Kristen and Brandon (pre - Bond) Part One!

If Kristen and Brandon's wedding was a novel, it would start something like this:

It was a cold frosty day, one November 22nd. The wind, sharp as a blade, slicing through the very souls that joined them. Birds covered in ice, dropped out of the sky. It was so cold you could hear the whispers of Jack Frost as he gave you his best Antarctica impression. As they bared the extreme, only they on this day emerged, Kristen and Brandon. Man and Wife.

In other words, it was cold as S%@#!

Any way, this is part one of a two part post. the reason being is there were just too many images I wanted to share with everyone of this great day! Kristen and Brandon were absolutely AWESOME! They braved the weather as they suffered me dragging them in and out of there cushy heat infested limo bus. Thank God for that bus:)

Part two will consist of the reception at The Bond in Hartford. My new fave place to shoot. the list just keeps getting longer. Another special thanks to Craig Freeman for helping out and putting up with the extreme conditions.

The weather: 16 degrees with 31 mph gusts of wind. Wind chill was 7 degrees. Ouch!



I love this shot. I think it's hinting of whats to come.
Sometime images just present themselves. I placed the shoes down to look around the room for a shot and as I bent down to pick them up I saw this one just looking at me:)


The girls in these next two were too adorable. I must have at least 2oo images of just them!

Kristen's infectious smile:)
This one was just too hot to pass up!



This little guy has his own photo shoot too.


And the party bus!
I was holding on to the ceiling rail standing on the seats. Just trying to get a steady shot.
I think everyone did there best not to look like they were freezing in these next few. Great job guys and gals!


Note the jacket, fashionably warm!

England or Hartford?

I think I will use this as a magazine add.

Marissa and Don!

Meet Marissa and Don! This was the first of two in a back - to - back at the Aqua Turf a few weeks ago. It's always a challenge to shoot the same place twice in a row. It really makes you think out of the box to make each wedding unique.

Marissa, as you can see, was a beautiful bride. She was a natural at working the camera and I think it shows. As for Don, or as I call him "The Don" was totally debonair, not to mention a hilarious guy as well. Don is also starting up a wedding videography business so if your interested, let me know.

Thanks again guys and congratulations!

Leanne and Patrick - Married! Elizebeth Park

This just might be my favorite shoe shot yet! I just love this awesome book case leanne had in her parents house. The shiny silver goes great with those yellows and blues.

Quick trivia question - there is a name of a song in this picture by my favorite all-time band. Can you tell me what's the name of the band??

Clue- children of the 60's might know this one!


Leanne working that book case!
Here's Patrick looking all Presidential.

Below a great shot from my boy Craig Freeman! Check him out.


Below - 1/10 exposure f/4.0 zooming in on the couple at shutter release.
I love the big windows at the pond house! They look great from the outside too.

What a great day Leanne and Patrick had. If you know Elizabeth Park, it's almost impossible to get the place to yourself. At any given day there can be a thousand people just wandering around in the park. This at times can make it challenging to shoot there. We were lucky enough to be there right around dusk so it was pretty empty so we had the place to ourselves. The Pond house did another stellar job hosting their beautiful wedding. Everyone had a great time, including me, and we got some great pictures.

Thanks again Leanne and Patrick, you guys were awesome!