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July. 30. 2009

daniela and pacific wedding at the owenego in branford

Our final wedding before my vacation (and then I will stop talking about it, I swear) was with the energizing Daniela and Pacific in Branford at the Owenego Inn. These two brought such very different worlds together for one beautiful and sweet celebration. Daniela is from Germany and was a nanny for a few years in CT so she had her host family and her family from Germany along with Pacific’s family. They were all such a positive and  sweet bunch of people and Mike and I had a great day of shooting! Here are some of our favorites from the day…

Here Daniela’s sister and her bridesmaid are chatting before the ceremony

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Her bridesmaids were so cute while she put on her dress they cheered her on

Her Mom was so psyched when she saw Daniela all dressed

Love that the church was on Church Street

Daniela’s energy was non stop positive all day long

Daniela walking down the aisle was very emotional. Her father passed away and so she had her host father walk her.

 

Mike shot this awesome  picture with the Wedding Album for Organ book. Come on Mr. Romano!!!

Love this little moment between the ring bearer and Pacific during the hand off

At the end of the ceremony their Minister had everyone put their hands on the person in front of them during the final prayer. What a powerful way to end a ceremony!

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I love this one of the bridal party during the prayer

Their Church- it was the Congregational church in Guilford- was so freaking pretty!!!

The kayaks also provided a nice beachy boaty backdrop

While we were shooting we set her flowers down and I noticed this tiny little face peering back up at me…. I believe it is her Father

I am a sucker for the hands on the waist shot!

This rickety little crazy jetty thing was awesome! We passed it at our own risk

More hands!

These guys were so natural together

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and so quick with a laugh!!

One of my favorites from the day

Despite the crazy wind we had a blast 

Mike spent time with the ladies….

The Iron Giant hd

and I got my symmetry fix on with the guys!!

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Mike caught all of the colors so nicely in this shot

We had a little fun and stuck them in the outside showers….!

The Owenego Inn is so classic New England seaside pretty!!

time for some sweets

My other favorite for the day! Them walking back to the Owenego

 

Daniela and Pacific, thank you SOOOO much for being so easy to work with and for having such great energy!! You made it so much fun to work with you both!

 

Second name

XXOO


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Robin Dini — you got the set up girl! I've done the Guilford Congregational + Owenego a few times and it always is classic beachy New England. Beautifully captured.   ( July 30, 2009 @ 5:17 pm )

Eileen Broderick — These were not only beautiful but very touching. Love the emotion in many of these. And Daniela has a wonderful smile! Love the "pass at your own risk" shot. Classic Carla.   ( August 6, 2009 @ 1:06 pm )

July. 29. 2009

georgie and the sunflowers

….AKA Carla is in heaven

 

I look forward to visiting the Buttonwood Farm in Griswold CT every year now for their amazing display of sunflowers, like SO much. I even have it as a repeat event in my ical. Nerdy, I’ll give you that. But soooooo worth the nerd factor to not miss this simply breathtaking event!!

This year was almost a bust for me, and I was a sad mamma-jamma. The week the fields were supposed to be in their height was when I was away in Virginia….. however, I decided to give it a go anyway and am I glad I did! After spending the last part of my vacation with my inlaws at the beach, Georgie and I took a trip over on a weird, foggy day.

Now, fog is my FAVORITE weather, if it even counts as weather. Fay-vor-ite! Like my favorite. Not sure if I am clear on that one. I love it. Like, ALOT.

The Rock movie

So while it was foggy at the beach what would the odds be that it would be foggy at the fields? Right? 

 

Well. 

I said ‘please’ AND ‘thank you’


Just when you think that it’s not humanly possible to love another human being more, you’re like- SERIOUSLY? And my heart feels like it’s going to explode. Look at that little face!

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Deck the Halls movie

and then she’s like ‘mama this is me being a sunflower’ 

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Still being a cutie little sunflower

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If you know me? You can hear the noises I am making!! 

A Passage to India trailer

Am I serious? Why yes I am!!

If I could shrink myself, this is who I want to be. Just keep the short jokes coming, I know

Second name film

I can admit that I am living vicariously through my kids- they are so much cuter than I could ever have dreamt of being!

pure bliss

 

Being able to spend a late afternoon with my daughter, doing something that I love SO much, in a setting like this was the equivalent to one of my favorite days ever in my life.

What else can I say about that???

