She and Him: Natalie and JJ

She: Firecracker with a Madonna gap
Him: Adores her and stops to admire woodland flowers

Feel the love people... these two are set to get married May 30th, 2009 in the Northampton Child's Park. I cant wait to photograph the event! For their engagement session I really wanted to pick a special spot out just for them and have it be a 'photo adventure'. They're moving to San Fransisco after the wedding so I thought I'd send them off with some pictures of the fairytale like wooded area around here (Northampton) that you just cant find out in California.

Speacial Guest Lecturer...ME

Who knew I loved to talk about me sooooo much!!! That's me in the middle giving some photographers tips on picking high end product to shoot and how to present it. I had a full day of presenting to around 220 photographers all about my career as a stylist and how to get involved with the high end product photography world. I absolutely loved every minute of it (especially the microphone). My audience asked very intelligent questions and we has some great discussions. It also was so wonderful to be surrounded by such enthusiasm and energy. Thank you Hallmark Institute of Photography for inviting me to be a presenter!!!!

Balloons.....all are not created equal

Ahhhh yes....one of the new trendiest props for 2009. But don't think you can buy just any old balloons and get people swooning. These ones are so much more tasteful and interesting than the ones you find at your local Partyland . They make me reminisce of children's stories like The Red Balloon....which I would read over and over again as a little girl, picturing myself floating over Paris hanging from a 100 or so of these balloons. These jumbo sized, perfectly round ones are indeed a rare find. But I found them (of course) with A LOT of internet searching. So if you want to know where to find them, ask nicely and I might reveal my secret source.
My sweet baby's 2nd birthday is coming up May 1st and we'll definitely have these floating around the backyard...will make for some great photos!