Sarah and Chris

This weekend we'll celebrate the wedding of Sarah and Chris, can't wait... I know it will be a day filled with laughter, they're such a great couple. Our love story session was this crazy, blustery day in November, taking photos on the beach in Falmouth, we certainly laughed a lot that day! At our details meeting, Sarah had me laughing so hard, she's such fun, a truly lovely person. And she's going to be a gorgeous bride... Here's what she told me at our meeting, "it has not been unheard of for superheroes to show up at family events. I'm not saying that any superheroes are going to show up, just keep an eye out for them." How could you not want to be a part of that day? I'll be sure to let you know if I have any superhero sightings...

I wish Sarah and Chris a lifetime of love and laughter, and a wedding day filled with sunshine... (Sarah said she'd bring umbrellas to the beach, and although the artist in me loves those photos already, my wishes have been sent to the universe for fair skies...)

the start of another season

Memorial Day is bitter sweet, there is the anticipation of summer, swimming in the bay, eating outside, watermelon and hula hoops... but summer on the Cape is also a portrait photographer's busiest season... I love what I do, family portraits and senior portraits on the beach, what a great job I have, but it is a busy life I'll be leading until around mid November... I'm not complaining mind you, I consider myself so lucky that I am able to support myself and my family with my art...

We had a perfect weekend, lobster out followed by icecream at Cape Cod Creamery on Friday (try their Cotuit Coffee, it could be the best ever!), a long walk with Lucy through one of our nature preserves, she was thrilled to go for a good swim in the pond, both warmer and less crazy than the ocean! Next was a surprise party for my photographer friend, Tom... We got to see him in lederhosen, I think that was worth going for! Of course he was a kid, in a photo, and he says it was for a school play, but I didn't see anyone else wearing lederhosen, so who's to say... There were a lot of photographers there celebrating with him, a great time was had by all - happy birthday, Tom! Sunday we went for our first sail of the season, enjoying the glorious sunshine on Lewis Bay in our teensy little boat... Monday we went clamming in Osterville followed by mini-golf, and then more icecream (I know I don't need quite so much!)... It was a perfect Cape Cod weekend... and the weather was absolutely fantastic... I love it when we're able to enjoy all of those things that make the Cape so fabulous...

and now with a deep breath, I embrace the summer of '08, and look forward to the thousands of photographs I will take, the laughter I will share with my friends and family, the splashing in the ocean, the memories we will create together, and the memories I will preserve for others... I can't wait to see what time will bring...

Relay for Life

Adriana and I will once again be walking in the Relay for Life to raise funds for the American Cancer Society on June 20th and 21st. We walk in memory of Bill Clarke, a friend, and the former owner of the studio. I worked with him for many years... We walk for Cappers and Nanna, my dear grandmothers, for Uncle Ray and Aunt Betty, for my nephew's grandmother, Tootie, and for my dad... We walk in sadness, in hope, in love, in remembrance...

Please consider making a donation on our home page. If you'd like to purchase a Luminaria to be lit on Friday night, please make a donation of at least $5.00, and you can email me (through my website) with the name of the person in who's memory, or in honor of their fight, you'd like on the bag.

Thank you for your kind support...

Spring

Spring has been cool and rainy, not even cool, downright cold even! Yesterday was amazing, I spent Mother's Day with my mom, sister, her husband, my niece, nephew, daughter and husband. How great was that! and the weather was spectacular! We went to Tower Hill Botanical Garden in Worcester, what a beautiful place! The only good day of the week, how kind God was to us...

This image is an image transfer, one of my very first actually, taken at St. Mary's garden years ago. The original transfer is on silk, the image was taken with an old Polaroid camera... it is, of course, in colour... I like it in sepia too though... I think it was the image that convinced me I needed to by the slide printer so that I could make more than one copy! The original is owned by my mom, it was a Mother's Day gift all of those years ago... I still love the feeling it gives me... it's so peaceful to me...

Happy Mother's Day!

Happy Mother's Day to all Moms, Moms to be, Moms of Moms... I love being a mom, it is so the best! Adriana fills our house with such joy, she is so funny, and makes me laugh all of the time (even when I really shouldn't!).

I wish a very Happy Mother's Day to my mom, my sister, my mother-in-law, and all moms. Enjoy your day...

"Of all the rights of women, the greatest is to be a mother."
-- Lin Yutang

a good day

It was nine years ago today, that I was piped up the aisle to 'Ave Maria' and piped back down to a Beethoven tune with my brand new husband on my arm... Our bagpiper, coming out of the church into a sky full of bubbles, our fab 'gansta' car, and being surrounded by our friends and family, were all beautiful moments in a perfect day... Ray and I have been together for 20 years, married for 9, it's a good life, made better by the addition of Adriana, and Lucy too. (in all honesty, Ray didn't think the bagpipes were quite as fabulous as I did, and sadly, I'm pretty sure he feels the same about Lucy, but we both agree Adriana is the greatest!!)
Happy Anniversary my love x

(the photo is by my friend, Bill Clarke who I worked with for many years, and bought the studio from in 2001, I miss him.)

notebooks and more

Father's Day is right around the corner, and let's face it, it is not the easiest holiday to shop for! We have the perfect solution, how about a notebook or dry-erase board from your portrait session! They're cute, they're fun, and they celebrate what dad likes best about being a dad, his children, or his whole family!

(Of course, they're a great gift for mom, or the grandparents, or anyone else too!!)
Contact the studio for more info...