Merry Christmas Everyone!  One of my former brides is in town for the holidays and we decided to do a bridal shoot with this amazing vintage Balenciaga gown that I have.  Yes you heard right, Balenciaga, as in 10.Avenue George V. Paris!  If you are newly engaged, I highly recommend putting some thought into planning a Winter wedding.  They can just be so magical!  I’ll share more of our shoot in a day or so, I’m off to make my Red Velvet Cake and Lobster Risotto!

In September I was in Oahu for five days to shoot a wedding.  Although my stay was short, I did manage to see Pearl Harbor.  I was very impressed by the USS Arizona Memorial and the USS Missouri Battleship.  It’s chilling to see the oil that still leaks out of the USS Arizona.  The USS Missouri was in both WWII and Persian Gulf Wars and is the site where Japan formally surrendered to the United States.  I’ll have to go back with my son who is obsessed with WWII memorabilia.  Here are a few images from The War Memorial and Pearl Harbor that I grabbed with my point and shoot.

Beautiful images are meant to be shared and there’s no better way to display your proof prints than these boxes covered in Japanese bookbinding fabric and adorned with Swiss ribbon accents.  These archival boxes come in two different sizes.  The small box can hold 200-500 prints and the larger size can hold 500-800 prints.  We have some in stock for holiday delivery and will be offering proof prints at a remarkable price through December 15, so drop us a note to order 4×6 or 5×7 proofs of your event.  Wrap it up pretty!

Libby & Keith got married last May at The New Haven Lawn Club.  This wedding was extremely well thought out and loaded with gorgeous details to photograph.  It was featured first on Style Me Pretty and since I just finished designing their album today, I thought that I’d share the full wedding including some never before seen details.  Libby is a Magazine writer and editor who blogged about planning her wedding during her engagement.  She got hooked and you can see her latest inspirations at Follow The Wife.  Full details are listed below this post.

Wedding Photography: Cynthia Brown Studio / Wedding Invitations & Paper Goods: Creative Montage / Wedding Ceremony Location: The Shrine of Saint Anne / Wedding Reception Location: The New Haven Lawn Club / Catering: The New Haven Lawn Club / Wedding Gown: Anne Barge via Kleinfeld / Bridesmaid Dresses: WTOO / Groom & Groomsmen Attire: JoS. A. Bank / Floral Design: Blush Floral Design Studio / Hair & Makeup: Dana Bartone & Company / DJ: Paul Hebert / Cakes: Sweet Maria’s

Yay!  We’ve joined The 100 Layer Cake community.  I love this blog and I’m so happy to feature some never before seen images from an incredible year.  And really,  I do love cake!