John & Kate [minus the 8]'s Spring Wedding

On May 15th I second shot John & Kate's wedding for my good friend and collegue Nicole Taylor. They were such a cute couple and a great bunch to work with! I wish them all the best in their new life together as man and wife ♥

my favorite!

father-daughter dance :)

Three's company: Mark, Heather & Braeden's Family Portraits

Recently I was contacted by Heather, who used the services of NILMDTS [Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep] about 7 or 8 months ago when her son Braeden was born. Many of you know I am the current Hartford County coordinator for this amazing organization. You can imagine how excited I was to find out that their son was still with us! They asked me to take some updated portraits of their family and I was thrilled to do so. I adored watching them interact with Braeden. Their love was palpable, the gentle & tender care they gave him was so heartwarming. I was so blessed to be a part of their lives that day :) Here are a few images of our session together!

Will & Amanda's rainy day engagement session!

Will & Amanda were just so stinkin' cute during their engagement session with me in Collinsville. It was raining the whole time but it didn't get their spirits down! They made it work, and we incorporated the wet weather for some super cute photos. I had a great time laughing and spending time with these two lovebirds as we roamed the historic streets & shops of this quaint little town. Thanks so much to you both for letting me take your images to celebrate such a special time in your lives. It was the first time I ever did a rainy day engagement session & I wouldn't have wanted it with anyone else! ♥ Hope you enjoy the pictures :)

Hearts & Thieves

A few weeks ago I had the great opportunity to take some pictures of a local band called Hearts & Thieves. The lead singer Sebastian Scott is an old high school classmate of mine that I reconnected with on Facebook. A few days ago they competed in the final round of 106.9 WCCC's Rock (Your) Face Off at Up Or On The Rocks in Hartford and WON! I just wanted to congratulate Sebastian, Aaron Read, Dan Cusson & Rick Finocchiaro on their success and wish them all the best as they open for a national touring act at the Block Party in Downtown Hartford on May 21st! Don't miss it!

Jake's Senior Portraits

Here are a few shots from my Senior Portrait session with Jake, who will be graduating from Simsbury High School this year. They chose the very popular hot-spot of the old mill on the river in Collinsville for his images. My family & I are really good friends with Jake's mom, so when Sue asked me to photograph her son I was more than happy to help! Check out a few of our mutual favorites -

Emily's passion

This chick is pretty phenomenal. She's classically trained in music, wrote a book, is an avid healthfood blogger, and is a fellow pathetic.org poet. So when Emily asked me to take some new pics of her & her beloved cello for her upcoming big recital, I was like hell yeah! :) Here is a sneak peek into our session in Collinsville [one of the hot spots my clients LOVE!]