

Why You Should Always Spring for Engagement Photos
Planning a wedding is no easy task. We get it! Within a very short period of time you have a lot of decisions to make. There are things that certainly rise to top priority while other non-essentials fall to the way-side. However, we are urging you, if the wedding photographer you are in contact with offers you a wedding package WITH an engagement session-spring for it. Here's a few reasons why. We totally understand that not everyone likes their photos taken, and not eve


Location, Location, Location
Well hello there, and happy Opening Day of Baseball 2018! Although it doesn't FEEL like spring around the Northeast, I am positive that I am speaking on behalf of us all when I say, "We are ready for warmer weather!" So to help the warmer weather feel just a little closer, we are sharing one of our favorite wedding venues today, a baseball field. First and foremost, when you and your fiance sit down to determine where you should get married, it is important to choose a loca


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To Do a First Look or Not, That is the Question
"......Together can never be long enough for me, to feel like I've had long enough with you, You wear white and I'll wear out the words I love you, And you're beautiful....." -Train For some of you, you may have no idea what a first look even is. Let me explain. Remember back in the day when a bride entered the room for the first time, and everyone stood up turned around and she had a hundred pairs of eyes staring at her? She, eagerly waiting to lock eyes with her best fri


Mount Merino Manor Bed and Breakfast: Hudson | New York
One of the best things about being a photographer is getting to know people. Their stories, life events, upcoming special days and plans they have set. We always take time to reflect during the "slower months" to think back on how all of YOU have come into our lives through a variety of ways. This story is no different. This beautiful estate, Mount Merino Manor, is living history. You see, long before I knew her owner, my grandfather would tell stories of growing up in


Why Photography Captured Our Hearts
There is no doubt that people start businesses for a variety of reasons. For us, it wasn't one particular reason, but rather a myriad of life situations that lead us here. If I think back, photos have always been a big part of our lives. Our mom, in particular, made an effort to get family photos taken. Or, when we traveled to places on vacation, mom often had her camera out, taking pictures. When I was about 10 years old, my parents got me a camera of my own for my birth