Nikki & Drew

This Saturday on my way back to Newton after an amazing Thanksgiving I stopped in Sharon, MA for a photo shoot with the fabulous Drew and Nikki. Drew and Nikki are the niece and nephew of Dana. I did a shoot with Dana a few months ago, and she is a proud blog stalker (THANKS DANA). Anyways it was freezing out and ridiculously windy. They had come home from Aruba the night before so talk about climate shock. To be honest I didn't feel that bad because they got a week in Aruba. Now that Dana and I are buddies I totally invited myself to go next year to be the families personal photographer. There were about 13 of them that went, so what is one more?? Here are a few favorites from the day!!
Look at Nikki's freckles! So adorable!



Growing up my brother and I were VERY close so this picture warms my hear...



Drew rockin it



Nikki was laughing so hard at her brother






Drew wanted to wear his hat in one picture SO BAD. Boys will be boys. So Drew... here is your ONE hat photo.











Thanks for having me photograph you guys. Your mom is going to love the surprise! Man... talk about a surprise filled weekend! THANKS DANA! XOXO

The Proposal

This thanksgiving will go down in the books for one of the best ever. There were so many things that made it perfect but one in particular stood out. About a month ago I received an email from Joe. Joe dates one of my best friends, Katie. They have been together about 7.5 years so everyone was wondering when the engagement was going to happen. I mean thats a long time. So I got an email from Joe asking me to do some photos of him and Katie for family gifts. I thought nothing because his family lives in Ohio which is pretty far. They dont see them that often. Then I read on and it said "PLEASE DONT TELL ANYONE". Right there I was like "uuh the little bugger is so proposing to her and wants me to be there for photos". I totally called him out on it, and of course I was right. So for the next months Joe and I planned out "the day".

Now, for all of you who know me, you know that I am THE WORST secret holder EVER. Its not that I have a big mouth, and I do it maliciously, its the fact that exciting news just bursts out and half the time I dont even realize that I have blown the secret. Since an early age my father gave up telling me what he my mom for xmas because for so many years I blew it. Nobody EVER told me about surprise B-Days for friends growing up because I would get so excited I would slip the news. So this was going to be a test for me. Thankfully Katie and Joe live in CT (normally I hate the situation) so I dont get to see them as often as I would like. My main fear was keeping it a secret from Katie and my two other best pals Kate and Jan. This was going to KILL me, but I promised Joe.

Anyway Thursday came and I couldnt be happier. The night before the girls and I met up for a few drinks and it was torture! I needed this to happen already. I honestly didnt sleep much the night before, and I kept thinking "I wonder what Joe is thinking right now". But the day went so well and I am so happy to share these images because they mean so much to me. Joe... I cant thank you enough for letting me be part of this day. It meant so much to me and I know having these pictures will mean so much to you. Katie, congrats I am so proud and I love you. Kate, and Jan... SORRY, but you have to admit I did a great job keeping the secret you have to be a little proud!!! LOVE YOU GUYS!

I will start out with the ones that lead up to the proposal...












Katie didnt want any close ups posted. She said they are engineers, not models. I had to put this one up!!









Love this one too





















And here you have it... The proposal.


THANKS GUYS! LOVE YOU!

Meet the Dunn's

I met with the Dunn's last Sunday. They were such a sweet family. Violet and Elise were both great kids with great personalities. I was happy when I found out that Melissa's sister was in town from New York so we could grab a few pictures of the two of them together as well. She was a huge help. Elise wasn't so pumped about getting her pictures taken so each time she would run away from the camera Melissa's sister would catch her and bring her back to us! Hope you guys like the photos.






Dont they look like twins??









So cute






Elise might have been hiding from me in this picture, but I am always ready!!








Hope you enjoy!

The Shield Family

When I arrived to the Shield's house I was greeted by Liam. He was absolutely adorable. His big blue eyes could light up a room, and his personality is just as vibrant. Liam introduced me to the rest of the family, and I have to say they were all just as sweet. Delcan has such a great personality and after seeing his dad Marty playing with the kids you know why they are so great. Katie thanks so much for having me to the house. You have such a great family!


















I have some competition! His camera is way cooler!












How much fun are they having?


This makes me smile!



And so does this.

The Heaney's

I mentioned that once things slow down that I will be making some changes to my site and blog. Between shoots this weekend Lana helped show me how to spruce up the images on my blog. Let me know what you think.

I introduce to you the Heaney's. They are such a great family and when Stephanie told me she wanted to do the shoot here I was very pleased. This location in Quincy, MA is where I did my first shoots. Its great to look back at those and see the progress that has taken place. The Heaney's were up for whatever. They pretty much left it up to me. Again, Sarah came with me for the shoot. This was her first family portrait shoot, which can be pretty overwhelming. Here are some of my favorite images from the afternoon!



This is Meghan...









This is Ryan









I love everyone in the background trying to get Meghan to come back to them.



One of my favorites...






I really liked this picture of Ryan running through the tall grass.






And these next few killed me. It was as though they were looking to see if anyone was looking because Meghan was not supposed to be going down the slide, and Ryan really wanted her to go down.


I really hope that you guys enjoy these photos. Sarah has a ton more, esp. or Ryan!! ENJOY