What up peeps? This is a fun post right here. I thought I’d title it “how’d i miss that?”. Everyone who follows this blog knows my wedding or engagement session posts can run long. There’s a reason for that and thats because I think there are just so many great images to blog. Sometimes after I blog something I look back on the event a month or two later and say to myself, “I should have blogged that.”  So here are some images I should have blogged from 2009.

Peace,
JP

When I viewed this image the second time around I loved it. It became an instant new favorite from their session.

How I did not blog this one boggles my mind. The color is just ridiculous.

This should happen at every wedding.

I love this spot in Troy. I could have shot the whole session here.

The Canfield Casino made such a sweet backdrop for this winter wedding.

Everything about this image makes me smile for Melissa & Jerome’s September wedding.

The yellow in this pic is almost as awesome as this bride & groom.

Here is what we call that good good light.

At this wedding the light was doing some nice stuff. Rain was on the way, had this couple not opted for a first look we would missed this moment because on their way out of church umbrella’s covered their heads.

How could you not just love this engagement session?

I picked 2 because I could have picked 22 more from this one.

This one sums up this couple in a nutshell. Really all thats missing are Yankee hats and DMB tickets.

I had to throw her in. Mona rocks!

But Andrew rocks too. All couples should laugh like this.

I love this color palette. Stay tuned for their bling shot.

Its funny to think two days before their wedding I froze my but off. Late in their wedding day resulted in some of that good good light.

These guys tie the knot 21 days after I do. Same location too! The color in this shot is really awesome.

Speaking of color. This is why you get married in October.

Speaking of October,. this location was as empty as it was the day we shot there. Sorry guys I couldn’t resist. But I do love this shot.

This photo makes me miss summer.

Another fav of mine from Jivon & Anthony’s engagement sesison.

Their wedding photos rocked too. The color & light was just nutty.

Gotta love images like this.

I must have said something funny here.

I don’t know how I missed this shot. Its my all time new fav from their wedding day.

Another classic October image.

Such a great image from Nicole & Nick’s or “The Nic’s” engagement session.

I search for a sky like this at every wedding. I actually call this a Tuesday night sky since they seem to only show up on Tuesdays not Saturdays.

June in a field. We all know I shot in my fair share of fields in 2009.

Another field. Only in October. True story Tracey walked barefoot this location because her shoe’s hurt. What a trooper!

When you can’t shoot outside, you shoot inside.

The color in late August at Saratoga National is sweet. It was actually a lot darker than it appears in this photo, gotta love 1.2 lenses.

Light was no factor at Lindsey & Ryan’s September wedding. Neither were moments like this.

The shoe’s, the spot, all awesome.

I see you Sarah.

All that lens flare is simply beautiful.

Sarah & Ben in one of my favorite Saratoga locations.

The classic car with the classic white church in a classic toned image is all around awesome.

Jaimee & Sean, you gotta love this wedding.

I wont lie, It was pretty cold here. Was it worth it? Hell yeah!

Alissa & Shane were just off the hook all day.

I wonder what he was saying. My guess, “Andrea, you know this image is going to be off the hook right?” ;)

Hey there peeps! Sorry for my lack of blogging lately. Thats what happens when your 31 days away from your own wedding. I really have a whole new compassion for all you busy and stressed out brides (& grooms) out there. I never knew all that went into planning these things. Thankfully we have wedding planner Christine Wheat working with us which has been a HUGE weight off our shoulders. I think you all need wedding planners. They just know so much and all kinds of stuff we’d never have thought of. So I just wanted to give Christine some much due props. Thanks Christine! I also need to mention publicly that I have an awesome fiance and without Kris Ann all we’d have is a photographer and a band. She’s got such a vision and great ideas going into our wedding I just can’t wait to see it. Keep up the good work babe! Ok now that my wedding/venting/praising is off my chest on with the post…

So here we are, another issue of Well Wed is out which means I can finally share the images I’ve been sitting on since September when I shot them. Remember when I teased them? This issue is awesome too, there is just so much stuff for the brides your heads will explode. As always, I’m honored to be part of the Well Wed family when I get asked to shoot the gown feature. It’s a huge compliment since editor Krista Washburn is one of the pickiest peeps in the biz. Anyway I drove out to the middle of nowhere in Vermont to shoot at the Tunbridge Fair. Seriously it was the middle of nowhere. Luckily I had an assistant to keep me company the whole time. April K assisted and photographed me behind the scenes all day so I thank you April! There were a few other photogs on this shoot as well and I’d me remiss if I did not mention Barrie Fisher, Daria Bishop & Beltrami Studios all from VT and all  bunch of very talented individuals. That being said, this book always comes down to Krista and her staff. I don’t know how they do these magazines and keep their sanity. So much work goes into them so if you can get your hands on one or see it at your local bookstore, pick one up before you grab some national magazine. Enough rambling for now… on with the photos.

Peace,
JP

I’ll do this as a beind the scenes shot, then the final result. This was a really fun spot to shoot. Only, I never got any cotton candy of candy apples but whatever.

The result of this image is just awesome. I’m all about patterns and color so this was just a sweet spot (pun intended).

I love her look in these images. Although this models thing was serious faces and high fashion I managed to make her smirk a little.

This is the second gown I shot. I love the dude off to the left totally checking her out.

I just love this image. When you pickup the issue, you’ll see this is the opening image to the whole spread.

Normally I’m not a tripod shooter, but you’ll see why I used it for the next couple images…

When I mentioned I liked the carousel to Krista she said they already shot there. I promised her I’d give it a different look and it was with a different model anyway. But I wanted movement in my image. I’ve photographed a carousel so many times but never like this.

Just for fun..

Last but surely not least… These shots coming up were totally worth the trip to Tunbridge. I’m crazy about them.

To say I LOVE this image would be an understatement.

Really, sitting on these since September has been killing me.

Wow!

I had to.

And of course the whole crew…

One more thing… Well Wed also featured one of our weddings from 2009. After I posted this wedding back in April it instantly became a blog favorite. You all remember this one right? Well here is the spread….

I’m happy with the way it turned out however I would have liked to have seen some more images, so I put a little compilation of my favorites from Jaimee & Sean’s awesome April wedding.

So here is part 2 of the answers for you all. I hope everyones enjoying all this stuff. If anything is fun. So lets do it..

Peace,
JP

So here we go with the engagement sessions of 2009. I pulled some of my favorite images from some of my favorite shoots this past year. I know what my #1 favorite is, but whats yours? You know the dillio go vote it up!

Peace,
JP

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Alissa & Shane: Goofing it up.

 

Courtney & Jeff: Hot fun in the summer time.

 

Kristin & Adam: Actually getting engaged.

 

Jamie & Eamon: Fair game, awesome color.

 

Jessica & Lee: Tulip time in the park.

 

Jivon & Anthony: Saratoga Race Course.

 

Kara & Mike: Boston Common style

 

Kate & Alex: On the dugout in Fenway Park

 

Kristen & Dan: Highschool sweethearts

 

Melissa & Jerome: Acorn St. Boston, MA

 

Michele & Brian: Fall down.

 

Mona & Andrew: A secret spot, I'll never tell.

 

Natalie & Ryan: Who needs a location?

 

Nicole & Nick: Color in the park.

 

Sarah & Ben: Stumbled upon this field.

 

Sheila & Aaron: Saratoga side streets.

 

Sherry & Stephen: A hot night in downtown Troy.

 

Sonia & Carlos: State St. Albany, NY

 

Tracey & Mark: Apple orchard style.