[owen, elliot, anna and liam]

I had the opportunity over the weekend to work with two awesome families....here is the first of them. These four children were so much fun, and a photographers dream....heck, a parent's dream! Super polite, fun and beautiful, who could ask for more? Enjoy!

[rachelle and tim]

I mentioned a little while back that I was lucky enough to have 2 "destination" weddings in 2012.....I am super excited about this one, as I get to actually take a plane there! Rachelle and Tim are an amazing couple who have a great laughter-filled relationship.....they are getting married in Florida in June and have asked me to come along to capture it all.  

We met downtown last weekend for their engagement shoot, another gorgeous sunny day in Buffalo in November, except that the wind was gusting to about 70 mph in the wind shaft that is downtown.  Despite that, it was an awesome time!

[kim and bryan]

Another amazing autumn?  In Buffalo?  NY?  Yep.  And my favorite time of all to do engagement shoots!  First up, Kim and Bryan.  Kim is a super awesome teacher that both of my children adored, and I was thrilled when she asked me to photograph her wedding next spring. The three of us headed out to Tifft just before the time change to wade through a forest of grass and wander down by the water.....Bryan is a firefighter and he brought along some of his gear for us to play with as well.  I couldn't stop marveling at the scorched surface of his helmet, it is so hard to fathom what a firefighter faces and without a thought of fear. 

[julie and jeff]

Julie and Jeff mark the official end to the wedding season, and it proved to be such a sweet ending to a great year.  I was looking so forward to this one; it was my first time at the 20th Century Club and I was going to see a lot of familiar faces from weddings past as I mentioned in their engagement shoot post.  Plus, Julie and Jeff were so awesome that I was really looking forward to hanging out with them again!  Since the wedding was an evening one, the ladies rode the big yellow cheese over to the 20th Century Club so we could get together with the men for pictures prior to the ceremony.  It had been a pretty gray day earlier in the morning, but it cleared up perfectly that afternoon. 



I have driven by the Club countless times and have always wanted to peek in the back gate.....I never imagined that the gardens would have been as beautiful as they are.



I'm in love with every detail of this wedding....Julie's dress was perfect, and the colors were awesome for the space.

Not to mention that Jeff is absolutely her perfect match.























....tall guy in a little cooaat....



We then headed to St. Joseph's University Church for the ceremony....



























(how amazing are gold painted mini pumpkins?!)

Thanks Julie and Jeff for such a wonderful end to an awesome season, and I can't wait to see you again in the spring!