Finaly: Aaron and Maura's Wedding

I know, I know! It's been too long. I promised the wedding photos from Maura and Aaron's wedding a while ago - but at least I have a good excuse! For this wedding on July 9th, I had a second shooter (Chris Barrineau). Between the two of us we had almost 2000 images. He edited his portion very speedily, and I have been working on mine as well. I finished last week and have been waiting for them to arrive with Maura and Aaron. So today they arrived! And here is the blog post:

I arrived in Wells at 10am and headed over to the salon to catch some of the preparation shots:

After we left the salon, the girls all headed back to the beach house that was serving as home base. I grabbed the bridesmaids for a quick shoot:

Maura's BEAUTIFUL dress, waiting patiently.

Maura comparing dresses with the flower girl.

The wedding party rented a trolly to take them to their different locations throughout the day. Such a good idea! Maura getting ready to head off to the church.

The bridesmaids during the ceremony.

Maura and Aaron: MARRIED!

Leaving the church...

The bridal party made a quick stop for some fun photos on the way to the reception.

:)

Maura and her sister, the maid of honor.

The guys.

When we got to the reception site, Chris and I took the wedding party and did some more fun photoshoots and then I grabbed Maura and Aaron and took some more photos. I love so many of the couple's photos, but here are a couple of my favorites:

I just couldn't resist using the texture of the grass and I'm so glad we did this one!

Toasting at the reception.

Isn't their cake so great? I love the toppers!

And of course, the ring shot.

Heading off to their honeymoon...

And of course, I had to do a panorama. I took this as I was on my way home that evening. It was such a wonderful and successful day.

The Botanical Garden - Take Two

No, you aren't seeing double. I already did a post of the images I took last year when I went to the botanical gardens. But I have visited again and have some new images to share! I love macro photography (as I believe I have mentioned before) and so here are some images from this summer's trip:

Hens and Chicks. Really like how this one came out.

I'm so bad with the names of flowers. I will call this one Big Purple Ball.

I do remember that this is a type of Peony. Really loved this flower.

I think this one is a Peony too?

Hydrangea hanging in the drying house.

Cute :)

Some sort of honey suckle.

Dragonfly

Watering cans.

One of my favorites from the day.

Hope you enjoyed these! Like I said before, all images are available as prints.

Next: I am shooting a wedding tomorrow down in the beautiful Wells, Maine! Stay tuned for those images!

Wedding: Chrissy and John

Hello all! Once again it has been a little while since I have put up a new post. Apart from a few computer issues, I have been working on some very exciting things that I can't wait to share with you! The most exciting of which is Chrissy and John's wedding that I shot on June 17th. It was a small, casual family affair at a stunning cottage on Bailey Island. I so enjoyed my time with them and even felt like I was part of the actual wedding party at times. The weather (after being unpredictable all day) turned out better than anyone could have hoped for for the ceremony and photos after. As I have been working on the images I keep catching myself with a smile on my face! I hope you (and Chrissy and John!) have the same reaction! Here are just a few of my favorite shots from the day:

(Just a quick side note: for some reason the photos look a little desaturated on the blog. Not sure why this is happening ): )

Sadie, the flower girl was happy to have a little photo shoot of her own while the B&G were getting ready. (She wanted to know if I was in 4th grade or 5th grade! Haha too cute.)

And of course I just couldn't resist a small panorama. The ceremony took place right down in the garden at the edge of the lawn. Such a beautiful place!

The rings.

Getting ready!

Family portrait

All smiles :)

With this ring...

MARRIED!

down by the seashore. (there is actually a sailboat off in the distance if you look closely.)

Rings.

Check out that blue sky!

Come on, I know you can't help but to smile...

So Happy!

What a stunning bride.

Toasting.

Carrot Cake cupcakes

Cutting the (cup)cake...

Smooshing the cupcakes!

Kiss.

It was such a wonderful day and I am so glad I could be part of it! Good luck Chrissy and John!

Orr's and Bailey Isls

This past weekend, a friend and I decided to take a short day trip to Orr's and Bailey Isls. I am shooting a wedding there in a couple of weeks and wanted to check out the area. What a beautiful place! We had a great time exploring and had our first lobster of the season. Here are some of the shots from the day!

A quick panorama of Macherel Cove.

Lobster Roll!

The Lobsterman statue at Land's End, next to all the lupins!

A great day! Stay tuned for the wedding images in a couple weeks!

Lauren & Dustin Engagement!

When I found out that a friend of mine from high school got engaged I had to do an engagement shoot for her. Lucky me they are both very attractive people and made my job so easy! We have been trying to find a time on a sunday to do the shoot but the weather hasn't been cooperating. Finally, this Memorial Day weekend we got some stunning weather. Lauren and Dustin chose the park next to SMCC. It is right on the water and has a wonderful view of Portand harbor. Here are some of my favorite images from this shoot: