Sparkle and shimmer

This time of year, snow or no snow, just seems to have an extra bit of sparkle and shine to it.  And today, with a rare Christmas snowcover here on the coast, the whole world is sparkling in the sunshine right now. Hope you have a sparkly backdrop to your day, no matter where it…

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Style Me Pretty

Dec. 2009, Island Farm I know, don’t keel over from two posts in one day, but this is just a quickie to say how excited I am to be featured as part of a collaborative team of Connecticut wedding vendors today in a four-part post on Style Me Pretty! Designed and styled by the incomparable…

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Be merry

Love these two in their Christmas card shoot from earlier this fall. This one didn’t make the card, but is one of my favorite outtakes! I love Christmas cards and everything about them. I love the letters, and the sentiments. I love the photos from the first time pet or baby parents. I love the…

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Island Farm Sessions

Family portrait season is in full effect, and when I see families tickling each other in the grass, I am always reminded just how much I LOVE these sessions. I like to think it isn’t too painful to come and do photos with me, even if no one really wants to put on fresh clothes…

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The Hank & Willie Annual Holiday Photo Fix

Photo and original card design courtesy of smugmug.com. Card available at smugmug.com. Cute dog not available, sadly. Sigh. I take THOUSANDS of photos a year. Beautiful babies and blushing brides.  Captivating kids and their patient parents and pretty pets. Did I say THOUSANDS? You’d think I could get ONE  keeper of my own offspring, but…

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Beautiful girls

Mothers of boys, have you SPENT any time with girls recently? I’ve been hanging out with a number of lovely girls of late, and I have to say, I had no idea they were like this. Despite a tired sub-two-year-old young lady, I think we had a winning shot about, oh, 20 seconds after we…

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Wedding Row Open House TODAY

Brides, friends—I’ll be photographing this lovely event today at the Red Barn in Clinton, CT from 1-4 p.m. for some of the local wedding industry’s most creative minds and talents.  You are cordially invited to attend as well. Hope to see you there!

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Everything’s rosy

How can you not love this many red roses, especially on a rainy day? This gray wedding day by the sea in Stonington, CT turned out to be lovely and bright in all the right ways. We didn’t even need the umbrellas. Happy love, Vikki & Tim, and thanks for a great day!

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Me and Stanley (Cup)

Well, imagine my delight this evening when I opened up my email to find a video clip of me, hard at work, at the Stanley Cup party in Newport, RI this summer. It was sent by the talented and charming Mike Cyr of Buzz Media Company, who was shooting alongside us that hot steamy day…

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