In Memory...

Jim with daughter Jamie and son Dan

I was saddened to read this morning that James Fortune passed away on Friday October 16th. On September 27th I had the pleasure of photographing his son Dan's marriage to Alisa at Birch Hill. They moved the wedding up a year because Jim had been diagnosed with cancer.

This was an especially hard wedding to shoot and edit because it hit so close to home for me. My dad passed away 14 years ago from cancer just a little more than a year after Nancy and I were married... As photographers we know our job is sometimes difficult but always special - events like this bring it into perspective.

My heart is heavy with grief for them but I know that Jim held on long enough to bear witness to their union and he was so happy and full of life. Whenever I saw him he had a smile you couldn't wipe away and just such a warm and welcoming look. God bless and rest in peace.
Jeff

Kristin & Randy's E-session

Work, work, work... Kristin and Randy live in New Jersey so we planned the e-session around their travel plans. They wanted a fall feel to the images since they're getting married next October, so we chose John Boyd Thatcher Park as our destination. There wasn't a lot of color but we made do with what we could find. Don't worry guys, it gets easier ;-)

Tonya & Jim... On the Farm

Catching the last rays of the sun I had the pleasure of photographing Tonya and Jim on his parent's farm and Galway Lake. Needless to say they were a lot of fun to work with (all my clients are). Enjoy their fall e-session with the backdrop of the farm and Galway Lake...
Jeff

Wendy & Jen's Signature Session

I've known Wendy for about sixteen years now and when she contacted me about her union ceremony to Jen I jumped at the chance. They are such a nice couple and since she's my wife's step sister I felt honored for her to have the confidence in me to capture their special day. We decided to create the images next to a small pond in DiCaprio Park in Guilderland and I think we did well ;-)
Congrats Wendy and Jen!

Melissa & Chris's Engagement Session

Melissa and Chris hired me for their wedding next year and I couldn't be happier to have them as clients. Melissa is so bubbly and happy, so it's not hard to see why Chris smiles when around her. With fall fast approaching we decided to use Tawasentha Park for their engagement session.
Enjoy!
Jeff

Alisa & Dan 9.27.09

They say that a little rain on your wedding day is good luck, so I hope it holds true for Alisa and Dan. Even with the rain the joy and happiness was so thick in the air you could cut it with a knife... Birch Hill as always served up great food, great service and the conservatory was beautifully decorated to properly celebrate this wedding!

Congratulations guys and all the best!
Jeff

Nancy & Todd's Engagement Shoot

Talk about tough cookies... Nancy and Todd booked me for their 2010 wedding and wanted to do their engagement shoot at the DEC 5 Rivers facility in Delmar. The weather was a little cold for the last days of September (50's) and Nancy wanted to wear a cute outfit for the pictures.

You can see how warm they were together! Fun, exciting and pumped to do photos! Can't wait for the wedding...
Jeff