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downtown hartford holiday engagement session

carla — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 21:26:29 +0000

Right before Christmas Julie and I braved the chilly- all-of-a-sudden-it’s-winter weather and photographed my 2012 spring (yay!) clients Marissa and Ryan! We opted for downtown Hartford and took advantage of the lights and open sky that Bushnell Park offer! We had a great time while trying to stay warm- take a look!

The Pump House Gallery made quite a great backdrop!

How happy do these two look!!!!

Marissa and Ryan, thanks for braving the cold yet keeping it hot all at the same time!! We can’t wait for your (warmer) wedding this May!!

watch hill rhode island engagement session

carla — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 21:45:49 +0000

what better way to spend a sunny, blustery winter afternoon than on the beach with some pretty brave clients?! The best part? We were completely alone! To have this amazing stretch of beach all to ourselves was such a special treat and a welcome change of scene from all of the typical dead-ness that takes over New England in the winter. It was a crisp day with some pretty clouds- Callie and Miles and I had a great time and enjoyed the break from the holiday craziness!

The light was hitting us at just the right angle for our whole shoot, I couldn’t have been happier! It looks warm, doesn’t it?

I felt like I was on a movie set with this crazy light here!

That this is so close to where I live makes me feel so lucky! Callie and Miles really had a good time as well, I was happy to show them our private beach for the day!

My favorite image from our shoot!!!

Seriously. My favorite beach. Love the sound of these waves crashing, and how clear the waves are…. and that it’s right by The Ocean House... hands down one of my favorite getaway spots in New England!!

Yep. They are totally laughing at what a fool I looked like shooting them, half hanging over the wall with my legs in the air!

Callie and Miles- this was such fun!! Thank you both for braving the cold- let’s be sure to remember how cold we were when we are sweatin’ to the oldies in August!!

XOXO

golden lamb buttery engagement session

carla — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 14:46:02 +0000

These two. I don’t even KNOW!! These two crazies- aka Dawn and Justin- are two of my most favorite people on the planet. I met them almost 4 years ago? at a wedding where Justin was a groomsman and Dawn was his super fun girlfriend. As it turns out, Dawn is an art director for a big company based in Boston…and was looking for a photographer and viola! A beautiful relationship was formed! We have worked together since then, traveling the country to San Francisco and Sonoma each fall and have gotten to know each other really well. We laugh, all the time- like so hard it’s exercise! I got to know Justin aka Ferris Bueller even better during these work trips and then when I got to bring Dave out this September it was the proverbial icing on the cake that is my life to have all four of us ripping through poor old San Francisco like a pack of crazies! Can I just give you this visual: after a night at an amazing outdoor Italian restaurant tucked away in this alley drinking some crazy cocktails and eating some tasty food we headed back to the Top o’ the Mark- which as the name implies is at the TOP of the hills of San Francisco… much to my dismay! So I am breathing all heavy laboring through the streets and Miss Dawn? RUNS up the steepest hill in her heels chanting the Rocky song, gets to the top and double fist pumps. Who has energy like that? Well, in my brain, I totally do.

In any even, these two are my friends and I just love them to pieces! To say I can’t wait for their wedding this winter is an understatement!! So here we are at one of my very favorite places to shoot and say- The Golden Lamb Buttery! Doesn’t the name just make you hungry?? This place is my JAM not only to shoot at but to eat at- looking for a different date night?? GO! It was windy on this fine fall day, so we were all bundled up for the shoot- which included another very favorite person -VIP- Miss Anna Brigs!!

Who’s number one Dawn!

Seriously. I am curious as to what the guy on the tractor is thinking

Planking!

Honestly!!! Who planks on hay

I want a sash too!!!

My fave!!!!

ok ok maybe the squash phone karate kid duo is my fave!!!!

ok ok…. maybe this is my very favorite pic of Dawn ever!!!!! It is so HER!!!

We totally took a yoga break! Oh? You don’t?

Who doesn’t love spirit fingers!

and…… SCENE!!!! Aren’t you tired now?? So much energy here!! Justin and Dawn I love you two so much and am so honored to be there for your day!!! I can’t WAIT!!!!!

XOXOXO

essex ct fall engagement session

carla — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 20:00:45 +0000

During our super short fall season here in New England I had the pleasure of photographing Stefanie and Shaun in my new favorite CT town.. Essex! It is like a step back into a time machine there, it’s so super quaint and typical New England- there is nothing not to love about this town. My clients Stefanie and Shaun brought their A game and dressed the part for our shoot- how cute are they!! We were lucky enough to have met the owners of The Griswold Inn who also happen to own this amazing car… and they let us use it for our shoot- how super generous are they?? I LOVE their Inn, the restaurant has the most amazing food too I highly recommend going there for a date night, you will not be disappointed! Be sure to check out their amazing wine bar with the coolest background ever…. Big thanks to my assistant and side kick for the day Miss Renee Descoutures!!

They were so quick with a laugh, it made my job soooooo easy!!

How awesome is this car????

The streets are filled with this type of cool stuff all along the way!

The shot on the left is one of my faves!!!

This is also a fave… this tree was so fun to shoot by!

I am so glad that we were able to shoot in the fall, it’s their favorite season!!

They ended their shoot with a cocktail at the Griswold Inn….! What’s not to love about that?

Stefanie and Shaun, thank you so much for a fun afternoon I can’t WAIT for your amazing fall wedding next year!!

new york city engagement session

Julie — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 20:06:51 +0000

Earlier this fall, Jazzy and I had the pleasure of meeting Mandy and Reid in NYC. Mandy and Reid are two of the funniest people that I have ever met, and the fact that they found us equally as amusing…well, it was a match made in heaven. We walked around the city, laughed, had a crazy cab ride, and made a scene hootin’ and hollerin’ about how awesome the high line is.

