Derek + Mary :: married

What a way for us to kick off the 2011 Wedding season :)

Congrats Mary and Derek! 

Days before, the sun was shining and the temperature was rising.  But a cold front was moving in

and some crazy March weather was coming with it.  Luckily, the day turned out to be awesome!

It was a bit brisk for the ladies, but it wasn't raining (or snowing) so everyone was in a great mood.

Of course, your mood is helped along with the vibrant energy of a beautiful young couple eager to wed :)

The ceremony was held at the RPI C+CC in Troy NY.

The reception was then held at 11 North Pearl, in Downtown Albany.

Conway Entertainment provided the DJ service and just rocked it. 

Mary's beautiful engagement ring:

His bottom lip says it all:

The interior of the chapel:

First kiss as husband and wife:

The bride's side:

The groom's side:

I loved this opportunity!  The sun was a little harsh but I'm not complaining :)

Derek had this great idea to have their names put up on the marque!

The whole wedding party, and the couple's parents:

Their cake:

The grand hall of 11 North Pearl:



You guys are such an awesome couple and Heather and I are just so happy to be your friends :)

Thanks again for having us photograph your big day for you!

For those that want to see more from this wedding: click here for some more of my fav's.

our rings

I have rented a macro lens for next week's wedding and thought it would

be appropriate to shoot some photos of our own rings tonight!

Now I'm more familiar with the lens and ready to rock it next week..

Heather's engagement ring and her custom made matching wedding band on top.

My wedding band and the watch Heather gave me on the bottom.

I think I like this lens :)

RottenChester Headshots

I haven't been shooting a lot lately, but have been busy still. 

Luckily this weekend, the Rottenchesters derby team needed some headshots done.

It was great fun!  So glad they asked 'BIG flash' to photograph 'em :)

Here are a few of my fav's:

  more headshots are up here.

All my derby photos end up over at mitchsgallery.com too:

www.mitchsgallery.com/rollerderby

Honeymoon

So it's been a while since my last post, because it has been an eventful couple of weeks!
Heather and I got married on 1-1-11 :)

For our honeymoon, we flew down to Montego Bay, Jamaica for a few nights. 
Here are a few shots I grabbed from our balcony while we were down there relaxing!

sadie :: newborn

I had the pleasure of taking some newborn photos this past weekend!
Sadie is such a cutie, she didn't want to stay asleep and let us position her as much as I had hoped,
but I think we came away with a few winners!

Here are a few of my favorites :)

in her mom's hands:

in her dad's hands:

in her cacoon :)

nakie hehe

So excited to watch her grow up! :)

Scott + Jen :: married

Heather and I came back up from NJ on saturday to attend Scott & Jen's wedding reception. 
The ceremony itself was a small affair just for close family, and the fun reception was at The White House at Webster park.
It was a windy and bitter cold day by the water, so we made use of the warm interior for photos. 

I love this place!

 the cake:

 There were beautiful fall colored flowers and gourds all over:

 The happy couple:

 We did sneak outside briefly for a quick shot in the wind:

First dance:

Heather and I are so happy for you guys and had such a great time!

Congrats again!

Grant Park

I spent a few days in Chicago last week for the GreenBuild Conference.
Man what a great time, learning about what we can do to help build a better planet!

While I was there, I was able to get out of the convention center and get some architectural photos.
Here is a slideshow of a few photos I got one evening in Grant Park!

Boy would I love to do an e-shoot in this park someday :)