the phone, I was really looking forward to it.  Here’s the lovely bride getting her makeup done at the salon…

Then we headed over to the Watkins Glen Harbor Hotel, which I am seriously in love with. This place is goooorgeous. It’s eco-friendly and the decor is so fresh and modern, I love the bold wall colors!

Michelle’s dress is so pretty!

Did a few pictures with the guys at the hotel and the girls at Watkins Glen State Park.

Before the ceremony at Logan Ridge Estates, Michelle took a peek at the reception room, her reaction was so cute!

Coordinator Cynthia Converse did an absolutely fabulous job!
And while I’m at it, Red Newt Bistro hit it out of the park… yum!

I love tall centerpieces like this!

Then we headed downstairs for the ceremony- it was originally meant to be outside, but it rained most of the day so they set up indoors… but that certainly didn’t dampen spirits!

They are so sweet together!

Hello!

The first dance… they are so in love it was like nobody else was in the room!

And father daughter…

The guys gave Michelle a traditional fraternity welcome- class!

And a few portraits between raindrops.

Congratulations Michelle and Mike, thank you so much for having me at your wedding! Have an amazing time in Greece… if you need someone to photograph your vacation, I am available… just putting it out there!

I met Danielle and Trevor last fall, we headed to Ithaca for an engagement shoot and I had so much fun with them.  We shot around town and went around the Cornell campus a bit as well, then they treated me to a tasty lunch before I headed back home!
I’d been looking forward to their wedding for the whole year, and the inital forecasts were that the remnants of hurricane whicheveroneican’tkeeptrackanymore was supposed to be heading into New York, and I was really keeping my fingers crossed that we wouldn’t be rained out- we’d had a pretty grey day for the e-shoot as well. Fortunately, it ended up being a bit overcast, but no rain! I met up with the girls at Satori Day Spa for the getting ready, everyone was nice and chill, enjoying the morning.

Beautiful dress!

Sage Chapel is so pretty.

Aww!

I love that the officiant stepped to the side during the rings, it made a nice clean background- thanks!!

Yay bubbles!

First dance!

This was a serious group of dancers… people were up dancing between meal courses, which I don’t think I’ve ever seen!

And some portraits around the beautiful campus!

Look familiar? I think I figured out that this is an English Weeping Beech, I love it!

Congratulations you two, I have had such a great time working with you!!