Christine and Jared are getting married in April at The Saltwater Farm Vineyard and I am super pumped to be photographing their wedding day for them! We had a really beautiful day for their engagement shoot in New York City and here are some of my favorites.

Enjoy…

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Can’t wait until April!

Happy Friday!

MEG

This is by far a more personal post and one that I contemplated even writing about for a few days. However, I figured, even if I put myself out there and perhaps showed you my more vulnerable side, that I could maybe help someone else who is faced with those seemingly evil uncertainties that life can throw at us at times, as I am. Maybe I can help them remember they aren’t alone.

My dearest friends, and they know who they are, know I have been through some rocky roads recently and that I have been struggling with many hardships in life that just seem downright unfair and way too much for me to handle. I know I am not alone, because I have decided to be quite open about my hardships and share with others the worries, fears and struggles I have endured, and have yet to endure. Mostly it is the uncertainties that life has presented to me at this moment. I believe, through talking with so many others out there, that there has been somewhat of a univeral test that we are all undergoing in one way or another at this moment in life. In my life, I know it has felt most recently that my fears have somewhat overwhelmed me, and frankly, taken over who I am. I think I came to that breaking point, in which I have found which direction I need to go, call it a crossroad if you may. I have been faced with some pretty big obstacles in life lately, which of course, is scary since the road ahead isn’t visible to me at all. I am left with the feeling of little control and have needed to rely on that word called Faith. The fact is, I am a single self employed artist who chose to follow her heart in all aspects of my life, which comes with the price tag of many uncertainties tied to it, however, leaves me knowing that I have lived life to the fullest. I couldn’t do it any other way.

Sometimes in life, in your darkest days, you have to find that one thing that keeps you going, that gets you through your toughest day. Whether that be the hand of a loved one, the laughter in your children’s voices, a rainbow, or something as small as a heart shaped leaf.

So here is to my heart shaped leaf I found, the tiny treasure that, oddly enough, helped me feel the tiniest bit of faith on one of my darkest days.

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Sara and Jesse are getting hitched this Sunday and we did their engagement shoot in New York City, in Brooklyn to be exact, since this is where they reside! They are such a really great couple and are anything but boring! The two of them together are a really great match and it shows!

We started down at the bridge and they practiced their first dance moves. I was impressed because Jesse just the day before the session participated in a triathlon. I would be on the couch the next day having severe pain, but he was out by the bridge dancing with his soon to be wife!

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We took a stroll around the are by the bridge and stopped when we felt like it. I love that because you never know where you find great shots! It could be just around the corner and where you least expect it!

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Sara wore this cool little orangey shawl bolero jacket…(I don’t know exactly what it’s called) and it was the perfect punch of color!

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She’s amazingly beautiful…

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They took us to a place where key lime pie lovers like me are in heaven. Swingles, are these dark chocolate covered mini frozen key lime pies on a stick and they were oh so yummy! When Sara mentioned she wanted to go here during the session had no qualms about it! I am a HUGE key lime pie lover!

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It was rainy…very very rainy…and we took the chance and photographed the shoot anyhow. Sara bought this little frog umbrella to the shoot and I LOVED it! So cute! Any guy that is down for a few frog shots (with absolutely NO complaining) is a keeper!

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Then we went this pier that and the rain just wasn’t letting up…so we snuck into the old rusted subway cars they had there.

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It involved some sneaking around and ducking so no one would see us, but I was determined to get those two in there fro some shots since it was the first dry place to shoot all day!

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I love these two shots…

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off to a local pub they sometimes share a beer at…I had a Guinness of course

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and some great window light fell through…

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Can’t wait for Sunday guys! Hope you have fun this week and enjoy all the little moments together before you make it official!

Happy Thursday!

Meg

Vanessa and Armando were married at The Cascade in Hamden, Connecticut. It was a lovely day for an outdoor ceremony! Here are some of my favorites! A BIG thanks for Tania Sones, my dear friend, for helping me photograph this wedding!

venue: Cascade

floral design: Stems Flower Design

entertainment: Wedding Kitchen

cake: J Cakes

Sash: Enzoani

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Tania grabbed this shot…awesome moment of Vanessa being walked down the aisle by her mom and brother.

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Congratulations to Vanessa and Armando! Can’t wait to share the rest with you both! ;o)

Happy Tuesday!!!

Meg

Just a little in between post while I take care of the mounds of editing I still have yet to tackle and then some! Off to shoot a wedding today and still think I am able to squeeze in my walk! It’s all about balance, and although weddings are truly a workout in themselves, (without fail I always awake the next morning with that “I over did it at the gym” feeling), I still love the fresh air on my cheeks and that centered feeling I get afterwords. It’s heaven on earth for me. Also, I have been striving for more balance in my life lately, since really there wasn’t any, which has resulted in me trying to remember to stop and smell the roses, or in this case hydrangeas! I think it has always been the comfort in the small things in life that I have always loved and treasured most. Today, it’s my beautiful children and the memories they create for me, the simple yet beautiful white hydrangeas that I picked up from the supermarket to put in my studio,  date night with Matt last night (yummy sushi and a movie : The Town) , and the beautiful sun that will fill our souls with endless possibilities today. It’s all there around me…and today I chose to acknowledge it and find comfort in it!

Enjoy the beautiful weekend!

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Next up on the blog is a NYC engagement session and the gorgeous wedding of Vanessa and Armando!

MEG