kayla & jeremy, scarborough maine

kayla and jeremy both were just such kind and gentle souls. they were so sweet. with each other and to me. it was a joy to be around them. i met kayla not too long before her wedding, and am so glad that it worked out to be with her that day. you can see why i was so lucky in her smile....

black point inn romance

so while this may take a bit of text i really need to share the story about how this bride and groom met...dominic was on the way to europe with his family when he was 15 yrs old. while sitting in the airport waiting for a delayed flight he spotted a really pretty girl. so with his new camera he snuck a photo of her and then asked his mom if he should go talk to her. well, long story short they talked for a long time and exchanged contact information.

after many long phone calls and years of writing and planning they both lived up to all their promises by getting into the same college and starting a life together. there were many toasts from friends and family at the wedding talking about how they never believed that at 15 either of them could have been right about meeting the 'one', but here they are 9 years later. you just never know about life. i am so lucky to be a wedding photographer and get to see these snippets of life and love. thank you dom and julie for letting me share your love.

i need say no more i believe the photos show the rest of the story about how in love they are....





they saw each other for the first time before the ceremony at this spot on the ocean























of course they have the photo that was taken when she was 15...

Beach Portraits for Nichols Family

for the last few years nadra (of nadra photography) has done a fundraiser for various charities by offering mini-portrait sessions at the beach aptly called 'day at the beach'. this year the fundraiser was for the maine cancer foundation.

i will be posting photos from these sessions as i finish them. we were rained out on the original date so we had to reschedule all the sessions for week nights for several weeks in a row.

here is one session that i just finished editing. adorable girls; all!

super monday was really super (:

so the ppa (professional photographers of america for those of you that aren't in the photo world 24/7. by the way if you are a photographer, even if you don't think you are a professional yet, you should join this fabulous and extremely helpful organization) offers classes for photographers from other professional photographers. one of the educational classes they offer is always in may on a monday and named-you guessed it-"super monday".

nadra edgerley whom i also work with now, taught this years super monday class, in maine. i have to say that not only did i learn a lot from nadra, but got to connect with some other really great photographers.

every class i have attended i have taken home something really important either in the learning or in just making me all fired up about trying something new. i love sharing photography with others and talking about why you do it. what motivates you. (although i have recently learned that i am much better at writing how i feel for instance in a blog where it is safe for me never to see your face then actually saying it in person, but that is yet another story altogether) so ok, maybe i love hearing all those things from other people even more then sharing them myself, but i digress...

there was just such happiness at these images i took as i tried some poses i have been thinking about and then seeing what everyone else saw through their lenses with the same models. the whole process was very inspiring. and i love to be inspired. it just took me a long time to get to the point here.

AND...about those models. ok, so first off they were a high school couple! that made me feel strange and older then i like to believe i am. and they were ridiculously adorable. and i mean ridiculous. like i could hardly stand it. they were so in love (check out the photos to see what i mean!) and kind to each other and us. and they stood in the sun forever and didn't complain and i can't thank them enough AND i really hope that zach will come work with us because who wouldn't like more positive energy around like his. ok, i know, enough, i will stop now.

oh, except that if you want to see all the photos from the day you should go to nadra's photography blog to see them as she will have some from all of us soon! now i have pressured her to get them posted. (: sorry nadra.


a big thank you to spoil me rotten for the amazing dress we borrowed and to the men's warehouse for the tux. these kids look fab!