I Heart Faces - Boys

i[heart]faces challenge for the week is "let's hear it for the boys!" and so i wanted to post a photo of my little brother :) and as i started thinking through the photos i have of the little rascal - this one came to mind.

i know i already blogged it, but you can't deny me that it's darn cute enough to be blogged again :)

this is my little brother [who is quite a ham] and my cousin [who is also quite a ham] .. dancing on my dad's boat. there was no music playing - no rehearsal - just 2 boys who decided they wanted to throw a little party and make everyone watching laugh :)

be sure to head over to i[heart]faces to see more "boy" photos!

Sneak Peak [Bridal Portraits, Milan, PA]

last tuesday night i did an amazing bridal session with an upcoming bride.

and the photos turned out amazing !!

we shot for almost 2 hours, and let's just say, it's going to be a fabulous wedding.

there's just one small problem.

i can't show any of the photos - sigh.

[think - kara crying]

so, until the wedding, the photos have to stay under lock and key.

i can't WAIT to show them off though !!

but for now, you all can meet the family swans - they've been a part of every wedding in this family for the last 3 generations.

and unfortunately, you have to wait to see the rest until after the wedding in july! :D

so stay tuned!

Family Photos [Waverly, NY]

last wednesday i got to hang out with an awesome family and shoot some relaxed portraits and family photos for them!

i had such a blast. there were soo many people! i felt right at home :) there were 23 people there, and back home when my dad's family is all together, there are 21 of us - so i felt like i was back home.

needless to say, i shot a lot of photos, and i've already shown you two of my very favorites [who couldn't resist baby jack?] but here are a few of my other favorites! trust me, it was hard to pick which shots to post and which to leave out!

you may recognize a few folks from this family - back at christmas time i shot family photos for allison and her family and her sister's family - and it was so fun to meet up with them again and do it all over - this time in a much more fun environment [parks are so much more fun that being cooped up in a house!]

i was honored to meet the matriarch of the whole family. allison talks about her grandma all the time - and it was so cool to meet her to watch her interact and just relax with her kids, grandkids, and great-grandkids!

and you've already met baby jack - who took a nap at the beginning :D

annndd - without further words of interruption - here are some more images!

  

 

i had such a great time getting to know this family - you guys are all awesome and thanks so much for coming together and being great sports on such a HOT day!

I Heart Faces - Bright & Vivid

this week's photo challenge on i[heart]faces is "bright &vivid" and they specifically said it did not have to mean colors - it could be personalities.

annndd - well - i loved baby jack.
i secretly wanted to put him in my camera bag and bring him home with me.
i definitely think his mommy would have noticed and missed her baby though - he was such a great little sport when it came to pictures being taken. and he was soo good even when he wasn't getting his picture taken -

anyways - i loved the light and well - who wouldn't love sweetness?
i think his laid back and happy personality totally shows through in this photo - it's one of my favorites from when we took family photos last week :)

be sure to head over to i[heart]faces to see more "bright and vivid" photos!

PS - and come back tomorrow for the full post of the family photos i took last week :D they're soo cute !!  and there will be MORE of baby jack pictures !! haha

Sneak Peak [Waverly, NY Family Photographer]

last night i got to hang out with an awesome family - all 23 of them and shoot some laid back [as well as formal] photos.

i had a blast.

but more on that later.

needless to say i have about a million [.. ok maybe a few less :P] photos to go through and edit. but while i was running through them, this one reached through the screen and grabbed me.

meet: baby jack.

isn't he the CUTEST little guy ever?