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I’ve moved around a lot so I’m used to having my close friends spread all over the country.  I realized this April how it feels to be the one left behind when my wonderful friend Caroline moved away to Minneapolis.  She’s back visiting this month and it’s been great seeing her although too short!  We made a big canvas out of the top picture from her family shoot from last summer which is now hanging in their new home.  I really miss our weekly adventures Caroline!  See more images from our shoot here….

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Catching up on family portrait blogging!  We do a lot of family portrait shoots at Elizabeth Park, Westmoor Park, Hill-Stead, Hammonasett, and people’s homes and I feel it’s so important to capture children as they grow.  We’ve actually just hired a favorite photographer to shoot our family and now I’m the one trying to figure out what to wear!

I’ve known Marcella since our kid’s preschool days and was thrilled to be asked to photograph them last summer and get to know her extended family!  Elizabeth Park is a perfect setting for big family portraits because of the space and variety of backgrounds…I still have my favorite nooks for individual shots where the light makes everything glowy!  To see more photos from the shoot click here…

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Hollywood loves Stonington Borough CT (“Hope Springs” with Meryl Streep is the latest movie shot there), a bit of Maine or Martha’s Vineyard squeezed into the southeast corner of the state.   Hilary and Ryan love this place too, and set their upbeat, super-summery wedding down in the Borough at the Calvary Church and up the road at the Saltwater Farm Vineyard.

As an aside…this is funny…last summer Hilary’s mom Sally contacted us and I had to laugh–I grew up in Cheshire down the street from them!   Back to their wedding…Hilary and the girls got ready at the Inn at Stonington with Jane shooting a fun walkabout in town while Ryan and his band of pirates (see photo) stopped by the Dodge Paddock conservancy down on the water.  Then onto the ceremony, where Ryan’s brother Michael–a great pianist–performed beautifully as did Hilary’s bridesmaid who sang amazingly…quite a talented group.  Salt Water Farm Vineyard has to be among the coolest places to share a drink with friends, looking out over the salt marshes towards Rhode Island with the Acela train flying by in the distance.  Great atmosphere for a party, which started with Hilary and Ryan’s whirling dervish first dance (to Veronica Martell and her band)….loved that dance!   And it continued with Hilary’s brother Paul MC-ing a great evening of speeches before more dancing.

Flowers seem to appear in every photo–another awesome burst of floral creativity by Yumiko of Hana Floral Design from her colorful bouquets to the towering Hydrangeas on the tables.  Such a fun wedding to photograph–it was great to see Hilary’s family again and to catch up with her cousin Tony who I played rugby with at Colby.

Congratulations Hilary and Ryan!!  Thanks so much for having us document your day!  To see many more pics click here…

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