I have the coolest clients, REALLY!! I’ve always thought that I was blessed to have generally very cool people as customers; I was proved right this past week on a huge level. The last week has been insane. It’s the off-season and I am busier than ever bouncing from place to place, meeting to meeting, shoot to shoot, etc. etc. I’m not complaining, but this is supposed to be the mellow season. Last Friday I had a commercial shoot, went home and packed for a huge photography convention, and spent the last hours of the day with my 2 boys. With a scheduled departure of around 2 the next day, I wanted to get in a morning shoot that had been canceled twice already due to weather and crazy schedules. It couldn’t have gone more perfect. I arrived to meet Gus and Alicia around 10 am down by the water in South Portland; it was the perfect spring morning. In 10 minutes we were talking like old friends and sharing stories that only friends can appreciate. I’m so impressed by these two. If for one second anyone out there reading this thinks that they have had a tough road leading up to their wedding – ya got nothin! Gus and Alicia take high honors for what they are dealing with and even more so for the way in which they are dealing: heads held high, arms tightly wrapped around each other, pushing forward and mowing down everything in their path that even resembles a hurdle. My hat is off to you both!
I hope you had fun and thanks for taking the time to chill and share a bloody mary together! I’m really looking forwad to next weekend!
An amazing day with an amazing family. Words can’t explain how much fun it was to reconnect with this family as I had a chance to photograph a second wedding for them. Something tells me I might be seeing them again in 12 months for a third wedding. wink wink!
I just got back from an amazing wedding at Migis Lodge on Sebago. A week ago the weather man called for rain on this day; well….. He was wrong. Melissa and Tony could not have asked for a more beautiful day. Just amazing!
Photos: Melissa and Tony loved the unique look of their engagement photographs, so we did some parallel recreation on their wedding day. Backed by a strong sunset, a few of these siloutte photos are just breathtaking. Not conventional, but they are beautiful and creative. Thanks for hosting a great party, the first of many I am sure.
Migis Lodge Review: You could not ask for a nicer place for a wedding. Situated on Sebago lake this venue overlooks a few small islands just off shore. The ceremony site is located perfectly to watch the sunset and the reception site is a classic Maine gem. Simple elegance with a touch of Maine might be the best way to describe this venue. The 25 foot buffet was perhaps the best wedding food I have ever had. Really…. the food is to die for!
I am headed out the door to shoot a wedding today at Maine’s Migis Lodge on Sebago Lake. Despite being a super fun place to shoot, this couple has the “it factor.” I am excited to see what we can come up with today… Lord knows their TTD shoot was a blast!
My blog articles have gotten away from me in the last few months and its time to kick it back into high gear. Moving forward I have decided to write less and show more photos! I think that is what “my people” want anyway!!!!
So… Here are a few images from a recent wedding at the Colony Hotel in Kennebunkport Maine. It was an amazing day and one hell of a party.
This spring in Maine has been 1 rain storm after another. It seems the days have been marked by the number of inches that had fallen and not by the day of the week. On June 26th, for about 4 hours, the sun poked is head through the clouds and graced Trisha and Aaron’s wedding with a warm blanket of golden light. Normally sun in Maine is part of the spring/summer gig, but this spring has been a different story. Thanks the lord for sun on this day!
I met with Trisha and the girls as they prepped for the service and we all jumped on the trolly to head out to Saint Ann’s. For me, the day was highlighted by getting to spend 20 minutes with Trisha and Aaron alone out on the point at Saint Ann’s. Time alone with a new couple is always so amazing as their excitement seems to jump right into the images. The images below are special in another way as the car used in the images is near and dear to Trisha as is was her Dad’s. I suspect he dad would have loved to know that we used his car for some fun
I’m not sure if it’s Irish luck or just that I’ve made a few extra deposits in the karma bank lately, but of the last few wedding I’ve had, each has been blessed with a most exquisite weather pattern. Perhaps I should give credit to my clients and their good karma. Whatever the case with 29 days of rain in 32 days you sort of have to wonder how you score your wedding on a day with clear crisp blue skies, gentle August like breezes and, temps hovering in the upper 70’s. Such was the day that Jenna dn Brian were lucky enough to seal their vow to each other. I spent the morning hanging with the ladies, and creating images of the details of preparation. Then it was on to the ceremony, a catholic mass, which I always like because of the extra time allowed to capture different images and find alternate angles from which to shoot.
Overall it was a great to be a photographer! It was a gorgeous day, a fun and attractive wedding party, and an Jenna and Brian were so much fun to photograph! Thanks so much for having me there to capture the day. Enjoy these few images and the slideshow.
A couple weeks ago, on what was arguably one of the most gorgeous spring days Maine has ever seen I got to photograph the wedding of Kaitlin and Ricky. The day was ruled by blue skies, temps in the high 70’s, a fresh breeze, and lots of people celebrating the love between these two people. Kait and Ricky are young, full of positive energy, and totally in love. They’ve built a wonderful house together, are solid in their chosen careers, and have set themselves up for a great life together. It was a treat to spend the day capturing this incredible day. I can’t wait to see what is next for these two as they start their life together; and of course to capture it :) Here are just a couple of pics from their wedding day. More to come.
by Riley Photographic
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