Happy Fourth!

Hope your fourth has been as relaxing and enjoyable as mine. I still have one more sneak peak blog entry from our week in Vermont that I can't wait to share! I plan to post the pictures of the finally-engaged-Brian-and-Laura in the next couple days. Just wait until you see their smiles.
In the meantime... Happy Fourth!

Emma in farm country

Emma was in town for her dad's wedding and wanted me to do her senior pictures. I was thrilled to meet Emma and even more pleased to discover how delightful she is.



Emma was fun to hang out with for a couple hours and up for any suggestions... she even came up with some fun ideas of her own.







Emma, good luck in Texas next year... and beyond!

Philip and Lisette at long last...

Brown Eyed Photography has started booking weddings, as e-newsletter recipients know. For the wedding blog debut Philip and Lisette's wedding is the feature! This couple has been a long time in the making and I was honored to be a part of their wedding day.


Lisette had this tattoo done about three weeks before the wedding when she knew for sure that they would go through with the wedding - see the "V" in the tattoo design? She is very excited about her new last name.


Like the step stool? It was a vital part of the ceremony....


See? There's a slight height difference and Philip teased Lisette about not getting a kiss during the ceremony because she couldn't reach. Certain preparations were made to ensure that Lisette would get her kiss.


Philip's daughter flew in from out of town to spend some time with her dad and her new step mom (yes, lots of evil step mom jokes were made - all very funny because Lisette is incredibly sweet).


Philip has a large family and we wanted to get all of those siblings, nieces, nephews, parents, sister-in-laws, brother-in-laws, and children in a picture. And for those discerning types- yep, that's me over on the left (I would be a niece-in-law, I suppose).


This is one of my favorites from the whole day! The picture taking with Lisette, Philip, and Philip's family had not officially started. I don't know who said what but something was clearly incredibly funny.


Philip and Lisette, I had so much fun at your wedding! Thank you so much for having me as part of your day. I hope you're relaxing and enjoying some quality time after the wedding-planning-craziness on your cruise.

Where I've been

June has been slow blog-wise because I have been in VT for most of the month.... not photo-shoot free though. There are posts to follow that will reveal all that I've been up to. In the meantime... here's a slice of VT:









Off to reply to the 30 emails that are waiting for me in my inbox.

Fun, Sand, and Sun

We made it to the beach today! It was a perfect day for it too. S and came with the whole family which added to the fun. Her sons loved looking for crabs.... and pretending to be crabs.... her husband, A might have liked the crab action more than the boys.



S and her family were so easy to hang out with. I love how in sync S and A are.



Don't worry- it wasn't all pictures. Notice one of the boys in his bathing suit down by the f.r.e.e.z.i.n.g cold ocean.



Thank you again S, for a fun afternoon. I can't wait to meet baby 3.0.

A walk in the woods

S is expecting... and expecting this to be her last baby, so she wants some pictures to help her remember this pregnancy. S says she feels great and energized and the word on the street is that this momma is nesting like the baseboards do indeed require bleaching. She took a break from all her preparations to hang out in the woods on a warm but breezy day.

S said she wanted to do some nude shots in the woods... a challenge in RI where areas with dense forest (for needed privacy) are few and those that do exist are being enjoyed by numerous people at any given time. Thankfully a friend has a yard that includes several trees, a lake (maybe a pond?), and even a waterfall.


S says this baby is still breech but she and her midwife are not too worried yet. She's going to look into spinning babies, see Chiropractor Kelly Frye, and see what happens. If anyone has any other suggestions I'm sure S is open to them.


And I didn't tell the whole truth when I said S wanted pictures done in the woods... she's also interested in some beach pictures! We decided to split the session into two parts as the "woods" were in one direction and the beach in the other direction. So stay tuned... those will be coming soon (unless the baby decides to make an early appearance).

Thanks so much S for a relaxing afternoon of picture taking and chatting. Can't wait to meet you at the beach!

Round Two

The weather was beautiful, thankfully, this morning, for round two with Caitlin and her family. We met again at Rose Larisa Memorial Park and it was amazing! There is beach, there are shady areas, grassy areas, and a carousel! I couldn't believe how perfect this park was.
And to work with Caitlin, her husband, Christian....



.... and their very cute almost-two-year-old. I think her eyes are incredible.



Do you see the fourth member of the family? It's the turtle! Caitlin assumes she'll be sending turtle off to college in about 16 years along with her daughter.


Thank you, once again, Caitlin and Christian for having me do pictures for you.