Cristina's Shoot for Blake...

A little over a month ago I received a call looking for my availablity for a 2009 wedding. I had the pleasure of meeting with Cristina and her mom Eilieen and knew that we had made a connection... Cristina's fiance Blake is a United States Marine currently deployed in Iraq.

I thought it would be a nice idea to do a photoshoot of Cristina for Blake to enjoy. Wednesday night Eileen and Cristina came over to finalize the wedding contract and then we headed off to Central Park in Schenectady for Cristina's photo shoot.

We had a wonderful time and I had the pleasure of seeing Cristina's fun and playful side - I certainly can see why Blake has chosen her to spend his life with...

Enjoy the photos of the session!

Emerald & Bryan

Last Saturday I met up with Emerald and Bryan at the Coxsackie Town Park for their Signature Photo session. The weather was nice to us and the rain held off until after we were done... I met Emerald last year when she was a bridesmaid for her friend Jennifer's wedding and she decided to ask me to photograph her wedding this year.

Both Emerald and Bryan are fun and energetic - even if Emerald was a little whiney about the proposed hike after our shoot ;-) The wedding should be a lot of fun with some of the gang from last years wedding in attendance!

Amy & Michael

Wow has it been a week already??? It has been so busy with the weddings to process from July and all the fun things we do in the summer - parties, picnics, family get togethers and keeping the kids occupied! Last Sunday I had the pleasure of photographing Amy and Michael's Signature Session in Congress Park in Saratoga. They live in New Jersey but are getting married here in Albany since they have roots here...

Amy and Michael were a wonderful couple to photograph and very easy to work with - both very energetic and talkative. Both Amy and Michael's moms were on hand to watch the session unfold and see the many photos they had to choose from. They even offered their opinions on which ones looked the best (bit my tongue quite a bit) - just kidding moms :-)

We were able to produce some great images together, and I can't wait for the wedding now that they have their first successful photo shoot with me under their belt...

August 2nd - Elissa & John's Wedding

On August 2nd I had the honor and pleasure of photographing my cousin Elissa's wedding in Coxsackie, NY. Elissa was marrying John who is currently in the United States Navy serving aboard the USS George Washington. They are a fun and energetic couple and were an absolute joy to work with.

The ceremony took place in the gazebo at the Coxsackie Riverfront Park and was short, sweet and to the point ;-) Afterwards we took family formals under the shade of the trees at the park and proceeded to the Pegasus banquet house on Rte 9w for dinner and dancing.

It's always great to see family and we do it so rarely these days with our lives so busy. We should all step back and be greatful for the things we have, the family and friends that we share our journey with and be thankful!

Best of luck to both of them as they start their lives together in Norfolk, VA...
Jeff

July 26th - Diana & Mike's Wedding

Diana and Mike were wed at Riverstone Manor on a hot and humid day that turned into a full on thunderstorm! We were lucky enough to have Diana and Mike see each other prior to the ceremony so all the formal photos of the bridal party were done. Just as the minister blessed them as husband and wife the skies opened up and everyone made a mad dash for cover!

This was the first time in 14 years of shooting weddings that I've had to shoot from under an umbrella but it was worth every minute... Diana was stunning in her gown and Mike as dapper as ever in his tuxedo. They were a pleasure to photograph and rolled with the weather like nothing at all happened.

The staff at the Riverstone was excellent as usual and Skip, Patty and their crew served up a fantastic buffet dinner fit for a king. (http://www.riverstonemanor/)