New Bedford, MA - Buttonwood Park

Here are the wonderful Goulart & Machado families. They wanted this session as a suprise for the grandparents anniversary, which I thought was really sweet. Thank you so much for sharing your beautiful children and allowing me to capture such touching moments with them.

My Boys! - Where has the time gone?

Blue Eyes 2

It's the month for pictures of blue eyed boys I guess.....I've had a string of them, how lucky am I?

This is a little guy was from Scotland and was at the wedding I shot on Saturday. He just loved me too, he'd laugh every time I talked to him...not sure if that's a good thing or bad! Isn't he just adorable?

Blue Eyes

This is Collin my next door neighbor. Every morning when I leave to go to work and when I come home, he greats me with a "hi Nanny" (he can't say Nelly). He screams it out of his storm door screen over and over until I say hello back.......IT'S THE CUTEST THING!! Although when I get close he gets all shy. I happened to have my camera hanging off my shoulder (where else would it be) and couldn't resist snapping a few shots...here is one of my favorites.

N. Dartmouth, MA - Augusto Family Sneek Peek

Westport, MA - Wedding

...So it was a bit of a crazy weekend, weddings Friday & Saturday with Jen Leatherwood, and I had a family session Sunday morning. Now just trying to catch up. This wedding took place on Saturday in Wesport. It was outside by the ocean, I swear I can never get enough of the salt water in the air. It was so beautiful and intimate and just filled with amazing details....

Falmouth, MA - Ricky & Tracy

This is going to be a bit long, but these two made such an impression on me I feel like I have to "dish". Maybe it's because I'm a mom and a hopeless romantic all this makes me extra "mushy"? So I met this amazing couple a few months ago as Jen Leatherwood let me tag along on their engagement shoot. First thing I thought was, wow aren't they BOTH BEAUTIFUL! turns out it's on the outside and inside. As we sat having drinks after that shoot, Tracy talked about how in addition to her nanny job (she couldn't stop talking about how much she loves her job and the children she watches) she also works at a type of orphanage in RI. She and the others that work their ARE these children's families, and you could absolutely see that she means that from the bottom of her heart....she went on and on about so many children and how she's felt like a mom to so many of them and how she just adores all of them. Her caring unfortunately is probably the only goodness most of these children have felt. Takes a lot to be thrown into that, try to mend these kids and then see them go (some of them had been there for years). I can't imagine what that does to one's heart, and how you can keep going back to halve it broken over and over, she must be an ANGEL. Ricky is a police officer and we got to talking about how sometimes when he comes home after a long day of dealing with society's worst problems (I won't go into detail) he comes home to Tracy, and she just seems so "clean and innocent", she's his ANGEL he said. I'm driving on the way home that night and thinking, wow what awesome people and what an awesome photo shoot, I was hoping Jen would let me 2nd shoot the wedding. I actually called her that night as I listened to a song I'd never heard before by Natasha Bettingfield titled "I'll Be Your ANGEL" as I thought it might be an appropriate song for their slideshow. Fast forward to the wedding.......... so I'm in the hotel room w/Ricky and the guys trying to capture all the anticipation of the day and we're just waiting for the staff to clear off the beach to take some pictures outside. I asked Ricky if he was nervous, and he said he was nervous about all the people that were going to watch him, but not nervous about actually marrying Tracy. He literally went on for 5 minutes about how she's been there for him thru so much, and he went on and on about how much he loved her....I swear I got goose bumps then and NOW, he finished with "she's my ANGEL". The wedding went beautifully and everyone was dancing the night away when the fire alarms go off, about 45 minutes later we're told to evacuate the building.....so all the wedding guests clear out in addition to the hotel guests into the pouring rain (some of us managed to get under the building's overhang - Jen & I standing outside w/napkins covering our equipment) . About 45 minutes later we were allowed back in and the wedding continued, but talk about CRAZY and MEMORABLE to say the least. So I head home and it was way past midnight and that ANGEL song was on the radio again, talk about timing coincidental? A few days later I found out the building was hit by lightening 3 times that night, twice on the roof and the 3rd time it came thru the main entrance/lobby which was directly adjacent to the reception hall....lucky no one got hurt....I found this out from Tracy who emailed Jen.....guess what's in her email address? ...ANGEL... just kind of give you the goosebumps doesn't it? felt like I HAD to share all this so you can get the "full effect".

