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Passion, Love & Happiness. I'm on a journey to capture these emotions from people who radiate their inner beauty and joy into my lens. I photograph because I adore weddings, a spontaneous lifestyle and meeting amazing individuals who will change my life. I hope that next unique someone is you.

Slow time? I don’t need no stinkin’ slow time!

January 11, 2011

I find it humorous to view my blog and see that my last post was in November. Looks like I’ve been sitting on my bum twiddling my thumbs! But the silence is actually a sign of a fabulous holiday and an exciting new year. I have so many backed up blog posts and images to share, but I’m not going to apologize and make excuses. In fact, this was exactly what I had envisioned and hoped for, for a silent blog means exciting things are brewing….

Oh the thoughts I want to share right now, but who wants to spoil all the upcoming fun? So I’ll start the year with the beautiful holiday card I created for Carmen. I adore receiving mail around the holidays and seeing the growth of children and families over the past year. It seems our family introduces a new pooch into our crazy mix of canines quite often so Carmen needed to brag about her little “Piper” as this year’s addition. Of course I had a wonderful time photographing the card on my husband’s new antique roll-top desk. This makes desk number #4 in our house, so of course it was a necessity…..but I was delighted to open the drawer and find he had hidden vintage photos of his Dad to keep close. His habit of holding on to the past often drives me nuts (who needs to save movie stubs?) but sometimes it brings a smile to my face.

It’s the first post of 2011 so I wish you an unbelievably amazing fantastic exciting wonderful fabulous happy ridiculously deelicious new year!

Posted In: Albums / Products, Pets, The Deelicious Life

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This just made my day!

November 24, 2010

Carole & Sid were so sweet to leave this lovely review on WeddingWire:

Sid and Carole were such a joy to capture. This is by far my favorite image of the year and I have so many favorites that I’ve loved from each wedding. My growth in the past year has been astounding to me and yet I’ve struggled to identify my style. On the one hand, it’s a silly word that really doesn’t matter, but in the photography world, there’s a pressure to “find your style”. I used to describe my style as random, because it depends on the moment, the people, and my mood as to whether I create images that are works of art or express strong emotion, but when I viewed this image of Carole and Sid….it instantly defined my style, one that I strive for and hope to achieve in everything I do.

I adore this photo for it’s dramatic, black and white vintage mood, but I mostly love it because it wasn’t forced or contrived. I had pulled Sid and Carole out of their reception to capture a few images in front of the breathtaking sunset, but it was cold, really cold! As I was setting up my gear, Sid wrapped his arms around Carole to keep her warm and Carole was soaking in his embrace and the excitement of the moment. It was a beautiful moment and I simply captured it in way that told how profound the moment was.

I’ve been so lucky to work with amazing couples this year who have such radiant personalities and incredible chemistry in front of my camera. I could totally get sappy right now because I love you all, but I’ll end with a short and very meaningful phrase:

Thank you.

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Melinda’s After Glow

November 09, 2010

Describe your wedding day in one word.

Just one? That’s going to be hard. The word I would pick would be Fairytale. My wedding was definitely a dream come true. It was perfect. (Which would be another I would use to describe my wedding.☺)

What was your favorite moment of the day?

I have several favorite moments on my wedding day, but my top favorite moments would be of course the ceremony because I legally became Paul’s wife! My other two favorite moments would be our first dance together as husband and wife because it felt like no one else was in the room with us. Lastly, my other favorite moment was the father daughter dance with my dad, Henry Moore. No words can describe how special it was to share a moment like that with the man who made me who am I today.

Favorite wedding photo?

I loved all my photos! I can’t just choose one! My favorite wedding photos would be the those of our first dance, the photos taken at Stafford Country Club especially with the unique shaped tree and the ones with just the landscape in the background. Oh and the photos of the father daughter dances because the emotions of the moment were captured very well. (Great Job Deanna!)

Any advice for future brides?

My advice for future brides is to be organized, plan ahead, and don’t wait to the last minutes to do things.  I was very organized and did things for my wedding whenever I could, for example I was doing ceremony programs and favors in March; my wedding was in June! Also, I had everything planned out to the very last detail, which helped things run very smoothly on my wedding day. Nothing major went wrong on my big day and I even had time to relax before the ceremony. (40 minutes to be exact). So stay organized, plan ahead, and don’t forget to ask for help when you need it!

Interested in seeing more of Melinda’s wedding at the Stafford Country Club and Bohn’s Restaurant in Batavia, NY? Click here to view their wedding slideshow!

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Sid & Carole’s Wedding Teaser | Park Ave. Rochester, NY

November 04, 2010

We saw the brilliant trees and knew we had to photograph in this tiny park on Park Ave. in Rochester. The colors were perfect, the lighting was perfect, Sid and Carole looked perfect and the wind was perfect. The image reveals a clash of fabulous conditions, but not the true humor of the situation.

As we departed from the limo, wouldn’t you know it was time to water the grass. Why are sprinklers still running in October? Dodging water to and fro, Billy’s reflector doubled as a light source and a protective shield and of course new water streams sprouted every few minutes in random unknown locations resulting in lots of hilarious shouts including “look out!” and “save the bride and groom!”.

Park Ave. was a fabulous location to photograph and it truly was hard to pick the first image to post, but I thought our first Halloween wedding deserved an orange tribute to the occasion. Of course, more images to follow soon!

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Puppy Love | Warsaw, NY

November 01, 2010

When my sister-in-law, Carmen, and her boyfriend, Weston, asked if I would take their Christmas card photo, I had the perfect spot in mind. A gorgeous red bush had been displaying brilliant reds and golds next to my home for weeks and I was itching to have a reason to photograph it. Bring in two crazy pooches, shooting 10 minutes before the sunlight disappeared and a location located at an intersection of a busy road and I had the recipe for one exciting session!

Though Lilly (big dog) and Piper (little dog) were very well mannered, they weren’t too interested in looking at me or my camera when they had cars providing a much bigger distraction. In fact, I don’t think I’ve ever hooted, hollered, kicked my legs or pretty much looked like a bigger fool than with these two pups, but I still wasn’t as fascinating as a speeding automobile! But with any pet session, patience is your only trick and we ended up with some lovable and lovely photos.

And of course we couldn’t end the session without a romantic scene. Enjoy the puppy love!

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