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I met Amy & Steve (aka Weave) in Carlisle, PA for their engagement session.  They are also getting married there on 12/26 of this year.  That’s right, the day after Christmas!  Like a lot of my clients, Amy found me through the Knot, which is one of my favorite wedding sites.  Amy and Weave were so fun during their e-session, we really hit it off, and I left knowing we were a great fit. 

By-the-way, you should make sure your photographer is a good fit for you.  He/she will be with you all day, and a lot of that time, right next to you.  Plus, photographers are the only vendors you will be talking to and dealing with for weeks if not months well after your wedding.  So make sure you like them, and most importantly trust them!  (hmm, This gives me an article idea, I’ll try to post that soon.)

Anyway, here are some of Amy and Weave’s photos:

I thought this photo would be even funnier if Weave was Thia.  :)  (Sorry, I have an odd sense of humor.)  :)

Amy and Weave, I had a great time hanging out with you guys, and I am so looking forward to your Christmas wedding!

What do you get when you cross a couch and an engagement session?  Answer:  Some of the coolest photos ever!  Ok, so, if you’re a fan of ours on facebook, you may have already seen some of these, and if you’re not a fan, become one and you can see more from this set.  facebook.com/alifestudio.fb

Maggie and Dave booked me a few months ago for their June 2010 wedding.  When someone books a wedding with me, I gift them an engagement session.  Well, these two won an e-session with another photographer in the DC area at a bridal show, where they are from.  So, Maggie contacted me and basically said, “We already had some nice, for the family, engagement photos done.  We would really like to do something different.”  After a few different ideas,  I settled on what you will see below.  We took this couch everywhere!  Thankfully, one of my brothers was able to help me lug that thing around.  It must have been quite a site so see us carrying that thing through a park, the woods, train tracks, and a field!

This was such a fun session.  The sore arms and legs from carrying that couch everywhere was totally worth it.  You’ll be seeing this couch again very soon.  I have something lined up for the end of next month that should be very cool.

Maggie and Dave you are the best, and I can’t wait for your wedding next June, it’s going to be awesome!

Oh, I almost forgot.  Maggie and her mom run Bette’s Bags.  These bags are all hand made and are awesome.  I made the mistake of showing the site to my wife, who loves purses, and, of course, she had to have one.  :)  She got her bag in no time, and she loves it!  She also got a Purse Pocket Roll-Up Organizer as an accessory, which she also loves.  Check them out here, I know you’re going to love them too:

www.bettesbags.com/

If your friends with me on Facebook (and you should be), you may have seen these already.  I’m finally caught up to the point where I can start blogging again, and I really wanted to share these with the rest of the world.  Jessica contacted me a few months ago after her wedding, asking if I would shoot her Trash the Dress session.  Her and her groom Adam were married back in April in Hagerstown, MD.  When she told me she wanted to go to Caledonia State Park, I was more than a little excited.  The lake there is beautiful.

So, a few weeks ago, I met her and Adam at the park, and they took us (my assistant Karen was helping me), to the spot where Adam proposed last summer.  This spot is magical (can I say that without sounding lame?) absolutely perfect for a TTD session, and I’m sure I’ll never be able to find it again.  Ha!  We started off taking photos in the woods, and I jokingly mentioned the water.  Well, they were all for it!  So, we rolled up our pants legs, took off our shoes and stepped in.  The edge of the lake was mossy, muddy, and down right gross.  Needless to say that was an interesting sensation on the feet.  Luckily, after just a few steps in the water, the floor became rocky.

There was a small fishing boat near by as we were shooting, and I’m sure we were quite a site.  Me with my camera, my assistant angling lights, Adam with his jeans and suit coat, and Jessica with her wedding dress all in knee high in a lake for a photo session.  I have to say, though, that was the most fun I’ve had in a while!  I want to do more of these, MUCH more.  Even if I’m booked for your wedding, or you’ve already booked another photog, you can at least book me for this.  Trust me, you will have a blast, and you will have one of a kind, once in a lifetime photos.  Contact me for more info at info@alifestudio.com!

Okay, time for photos!

This has to be my absolute favorite.  I’m going to be ordering this as a 16×24 canvas very soon.

So when we were done we ended up having to walk through the woods on our bare feet because we didn’t have any towels to dry off.  Luckily, it was mostly a pine forest, so the ground was soft.  When we got back to our cars we noticed this sign.  Oops.  :)

Don’t forget to look up my Facebook page!  I’ve been making weekly updates there, plus every once in a while I give away something cool to my fans.  :)  A couple of weeks ago it was a $25 gift card to Starbucks!  Check us out here and become a fan!

www.facebook.com/alifestudio.fb

At next month I’m going to the beach and should have some awesome photos to share when I get back, so stay tuned!  Also, I’ve got loads more weddings and engagement sessions to post.

Thanks for an awesome session, Adam and Jessica!  I’ll be contacting you soon to setup a meeting to go over your photos.  I’m looking forward to meeting with you again.