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

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!

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!

Sammy and Grayson!

Nothing quite makes you feel like a kid again as much as jumping in the leaves... and that what i had the chance to do with Grayson and Samantha yesterday afternoon!!!




check out their gorgeous portraits by clicking HERE and then HERE

Thank you to Tracy who was so AMAZING at getting her kids to smile in the photos... She is the hardest working mom/photo assistant I have ever met!!!

Bryon and Malinda - Wentworth by the Sea Country Club

For Malinda and Bryon, the summer of 2007 was the season of celebration!!! They first exchanged vows and leis at Plum Islands Blu Inn on September 13th and then one week later, they had a church ceremony, complete with a new gown, rings, a veil and lots of dining and dancing!





And Bryon was looking so so so very handsome!



Malinda... so elegant....







Malinda took a Trolley to her ceremony...and it was just a little windy with all of the windows wide open!











We all jumped on the trolly and headed to the reception which was held at The Wentworth by the Sea Country Club in Rye, NH.






Some of the fabulous details...




First Dance...





When the sun set, the fog rolled in and we did some photos as close to the water as we could get...






See more of Bryon and Malinda's second wedding celebration photos below...

Thank you Bryon and Malinda for sharing both of your celebrations with me!!! I am so glad that I got to capture your day and I am so glad that there will be more moments we'll share!!!

Eat Cake!

I can't believe it has been a month since I last posted a blog! things have been very busy and exciting!!

As a wedding and event photographer, let me just say that I have sampled my share of cakes! This summer at Malinda and Bryons' wedding ceremony at Blu Inn on Plum Island, the cake that they had was ridiculous!!! It was a carrot coconut cake with a vanilla almond frosting... it was truly the best cake I have EVER had. I discovered that it was created by Hilary Larson from Eat Cake, based out of Newburyport, MA.



So when my friend Janine needed a cake for her daughter Lily's Christening, I raved and raved about Hilary! I was so excited when I got to the Christening and saw Hilary and her confection-perfection on every table!!!





Hilary- you are a baking genius!!!! I can't wait until the next family birthday/wedding/christening/mitzvah/party/graduation/shower/holiday because your cakes are the BEST I have ever had!!!!!! Eat Cake