C’mon, how pretty is Mandy? So pretty. And that dress? Love.

Cab ride NYC style

Central Park what?!

As we were walking by this waffle truck, I asked Mandy and Reid to “re-enact” the couple on the side. They obliged. Please pay special attention to the girl inside the truck…hilarious.

Mandy and Reid, we can’t WAIT for your big day…Thank you so much for giving us the grand tour of NYC and for cracking us up all day. You guys are the tops.

xo Julie

west end of hartford fall engagement session

carla — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 19:07:39 +0000

A few weeks back I had the pleasure of photographing two long time original gangsters of the West End of Hartford, Addy and Will. They wanted to focus on their personal studio work spaces as our location, since those spaces really represent who they both are. What a great way to get to know the two of them and really see who they both are in their element. An added bonus, we were smack in the middle of my neighborhood! We started off at Addy’s studio space by Real Art Ways in Hartford. Addy runs Hartford Prints! and creates some pretty sweet Hartford Art!

The type is a big part of what Addy does, and it was a nice visual as well…!

Even the hallways of her studio space proved to be a sweet little spot to photograph.

We then segued over to Will’s space, on Gillette Street in Hartford. What a gem of a house… it had so many cool architectural details!

Who knew shooting in a basement could be so much fun??

Love these two shots!!

Addy and Will, I am so excited for your full on Hartford wedding this Spring!! Congrats!

XOXO

rebecca and stephen’s coventry engagement session

erik — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 14:07:22 +0000

Just a few short weeks before Alfred blanketed the Connecitcut landscape with snow, Rebecca and Stephen treated me to a visit to their family’s campground in rural Coventry. Complete with a rustic cabin, a small pond and a grassy meadow, this location had real country charm and was the ideal setting for their autumn engagement photos. Congratulations Rebecca and Stephen!

wooster street new haven engagement session

carla — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 12:00:19 +0000

One of my favorite things about my job as a photographer is the traveling. Now, I know you are thinking all of the exotic places – Costa Rica, Mexico, Vienna… but what I got so excited about last week was heading down to New Haven CT! What’s that, you say? Yes. I officially have a city crush on New Haven! (but keep it down I don’t want my beloved Hartford to hear!) But man, this place has some uh-MAY-zing restaurants!! Many of the better known italian places that are pretty famous for New Haven are located on this unassuming little street called Wooster Street. Which was where we were headed! Pizza, cannoli, what? The best part- or should I say ironic because I was bitter Betty over this!! was that all of the restaurants were closed on Mondays! Yes. I was SAD. And HUNGRY!! But I beat my blues by hanging with these two- stereotype defying SCIENTISTS!!! Who are both so so beautiful and handsome! They are like Movie Scientists. Smart AND photogenic!!

And athletic!

This place was their JAM but all I could do was press my face against the glass …. I will have to go back!

I have this thing for cartoon food. Makes me want it!!! Cartoon cupcakes, duh. Cartoon pepperoni pizza, cartoon ice cream… cartoon hot dogs! All of it! And now, cartoon italian ice!

Even the scrabbly cartoon cappuccino!!! Gimmie a sip

There are so many New Haven pizza places that everyone raves about and loves… I have heard great things about Sally’s Apizza, and Pepe’s and Modern and Bar? What’s your favorite? I need to coordinate a New Haven pizza field trip and do a taste test! Who’s in?

Heather and Patrick, thank you so much everything- the foxon park birch beer!!!! and the laughs! Can’t wait for your wedding!

XOXO

goodspeed opera house engagement session

carla — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 16:50:09 +0000

During my super crazy two months straight of shoots every day (!) I had these two cuties in the lineup: Lauren and Mike. Now I can tell you that Mike is pumped to be called a cutie… but he totally was! One of the things I told them I was going to point out was what they wore for our shoot. This has to be the most asked question from my clients: ‘What do we wear for the shoot?’ Lauren and Mike did such a great job in picking comfortable, casual clothes that meshed well together without being too matchy. Great job on whoever was on wardrobe duty in this duo! Mike!

Lauren picked the Goodspeed Opera House area as our meeting point for the shoot. At this time of year- October in CT- we both knew there would be ample color and spots to shoot in- and we were right! I had my good friend and fellow photographer Anna Briggs along with us for the shoot- and we had such a great time.

Nothing like a little romantic choke hold to get things going! Right Mike?

Lauren is one of the easiest people to photograph, she is so radiant and naturally beautiful and happy!

The Goodspeed is so photogenic too, from every angle!

Come. On.

We chased this boat and got every imaginable angle we could!! Scene Setter!!!

Here it is, squished and compressed a la my smushy 70-200 lens!

One of my faves, for sure!!!

Thank you thank you thank you for being so easy to work with and so much fun! We can’t wait for your wedding!!

buttonwood farm sunflower engagement session

Julie — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 01:42:29 +0000

Bridget and Chris. And Sunflowers. And Sunshine. Oh, and Seersucker. What a perfect mix. Jazzy and I had the pleasure of spending the afternoon with these two lovebirds at Buttonwood Farms and it was crazy amounts of fun. It was the first time any of us had been, so we were all bright-eyed and super excited to be fumbling our way through the giant maze of sunflowers.

Bridget and Chris were so, so sweet together. We could tell immediately that they are so very much in love, and we can’t wait to shoot their wedding next year! Not only are they sweet, they are also hilarious. We spent the moments between shots laughing our heads off.

Jazz and I left this shoot so excited about the images, we got into the car and screamed like crazy people. Then, we pulled over and looked at all of our pictures. We couldn’t get enough.

Bridget and Chris, thank you for being so much fun. We can’t wait to see you again on your big day! xo