I can’t even begin to explain how awesome my brides and grooms are for 2010! This weekend I began building those bonds and cultivating those relationships that I know are going to last far beyond the 2010 wedding season.
Meet Sam and Joe. They are getting married in April. We got together over the weekend to shoot their engagement session in Kent, CT. Normally I try to steer away from going outside in below 0 weather, but we scheduled this session months ago, and decided to give it a go. So I kept shooting until my fingers would work no more!!! We then followed up by grabbing a bite to eat in Kent and chatting it up for a bit. Sam and Joe are one of the most laid back couples I have ever met. There is an effortless balance between them that I just adore, and I can already tell there will be so many amazing moments for me to document on their wedding day.
Sam and Joe I am so excited and honored to be a part of something so special in your lives, and I can’t wait!!!
“The Off Season Chronicles” starting now…
As most of you know wedding season 09 has past for me. Though I am still in touch with my clients, and hard working for them still, I am all done shooting weddings this year. That being said something has to grace this lovely blog. So in the next few days, weeks, and months I have cooked up a few ideas to keep you all coming back for more. One of those items will be some of the things that Joe and I did with the kids over the summer and the fall.
I am a bit backwards, but I am starting with this trip we took to a local orchard in October. We literally live 3 minutes from this orchard and have never stopped in to pick anything. Joe and I decided we wanted to try our hand at canning over the next year, so it gave us a perfect opportunity to stop in to the orchard. We picked blue berries, raspberries, and tons (seriously TONS) of apples. It happened to be on that more than perfect weekend we had in October when it was 70 or something like that. It was such a beautiful day and the kids had a ball. Noah ate his weight in blueberries, and we found out Branndon has no standards when it comes to the perfect apple. It doesn’t even matter if it has worms! It only matters how many bags you can fill in 4 minutes! Christian also showed us his juggling skills. Our day ended with a storm blowing in and a rare rainbow over the Litchfield Hills. We really did have a great time and we wound up picking enough apples for like 20 quartz or so of some seriously amazing apple sauce. My parents showed Joe and I the basics of canning when they visited in early October. Here are a few pictures I took of our trip to Ellsworth Orchard and Berry Farm. I would highly recommend anyone stopping by there in the summer and fall.
The Fullers/October/Ellsworth Orchard and Berry Farm
Thank you all for popping in. The blog will be updated quite a bit over the off season with lots of different fun things going on. Be sure to come back and check on things, and of course stay tuned for the 2010 wedding season. I have met with some really amazing couples that are going to knock your socks off!!!
So…Under the advice of all of my current advisers I have created a Blog! I don’t live any kind of a glamorous life (Not taking away from the fact that I myself am G-L-A-M-O-R-O-U-S) so I am not really sure what to post, but here is my feeble attempt at being cool! (Must keep the natives appeased)
My name is Danielle and I am 29 years old. I live in the hills of Litchfield county Connecticut. I have three wonderful boys, ages 10, 5, and 18 months. I also have the privilege of being married to the most wonderful man in the world. He truly is my “better half”! I love him more and more everyday. I know how lame that sounds, but you really would have to meet him!
I have loved photography all my life and our home is plastered wall to wall with pictures, but I never became serious about it until recently. I just had this “Ah Ha” moment! I didn’t want to look back when I am 40 and feel like I was never really following the path that I was meant to. So of course, me being me, I jumped in head first! It has been a whirl wind so far and I have met a lot of wonderful and talented people! I hope to continue with those bonds and look forward to all of the new ones along the way.
My photographic style would best be described as photo journalistic. I believe there is always an emotion to be found, and I strive to capture it and bring it to the forefront for all to see. You can see some of my current work at my website www.BeyondTheLensPhotography.com . I have been couped up in this house for the last 4 months FREEZING up here in the hills so I am anxious to get out and get going again. My philosophy is that there is always something to learn and something to master so I’m looking forward to getting out into the sunshine (anyone seen any?) and get at it again! Also a note on the website: I’m planning to revamp the whole thing in the next few months so if anyone has any advice or knows someone who does that sort of jazz let me know!!!!
Alright I have babbled long enough here. So much for having nothing to write.
Tune in next time when I……
by Danielle
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