A Vacation in Three Parts: London

A Vacation in Three Parts: London

My husband Mike and I planned an epic September vacation to coincide with our 2 year wedding anniversary. We flew into London and spent three full days exploring the city and checking out all the main attractions: Westminster Abbey, Big Ben, Buckingham Palace, St. Pauls, Tate Modern, and Shakespeare's Globe. We also got to see Wicked the Musical on Broadway, and it was magical. And finally, we stopped at Platform 9 3/4 while we were at the train station because I am a huge HP nerd. We enjoyed our time in the city and our AirBnB flat was very conveniently located to allow us to see as much as we could fit in to three days. Here are the highlights from London. Enjoy!!

Danica & Nick: Married!

Danica & Nick: Married!

My beautiful best friend Danica got married recently and I was asked to take their wedding pictures. It was such an honor to be a special part of their day. The wedding ceremony was short but sweet, and it was hard not to cry as I looked through my viewfinder. Danica and Nick are perfect for one another and it was an amazing experience to witness their love.  Here is a selection from their wedding day. 

Popham Beach

Popham Beach

My sister Taylor and I took a trip to Popham Beach with Ronan. He had a blast playing in the water and sand, destroying sand castles, and people watching. Here are some photos from that day!

Summer Vacation

Summer Vacation

Mike and I went up to camp for a week this summer for our vacation. We spent the week kayaking, reading, babysitting our nephew Ronan, and checking out Old Hallowell Day. Here are the pictures from that trip!

St. Alban's

St. Alban's

Mike's parents recently bought a summer camp in Maine and we went up there recently to help them get it sorted. It's in a beautiful spot on the pond and is so quiet and peaceful. Here are a few pictures from our trip up there.

Southwick's Zoo

Southwick's Zoo

I went to visit my friend Rachel and we decided to meet somewhere in the middle for us both. I live in Massachusetts and she lives in Connecticut, so we picked Southwicks Zoo as a middle ground. We figured her kids would like it and we were right! Steven was not a fan of the smell of the animals, but still had a good time checking out the giraffes. Alaina was just taking it all in. It was a great day! Here are some shot from the day.

Ronan's Birthday Party

Ronan's Birthday Party

We celebrated my nephews 1st birthday and Ronan had a blast opening all his presents! He got a few outfits,  a whole library of books; some great classics we read when we were little, and a fun walker toy. 

Ronan's Cake Smash

Ronan's Cake Smash

Recently my sister Taylor drove down to Massachusetts with our mum and her little boy Ronan, and we had his first birthday party at my house. We had a delicious Greek lunch from a local place, had him open all his presents, and then we decided to give him his own cake and see what he would do! The results are pretty darn cute, if I say so myself.

Grey Animal Farm

Last summer, we took the O'Roak boys and the Jetts to the Grey Animal Farm. I had actually never been myself so it was fun to watch the kids experience it.

Ronan: The Second Set

My sister had me down for a second set of newborn pictures for her son Ronan, about a week or so after his first set and I am sorry to say it has taken me this long to update the blog with the shots from that shoot. Hope you enjoy my adorable nephew.  Ronan will actually be turning one soon so I'll add a newer phone snap of him so you can all see just how adorable he is!!

Rachael & PJ : Married!

Rachael & PJ were married in Harpswell Maine, on a beautiful day in their backyard surrounded by family, friends, games, adorable children and a few dogs too! Here is a sneak of their day! More to come!

 

Ronan Andrew Smith

Little Ronan, was born March 24th at 11:20pm!  He is beautiful and perfect! I am so excited to be an auntie. I took very few photos at the hospital but I did go up a few times to get some newborn shots. I'll slowly be updating and adding them as I edit them! Here's the first batch of photos!

Taylor's Baby Shower

My younger sister Taylor's baby shower was recently held at Ri-Ra's in Portland. We had so much fun with the fox decorations and gold and blue color scheme. We played some fun games and ate some delicious good. The cupcakes from Nothing Bakes Like a Parrot were amazing!  Here are some shots from the day!

Honeymoon 2015

2015 was an insane year! We bought a new car, my husband got a job opportunity so we relocated from Maine to New Hampshire and both started at new stores (we both work retail) and we also got married in September! My photography did fall by the wayside a bit last year because of this and I can't wait to get back into it! For our honeymoon we went and stayed in an adorable cottage near the White Mountains and went hiking, and ate dinner out and just relaxed; something we hadn't done all year. Without further ado...our honeymoon pics. 



FXF

Just a few pictures of my little cousin Frankie when he was still so little. He just turned one!

Look at this face!



Stephen's Newborn Session - Memphis, Tennessee

My friend Rachel lives down in Memphis and when she was due, I was planning on flying down to take her newborn photographs. Well baby Stephen decided to come early so he was almost a month old once I got down there. He had this beautiful full head of hair, but was still pretty tiny. He went to sleep so easily and we just let him be. We didn't move him into too many poses. We had a great time putting him in a few hats. The pumpkin one was made by a family member. Enjoy!


ERIN'S SENIOR SESSION-PINELAND FARMS, MAINE

ERIN, EMMA'S FRIEND, ALSO NEEDED SOME SENIOR PICTURES TAKEN SO WE MET AT PINELAND FARMS ON A SOMEWHAT CLOUDY DAY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. WE WANDERED AROUND THE GROUNDS AND FOUND SOME PRETTY SPOTS. WE EXPLORED THE GARDENS AND FOUND SOME GREAT BACKDROPS. WE FINISHED UP JUST BEFORE THE SUN BEGAN TO LOWER FROM THE SKY, AND NO RAIN! YAY!


EMMA'S SENIOR SESSION-PINELAND FARMS, MAINE

FOR EMMA'S SESSION WE MET AT PINELAND FARMS IN MAINE. WE SPENT A COUPLE HOURS WALKING THE PROPERTY LOOKING FOR PRETTY SPOTS TO TAKE HER SENIOR PHOTOS. IT WAS A BEAUTIFUL DAY OUT, THE AIR WAS WARM, BUT THE SUN WAS LOWER IN THE SKY AND MADE FOR SOME GREAT CAPTURES. 


Emmalyn Grace - Newborn Session - Maine

Emmalyn Grace - Newborn Session - Maine

Miss Emmalyn was my first newborn session ever and she was so great! It took us a few hours and a couple times getting her to sleep but she was just so precious. Here are some of my favorites from the session.