One of the things I love most about a wedding is watching the interaction between mothers and brides on her wedding day. A lot goes on between the time  a little baby girl comes into the world and the day she gets married. It would be a rare relationship between a parent and a child that didn’t have its share of ups and downs. But, on this special day I look over at many moms and see what I believe is a look that says it was all worth it…..this is what I dreamed of, too. Happiness and joy for my child, and a future of promise and anticipation of many things to come.

I love weddings with kids in them cause they will be sure to provide entertainment at some point during the day. This little guy was hard at work trying to get the ring bearer brigade ready for a quick exit. 

I’d never even been there before, but this summer I shot two weddings at West Manor. There was a lot to love about this venue. Nice reception space, beautiful garden surrounding the ceremony site, and gorgeous views from this lovely old manor home. Then, of course there is the beautiful light. The light is fantastic everywhere. Originally when I posted this wedding the fate of West Manor was up in the air. But, since then new owners have taken of the venue and not only is it still booking weddings (that was a relief !) but they are also making some fantastic improvements to the venue.

Here are a few from Leila and Tom’s wedding there in September.

Oh man! Busy, busy summer. Now, fall is in full swing and weddings and portraits and seniors and babies are everywhere. This is probably my favorite time of the year to shoot. It’s nice and cool (although I shot a fantastic session on a 100 degree day this year!), colors are turning here and there,  and skies are interesting.

Just a few from last week.

These were the flowers from yesterday’s wedding, the first wedding of October which is one of my favorite wedding months. I love the fall colors and weddings always reflect this time of the year, even when things may still be a little green. Mark Frye and his talented crew at Creative Occasions did these and  I have to say I thought they were spectacular. Rich with color and texture and set off by my favorite of all colors….purple. I just had to share a peek at these.