A token of my affection...

Knowing how upset I was over the loss of Reese, my sister Emily brought me home this adorible kitty bead for my bracelet. Now your with me forever Reesy :(

To my angel kitty Reese....

Today is a very sad day for me. This afternoon, my kitty Reese was hit by a car. I was never really much of an animal person, but he was MY first real pet. I raised him from a kitten and he treated me like his mom. He had such a sweet personality and he was really like a child to me. I loved him SOOO much, and im going to miss him with all my heart.

Happy Birthday to me!

So I finally hit that next BIG milestone in my 20's.... Im the big 25 today! eeek so weird! but i wanted to share with you my beautiful gift from my sisters.


Its a Pandora bracelet! Im so excited b/c I wanted one so bad! They are beautiful Danish charm bracelets that you customize. Don't you love my cute little camera! Thanks Emmy & Hannah! I love it!!!

Hannah Banana goes to prom...

I grabbed these quick pics of my youngest sister Hannah on my way to RI this afternoon as she was on her way out the door to prom. Yes she is only a freshman but I guess is popular enough to go to prom... I guess thats what being 5'8 and blonde gets you ;) hahaha but she looked gorgeous in her lime green dress that almost camouflages with the trees in the background. I didn't get any with her date, B/c she was off to meet him but I hear they looked awesome! (he matched in black and green... oooh!) Hope she had a blast!!! (btw I took these w/ my new 1.8 lens and I LOVE the way the background is a blur!!! ahhh!)

A post even a mother could love....

One of the things that we as photographers do well is spend a lot of time on other people.
What we don't do is spend a lot of time on us.

I know myself, getting up at 6 am, working 2 jobs, and finally getting home around 10-11 just to go to bed... Im not really leaving ANY me time. Last night Mrs. Mary Marantz and I were discussing what we would do if we had one whole day to ourselves. Thinking about it I have decided this...

If I had one whole day to do anything I wanted I would spend it with my family. I know this sounds cheesy but hear me out!
I have a VERY close family, but even more so when I was little... I am the oldest of 4 kids and my brothers and sisters are like built in friends. Some of my most fond memories are with them. Whether it's building forts outside in the snow, dressing my brother up lie a girl because we didn't have enough girls to put on a proper production of "Annie" (sorry Ry-Guy) or going on family vacations. Now that we are all growing up... we never really ALL get together all day.

Its sad to know that our individual lives have formed over the our "family" life we had as kids. My mom finally drove her mini van into the ground & she is dying for a new one. We have tried to talk her into a sensible little ride... but she insists she needs a family car... I don't think she has the heart to admit that we'll probably never all sit in the back seat anymore... and we can't break her heart to tell her that those days of us driving to our family vacation, in our Crown Victoria, with the seats folded down, and a mattress in the back are gone.



(my mom was the photographer, plus I think she'd kill me if I posted a pic of here on my blog!)


Between me working crazy hours, my sister Emily & her Bf Sam, Hannah just getting into High School and having a social life... and I think my brother is just too cool for us.... So I would love to spend a whole day w/ my Mom, Dad, Ryan, Emily & Hannah. No where else to go, no work, no cell phones... having fun together!



I love you guys and you are my world!

First Love... Hannah & Eric

Remember your first love... the innocent kind? When making out was all that mattered... How excited you got everytime you saw that person. How much you couldn't wait to spend every moment holding that person's hand? Don't you wish you could get that back? Before responsibilities, stress, bills... I do.

My littlest sister Hannah and her beau Eric are totally there! They spend every moment together nuzzling and snuggling. I wish we could all have the excitement they have for eachother! And I sure wish that every couple I photographed looked at each other the way they do. I took them out this weekend for some fall photos together, and they were so cute! I love the raw, innocent emotion you can see in them. Im not quite sure if it's real love, but its defiantly first love. Enjoy

Sweet 16 the pics!

Besides getting caught in hurricain winds... and pouring rain, my shoot yesterday went great! Hannah & I had a blast and the images are beautiul. We also ran into Paul & Krystal from the wonderful Studio Foto at Elizabeth Park... so i grapped a few shots of them hard at work while we were goofing off! Who'd guess she's only 15... Our day was cut short so there will be more to come but here's a quick preview!!

Sweet 16

Today Im spending the afternoon in Hartford w/ my sister Hannah doing a sweet 16 promo shoot. We're planning a big day of fun so watch out for some shots!!!!

Love Emily,

This weekend my younger sister Emily gave me my birthday present early b/c Im going to be away..and it was so thoughtful and beautiful I thought I'd share it with everyone!!! Im so not a "label" kind of girl... and my sister totally is... so the fact that she drove 2 hrs to get me something that she wouldn't even buy herself was really sweet! She wanted to make sure I had the "little blue box" every girl dreams about! Thanks Em! I love you!!

My little Sisters Graduated!

This week both of my younger sisters made a milestone jumpin life. My youngest sister Hannah graduated from eighth grade!!



And my middle sister Emily graduated from High School!




I love you both!