XXOO


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candice — carla these are SPECTACULAR!!!!   ( July 29, 2009 @ 3:43 pm )

Tere — BEST EVER!!!   ( July 29, 2009 @ 3:44 pm )

Jacob Bergmeier — I was thinking about taking my wife there tomorrow... not sure I could do it justice like you did. So cool!   ( July 29, 2009 @ 3:45 pm )

Melissa Wilson — OMG >>> OMG >> Breathe Taking.. AMAZING Carla!! Your daughter is gorgeous and those pics are just stunning.. I am in AWE..   ( July 29, 2009 @ 3:47 pm )

maggie Stine — Oh my gosh.... absolutely amazingly beautiful carla.... You have such an amazing talent and you captured some amazing pictures of your stunningly beautiful daughter!!! :0)   ( July 29, 2009 @ 3:57 pm )

Joy Moody — Seriously? How much more freaking adorable can you get. LOVE IT, FREAKING LOVE IT.   ( July 29, 2009 @ 4:12 pm )

Kiira — These are PRECIOUS! Love them all!   ( July 29, 2009 @ 4:15 pm )

Amanda Herzberger (Orchard Cove) — AAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH these are AMAZING. Ms. Georgeanne Elizabeth rocked it and brought the house down. Canvas canvas canvas YES PLEASE!   ( July 29, 2009 @ 4:41 pm )

Robin Dini — she is so stinkin' cute! I can't stand it!!! that shot of her walking down the road with the tree in the background, stunning...and needs to be a huge canvas print on your wall STAT!!   ( July 29, 2009 @ 4:45 pm )

Traci — ok, these seriously brought tears to my eyes. Georgie is too cute for words and these images are A-mazing. What a good lil model!   ( July 29, 2009 @ 4:59 pm )

Susannah McGlamery — WOW!!! I love these!!! I think these go down in history of my favorite pictures EVER. Georgie is going to be famous...she is ridiculous, holy smokes. Great work!   ( July 29, 2009 @ 5:01 pm )

Jaime — EFFFFFFIN-A! These are fantastic! I think Georgie looks like a mini-Carla in the sunglasses photo.   ( July 29, 2009 @ 5:27 pm )

Katie Slater — holy crap #6 if effing amazing. epic really!!!! that little georgie-licious superstar!!!!   ( July 29, 2009 @ 5:50 pm )

NLT Photography — Love them! I took Christian there last week right before peak bloom.( wish he would allow me to take pics of him)Thanks for telling us about it. We had a nice time ourselves!   ( July 29, 2009 @ 6:21 pm )

Saca — These ARE truly beautiful. And just so you know; you actually WERE that cute when you were little:-) I love you, sis.   ( July 29, 2009 @ 6:44 pm )

Debbie McGeorge — AMAZING CARLA! You are inspiring. Love the dress.   ( July 29, 2009 @ 7:02 pm )

Cheryl Cronin — OMG she's a mini Carla to the T!!!! You are so incredibly blessed with that family of yours - gorgeous, just gorgeous!!   ( July 29, 2009 @ 7:14 pm )

molly — ok---the one of georgie walking in the road is the cutest picture ever! better than the cute kid picture that are all fuzzy around the edges that they put on greeting cards. did she choose the dress?   ( July 29, 2009 @ 7:23 pm )

Ashley Dotten — OMG, wow!!! These are absolutely AMAZING!!!!!!! P.S. I love fog too. :)   ( July 29, 2009 @ 7:38 pm )

Amy Hammond — Carla- these are soooo beautiful. Georgie is such a doll!   ( July 29, 2009 @ 8:06 pm )

Robert J. Trenske — These are awesome, I really love the first one and the one on the dirt road!!   ( July 29, 2009 @ 10:41 pm )

cat — wow that one of her walking down the lane... you aren't kidding!   ( July 29, 2009 @ 11:00 pm )

Aurora Onorato — Just stunning I have a client I promised to take to sunflower fields this year guess I'd better do it soon... just breathtaking.. what a sweet little princess Georgie is.. such a darling.. really wonderful and I bet a really really great mom and daughter day too =)   ( July 29, 2009 @ 11:05 pm )

robert norman — that shot of her walking away---on the road---Ahhhhhh!!!! beautiful!   ( July 29, 2009 @ 11:57 pm )

PamV — #6 is truly a work of art! One of the most beautiful photographs I have ever seen. And what a wonderful memory for you and your daughter to be cherished forever!! I can't stop looking at it!   ( July 30, 2009 @ 12:57 am )

