Lumiere and the rain

What could be better than shooting two totally cute, creative, and hilarious guys?!!
I had SO much fun today photographing the amazingly talented duo from Lumiere Bridal for the upcoming Urban Unveiled event.
Jonathan and Jaro were looking for something off-beat, fun, and different to showcase their business and I think we captured that. Of course, when you have two people willing to stand in the rain and get soaked...ON PURPOSE... and all in the name of a good photo...well, then, it's just hard to go wrong.

Samantha and Mackenzie

Remember Melyssa and Damian from the featured wedding section on my website? You know....that beautiful couple who had their fabulous wedding in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico? Well, they now have twin daughters who are just as cute as can be.

I first photographed the twins, Samantha and Mackenzie, when they were babies. Now they are one year old and getting even cuter by the second!!
Check out a few photos from their recent shoot...

Back from vacation

I have finally carved out some time to sit down and write about the last several weeks. It's snowing outside, I am listening to Band of Horses VERY loudly, and I am slowly coming to terms with the fact that I am no longer on vacation. Not that it's a bad thing. It's good to be home. But it truly is so lovely to have days and days where I have no schedule, where I can indulge in many hours of daydreaming or catch up with my cousins in Vermont or watch my niece swing very high on her tree swing in New York. It is so wonderful to have time with my mom where we can just laugh and drink wine, where I get to hear my cousin's amazing 17 year old son share with me his passion for languages, where I can talk about art with my brother. I savored every moment of this trip- driving through New England and seeing the multi-colored leaves on the trees, seeing the Manhattan skyline at sunset, soaking up the 70 degree weather in Myrtle Beach, hearing the birth stories from 2 generations of women in my family, playing board games, and laughing harder than I have in a long time.
It was hard to leave it all. It's hard to live so far away from such a large and loving community. But I am home now and so grateful for the amazing community I have here.
I have a lot to be thankful for.

Thank you- to ALL the family I saw on this trip- I love you all.
Here are just a few of the photos I took of you...