Grace & Luke

For those of you who have known me for a while and have had the hmm ... pleasure of going out with me in a "social setting" chances are you've heard me introduce myself as "Grace" to some poor, unsuspecting young lad. I know... it's really mature. I haven't done it in a pretty long time, but the name Grace will always remind me of my glory days. Anyways... when my mom's coworker needed some photos done of her daughter Grace and her son Luke, I was pretty excited because what girl named Grace wouldn't be awesome!!! Grace didn't disappoint and Luke was equally as awesome with his big blue eyes! My mom even had me share why I loved the name Grace so much with Grace and Luke's parents, good to know I make you so proud Mom. xoxo

Meet Grace ...

and Luke ...

Brothers and sisters are as close as hands and feet.
Vietnamese Proverb

On a completely unrelated note, I can't believe it's almost November!!!

Megan & Pawel Engaged

Megan & Pawel

E-Session

Pawel is the younger brother of one of my best friends from college (our glory years), so I've known Pawel for almost 8 years now, time sure does fly... Peewee is getting married now, sorry Pawel - I had too!!! :) I am beyond excited to be a part of such an exciting time in Pawel and Megan's life and am soooo excited that they have chosen me to photograph their wedding. We took their engagement photos a couple weeks ago at Whitman Park, although the weather almost didn't coorporate with us... raindrops literally appeared on my windshield as I drove away from the shoot, we were able to get some great shoots. It was beyond apparent throughout the entire shoot (and in all the photos) how in love these two were.

One of my favorites:

Absolutely love this one too:

Congratulations Megan & Pawel, I cannot wait for your special day!

Elsie turns One! :)

Elsie's Mom, Amanda, and I grew up together in Acushnet, so when she asked if I would take Elsie's 1 year old pictures I was really excited. It gave me an excuse to spend some time in my hometown Acushnet, which I love, and I got to meet this little blue eyed beauty ...

We started our day at the The Silverbrook Farm, where they had some great stone walls and brick to work with:

Ohh hey baby blues...

After calling a chicken a turkey at Silverbrook Farm, we decided it was time to head to our next stop and go Apple Picking at Keith's, which Elsie loved! She loved eating the apples with her six teeth (I think that's how many teeth Amanda said she has in now)!!!

I just love these next two pictures.

Elsie officially turns ONE this weekend, so I'm waiting to post her "party dress" pictures... but they are just as adorable as the pictures at the orchards. Thank you Amanda and Taylor for letting me share such a special day with your family. I hope you enjoy the pictures and I hope when Elsie is older, she'll love seeing how much personality she had when she was just shy of her first birthday! :)

And by personality... I mean this:

She's ridiculously cute (and clearly your daughter Amanda)!! :)

Kelly & Mike - Married!

I somehow managed to go a whole summer without posting to my blog, epic fail. I just went through some pictures I took at a wedding I shot with Myra Kushon this weekend down the cape and figured I'd post some pictures of the stunning couple and their family!

Congratulations Mr. & Mrs. Michael Stefans!
September 18, 2010

Absolutely stunning...

Sneak Peak - Erin & Rich E-Session

E-Session

Erin & Rich

When Erin and I first picked a date to do her engagement photos back in February for a weekend in May, I was a little worried about the weather since last May's weather wasn't so kind to us. I literally checked the weather everyday once the 10 day forecast was up. When I woke up the day of the shoot, I jumped out of bed and ripped open the curtains to a photographer's dream day. In a little under an hour and a half, we had snapped away over 250 AMAZING pictures in the Boston Public Gardens. I'm not joking when I say that every picture I took I was in love with. I wanted to turn the camera around and show Erin and Rich how wonderful they were after nearly every shot. Needless to say, these pictures are just a little teaser for the bride and groom to be.

These are my favorite 5 photos taken out of the first 50 frames we took....

"All you need in the world is love and laughter. That's all anybody needs...."
-August Wilson

Rich and Erin brought along their adorable dog Willow to take some pictures with them too. Willow was such a natural (you were too Rich)!!

I hope you enjoy the pictures.

To be continued...

A Father Means...

A Father means so many things...
A understanding heart,
A source of strength and of support
Right from the very start.
A constant readiness to help
In a kind and thoughtful way.
With encouragement and forgiveness
No matter what comes your way.
A special generosity and always affection too
A Father means so many things
When he’s a man like you...
– Anonymous

Everyone now and then, you capture a moment with your camera... when the light is just right, when everything is pure, and when even words can't describe what the image expresses.

Pictures like this remind me of why I love photography so much...
and it also reminds me of how much I love these two guys!!! :)

xoxo

Ava Mae Katherine Williams

I know, I know... I fell off the blog bandwagon like CRAZY (you can thank my first Tax Season as an Asset Manager on that one). But, now that I'm an Aunty (again) I have something, well someone, to brag about and show off. I have a million other pictures I need to get up here and I'm gearing up for a very busy summer full of E-Sessions/Weddings/Family Portraits/Etc. , so I'm pretty excited. I apologize for my lack of postings to distract you from work you don't want to be doing... ;)

I proudly introduce my beautiful niece:

AVA MAE KATHERINE
04.30.10
1:17 PM
8 lbs 13 oz
22 inches

Does is make me a bad Aunty if I think she's adorable when she's crying?

Aggh, so perfect.

“Only an Aunt can give hugs like a mother, can keep secrets like a sister, and share love like a friend.”
~ Spanish Proverb

xoxo

Congratulations Carly and Jim! (... a little late)

In spirit of the amount of inquires I have received regarding the quickly approaching 2010 wedding season, it reminded me that I neglected to do a posting for Carly and Jim's wedding. They had the most beautiful Cape Cod wedding and luckily the weather held out for us.

Their wedding was a special day for me because it was the first time I have been the main photographer at a wedding. Luckily I was joined by my photography buddy Myra Kushon who flew up from DC. Myra has taught me a ton about photography, so it was good to have her by my side. We had so much fun together and made such a great team that we have discussed second shooting for each other in future weddings we have booked.

I proudly present... (a few months late):

Mr. & Mrs. Jim McGrail
10.17.09

The blushing bride, Carly:

Getting Dressed:

We had to...haha:

Whole wedding party:

Love:

Father of the Bride busting a move:

Blessing:


Best wishes Carly & Jim! :)

Thank you for allowing Myra and I to be a part of your special day!