happy easter!

orange-almond madeleines

pastorious park : double family session

This was a super fun and enjoyable shoot for me; the kids were bright-eyed and excited and the light was just perfect.  What a wonderful way to catch up with old friends!  Thanks Sach & Meredith for having me capture this special and fleeting time in your lives.

(this one kills me)

jungle house

We just got back from Florida a few weeks ago.  Its great having family to visit in a tropical climate.

My mom moved to the gulf coast several years ago so she'd be closer to my aunt, uncle and grandparents.  When she announced her plan to move, my first thought was, "What?!  You're leaving us?!"  Now I know how lucky I am to have a place to escape the cold winters of the Northeast, all in just a two hour flight.

Here are some shots of Jungle House, the name we gave to her sweet two bedroom bungalow.  There's always a warm breeze and the sound of wind chimes floating through the air.  It's quiet, except for the chirping of birds and a peculiar jungle noise here and there.

camille + david / bellevue hotel

Here are some of my favorite shots from my very first wedding of the season on March 12th.  Camille & David live in Idaho, so they knew right away that they were going to need some help in planning their long-distance Philadelphia wedding.  

Naturally, they hired Melody of Innove Events since the family had worked with her twice already for Camille's sister's weddings in years prior. 

I love the vintage clock theme going on here.  It is quite fitting as daylight savings hold a special meaning for the couple.  Camille says, "Our first date was at Notre Dame in April of 2006, on “spring forward”, daylight’s savings time.  Later on, when we were trying to figure out when to celebrate our anniversary, we couldn’t really remember which day it was exactly but we knew it was daylights savings so that night always held a special ‘anniversary’ type of meaning for us.  Then in November of 2010, on “fall back” of daylight’s savings time, David proposed at our home in Sandpoint Idaho!  He swears he didn’t plan it… but I loved it!"

Very cool.

There are a few black & white film images mixed in here; you can tell which ones are film by the slight graininess.  I love grain.

Special thanks to Kris, my awesome second shooter, who's images can be found below.

The gorgeous flowers are by Nancy Saam.