Katie O'Malley - Anytime

My super galpal Katie O'Malley who is the Vice President of Sparkle and Romance from DestinationBride.com made this big journey to Boston for some glamorous headshots!

First we teamed up with the amazingly talented makeup artist Lisa Roche from Luxe Beautique in Swampscott.... She primped and pampered Katie while Kristen, Katie's sister and one of my bestest girlfriends, and I looked on!So after Lisa worked her magic, we used some of the light reflecting off the Ocean across the street to capture some incredible images.
Then we took a quick walk down to G Bar and used the more of that beautiful light. G Bar's interior design was perfect, modern, swanky and sexy....
We then headed over to Nahant, for some beachside photos and some of the sweetest light on the north shore!



If it hadn't been so windy and chilly, we would have gone down to the beach and splashed around... so I made Katie promise me that we would do another session later in the summer!

Katie, I had such a great time with you! I wish we lived closer so we could spend more time together!
Im so excited to be working with you and being a DestinationBride.Com photographer!!!

xo

The Big 2 - 7

The last time I posted a blog was the day before my 27th birthday.... i was So sick, coughing, sneezing, wheezing, you name it I had it.

Nothing was making me feel better, not matter what medicines i took, but with the perfect combination of Wild Orange Tea from Starbucks, time well spent in the steam room and some antibiotics, i finally kicked the flu!

I celebrated my birthday with Olivia, Chris and his parents by going out to The Outback for a bite to eat. Although the Tuna was delicious, the service left much to be desired.... all of the hot food arrived at our table cold, and our waitress was nowhere to be seen and the manager who visited out table, wasn't helpful either. All in all, not a great experience! Next time we'll go to Bocelli's!

But Chris made sure I had a beautiful strawberry and cream birthday cake from La Cascia's, one of the zillion italian bakeries in South Medford. It was perfectly delicious!

So now that I'm no longer a victim of the flu, I am back in the swing of things, getting great photos of so many people!

within the next couple of days, i will be posting photos of Quinn, Lily, two Olivias, Brett, Lisa, Kristine and Katie.... Also photos from Easter and the highly anticipated DestinationBride.com Springtime Soiree!

So thank you to everyone for their get well wishes and the birthday wishes... so far being 27 is off to a flying start!

Keep checking back to see some great images!

xoxo

Being sick...

For the past 7 days, i have been coughing, sneezing, had a headache, a runny nose, a runny eye (new to me) and a terrible backache.

The only thing that really makes me feel better is sleeping, which i think is adding to my backache, so i am forcing myself to get up and get work done....in spurts.



Im hoping a big dose of vitamins, sunlight and fresh air will make my birthday tomorrow enjoyable!!

Chris and Amanda : Engagement

Chris and Amanda are two very special people in my life. Chris is the brother of one of my dear Friends (and brides) Jennifer and Amanda is the love of his life! They have such a wonderful love story with their life paths crossing at different times over the years.



To start their exciting session, we ventured down to one of their favorite places, and one of the best places to go in Boston, Faneuil Hall Market Place! For all of you Boston trivia fans, did you know that the first Faneuil Hall burned down in 1761, 19 years after it was constructed? The existing building was completed in 1763. Also for the trivia buffs, This is where Samuel Adams and fellow revolutionary colonists gathered!


Chris did a realy teriffic job keeping Amanda nice and warm!!!

We then headed over to the water to one of my favorite budings at The New England Aquiarium..


Anyone remember the commercial of the little girl who could 'walk like a penguin'??



If it were only warmer, we could have been on one of these boats instead of just admiring them from a distance!


One of my favorite views of the city....



And who can't appreciate the fabulous coats they were wearing... well done!



We really had such a great time during our session - If only it had been warmer! Thank you Chris and Amanda, the love that you two share made a very cold morning all the more warm!!!

You can see more from their session by clicking here!

Zoe and Sky - Gorgeous Girls

As part of a very thoughtful Valentines day gift for their dad, I photographed two of the prettiest girls in Boston!



These girls had SO much personality!! They were so silly and there wasn't a dull moment all afternoon! Nice antennaes!




And one of my all time favorite photos, the girls playing in the snow with their very cool mom!




You can see more of the photos by clicking Here!!

Happy 50th Birthday Tore!

This weekend all of The Fucile's and most of the Grants joined up at The Dante Club in Somerville to be part of Tore's big suprise Party!

As the nominated family photographer, I generally get front row seats at these parties... which makes it possible to grab great candids like this...



Tore thought that he was attending the surprise party of another family member and even asked to go in the side entrance, because he thought everyone would think he was the big surprise recipient... so he walked through the doors thinking he was fooling everyone, but the goof was on him!



The 'Locusts' Left to Right, Uncle Richard, Tore, and Tore Jr. All born on the same day, exactly 17 years apart.


One of my favorite brides and grooms for 2008 - Kim and Jason!



The famous 'Alf Hogan' Doll which was the subject of many jokes, home movies and frantic phone calls... or so I have been told...

Yes, I was completely speechless when I first saw this..... 'family heirloom', which once lived up in Grandma's attic.



and no family party is complete without "God Bless America", always the highlight for me!!! (Im on the left with Uncle Larry!!)



Here's to the next fifty years Tore!!!! Happy Birthday!

Shannon and Dave - and Sadie makes three

a couple of weeks ago, I headed up north to Burlington to Cafe Escadrille to celebrate with Shannon, Dave and Aunt Cheryl and her crew for the soon to be arrival of the newest family member.

Shannon and Dave will be welcoming their first daughter, Sadie, into the world this month! (Photos to come!!)




Click here to see the fun photos from the party....



Congratulations Shannon and Dave!!! We're all so excited to meet Sadie!