How can you not fall in love with this adorable little lady? She was so fun to photograph!
Chris and MaryBeth at Regents’ Glen Country Club
Although I couldn’t make it to their destination ceremony in Mexico, I’m so happy I got to be a part of their York, PA ceremony at Regents’ Glen Country Club. They had a beautiful day to celebrate with family and friends under a sunny sky. Their reception even included some tad pole catching!
Chris and Kelsey at Lorimer Park
Sometimes the best medicine for a busy day is a walk in the park. Chris and Kelsey have a pretty amazing wedding story from their ceremony abroad to the time with their family catching up. I’m so happy I got to be a small part of their memories with their beautiful shots from their photography session. Taking a little inspiration from Up, this session was such a fun and relaxing evening with two totally awesome people that I know will have a long, amazing life together!
Lock Ridge Park fun
What better way to celebrate my last week of school than with a shoot with this amazing family? The cutest little lady and an adorable dog definitely make any shoot a success. Kendall was such a good sport through it all! And I learned a new song =)
A beautiful day for some beautiful people.
I had the pleasure of meeting John and Ann back in August when we did our first shoot together for their engagement. These are two of the most in love people I think I’ve ever met. Their wedding day was not short at all on smiles and laughing. Seriously. I don’t know if there was a second that they didn’t look explosively happy. I couldn’t be more excited about being a part of their wedding at the Pearl S. Buck Estate. Tara Tyan and I had no trouble capturing all of the gorgeousness of the day.
Christmas eve winter wonderland
This Christmas I got to spend some of my time with the gigantic Mashack family. They do Christmas eve right. A whole night of big family time, Christmas fun, and a whole lot of love. We even got a little snow to top it of. Not too fun to get to Christmas eve dinner, but completely beautiful to shoot in so I’m ok with it. In and out all night, we did portraits of everyone and their families…and let me tell you…there are a lot of them. I wouldn’t have spent my Christmas eve any other way. Also, this family is seriously gorgeous. See for yourselves. =)
Amazing family at Valley Forge National Historical park…and the only person to ever warm my hands at a shoot
Freezing temperatures, wind, and blinding sun, this family was awesome. We picked a few spots at Valley Forge National Historical park and went at it. Michelle’s family was so fun and nice! Her mother literally warmed my freezing hands at the end of the shoot. The true mark of an incredibly caring person. Also, I love it when people get super excited about a location. Her father (after a long time out in the cold where I’m sure he didn’t want to be) found an awesome spot and we got a great shot of the two them. Such a successful day!
Westward travels
This summer, my first trip was to a little town called Clarion in western Pennsylvania with my buds Jino and Joshy. I figured now was as good of time as any to allow myself to wander into photos from the past year and work on some memories I’d like to revisit. Clarion served us well with omelets, trees, some river jumping, and a tad bit of rainy camping. There was also a bar somewhere along the way of our 3 hour search of the right campsite that had a big cowboy outside and 37 wing flavors…yes…37…that I will one day revisit. Unfortunately we didn’t have time to stop, but there were so many awesome, nifty little roadside stops. One day I will revisit them. One day.
Peace out, 2013.
The time has come. Time to look back on the past year and see what I’ve done. I’m at that point in my life where I think 6 months ago was last week and I can’t figure out where all of my time has gone. Well, this is what I have to show for it. A little look into my life for the past year will hopefully satisfy all of you that are there when I take pictures that you never see. When I started this post, I was thinking about how little I did in the past year. Then I looked through my catalog and felt completely different about it. I may not have traveled the world or jumped out of planes, but I’m proud of myself and all of my friends for what we’ve made it through in the past year. Hats off to all of you that finished school, completed your thesis shows, worked your asses off to get the perfect shot, started a business, got the perfect job, married the loves of your lives, and found the beauty in the world around you.
Last year at this time, we got some not so good, completely unexpected news that turned my world upside down. Looking through my photographs from that time reminded me of all of the feelings that I felt then. So thankful that it wasn’t worse, but so scared of what to come. Thinking back on it now, I couldn’t be happier for all of the strength and support of family and friends. This year, we’re all here. We’re all healthy. I couldn’t be happier and I couldn’t be more proud. I have a kick ass family and an amazing boyfriend.
Looking forward to this year, I hope you all take some time to take long walks, breath in deep, change someones life, be healthy, be happy, and love like you’ve never loved before. It’s a fresh start today. You can be who ever or whatever you want. Me? I can’t wait to spend as much time with my family and friends as possible, have countless girls nights, dance my butt off, get strong, be healthy, laugh a lot, finish school, continue to be in love with my best friend, see the world, and make myself the best possible me I could ever imagine. Here’s to you, 2014. Ready or not, here I come.
Just a couple of little bears..
Thanksgiving is always great when you get to spend some quality time in the windy, freezing cold with these two little cubs. Despite the cold and wind, these little buddies did great! Quinn literally looked like a little bear cub crawling around the yard. He was so stinkin’ cute!
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