Michele & Brian

I'm so happy that the weekend weather finally called for sun!! :-)

Michele & Brian wed at Sacred Heart Church in New Britain, followed by a very traditional Polish reception in New Britain as well. We made a quick stop at Elizabeth Park for photos in between the ceremony and reception.

Can I just say I saw the light on this one? Literally. I love me a good siolette :-)

But honestly, Michele has such a natural pose and beauty that she naturally fell into this position (below).. I just simply told her to hold that pose! Thanks Michele!

I saw some beautiful lighting again where Michele was exiting her home... I just couldn't resist!
Then Brian insisted we take a few fun group shots... here they are! Brian, great call! I love a wedding party that would do just about anything for a shot ;-)

PS. I love the guy that is just standing there. Great pose!
Aren't they gorgeous? Michele's veil was beautiful in the wind...I have to thank Jake Bergmeier for giving me a new perspective at this park. I've photographed here a dozen times... and it was so great that he saw the park in a whole new way. Jake, thank you!

Kids say the darndest things... I love it! This note was written to Michele by her first graders...

Huge thank you to Christa Bosco for helping at this event! Seriously, for being a Nikon chick, you rule! :-)

Alison & John

I had the honor to photograph my sister-in-law's good friend, Alison and her (now) husband John. Both Alison and John are just the sweetest couple. Jake and I had alot of fun with this crew, and for me it was just so much more special knowing we were capturing memories for them :-) Here is a sneak preview to their photos.... I admit there were so many of them, but I just selected a few....

Her dress was simply stunning! I love the power of natural lighting....

It's so great to be able to capture a moment like this...

I love this picture because it was the Luttati women, including Alison's mom :-)

Isn't Alison cute?

And the ladies celebrated in style!

This blog wouldn't be complete without a Morgan picture :-)

Kate & Evan

Thankfully we were lucky that the small rain drizzle didn't start until after the beautiful ceremony at Wickham Park. What a beautiful spot for a wedding! They had a tent setup for their guests to be able to enjoy the ceremony. Afterwards they enjoyed drinks and dancing at the infamous Ann Howard @ the Bond.

It was such an honor and pleasure to capture memories for another Marist alumni :-)
Special thanks to Christa Bosco for helping out on this day!

Congratulations Kate and Evan .. here is a sneak preview to your day....

I also have a neat shot of all of the girls' flowers on a table. I had to stand on a chair to get that shot...
this one was a little easier to get ;-)

I think I may have gotten a few funny faces trying to take this shot. I then explained what I was trying to do afterwards... here is the end product! Perhaps this is a photo they would like their children to re-create some day ;-)
I had gotten quite a few pictures of Kate & Evan immediately walking from their ceremony...
I captured the following two candids of them having a moment. :-)

You can pick your friends....

and you can pick your nose. But you can't pick your friend's nose.

I know we've all heard of that.

But apparently my son has taken it to the next level.

I present to you (drumroll please...)

The different stages that come with picking your nose.

It all started with some innocent painting.

And then it turned into this...

STAGE 1: The "I am not sure I should be doing this" pick.

STAGE 2: The "Hey... this is fun because Mommy reacted" pick.

STAGE 3: The "Hey, I forgot about my finger in my nose- I have things to do" pick.

STAGE 4: The "Attack of the boogers- with avengence" pick.

Ahh.. the joys of being a kid.



Note: Yes, I've brought this post back.... because I can ;-) But seriously, it just makes me smile...