We Are Featured!

We feel so fortunate to be a featured wedding photographer on Alexandra Amecoli's blog. She put out a Twitter request last week, looking for wedding vendors to review and refer to brides to be. Well we were lucky enough to be selected and featured on her blog. Check out the blog entry here and be sure to leave her some comments! 

www.blog.amecoli.com/2009/04/03/south-florida-photographer-reviews.aspx

New Beginnings

Todd's parents, Dwight and Sheryl came into town this past weekend to meet Dylan for the first time. They were more than excited to get here to meet him and had an emotional response to seeing him for the very first time. Dylan rewarded them with lots of smiles and "conversation" and Grandma and Grandpa spoiled him with lots of love and a shopping trip to Babies-R-Us.

On the last night they were here we converted our living room into a studio and spent the evening taking portraits of them with Dylan. Here are a few of our favorites.

Dylan and the Apple

So I had this zany idea for Dylan's three month portrait and it didn't work exactly as I wanted it but I really love the out takes. I think this triptych is definitely going on our wall. Click on the image to see it larger.

It's also amazing how much Dylan's personality has come out over the last month or so. He's almost three and a half months and out of the newborn stage so we've seen him blossom into an adorable baby boy. He loves to talk and laugh and sing and is very energetic. I think we'll be in trouble when he starts walking!

Kristine and Chuck

Well seeing that this was my first wedding after having the baby, I think it was a great success! Of course it helped that Kristine was a gorgeous bride and Chuck is so photogenic. This was my first time shooting a wedding at the Winter Park Civic Center as well. It was such a beautiful location with plenty of beautiful trees that I had to use in the portraits.

Kristine and Chuck have been dating for eight years and decided to tie the knot. After about a year of planning they put together a wedding with lots of beautiful plants and flowers. Chuck is a Landscape Designer so he is so very knowledgeable about plants. His groomsmen worked hard putting together the wedding ceremony and family members made all of the food. Kristine and her friends and family made the favors and decorations as well. 

They pulled it off very well for doing everything themselves. It looked like a professional put the wedding together.

The weather was just beautiful and it couldn't have been a more perfect wedding and reception. Thanks and congratulations to both of you. I can't wait to see you after your honeymoon and introduce you both to Dylan.

A Portrait a Week

If I can keep it up, i'm going to take a portrait a week of Dylan. We're all settled in to our new family life, so it's gotten much easier to get things done around the house, including taking more photos of Dylan.

The first portrait is Dylan at 10 weeks old, taken just yesterday. It looks like he's saying, " Okay Mom I'm done with taking pictures!" The second portrait is Dylan at 9 weeks old. He's sporting a Baby Gap onesie. They have the cutest baby clothes!

Tomorrow I'll be shooting a wedding and it will be the longest I've ever been away from my little boy. I have full faith that Todd will take great care of him because he always does, but that doesn't mean I won't miss my two favorite people.

I am looking forward to shooting this wedding. It's going to be gorgeous weather and I can't wait to shoot at the Winter Park Civic Center. Check back on Monday for a sneak peek from Chuck and Christina's wedding.

Adventures with Dylan

Since Dylan hit his two month mark, he's been on lots of adventures and visits lately. Todd bought me a good ol' point and shoot camera for those quick and easy snapshots. Lugging around a heavy camera and lens is not so practical with a baby! 

So our good friend Holly came by for a visit this past weekend. She saw Dylan when he was only about a week old, so she could tell that he's grown a lot! Todd was gracious enough to watch Dylan so that Holly and I could catch up and grab some Starbucks.

This past Saturday Betty and Coach came for a visit. Todd is longtime friends with their son Garren, whom he met in college. We visited and made a trip to Five Guys Hamburgers for lunch and strolled around Baldwin Park.

Last week Todd and I went to the Mall at Millenia and had lunch at Cheesecake Factory. Todd is putting his Baby Bjorn to good use in that snapshot. He had to get the same carrier that Brad Pitt uses with his babies.

Finally Dylan got his first look at some motorcycles by visiting Meltem and Yaman's motorcycle shop. Meltem presented us with an egg for Dylan to symbolize new birth. It's a Turkish tradition. Meltem is an awesome cook by the way and we LOVE her Turkish cuisine!

Two Month Portraits

Two months have gone by since the arrival of our little guy and his little personality is coming through. He lets us know when he's hungry loudly just to make sure that we hear him. He's also started giving us big grins and talks to us by cooing and gooing. He's a very sweet little boy and he loves to cuddle and study everyone's faces. We're quite enjoying being new parents even if it is the toughest job in the world!