Todd and Emily got married at Sutliff Cider in Iowa - a state where I frankly did not know what to expect, having only experienced a drive by of the quad cities a decade ago. It turns out that Iowa City is a beautiful, shockingly friendly haven of ultra-cool. There were cornfields on the way in, sure, but I don't think that's what I'll be remembering.
Read MoreKim & Andrew
in Engagement, Portrait
An afternoon of engagement pictures, burgers, and blossoms at Applecrest Farm Orchards with Kim, Andrew and Riggsby.
Read MoreA few days in Provincetown
ahhhh Provincetown during the off season. Free to wander Commercial Street juggling a pimento cheese-slathered biscuit and a pitbull with hardly anyone around to bump into.
Read MoreThe Sajis
There is nothing better than spending time with three generations, each of which make you feel like family. Of course by this I mean that they took me to Clover, and were able to seamlessly translate "if you get fries I would have one or two" to "yes I require my own order of fries!"
Read MoreSparrow Boys
Sometimes the pitter pat of little feet is just Ruiz blowing past you trying to get his brother Blue to play. Not to worry Teddy, you'll be going after your feline brothers in no time, this was only your 3 week birthday!
Read MoreHunter & Tripper
In the several hours I spent with him, I definitely said "I want your eyelashes" many times. Probably too many times. If Hunter were older than 6 months, he would have given me a much more skeptical face than he did. So luckily for me, he was satisfied to show me his dog and where his feet were, and how long a drool string he can make.
Read MoreMaui - Trip Report Part II: Road to Hana, etc.
The light all over Maui but especially along the road to Hana was so beautiful, we kept saying "warm light, dark sky, can't lose" just like Coach Taylor.
Read MoreMaui - Trip Report Part I
I had been leeching off the internet for a while leading up to this trip, scouring for blogs and trip reports and pictures and wanting more! Whenever I'm going somewhere I always want a sneak preview of what it looks like (it must be related to my wanting to know how a movie ends before I go) but I thought I'd put something on the interwebs in return.
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Malolo Farm
in Travel
I don't think I'm prone to wild eyed flights of fancy where I'm left googly eyed and tongue twisted, but that was the exact situation as the rental Camaro cleared the twisty driveway up to Malolo Farms - a PROTEA FARM - PROTEAS PEOPLE. I've been pretty unhinged about these beauties since first seeing them in the wild in South Africa, but I don't think anything could have prepared me to for the diversity and riotous color and texture I was about to take in. Luckily, Dan was there to wipe the drool off my chin.
Read MoreCaroline and Bryan
in Portrait, Engagement
The day before the winter solstice may not strike you as the most comfortable time to do engagement pictures, but this year the weather made a big exception. By the way, I really can't help but pronounce solstice as soul-steece a la Trey in Broad City, hopefully someone else out there understands me.
Read MoreSophie and Brian
in Engagement, Portrait
Happy New Year's Eve - eve! Before I officially become delinquent and post this in the wrong year, here are some of my favorites from an early morning with Sophie and Brian.
Read MoreThe Kreas
in Portrait
Baby Benjamin's advanced sense of humor and my juvenile one pretty much meet in the middle. That means when I trip over a tree root and almost bite it, we both laugh. Thank goodness for fellow slapstick lovers, it was cold out and we needed something to warm us up!
Read MoreKristen and Colin - Portland Company Wedding Photography
Kristen and Colin got married in a chic and romantic celebration at the Portland Company in Portland, Maine.
Read MoreElina and Dan
in Engagement
Does Connecticut count as New England? It definitely has the foliage to back up the claim. Elina and Dan commandeered her grandparents' car and chauffeured me around West Hartford, from coffee and snacks at Hartford Baking Co. to Talcott Mountain, with a quick stopover in a pumpkin patch (way too autumnal to pass up).
Read MoreEmily and Chris
in Engagement, Portrait
I was a lucky girl to spend an afternoon poking around Portsmouth's alleys (some even come with shark murals!!) and bridges with top tour guides Emily and Chris, who must have been pretty convinced I wasn't actually from New England by the end because I wouldn't stop squealing about how cute and colonial everything was.
Read MoreAshley and Casey
Ashley and Casey's fun-and-love-filled Portland, Maine wedding day!
Read MoreKristen and Colin Get Engaged
in Portrait, Engagement
Last Saturday was one of those ideal days I wasn't quite sure existed, where you get to meet new friends and eat a delicious lobster roll by Portland Head Light.
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Kauai
Last month Dan and I took off for a week on Kauai with basically no plans except to lounge, eat and drive around on the crappiest roads we could find (success!). We stayed in a little cottage rental on the south shore that kept us away from the resort-y areas.
Read MoreHorses of Kauai
I spent what seems like a LOT of our vacation asking Dan to pull over so I could photograph horses and other critters that we spotted from the road, so we finally got wise and spent some time touring the lesser traveled roads and old sugar cane haul roads where we could explore at our own pace.
Read MoreVivienne and Louis
in Portrait
Amanda got in touch wanting to get a few pictures of her daughter, Vivienne, and yorkie, Louis. It was my first trip to World's End in Hingham, but definitely not my last - this place has it all! Although I have no firsthand knowledge of how long it takes to get a 2 year-old ready for a photo shoot, I felt Amanda and Marcus's pain when Vivienne IMMEDIATELY tripped and got dirt on her pristine white coat! No tears, no injuries (low bar - we aim to please), and we were off to the races.
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