[marcia and colin (and my 100th post!)]

The school year is winding down for me, just as the wedding (and engagement, and family) season is picking up...so expect a whole lot of new posts soon!
Marcia and Colin are a very cool couple that I had the delight to work with on May 22, down in Ellicottville. They were married at Holiday Valley Resort, outside of Yodeler Lodge. Gorgeous setting and lots of yummy details! And the little girls......they were hilarious! During the reception, they decided to hike up the nearby black diamond trail and then run down at full speed....girls after my own heart! I had a great time and really loved the family. Here are some faves from the day:

[Jillian and Zach]

2 Saturdays ago, I had the best time working with the Ferry and Musial families at their children Jillian and Zach's wedding. Another gorgeous day in April....in fact they probably had better weather than some of the summer weddings will have! The day was all about family and fun times....both Jillian and Zach have nice big families with lots of crazy siblings....just my kind of people to work with!

Is Jillian not the most gorgeous bride ever?


This Jillian's family has this great yard to play with.....a little pre ceremony playtime with the girls.







And then off to the church, one of the best I have ever photographed in because of all of the natural light!







Jillian is a jewelry designer and designed the engagement and wedding rings....Zach must have been a bit nervous and the ring just wouldn't go on!




We went to Forest Lawn for pictures afterwards...here are the guys, coming in for their landing.





*LOVE* springtime flowering trees!





Jillian, getting ready to rock the reception...


The reception was at the Millenium Hotel in Cheektowaga...


I love watching father/daughter dances, particularly when they are upbeat and really reflect the relationship that exists there. Jillian and her dad danced to "Father and Daughter" by Paul Simon....awesome!



Thanks everyone for being so great to work with...I hope you like the preview!

[free things are always good]

many of you know by now that I am pretty addicted to blog stalking...while sometimes it really inhibits my work, there are times that it really is good for everyone. today is just that moment- I found a link to some pretty amazing (free!) printable invitations that I though I'd share with you. Downloadandprint.com features modern invitations and reply cards that you simply download and print (Oh, I get it now! ;) )
Check them out and maybe save a few bucks in designing your wedding!

[michelle and steve, part deux]

my first wedding post of the season! You can certainly tel I am trying to get back into the swing of things, editing and trying to keep up with blog posts. In any case, Michelle and Steve carried forward the momentum of their awesomeness to their wedding day....the entire shindig took place at Asbury Hall, and they had gorgeous April (?!) weather for it. LOVE, LOVE, LOVE everything about this day!

[michelle and steve]

Today is my first wedding of the season, and while that is usually a bit daunting, I can say with total honesty that I am stoked. Michelle and Steve are an awesome couple, laid back and up for just about anything. Last week I met them out at Antique World last week for their engagement session....for an Early April weekend we were all sweating and enjoying the late afternoon sun....there wasn't too much to play with outside as it was a bit too early in the antiquing season, but here are a few of my favorites.