I had the most wonderful opportunity to photograph a very special reunion between a mother and her son that she gave up for adoption when he was a newborn. One of my past client’s hired me to photograph their first time seeing each other ever in Bradley International Airport a couple weeks ago. As soon as I found out Carrie wanted me to photograph her husband, Gregg, meeting his mom, Sue,  for the very first time ever, I nearly jumped out of my seat! What an absolute honor to photograph such a moment! Seriously a once in a lifetime moment that can never be repeated and this is exactly why I love the work that I do and have such a strong passion for creating images in life for people to keep for generations. Priceless!

Gregg found his mom Sue on FaceBook of all places! Gosh, how much easier things have become to reconnect with people in our lives with modern technology at our fingertips. Sue traveled up from Florida a couple weeks ago to spend a long weekend with Gregg, Carrie and little Zoey! Must have been a blast!

Gregg made a really cute sign so his mom would know who he was! So perfect!

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Taking a quiet moment before his mom’s plane arrived…

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Their first time seeing each other ever…so overwhelming and beautiful!

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Gregg and his wife Carrie have a beautiful little baby girl, who Grandma got to meet for the first time! She bought her a cute little bunny!

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catching up…

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I can’t imagine the wave of emotions running through them both when finally presented with this moment in life together.

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I had to throw one creative one. Taken outside Bradley!

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Congrats to Sue and Gregg for such a beautiful gift to be reunited in life! So happy for you and wish you both many more memories shared together in the future!

xo-

MEG

So Will turned the Big One! Woohoo! Par-tay time! The first time I photographed Will he was still in his mommy’s belly! I did Nicole’s maternity session last year, and now here I am a little over one year later, photographing the man of the hour! What a blast it was to get to hang out with this little fella and capture him on his big day! There were balloons, a caterpillar cake, crowns, yummy food and lots of little cutie pies running all around. But Will takes the cake, no pun intended.

Here’s what I got from the day!

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This is the birthday boy, so full of spirit!

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It was A Very Hungry Caterpillar themed party…

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he is so darn cute~

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He loves his daddy…

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This party was hot. Girls showed up in their best shoes.

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A caterpillar cake…

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…and the worms to go with it!

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Will’s cousins joined in on the fun and we did some portaits of them too!

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Grandpa!

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I think the last one is one of my all time favs! Mom and her little one! Nothin’ beats it!

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Thanks so much Nicole and Duncan, for having me be part of Will’s first birthday! Such an honor to capture yet another milestone in your lives. Lots of love and good fortune for Will in life!

Happy Monday! 
Meg

Last night I attended the Grace Ormonde Book Signing for Connecticut’s swankiest vendors in the wedding industry and chatted with Beth Chapman, who is the owner of The White Dress By The Shore in Clinton Connecticut! I have always recommended The White Dress to my clients who have not yet found the perfect wedding gown for themselves, mainly because I knew the dresses offered there were top of the line gowns, and the boutique itself brings on a whole new level of experience! I now can say even more good things about The White Dress after meeting Beth, which was such a pleasure! In talking with Beth I found out that one of my 2009 couples, Lauran and Carlos, are the Featured Wedding at The White Dress right now. You should take the time to check it out as well as browse their website! I am positive you won’t be disappointed!

Hope all is well with everyone! Have LOTS to share coming up on the blog including another newborn session, a handful of BEAUTIFUL weddings, and much more! ;o) Stay tuned!

Happy Tuesday!

Meg

Happy Saturday All! Most of you are probably not blog surfing today, but this is when I FINALLY remembered to knock off this item on my to-do-list!

So here it is…the information for the next PB&J…

February 25th which is a Thursday! 7pm… @ (drum roll please) my house!

If you are interested please contact me via the contact section of this website or leave a comment (or just give me a buzz)….

This photography meeting is open to all…it doesn’t matter what level. I am hoping to see some of the work-shop goers at it! It is usually very quaint in number, about 10 give or take.

The topic is usually left open…and it is just a fun, relaxed night of learning and networking! I am happy to open my doors to you all!

My studio number : 203-791-8969 / mlabphotos@sbcglobal.net

It is BYOB and I will provide the munchies but if you are dead set on bringing something too I won’t hate you! ;o)

Enjoy your lovely weekend!

Happy Saturday!

MEG

Back in July I had the most wonderful opportunity to donate my photography services to the American Cancer Society’s Gala event, Sailing for Hope. It was held in the beautiful town of Litchfield, CT. and it was a beautiful evening filled with love, fun, and good wishes! The Gala had silent and live auctions to  help raise money for the American Cancer Society! The event was such a HUGE success and I was so honored to be a part of it! My Dad  died of Cancer almost six years ago, just 5 weeks before I was to walk the aisle as a bride myself. It was a very difficult and bitter sweet time in my life. I was angry at the fact that Cancer exists and gets the best of people close to us, such as my Dad. So as soon as this opportunity arose, I jumped on it! I was so happy to be able to give back!

So of course I will blog an awesome post for all the awesome people that took time away from their busy hectic lives and schedules to come together for the Gala: Sailing for Hope!

The Gallery to view the images went live this past Monday, August 3rd. You can view them by entering HERE

and entering the password which is  sailingforhope.

Here’s some images from the night!

It was held at The Henderson house at The Forman School in Litchfield.

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The whole theme was Sailing and the table tops and details all reflected that!

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They had Mario Andretti’s son, Peter, who was there with his yellow corvette, so guests could have their picture taken in front of it! So fun! I took it for a quick spin around the block! Just kiddin’ ;o)

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Peter Andretti, far right, hanging out with a group from the gala!

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A silouhette of the band….

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This young girl is a Cancer survivor at such a young age…Her mom Kate Richmond stood behind her as she shared her story about Camp Rising Sun, a camp for children who have been diagnosed with Cancer.

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Jan Tenney, accepting her award,  is a cancer survivor herself. Her story was so honest and touching. It truly brought tears to my eyes.

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Dr. Vanoni, accepting his award!

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The Shaded Soul Band did a FANTASTIC job with entertaining the crowd with their talents! These guys really now how to put on a show and get the crowd goin’.

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After the auctions, dinner, and awards…it was time to party!!!!

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Joe Furey from Fox-61 News

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Mayor Bingham gettin’ some attention from the ladies! ;o)

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Special Thanks to Theresa Mullin and Patrice Bedrosian for having me on board (no pun intended!) for this special event!

Happy Thursday!

MEG