Belinda — Crazy beautiful. Like everyone else, I am loving pic #6. Far & away the best picture I've seen in a long time - maybe ever. Awesomesauce :)   ( July 30, 2009 @ 4:46 am )

Tracey — These are fantastic pictures. I never knew about the sunflowers. Georgie looks fantastic. She is sooooo cute!!!   ( July 30, 2009 @ 6:03 am )

Val McCormick — OMG, OMG, OMG THESE ARE GORGEOUS!!! I was dying to take my boys :-(   ( July 30, 2009 @ 7:55 am )

Andi Walpurgis — OH MY STARS......she is priceless...#6 is by far my favorite...great job Carla....   ( July 30, 2009 @ 8:56 am )

Ashley — Holy freaking crap!! First of all: these are making me sooo excited for when Evie is Georgie's age. Second: the shot of her walking away through the flowers?!? Holy. Freaking. CRAP!!!!   ( July 30, 2009 @ 2:45 pm )

Cynthia Brown — OMG, I love it! Gorgeous post. I've been obsessing about getting here for weeks and today I am finally going up with a former bride. I'm busting inside because I'm so excited. Georgie is such a lucky girl!   ( August 1, 2009 @ 6:33 am )

Madeline Sebastian-Tolson — These pictures are absolutely beautiful and perfect...beautifully perfect!!! Just like your daughter!   ( August 3, 2009 @ 9:21 pm )

July. 28. 2009

harris and soulaf's trash the dress coney island shoot

Right before my vacation Mike and I made the trip to a place I have always wanted to visit- Coney Island! We had the most beautiful day to shoot- deep blue skies, and warm sunlight with little to no humidity. And Harris and Soulaf were  all over it! Once again, the one and only Tony from Datura rocked with his awesome flower makin’ self!! Here are some of my favorites from the day…

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Bright sun always makes for some fun shadow opportunities

I Know How Many Runs You Scored Last Summer film

Coney Island is the best- it has so many awesome carnival-ish billboardy hoo has, like the Sword Swallower and Spider Girl- I could have easily spent all day here. I must go back!!!

I became slightly obsessed with the ferris wheel

Harris and Soulaf attracted quite a crowd! 

Mike and I went to the car to unload some gear and when we came back we found this other photog having some fun! 

Fair food stands are the gold standard at Coney Island… and make great backdrops!

Same thing with the ticket booths!!

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So many lights….

I think they are tall enough to ride this, right?

The guy running the track derby totally didn’t want to be in the picture….sorry dude, but you make it so much better!!

Dark and dreamy

love this one, and Soulaf’s expression is perfect!

So look who we ran into???!!!! None other than Robert Norman, my good buddy!! 

One of my favorites!

more ticket booths please!!!

See? LOVE the wheel

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Filth and Wisdom movie download

Harris was prone to picking up Soulaf and spinning her around, and we loved it!!!

Even the NYPD gives us the thumbs up….!

 

Thank you Harris and Soulaf for being up for Coney Island- can’t wait to see you guys for your e shoot this weekend!!

 

XXOO


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Ashley — Holy. Crap. These are AMAZING. I cannot decide if it's the fact that they might be the sexiest couple in the world, or the fact that you are the sexiest photographer in the world. Probably a combination of the two. Realllly amazing job!!   ( July 28, 2009 @ 8:15 am )

Garrett McGuinness — AWESOME!!! I'm blown away every time I check in here!! You Rock!!   ( July 28, 2009 @ 8:17 am )

bruce plotkin — fabulous as always, Carla. But there's simply no way you just "ran into" R.Norman. Obviously you brought him with you, right?   ( July 28, 2009 @ 9:54 am )

Val McCormick — Yep totally loving these!   ( July 28, 2009 @ 5:03 pm )

candice — these are hot! i love it. love the setting. it is so awesome. can't wait to see their engagements!!   ( July 28, 2009 @ 9:58 pm )

robert norman — ive been dying to see these results after running into you there! - just beautiful!!!   ( July 29, 2009 @ 9:29 am )

Robert J. Trenske — so many awesome shots and textures. Great stuff Carla!!   ( July 29, 2009 @ 10:42 pm )

Robin Dini — I am totally hooked on checking out amusement park images. What an awesome location for a portrait session. The lights, the colors, the textures. All so cool!   ( August 10, 2009 @ 11:20 am )

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