Annie & Steve

Well - I always dreamed of being able to photograph my own wife on her wedding day... but I had other (more important) things to do. So, this was the perfect wedding for me, my wife's sister got married! Rosie and I spent last weekend in St. Louis partying, photographing, eating Mom's cooking, listening to Pop's stories, hitting golf balls with my brother-in-law, and most importantly spending Annie and Steve's wedding day with them. As I say time and time again, it's always fun to photograph a couple so clearly in love, especially when they are so close to you. The church looked great thanks to Pop and the decorating committee! And the service was made memorable by Ross and Rosie singing for the newlyweds. The entire day was a blast, but I couldn't make an entry here without giving a shout out to Steve's "best men," who delivered the knockout punch with a full length, fully produced music video as their toast to Annie & Steve. Hysterical. As Rosie just told me...looking over my shoulder as I type... "May they stay in love forever."

Nick & Nikki

As promised, here is the second installment of Nicole & Nicholas' wedding! I just couldn't keep it in one post. Mostly because I was feeling the overwhelming urge to shamelessly plug The Hall of Springs, and my favorite new florist, Kasie Altamura of Vero Verdes designs. Find her on FACEBOOK or send her an email at: kaybird11@hotmail.com The Hall of Springs and One Reputation catering did an outstanding job with the reception. Having photographed "food assignments" for One Reputation and The Glen Sanders Mansion in the past, I've come to expect food that not only TASTES great, but most importantly (to me)... LOOKS great! This reception was no exception. Kasie (the florist) and I have known each other for quite some time now and FINALLY had the opportunity to work together. She was outstanding, and more involved in the planning process than most brides and their mothers probably are! If you are still looking for a florist, do yourself a favor, stop reading this blog and seek her out. And don't forget to scroll down to see more photos from N&N's wedding!!

Rainy Day = Great light!

Well, I know it isn't everyone's wish on their wedding day. I don't know if the old saying that "rain on your wedding day brings luck to your marriage" is true or not, but it DEFINITELY brings GREAT photo opportunities! This one is for all those brides worried about a rain out... Thanks to Today's Limousine for those killer shots with the vintage Rolls Royce. I'm always a fan of the antique cars, especially when there is a great looking bride and groom to go WITH. We had it all at this wedding - and an outstanding job done by The Century House in Latham with the wedding reception. As we are fairly new in town, I'm happy to say that I wasn't let down by The Century House's great reputation. Congratulations to Andrea and Steve! May your marriage be filled with countless Kodak moments! Or "Nikon" moments, depending on your camera...

"N" & "N"

"N"icole and "N"ick were married on a rainy, sunny, cloudy, clear.... well a pretty average summer day (at least lately!) It sounds like a bad thing, but truth be told, it led to so many different lighting situations, that their wedding produced such a variety of different photos, I had to purchase an extra hard drive just to store them all! Okay, I needed the extra memory ANYWAY, but you get the point. Another great ceremony (inside this time) at the National Museum of Dance, and a beautiful reception at the Hall of Springs. Sit tight, there WILL be another blog post from this wedding. Nicole and Nick are also friends of mine - which meant I took WAY too many photos.

Quiet Water

Well, I've officially joined the ranks of other North Country photographers. We bought a canoe a few weeks ago and I've been dying to take it out for a test run. You know, make sure it floats and enables me to sneak up on wildlife to photograph without it running into the woods from the paparazzi. Well, I had a rare Sunday off last week and took the canoe up to the Green Mountain National Forest. Good news, it floats, bad news, it poured while I was on the lake. Good news, I kept the camera dry and was able to get this nice shot of the lily pad just about to blossom. More bad news, wildlife doesn't like getting caught in the rain any more than I do. Bummer. Rosie and I are planning some forays into the wilderness later this summer during a break in the wedding action. We're hoping to see a half-submerged bull moose with a bald eagle balanced on his antlers. Is that too much to ask?