meghan & mitch

meghan and mitch decided to come back to my 'hood for their engagement session and shoot in the lushness of the late spring in the river valley….

these two are a lot of fun. they met while on spring break in costa rica…but the catch was that mitch was from england. they've now settled in new jersey together and are just a few months away from their wedding at the shore. 

while it was quite hot in the barn… we waited out the rain in there and grabbed a few shots.  mitch was convinced he was doing a terrible job being photographed so he grabbed his own shot, hah. i think it is pretty clear that he was doing a great job...

meghan and mitch both took a chance on the natural tarzan swing!

eventually mitch got so comfortable he was giving me model poses without even knowing it!

adorable….

so much fun hanging out with meghan and mitch in my backyard… looking forward to their wedding in point pleasant this fall...

jess & james

jess and james are an adorable couple. i had a chance to work with them in princeton during their engagement session last year so i knew was i was in for a of lot smiles on their lovely wedding day at the ryland inn and i was happily surprised by the amount of energy on the dance floor all night long! 

awesome shoes...

final touches...

 checking in with the guys...

jess' bouquet was scrumptious!

james about to have his first look with jess….

so much laughter with these two...

love it...

adorable...

hah!

a beautiful setting for an outdoor wedding...

some people drink at cocktail hour, some play with their toy cars...

this just cracks me up... groomsmen sitting next to a ladder opening up a wedding card… 

jess' sister raps a toast...

this crowd was ready to dance!

framing shots for me all day…

he's shushing me with a $100 bill…. that's a first!

james wasn't so sure about the sparkler exit, but it sure looks like he is having fun with it...

such a pleasure working with jess and james from the day i met them. so happy to have been chosen to capture their beautiful wedding at the ryland inn and work with all of their awesome friends and family….