Monthly Archives: May 2010

Thursday, May 27, 2010

JEN & BRIAN : CENTENNIAL PARK, MARYLAND

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SO ARE YOU GONNA ASK ME OUT OR WHAT??  The first time we met Jen & Brian they drove up to Philly to meet us at our home and go over plans for their upcoming wedding this fall, and we hit it off immediately.  They are quite possibly the funniest couple we will work with his year.  We spent most of our initial time together laughing at some of the funny stories they told us.  Jen and Brian met 6 yrs ago when they started working together in Maryland, Brian being the head of the department Jen started in. The first 3 years of them knowing one another they didn’t really speak outside of little office pleasantries, until about 3 years ago when their friendship started to grow over time.  One night while being out with a mutual friend who was pushing to get them together, Jen finally asked the opening words of this post….”So are you gonna ask me out or what?”  It’s almost like ‘come on buddy you don’t notice me over here putting in work with you, what’s the hold up.’

“As cliche as it sounds, I knew after our first date that he and I would be in this for the long haul.” – Jen

We had a great time a few weeks back hanging out with Jen & Brian and some friends, including one of her bridesmaids.  One thing we learned is that this bridal party is going to be a riot and we are looking forward to it. Once again there were a lot of laughs and we managed to get some pretty nice images as we walked around Centennial Park in Maryland.  Let us know what you think.

The picture on the right was Brian’s idea, we think it turned out nice.

We couldn’t decide on which one we like more, which one do you think?

At this point Jen was hoping and praying Brian didn’t drop her… he didn’t of course.

I can’t remember why Brian was getting in trouble right here but Jen’s face is priceless.

Thanks for spending the day with us guys, we are looking forward to your wedding this fall!

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Wednesday, May 19, 2010

ENGAGEMENT SESSION: KISHA & MIKE

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I HAVE TO HAVE HIM!  That’s what Kisha thought to herself back in 2002 when she first saw Mike walk into a restaurant she was in, almost 8 years ago.  Being the confident woman that she is, Kisha approached Mike and after striking up a conversation asked him for his number.  Being a few years older, Mike couldn’t give in initially but before they left the restaurant she had his digits.  After their first date at the movies they went out a couple times and became really good friends until December 2004, when Mike asked Kisha to be his girlfriend.  “That was the best gift I could have asked for and of course I said yes, I was so happy.   It was as if he had asked me to marry him! I had finally gotten the man that I had been chasing for TWO years!!!!” says Kisha.  After developing their relationship for a couple years and beginning to raise a beautiful family, Mike proposed to Kisha in 2009.  “ I had tears of joy in my eyes and jumped on top of him and screamed YESSSS!!!!  I was finally going to be his “WIFE”.  We will have the honor of documenting Mike & Kisha’s wedding this June in Drexel Hill.

Kisha & Mike’s 2 little guys were along for the ride with us that day and we think they had fun as well.

And if you didn’t see it before, how cute are their little guys!

It looks like Kisha was saying to Mike “Get over here boy.”


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Thursday, May 13, 2010

Engagement Session: Colleen & Jamal

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“YOUR GONNA BE MY GIRL SOMEDAY…”  Thats what Jamal said to Colleen after his second time meeting her back in 2004.  It’s not often that the guys remembers years later what a girl was wearing when they first met, but once Jamal saw Colleen in the “pink sweatsuit” that she had on at that time, it was already a done deal in his eyes.  How cute!  And so here they are 6 years later about to get married.  I would be remiss if I didn’t mentioned that my man Jamal has his Masters from Temple University (my alma mater, thank you very much) & Colleen compliments well with her Degree from Drexel (too smart for me).  Their daughter Jayla is the real boss of the family though, we look forward to seeing her again at the wedding.

Just last week we had the opportunity to get out in some great (slightly warm) weather and shoot their engagement session.  We first met Colleen and Jamal to discuss their upcoming wedding plans, last year not too long after their December 25th engagement.  From our first time meeting we knew there was a connection, anyone can tell from meeting them that they compliment each other well.  For their e-session, they were nicely coordinated in their purple and ready to go.  We are looking forward to shooting their upcoming wedding this August in New Jersey.

They were having just as much fun as we were, Jamal is the jokster and Colleen has ‘the’ smile.

I think the picture below on the right may be one of our favorites from the day.

Sometimes its the moment just before and just after the kiss…

Doesn’t this picture look like Jamal is trying to kick some serious game and Colleen is like “YEAH YEAH YEAH…WHATEVER”

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Monday, May 10, 2010

50 GOALS FOR THE NEXT 52 WEEKS : YOUR ENDLESS MEMORIES PHOTOGRAPHY

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It has long been said that those who commit their goals to writing have a much higher probability of reaching them.  With that thought in mind a little while ago we decided to sit down and think about some of both our personal and professional goals that we have over the next 12 months or so and the list below is what we have come up with.  Since it has taken us a while to compile the list we can actually check one or two off of the list already.  We will periodically be updating this post throughout the year.  Feel free to let us know what you think.

  1. Go on European cruise
  2. Get passport (Bernard)
  3. Sign up for WPPI 2011
  4. Learn at least 2 card games (Bernard)
  5. Purchase a new car
  6. Purchase 2 additional sample albums
  7. Get to at least 1 concert
  8. Get back to the US Open Tennis
  9. Better streamline editing & workflow after weddings
  10. Learn Nikon’s camera system (Nikon D700???)
  11. Update equipment and liability coverage
  12. Shoot a wedding in at least 5 other states
  13. Get main bathroom in home re-done
  14. Get a bay window installed
  15. Purchase a Fish eye lens – Done 4/15/2010
  16. Purchase a 5D Mark II – Done 4/15/2010
  17. Finish at least one crochet project a month (Tiffany)
  18. Learn one new recipe a month (Tiffany)
  19. Personalize our blog more to show our personalities
  20. Take a road trip while taking photos along the way of cool places
  21. Enter some photos in a print competition
  22. Get serious with my workouts and Zumba class (Tiffany)
  23. Stay at a luxury resort and go to the spa
  24. See the Lion King on Broadway (Tiffany)
  25. Go horseback riding
  26. Develop “after booking” gift
  27. Develop referral gifts
  28. Take a survey of blog readers to learn more about our reader demographics
  29. Hang more of our photos around the house
  30. Work on landscaping with our house
  31. Reach out to/visit family and friends more
  32. Get Bernard on the other side of the camera more (Tiffany)
  33. Take creative shots around our home
  34. Take pictures spelling out my name through different objects (you may need to see it to understand – (Tiffany)
  35. Purchase more frames for photos we already have sitting around
  36. Re-decorate second bedroom
  37. Put up window treatments around the house
  38. Dedicate at least one night a week to focus solely on photography (Tiffany)
  39. Continue to develop better group shot poses
  40. Set up/have a photo shoot out with fellow photographer friends this spring
  41. Purchase even more ram for our desktop Mac
  42. Blog 12 times in a month at least once
  43. Learn how to incorporate video feature into weddings
  44. Organize our office a little more
  45. Look into/purchase marketing items for the business
  46. Have at least one BBQ this summer
  47. Watch a sunrise and sunset together in another part of the world
  48. Book at least one destination wedding
  49. Have a monthly game night
  50. Second shoot with 2 other photographers in the area on a wedding.

And since a blog post just isn’t complete without a photo, we decided to post this one.  Tickets to the U.S. Open Tennis 2010 (See goal #8) go on sale for American Express card members in just a few weeks and we are counting down the days.  NICE!!!

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