Wow, I’m still catching my breath from vacation and haven’t fully unpacked when BAM…it’s the first day of school. And, not just your average going back to school day. I mean we’re in the big league now, Middle School. I had a form to drop off, so I waited until after the morning rush. The drive to Middle School passes right by our old elementary school. Before I knew what hit me I’m getting all teary eyed, sad and sentimental. Oh brother, how am I going to handle college some day. This parenting stuff is exhausting and thank the good lord for my hairdresser and hair coloring. I’ve got lots of wedding stuff to blog, vacation pictures and two weddings this coming weekend. I’ll get up to speed soon. Today I’m just trying to catch my breath. Did I mention that my son is on the travel soccer team now and that we practice three times a week. Who knows how we’ll ever get homework done. I think that it’s time to really join the ranks of “Soccer Mom” and get a carpool going so that I can still have a life.
We finally have a bit of a break for vacation. My son starts school before Labor Day and we are headed to the lake to enjoy what’s left of our Summer. I love being up there. It’s the kind of place where the only decisions to make are, should I go out on the jet ski, should I read or should we head to the outlet shops for some back to school bargains. The studio will be officially closed until the end of August. We will be checking emails although service in the mountains is sporadic so bear with us if we are slow to get back to you. Cell phone service can also be sketchy but we will be checking messages. It just may take a little longer as we’ll be on vacation time. I’m hoping that we keep this great hot weather up there. Last year we had a really cool storm that I photographed but I’m determined that this year will be non stop sunshine, just for me! See you in September!
Jessica and Ken had a gorgeous day for their wedding at Anthony’s Oceanview. We’ve had such a strange Summer with more rain than usual so I’ve grown to really appreciate the sunshine. Jessica was a beautiful bride and surrounded by all their family and friends these guys danced into the wee hours. Congratulations Jessica & Ken!
I’ve been without internet service for the last couple of days. Wow, soooo frustrating. I actually have to be grateful as it allowed me the time to finish some images that I’ve had in the wings. Where do you start with Buttonwood Farm. Well, I’ve been trying to get to this place for two years and for various reasons have missed it. Buttonwood Farm in Griswold is almost in Rhode Island. It is 10 acres of sunflowers surrounded by gorgeous farmland and a fresh ice cream stand that is the best I’ve found south of Maine. Every year they sponsor a fund raising event, “Sunflowers for Wishes”. They sell bouquets of flowers for $5.00, (a bargain if you’ve seen them for sale in NYC) and all of the proceeds from the sales of flowers during this week go directly to the Make-a-Wish foundation. Pretty fabulous in it’s own right but be there to take in the view and it’s simply stunning. Arlene is a gorgeous bride from one of my weddings earlier this season and I was thrilled to do a day after session with her at the farm. Kudos to her adorable husband Sam who helped us in every imaginable way. The shots with the Harley are Sam’s doing. He simply asked the couple riding if we could pose with the bike. Then I heard that Sam actually sold his bike in order to buy Arlene her engagement ring. I already liked him, now he’s a super star!
Sam gets a kiss and a triple scoop of ice cream for holding reflectors, being water boy, picking bugs out of Arlene’s dress and keeping us all cool with a beach umbrella in between shots. What a great way to spend a day, thank you Arlene and Sam!
Here is just a sneak peak from this session because it is simply to amazing for me to rush and I have other obligations before I can fully work it. All I can say is Wow!
