another sweet one!

This past weekend, my very sweet friend Izabella walked down the isle. It was a special day to be a bridesmaid in her wedding. Here are a few of the shots I snapped before and after the wedding.

The BIG DAY- Sarah and Andrew

I was blessed to whitness and document a very special wedding on Saturday. Here are a few images from the day.

Our Maine squeeze! (Honeymoon in Old Orchard Beach)

Well we did it, it finally happened... The months of planning, which were more fun in the beginning BTW, the long days of errands, and the sleepless nights of worry culminated into a single day of bliss. We got married!!!! The day was beautiful and remains somehow perfect in our minds. I tried hard to not let the so called "blur" come over me that day.... I kept hearing it would happen and I wouldn't remember a thing. The first part of the day before and during the ceremony was still. Almost a sacredness I felt, as my closest friends helped to dress me and make up to be a bride. The photographs captured our colors, our expressions, and excitement... but I'm somehow grateful that they didn't... they couldn't... grab the stillness in those moments.

The fuzziness didn't make itself manifest until the reception, where the hundreds of faces and emotions came pouring in. It was sacred, and I feel a peaceful warmth each time I play back those moments. The real reason I'm writing this however, is to share some of the photographs from our honeymoon. The trip took us somewhere around 18 hours. It really was surprising to see the contrast between life in Kentucky and life on the coast of Maine . I normally don't post this many photos at once, but I like each one so individually, its hard to make the cut!

We found a certain architectural antique store. With 3 floors of things like this, you can imagine it was hard for us to leave!
toysThis was taken during one of our favorite evenings in downtown Portland at Street. & Co. We had raw oysters for an appetizer (MMMMMMMM!) (photo by D of course.)

fire dancers on the walk to our car
his take
my view

photo by d

Sarah and Andrew engagement session

It was cloudy this morning, and we were worried about our photo shoot. Thankfully the sun came out and offered some nice lighting. Here are some of the photos we took this morning! Congrats Sarah and Andrew! Looking forward to August!

Grayson's first birthday!

I met Grayson a year ago. He was the tiniest baby I'd ever held. Today I photographed his first birthday. It was a beautiful celebration with friends and family. I love this boy so very much, and was honored to be able to capture a few of these special moments.

meskerem

I was recently asked to take photos by a fellow church member and friend. I spent most of the morning being served tea and delicious Ethiopian food, but here are a few of the photos that also came out of the visit. Meskerem has the sweetest demeanor and it really comes out in the photos. :)

Graduation Pictures

Student teaching had come to a close and summertime is finally at hand. This season always brings so many exciting possibilities! Today I was able to take graduation photos for two of my dear friends! We had a wonderful time exploring Cherokee Park together!