Cody and Macksi Tie The Knot!

This week Macksi and Cody tied the knot at a little stone church high up on a hill in Bolton Landing, and then celebrated their marriage with a small group of friends and family at Rydin-Hy ranch, right around the corner from my house! I wasn't able to make it to the wedding, so Macksi hired a photography student (my friend Morgan) through me to capture the getting ready as well as the ceremony (which my hubby also captured) and I joined them at the ranch for the celebration...I went up to the ranch on Christmas day to caputre a few detail shots...


















Getting ready at the ranch...














Just as Macksi was leaving for the church, the snow began to fall...which made for some awesome pictures! I just love the long windy road that leads to the ranch...and it has this great red barn at the end...if it looks familiar, it's because I used this location for Morgan's portraits this past summer....We took a ride up that road the night before the wedding and went over some good spots for portraits...I just love these shots she got...









































The door to the church...























I just love how this shot captures the whole scene as Macksi walked down the aisle.























I do...




















Macksi's mom made the cake....it looked so yummy!



















Mr & Mrs...























the bouquet...















































my favorite shot of the day....

New York Wedding Affair

"A red carpet entrance with valet parking & formal doormen...An elegant atmosphere with hand-butlered champagne, wine tasting & hors d’oeuvres...A hand-picked selection of New York State's most celebrated wedding professionals...A truly luxurious event dedicated to providing couples with the most unique New York wedding experience..."

WellWed in New York (the fabulous NY wedding magazine I will be advertising in this spring) is hosting the premier bridal show of the year....New York Wedding Affair...Saturday, January 19 from 11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. at the Universal Preservation Hall in Saratoga Springs, New York....This is sure to be THE place to be to get ideas and inspiration on what's hot for 2008 weddings...Tickets to this exclusive event are limited, and I have one to give away to the next bride that books with me! I wish they had something like this for me to attend when I got married! Each bride will get a gift box filled with $100 worth of goodies, be registed to win a $6,000 gift certificate bouquet featuring certificates for spa services, restaurants, event rentals and more, and there will be a silent auction featuring up to $12,000 worth of jewelry and gifts to benefit the Preservation Hall.

This show is complete with a couture fashion show, cake tastings, and wedding seminars including planning the perfect menu, green weddings, and DIY brides...

check out details at http://www.nyweddingaffair.com/

Look for my portfolio at the show in the wedding library!

Hurry, hurry, hurry...this ticket will go FAST!

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas Everyone!!!

We had Christmas with my family this past weekend...and I'll get right to the point...CONNOR WAS THE CUTEST THING EVER...Here's a few pictures of him in his Christmas outfit...I couldn't pick just one (can you blame me)...




























And here he is with his proud parents...
















And of course, like every year, my mom is the best Santa ever...She truly makes Christmas magical...























This year she put together a little pre-gift-opening game of Chinese Auction for all of us....here's hubby planning his strategy of what to steal from who...























and my brother opening one of his gifts...























my dad...supervising...

and John Michael's girlfriend, Julie...(note-we REALLY like her, and he better not screw this up)

And, Connor's big gift...this awesome giraffe-rocking-horse....my sister LOVED this!

I hope all of you had a holiday as wonderful as ours!

George & Jennifer Tie The Knot!

Last night was such a blast. Jen and George (who I met at my previous job) tied the knot with a winter themed wedding! Their wedding was at 4pm, so we didn't have much natural light for photo's (always a problem with winter evening weddings), but I was able to get some portraits in before the sun set.

The handsome groom....

And yet another totally beautiful bride (I am so lucky to have such good-looking clients)...

I love the smiles on groom's faces as they see their bride walking down the aisle...
























I do....

There details...














































A toast...
















Cutting the cake...























And finally, my favorite part of this wedding...the KARAOKE AND DANCING! Jen and George did something I hadn't seen before...they hired a DJ who does Karaoke...and obviously this couple and their friends had some previous experience performing in front of a crowd....they were dancing and singing all night!

And lastly, I want to say thank you to my good friend Erin, who graciously stepped in at the last minute to second shoot for me because hubby had not yet recovered from his surgery....she was such a natural with the camera, and I had such a good time with her, that I'm going to try to convince her to come along more often. The shots she took were awesome!

Check the website next week for their slideshow!

All I want for Christmas.....

Is EVERYTHING, I guess....It's funy because I keep telling people nothing, then I sat down and thought about it and I had this huge list! Of course, I would like the cliche of 'world peace' but since that isn't going to happen here's the material items I'm longing for....

The Peaceful Progression Wake-Up Clock from Hammacher Schlemmer

African Glass Bead Bracelets from VivaTerra

mbt sneakers (to get rid of my flab) from blissworld.com

steep clean from blissworld.com

Metal twig jewelry tree from VivaTerra

This lovely Merinomink scarf and the matching gloves in the color Cappuccino (available here http://www.shopnewzealand.co.nz/en/cp/Takahe_Scarf_Merinomink ) - I already have the hat!

a snowblower...

"Wicked Good" slippers from LL Bean in a 12 for hubby and a 6 1/2 for yours truly!

these lip glosses from benefit cosmetics...

The official "Aero-Garden" for growing herbs inside year round

ice cream maker from cuisinart (available at willimas-sonoma)

W's Valley sweatshirt from Patagonia in Mushroom Brown

Canon 5D

A Trans-Siberian Orchestra Christmas CD

Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM

Ed Levine necklace. Hint hint to hubby-they have this at Louis Jewelers, next to the guitar shop-I left a card with the product number for you in my car-hint, hint ;-)

Some sort of I-Pod docking station with FM radio for my desk...

And, hubby wanted this Panasonic cordless drill with a light that charges in 50 minutes, or something guyish like that....I told him to keep dreaming when I saw the $420 pricetag! (For the record, he didn't know it cost that much)....

To help me make more green choices...

A composter for...well, that's obvious.

An automatic car starter (sorry, no picture)

Oh, and hubby would like some sort of tractor-lawn-mower thing with bulldozer-snowblower-tiller attachements that costs more than our second car

So, that's all I want for Christmas this year....for now....what's on your wish list??