So it’s about time our#1 fan signed up to do an engagement session right? Well to all of you who might be new to this blog or just don’t know who Mona is, you can find out more here in this post. But wait, what about Andrew?  Oh yeah the fiance. It’s his turn to shine in a blog post too. I can’t say enough good things about these two. Although I might know Mona better, by the end of the shoot I felt like Andrew was one of my boys. They’re just a great couple thats totally in love, I could tell how into each other they were while I was shooting. Even though it took some time to get everyone together for this shoot and I’m glad we did because the images that I came home with were awesome. I’m really digging that dirty gritty spot but I’ll never tell you where it is ;) Seriously is it November 6, 2009 yet? Because we’re stoked to shoot this event. Be sure to check back for that blog post. Oh and be sure to tell us what you think of this session by commenting below after all Mona comments on all yours!

Enjoy, leave love,
JP

We set it off simple with some nice light.

All the patterns and lines are fun.

b&w style

Mona just climbed up into this window… let’s see if she’s that courageous on wedding day. How bout them boots?

Love these two.

I really like these steps.

So they switched up their outfits and I found an awesome spot. Easily my favorite image.

Isn’t that light just awesome?

All the dust and dirt being backlit is so cool.

I’m all about shapes and patterns…

A fun little series.

So this little b&w here was just kinda of a “not ready yet” shot but I really like it.

The last seconds of that gold stuff…

And then the light gets blue…. How fun are they? Don’t you love Mona’s curls?

Mona had to bust a move before the bling shot… Hope she doesn’t get mad at me for posting this.

I like how in my token “bling shot” Andrew’s just about to kiss her.

Two weddings in one weekend are always fun! Our second wedding from this past weekend features Lindsey & Ryan. After googling “cool wedding receptions” says Lindsey she landed on The Hall of Springs on our site. They loved the venue and our work so immediately they had a reception & a photographer! Both Lindsey & Ryan live in NYC and planned their whole wedding miles away from Saratoga. There wasn’t a guest in the building that was from our area. Whenever that is the case its party time for sure. Anyway back to the beginning of the day…

We arrived at The Batcheller Mansion Inn early on Sunday morning while Lindsey & her girls were getting their hair and makeup done. After capturing some details and getting ready shots it was off to their church. My all time favorite church to shoot at in Saratoga is The Bethesda Episcopal Church. I’ll add Lindsey & Ryan chose this church because they saw it on our blog as well. It really is a beautiful building to tie the knot in. After an emotional walk down the aisle, some vows and some rings it was a bubble exit and off to Congress Park for photos. Lindsey’s Mom rented out the Carousel for a couple minutes so we shot there, but thats not it. It was back to the Batcheller Mansion for a couple more images and the stuff on the balcony is just awesome. So after a few more images in that good good light on the grounds of the hall it was party time. As always, its another great one in the books. Lindsey & Ryan we thank you for having us capture your day. Congrats to you both!

Enjoy, leave love,
JP

By the looks of that tree I think its safe to say falls coming early this year.

This room is great to shoot in.

You have to love the next three…

What an awesome shot!

That walk down the aisle as newlyweds has to feel great.

Both these shots were just quick snaps. No setup here, just realness.

Haha! This is how we shoot carousel’s!

Back to the Batchellers. The light!

That image on the right is one of my all time favs.

Lindsey & Ryan both work for Red Bull… you know “it gives you wings”. How could I not shoot the rings like this?

So now we’re at the Hall of Springs for some of that good good light.. but first some sweet b&w’s.

Lindsey loves the camera.

I often like to have my couples sit on the ground and relax so I was shooting them sitting and Lindsey was like “Can we lay down on our backs?” at first I thought she was joking but I was like “YEAH!”. Maybe they drank too much Red Bull and they crashed? Either way, awesome shot.

Love it!

Might be one of my favs of the whole day.

Oh if you were wondering what I mean when I write about that “good good light” just take a look at the image below.

An awesome detail from their first dance.

And I’ll leave you with how the room looked thru out the night… fun colors!

It seems like it was just May and we were gearing up to shoot our first wedding at Saratoga National Golf Club this season. Now 8 weddings later we close out our run at Saratoga National for the 2009 season. It was a perfect September Saturday. Seriously this is why September continues to be our busiest month season after season. When the days are as nice as this why not choose September? So our awesome bride and groom for the most requested Saturday of 2009 would be Lisa & Darren. We’ve known Lisa and her family forever. I went to grade school with Lisa and her brother Chris. Speaking of grade school thats where the wedding took place at St James in Albany. Its one of my favorite churches to shoot in because of the great lighting and its easy to tip toe around in. After that we traveled up to Saratoga for some fun photos. Its safe to say we got some really awesome stuff. Its amazing the way the grounds change from May to September. The party was awesome, it was a great night. We want to thank Lisa, Darren and their families for having us capture their day. Congrats guys!

Enjoy, leave love,
JP

The beautiful bride!

Who did those bouquets? The one and only Kris Ann of Fleurtacious Designs ;)

A different view of that “just before” bride & dad shot I’ve been showing you all forever.

A fun group!

Back onto the course.

Love this, my fav easily.

Not a cloud in the sky.

How could that not make you happy?

How cute is Lisa?

Boom! How bout that goodness?

Ok so this is my fav also.

Some more awesomeness by Fleurtacious Designs…

Room looked great!

It always looks good when the person giving the toast asks everyone to raise their glasses.

Last minutes of the warm good stuff.

Well hello there… I hope you all enjoyed your weekend since it was so beautiful. Anyway… Krista Washburn from Well Wed & Vermont Vows Magazine gave me the go-ahead on sharing just one image from the latest rockin’ shoot I was part of recently. This is easily my favorite shot of the 4 different gowns/setups I shot. So awesome! Anyway I can’t tell you where we all shot but I can tell you to keep your eyes peeled for this upcoming spring/summer issue surely it wont disappoint.

Enjoy, leave love,
JP

How could you not “love” this image?

A great crew of some awesome peeps. The models Nina & Zack were troopers in the chilly evening. From the left: Bryan Yager & Christy Beltrami from Burlington who have a rockin’ seniors and wedding studio, my photo assistant April K, Jana (Krista’s assistant), me, the one and only Krista Washburn, Cynthea & Sarah from Cynthea’s Day Spa in Burlington.

How could I not?