Told you it was a long one, hope you survived my rambling. I love this job!
I'll stop writing and share their wonderful images now :-)

New Bedford, MA - Alex & Tiffany's Engagement

Alex & Tiffany have been engaged for a few months, and they're getting married in June 2010. They decided to do the engagement session a bit early so that they could send Save the Date cards to friends and family, as they'll have quite a bit of Alex's family potentially flying in from Florida.

Tiffany is my cousin and I was in my early teens when she was born. Once again I'm dating myself and feeling old, seems to be a reoccurring event lately! I've seen her grown into a responsible, beautiful young women with a great head on her shoulders. We all just adore her......Alex has been around at all our family events for quite a few years, but we've really gotten to know him more this past year. He always seemed like a nice young man who treated Tiffany wonderfully, and has a lot in common w/my husband...CARS and my boys just LOVE climbing all over him when he and Tiffany come over. Not until the engagement session did I really see a softer side of him. Tiffany was all shy and giggly, while Alex was really just, patient, loving and sweet. I could totally see what an amazing relationship they have together. Can't wait for the wedding, thank you and I love you guys!

I'm trying out a new style of slide show in addition to my normal one, please feel free to leave comments on what you prefer. Thanks for reading!

Mattapoisett, MA.

Here are the amazing blue eyed Arsenault boys.......NO color enhancement here, these are TRUE BLUES which they get from mom. My husband has been friends with Dennis (dad) since they joined the Marine Corps many years ago, and we all had quite a bit of fun in our younger years (ok so EVERYTHING is making me feel old).

I was so excited when I got an email from Karen to shoot these two beautiful boys. We shot a few at their fantastic house in Mattapoisett, and most of them at the beach right down the street from them. It had just rained and the weather had been terrible all day, but just as we got there the sky opened up, the sun was setting, and everything was so peaceful and untouched, I really enjoyed it. Except for the nats that were attacking Dennis!

It was also just about the little guys bed time so it was probably a little harder than usual to get a smile out of him, but I still think we got some incredible shots. Enjoy! (please be patient as the slideshow loads after clicking the arrow for play)

New Bedford, MA - Lilly at 3 months

..So here's like the cutest baby girl EVER....ok so I'm a little impartial as she's my goddaughter, but isn't she sweet?

Mendon, MA

Here are the Carvalho boys, Alex & Tyler who are 6 month old twins, and a few of Hunter who's their 3 year old big brother. We had this session planned for a while with their parents Chris & Celeste who are really good friends of ours, and of course it was downpouring right before we got there. Now I thought twins wouldn't be so bad as I know Celeste keeps them on the same schedule, but they are so completely different! When one cried the other laughed, while one slept the other was awake...it was pretty amusing, but somehow we got some really sweet pictures! I think this song fits so perfectly, for those of you who know Disney's "Toy Story" movie, you can relate and for those of you who don't its basically about 2 completely different toys competing to be a little boys "favorite" and in the end the end up best friends. I can see these three struggling for mom's attention, but in the end they'll be the best of friends.

New Bedford, MA - Tiffany & Alex's Engagement Sneek Peek

Mattapoisett, MA - Sneak Peek

Look at these little guys I photographed today.......no words needed! more to come...

Assonet, MA.

I had the treat of shooting for Leatherwood Photography as the 2nd photographer for Eric & Jillian's wedding Saturday. Nothing like tagging along for such a momentous occasion, and documenting all the anticipation & joy one's wedding day brings....... I started out in Dartmouth at the grooms house and then onto New Bedford for the ceremony & some pictures downtown. The reception was at Independence Harbor in Assonet, MA.
I just LOVED shooting this wedding from all the beautiful details & colors, to the fun wedding party, and mostly meeting Eric & Jillian (she's a dark haired version of Jessica Simpson I think!) who were just "beautiful" people, I mean that literally and figuratively of course!
Thanks Jen for such an awesome opportunity....Here are some of my favorites:

New Bedford, MA

Here's my niece Lilly (soon to be godchild) at 3 months. We have this beautiful little spot in the front of our home, it's so lush and looks so "untouched" or uninhabited...almost like it's my "secret garden", although it's smack dad right by the edge of the street so not so "secret"! but I thought it would be a sweet spot to photograph Lillian, here are a few of my favorites: