Brett & Wheatley's Wedding at the Hilstead -- Farmington, CT

Brett and Wheatley's wedding day was one to remember. . .full of smiles, love, laughter and just to make it interesting. . .no power. Yes, you read that right. Along with this crazy weather we've been having here in New England came a crazy thunderstorm that wreaked havoc on the town of Farmington the day before Brett and Wheatley's wedding, causing 2 days of power outages in most of the surrounding area. Given the crisis and changes to the original schedule of the day, Brett and Wheatley could not have been more calm, gracious, in love and just plain thrilled that they were getting married!

Thankfully, the day of the wedding we actually had beautiful weather. The Hilstead Museum is an absolutely gorgeous location for an outdoor wedding, complete with lovely historic buildings, gardens and rolling hills that seem to go on for miles.

Here are some highlights from the day. . .

Yep. . .just a minor detail. . . who needs power anyway?

A taste of the grounds at the Hilstead.

Beautiful Wheatley -- a quiet moment before the ceremony.

The Dress :-)

Brett and Wheatley were married by their sisters. . .they did a wonderful job.

Brett's grandmother read a very touching poem during the ceremony. I love the emotion here.

You may kiss the bride!

I love this moment between Brett & Wheatley just after the ceremony.

The handsome groom. . .

Brett was very "GQ" in his seersucker suit!

I just had to include the most important family member! Meet Brett & Wheatley's pup, Party. Party was very helpful during the family formals. . .isn't she sweet!!

The flowers

. . . .and the rings. The inside of Brett's band read "Sweet Wheat".
These were the cocktail napkins. . .fun ring shot :-)

The reception was a blast. . .it was a bit warm and dimly lit but boy did the everybody have a good time!! Brett & Wheatley were all smiles. . .

Their first dance (and the paparazzi all around them :-)

The cake cutting got a little messy!!

And they danced the night away. . .

Baby Hayes - 3 months

I cannot believe Hayes is three months old already! It seems like just yesterday I was doing his newborn shoot. Hayes is just the sweetest, most content baby and seemed so happy to have my big ol camera in his face. Seriously, he was just smiling away the whole time! Something that has impressed me recently is how much more I notice children growing and changing through the lens of my camera. I work at a pediatrician's office through the day and am always noticing at how quickly the little ones seem to grow, but when I come back to do photo shoots after a few months have gone by I am just blown away by the change. It's really special to be able to capture the sweet little moments of infancy and allows you to really see a child's personality in a way that I think is really only visible to parents. I feel so blessed with every "baby's first year" shoot I do. It is truly my favorite!
Here he is -- 3 months old!


We did a shot just like this at Hayes newborn shoot and will contiue to do so until he's one year. This way we can really see how he's grown!


Gotta the love the little diapered bum and tiny feet!

Teal & Jeff: The Slideshow

Teal and Jeff - Part III

Finally. . . Part three of Jeff and Teal's engagement shoot goodness! The following images were taken at the Essex Marina.

Meet: Teal & Jeff -- Part II

Phew! It's been so hard picking favorties from Teal & Jeff's enagagment shoot for the blog. They are just too cute!! In an effort to keep blog post from being ridiculously long, I'm spliting this one up into three parts.
Enjoy!!







looove the Corvette!



The rock :-) Isn't Teal's ring beautiful!?!

One of my favorite shots of the day - Doesn't she looks like a J. Crew model? :-)

yea.

Meet: Teal and Jeff -- Part I

I met Teal and Jeff last Saturday for their engagement shoot in the beautiful shoreline town of Essex, CT. These two are so in love and absolute naturals in front of the camera -- we had so much fun! Teal & Jeff recently got engaged while on a trip in Telluride, Colorado and couldn't be more excited about their upcoming wedding in Teal's hometown of Houston, Texas. We started the morning off in the garden at Jeff's parents home -- it was an amazing spot for photos and the peonies were in full bloom (peonies are my favorite!). We then moved on to a great old barn at a friend's home. . .it was complete with chickens, an awesome stone wall and an antique corvette. I was in heaven! I could have stayed there all day, the possibilities were endless! Last stop was the Essex marina -- one of my favorite places to shoot in the town. We were lucky the rain held out and had perfect weather all morning.
Congrats Teal & Jeff. . .enjoy these shots from the garden. Keep a look out for part II!


How cute are they??


Peonies!

Beautiful Teal

A little twirl in the garden :-)

Teal and Jeff - Sneak Peek

Here's a couple images from Teal & Jeff's recent engagement shoot in Essex. We had so much fun. . . more to come!!