Friday, May 22, 2009

Alli & Glenn's eSession - Woodstock, CT

Alli & Glenn live in New York City, we met in Boston, their wedding will be in Newport, and we shot their engagement session in Woodstock, CT! Talk about a New England wedding, this one includes almost all of it!

Woodstock is such a cute town and there were so many options for their engagement photos. Unfortunately it was spitting rain through the whole shoot, but Alli & Glenn were good sports and didn't mind getting a little wet :) We started out at Glenn's parents' home where they have some beautiful blossoming trees. (btw, this photo totally reminds me of my friend Amanda's logo!)

Alli & Glenn's Engagement Session


I love barns! I'm so glad they hadn't painted this one yet.


Alli & Glenn's Engagement Session

Alli & Glenn's Engagement Session


After a little while at the house, we hopped in the car to see what we would find. Alli thought of this great little wooded area, and it turned out to be fabulous! Plus, it sheltered us from the rain.


Alli & Glenn's Engagement Session


They're cute :]


Alli & Glenn's Engagement Session

Alli & Glenn's Engagement Session

Alli & Glenn's Engagement Session


I just love Alli's gorgeous green eyes!


Alli & Glenn's Engagement Session


It was right about this point that I almost fell on my face running through the woods in my Birkenstocks so I could lay on the ground and get these shots. Mental note: don't wear birks on engagement shoots anymore...


Alli & Glenn's Engagement Session


This is one of my favorites from the day!


Alli & Glenn's Engagement Session


Hey, look, we found another barn!


Alli & Glenn's Engagement Session

Alli & Glenn's Engagement Session


Alli & Glenn's Engagement Session

Alli & Glenn's Engagement Session

Alli & Glenn's Engagement Session


I saved the best for last... We stumbled across a field full of cows hanging out beside the road, and we just couldn't resist taking a few photos with them. I mean, what's an engagement session for a NYC couple without some cows and a farm?! ;)


Alli & Glenn's Engagement Session


Alli & Glenn's Engagement Session


I love how the cows were posing for the camera!


Alli & Glenn's Engagement Session


This one really wanted to be in the picture


Alli & Glenn's Engagement Session


It was definitely was one of the most entertaining eSessions I've ever shot!


Alli & Glenn's Engagement Session

Alli & Glenn's Engagement Session

Alli & Glenn's Engagement Session


Alli & Glenn, thanks for a great shoot! I don't have many couples who would be up for having their engagement photos taken with cows, so thanks for being adventurous with me :) I'm totally excited for your Newport wedding in, woah, less than a month!

Friday, May 8, 2009

Elizabeth & Ryan's eSession - Marion, MA

Elizabeth called me months ago about her wedding to Ryan this June. She lives in Chicago, which means I liked her right away ;), but we never got a chance to meet until a couple weeks ago at their engagement session down in Marion, MA near Buzzards Bay. We met up at the home where the wedding will be, and it's such a gorgeous location - I am so excited for the wedding day! Elizabeth was just as pleasant to be around as she seemed on the phone, and Ryan is definitely her perfect match. It was very fun to finally meet them and we had a great time together taking photographs all over the property!


Ryan & Elizabeth



Ryan & Elizabeth


These two have such a great dynamic - they're so fun and playful, they clearly love being around each other!


Ryan & Elizabeth


Ryan & Elizabeth


They're also gorgeous!


Ryan & Elizabeth



Ryan & Elizabeth


Elizabeth is the kind of woman who greets you with a firm handshake and leaves you with a strong hug. She laughs HARD, with her whole body! You've got to love a woman like that!


Ryan & Elizabeth




Ryan & Elizabeth


It was totally worth walking through the mud to get these!


Ryan & Elizabeth



Ryan & Elizabeth



Ryan & Elizabeth


I have really learned to love shooting into the sun!




Ryan & Elizabeth


Coolest thing about this image is something Cynthia pointed out to me while she was editing the shoot... Even with all the light coming through, you can see Elizabeth's eyelashes. I love little details like that!


Ryan & Elizabeth


Just trying something different with the edit on this one... what do you think?


Ryan & Elizabeth


This is what this scene looked like from the other side


Ryan & Elizabeth


Ryan & Elizabeth


love it!


Ryan & Elizabeth


We walked through this little archway into the neighbors' yard from some images with a totally different feel.


Ryan & Elizabeth



Ryan & Elizabeth


there's that laugh again!


Ryan & Elizabeth


Elizabeth & Ryan, it was SO great to finally meet you! I had such a great time getting to know you both. I can't wait for your wedding - it's going to be beautiful and so much fun!


If you'd like to see a few more of my favorites, you can check them out on my Facebook Fan Page :)


I'm back!

Well, I'm back from vacation, and it was FABULOUS! Hopefully it won't take me another year to get photos up for you guys ;) Since coming home, I've been catching up on emails, shooting, and editing a LOT of images! There should be a bunch of new blog posts coming very soon, starting NOW!