Jaxon's 1st Birthday

got to catch up with cutie pies, jaxon and enzo, again for jaxon's first birthday party… always fun hanging out with them! wanted to post a few pics to share...

jaxon was born in the year of the dragon...

guests arrived during one of our many snowfalls this year...

i like this picture because it looks like enzo is flying through the air...

jaxon first went to grab the basketball for his zhua zhou, but got a little bit scared when everyone cheered. even when his parents went to hand it to him, he was a little bit skeptical...

for his second attempt, he grabbed the money….

mom gets a little cake smash on her face...

jaxon was pretty low key at first about his cake smash, but once he got some in his hair, it made him really happy...

i captured enzo's first birthday party 2 years ago…. thought it was cute to put their photos next to one another...

the kids all got to adopt a dragon on their way out the door. this little guy wanted to eat his dragon. so cute!

great time getting to see enzo and jaxon again and capture them as they grow up so quickly….

elise & neal

elise and neal's wedding marked two weddings in a row that had two other couple's in attendance whose weddings i previously photographed…one of which was the bride's sister. always love the sibling weddings,  and always a fun time to see my couples again and work with the same great families once again. my connection to elise goes even further back… our fathers used to work together back in the 80's.

elise and neal were married back near where i grew up in orange county, ny. elise scoped out a great little spot for some winter photos and we worked tirelessly together to strategize the day so that we would have plenty of beautiful warm, winter light to work with… and it was all worth it…. 

neal was a total natural with the getting ready photos!

jess on the other side of the dress this time...

so pretty...

she's smiling at me...

the hand-off!

credit to elise for finding a great spot for some winter photos...

love this!

jess and joe!

natalie and jeff!

always happy to see my couples still having fun with one another...

ernie's parents takin' the cake on the anniversary dance once again!

i wish i could remember what song everyone is singing to in this picture...

love the laughter...

sisterly love! 

a hot chocolate bar! a perfect winter wedding treat!

elise and neal were able to dodge all the crazy snowstorms we've had this season for a delightfully brisk, sunny winter day! such a pleasure to work with elise and her family again and to meet neal's family and friends! thanks to brian for all his help!