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!









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








They're also gorgeous!









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!










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













I have really learned to love shooting into the sun!







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!





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





This is what this scene looked like from the other side








love it!





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









there's that laugh again!





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 :)

McGarry Family Chiropractic - Winchester, MA

A couple years ago, I started seeing a chiropractor on a regular basis. I'd been having some pretty regular shoulder and neck pain for a few years, and decided it was time to do something about it. Turns out, carrying heavy camera equipment on my back and holding a camera to my face and a flash over my head for hours at a time, is not so good for my spine. Like many people, I was really skeptical of chiropractic even though lots of photographers had told me it had really helped them. Dr. Lieschen McGarry had become a friend through church, and so I figured I'd give it a try since she was someone I felt really comfortable with and could trust. She explained to me that when your spine is out of line (subluxation), it can disrupt the nerves sending signals to your whole body, which can lead not just to pain but to all sorts of health issues. She also showed me how when your spine is out of line for an extended period of time, it can cause structural damage as well (subluxation degeneration). Looking at my x-ray was a little scary (apparently I have the spine of a 40-year old), so I started going for adjustments on a regular basis, and still do. And it's really helped!

So, when Lieschen told me she was working on a new website for the office and needed some photographs, I was thrilled to work with her on them!

We started out with some headshots...

Gorgeous, and talented - gotta love it!





This is Maggie, one of the office assistants





And Jessica





They're a great team!





This is the view from the adjustment room - that's lovely downtown Winchester





Dr. McGarry explaining Subluxation Degeneration to a patient





Two of the adorable babies she treats





A big part of Dr. McGarry's practice, is working with families and children. A lot of people freak out at the idea of adjusting children, but she's incredibly gentle. We photographed her adjusting some babies and kids, so people could see what that looks like.













See, smiling faces :)







Thanks Lieschen for such a fun and different shoot! And thank you especially for all the care you've given me over the last couple years! I don't know how I'd make it through a wedding season without you :)

Britt & Mike's eSession - Chatham, MA

A few months ago, I met Britt & Mike and we tried to have a fun engagement shoot by Fenway Park, but the weather didn't really cooperate. Since they live in Washington D.C., it wasn't so easy to reschedule. So we decided to wait until they came up to Boston during the winter and have a fun, snowy engagement session instead. Well... the weather didn't exactly cooperate with that idea either! When they came up to the Cape for Valentine's Day, the skies were blue and the snow was GONE! Oh well! We had a fun time wandering around Chatham anyway, and I was totally thrilled by how the photos turned out - so it all worked out all right :)


We spent the afternoon walking around downtown Chatham and kicked off the shoot at a little park with a band stand.





Like so many of my grooms, Mike's not a big fan of having his photo taken. So, we spend a lot of time just laughing and getting everyone relaxed. I also spend a lot of time pretending like I'm not taking pictures ;)





I looooove Britt's engagement ring!





After the park, we went to a candy shop, and then kept walking down the road. Britt kept telling us that the beach where they'll be married this May was "just a little farther" down the road. After walking pretty far along the road in the cold, we decided to just walk down to the beach, and take the beach route the rest of the way. It was gorgeous!





Britt was excited to get down to water and show us how close we were! Too bad there were all those rocks in our way. haha!





I love that Mike spontaneously picked Britt up and started spinning her around! I try to direct my couples as little as possible so the photos are really natural, and reflect the true nature of their relationship. It's always fun for me when the true nature of their relationship is to be really playful and make each other laugh like crazy!





or to tease them mercilessly ;)





Gotta love those argyle socks :)





I seem to get a photo like this of almost every couple... Groom staring off in the distance, Bride looking dreamily up at Groom. You people in love are all so cute!





On the other side of the beach, there was this super-tall beach grass. I've always wanted to do this, so I asked them if they'd be willing to walk in for a few photos. I was so pumped that they were willing to tromp in, and they turned out to be my favorite photos of the day!!








One of my favorites!





And these...








Could Britt be any cuter?!








very serious, Mike!





And would you look at that? A photo of Mike looking at the camera and SMILING - like for real! Amazing! See, I told you it wouldn't hurt ;)





And by that point, we were pretty much frozen, so we made our way out of the grass and back up to the road.








After all of that excitement, we still had to walk back to town. Britt apologized a hundred times for taking us so far away, but I didn't mind :] It was totally worth it!





Britt & Mike - thanks for a fun afternoon! It was great to see you again, and I'm so glad we got to go check out the house where the wedding will be - it's got me all excited for the big day this May! And thanks especially for the cookie offer last week - you guys are so sweet and I'm so blessed to get to work with people like you! It feels a lot less like "work" when you get to hang out with warm, wonderful people on days when they're super happy :D