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The Monarch butterflies are passing through Connecticut on their way south, the humidity has thankfully dropped, and the weather is gorgeous!  It’s coming up on fall and we wanted to show some more autumn family portraits.  Here’s Amanda and Mike’s family…the first portrait shoot Jane did at Westmoor Park in West Hartford.  Jane has photographed their family for 4 years…it’s always great to see how their kids have grown!  We’re finishing up summer portraits now and in the next few weeks we’ll have info on our first fall fundraiser: “Your Picture’s Worth a Thousand Words” where part of your session fee is donated to local schools to promote child literacy efforts!  Click here to see more fall photos…

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Back to Kaitlin and Kelvin’s wonderful wedding weekend, part duex: their wedding at Trinity College in Hartford!  But first–after a cute first look for Kait and Kelvin–Jane joined the trolley ride for some photos at the State Capitol (where Kelvin has been a state representative for Hartford the past six years).  Upon arriving at Trinity you’re met with a scene out of England’s Downton Abbey–a beautiful campus and soaring gothic cathedral built in 1932 (although it looks centuries older) where the pews face the aisle and are adorned with carved wooden figures ranging from monks and explorers to 1930s football players.  A beautiful place for a wedding!

The English theme continued at their ceremony with an beautiful rendition of the Beatles’ “All You Need Is Love” with the French Horn resonating through the cathedral.  Then at the cocktail party along Trinity’s Long Walk,  guest played a British “Keep Calm and Marry On” version of Chicago cornhole bean bag toss among the other games.  All throughout the day Kaitlin just beamed, enjoying every moment, including the devilishly funny toasts from family and friends.  Then the band kicked in…SoulSystem Orchestras a high energy band playing a range of music from Salsa to hip hop to rock.  We really enjoyed working with Nancy Goldstein of Amazing Celebrations, and again with our friends Mike and Dean from Buzz Media wedding films.  And loved the flowers from Paula Gallo of Pentimento Design as well.

A fun and really warm wedding with two great families…Kait and Kelvin, congratulations!!  Thanks for having us photograph your wonderful weekend!  To view lots more photos click here…

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Kaitlin and Kelvin’s wonderful wedding weekend kicked off a few Fridays ago with their rehearsal dinner at Max’s Downtown in Hartford.  After dinner, the piano bar vibe of Max’s turned Latin when the congas and maracas and Salsa music kicked in bigtime.  So fun to photograph…I couldn’t help but sway along as I photographed the dancers and the band!  Several friends and family (and Kelvin) took turns at the mic…loved it!

Kelvin and Kaitlin’s wedding brings together Puerto Rican and Irish families, and in his toast Kelvin joked about how much (or little) alike the two cultures are…but, you know, both these island cultures certainly love to celebrate!  Congratulations Kaitlin and Kelvin!!  Stay tuned for their wedding photos from Trinity College coming shortly!  Click here to view more photos…

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