Expecting Faith

On Sunday, Amy and Tom welcomed me into their beautiful home to capture a fleeting moment of the history they are creating. Amy and I met at the Bridal Expo in January, she was showing her little sister the ropes of planning a wedding, and we hit it off immediately. A few days later she contacted me about doing a photo session for her. You see, Amy and Tom are expecting their first baby, a baby girl, a baby girl named Faith.

Now those who know me, know that I am a girly girl. So image my delight to walk into baby Faith's nursery to find it decked out in pink. Pink walls, pink rug, pink shoes, pink tutu onesie... ahhhhh, love. This darling girl is certainly going to be mommy and daddy's princess - and can I just predict that coming from these two parents she will be gorgeous outside and in.

Amy and Tom positively glowed as they spoke of their daughter-to-be, their love for one another and this new addition to their family poured out through the entire session.

This maternity session was so much fun and I can't wait to meet this sweet girl, but for the time being we are simply left expecting...

Valentine's Day

Kerrie and Dan are my kind of couple - at the first sign of fresh snow laying on the ground, they contacted me and said "we need to do our engagement session - NOW!" Yep, these are indeed my kind of people. So out we traipsed into the snow filled tundra of the Millbrook Marsh - and it was breathtaking. A fresh blanket of white turned the area into a scene out of a fairy tale, and the flurries that fell throughout the afternoon simply added to the magic. Without fear, Kerrie and Dan plunged into the snow, traipsed across frozen streams, and even shed their protective shield of warm coats and mittens for a a few shots.

Beyond their fearlessness, Kerrie and Dan are simply smitten with one another. They exude happiness in every look, caress, and kiss. Even the brief snowball fight that broke out mid-session has to be one of the sweetest expressions of love I have seen. I can not wait to witness and capture each moment of their wedding in May!

Enjoy the teasers!

First Comes Love, Then Comes Marriage, Then...

... well then it is time for maternity pictures of course!

Gail and Brian are excitedly anticipating the birth of their first child, and I must confess that I have been waiting for this session ever since Gail told me that they were expecting.

We had such a great time using the grand staircase of their Bellefonte apartment building and their apartment, once again proving that you can use any location to create gorgeous pictures. Creating photographs is always a fun journey for me, but when I am blessed with a couple who are willing to try absolutely anything I suggest and who laugh and glow in each others presence, that journey becomes an adventure.

I am so honored to have had the chance to document this stage of the miracle and I can't wait to meet baby!

It was impossible to pick favorites from this session, Enjoy!

And Two Become One...

On Tuesday, December 29th, I drove to Bellefonte for what I expected to be a very different wedding. Well, the wedding was different, but not at all in the ways I expected.

Lauren and Mike chose to have a small wedding at the Bellefonte courthouse with a dinner reception following at the Gamble Mill. I ignorantly feared that since this wedding wasn't the traditional wedding I attend year round that I wouldn't have the same emotional connection that I normally have to the couple and the event. I couldn't have been more wrong.

This small gathering of only family and the closest friends welcomed me into the fold the moment I walked in the door. By the time Lauren stepped into her dress, I had tears pricking the corners of my eyes, and when the Judge pronounced them Husband and Wife in her small chambers there was not a dry eye in the room. This was the joining of not only two individuals, but two families who have pledged themselves to encourage and support this new couple as they walk the road of married life.

There were laughter, tears, and hugs abounding - leaving an impression on me that will not easily or quickly be forgotten.

These are just a few of my favorites from the night: