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Lifestyle, Engagement Session With Stephanie, Adam & Gertie

Cynthia Brown — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 20:15:30 +0000

Stephanie and Adam love to spend time at the park with their dog Gertie. We shot an engagement session together this spring but since they wanted to create a personalized guest sign-in book for their wedding, we decided to do a lifestyle shoot celebrating their family. It was a gorgeous summer afternoon and Gertie was thrilled to lead the way. I designed a coffee table book with a good amount of white space and matte pages that are perfect to write on. Now Stephanie and Adam can share this lovely memory with their wedding guests too! Ahhh the dog days of summer…

Stephanie & Adam; Engagement Session at a Horse Barn

Cynthia Brown — Mon, 16 May 2011 18:30:08 +0000

I was so excited to shoot Stephanie & Adam’s engagement session when Stephanie mentioned that we could borrow a friends horse! It’s no secret that I am just nuts about animals. Tiberius, aka “Duey” is a gorgeous young stallion that is half Arabian. We were so fortunate that his owner Ro shared him with us for an afternoon. I made a really big deal of “Duey” when I met him by telling him how gorgeous he was and since he felt so proud he absolutely posed for the camera. Anyone who says that horses are not clever has not had the luxury of spending any time with them! Stephanie and Adam were so at ease that you’d think they did this everyday.

Ro and Duey.

Caitlin & Stephen; Engagement Session in Fairfield Connecticut

Cynthia Brown — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 15:49:28 +0000

Caitlin & Stephen met in 6th grade at school in Fairfield, Connecticut, so it was a fun place to start their engagement session. Although, I’m not certain that Stephen would agree. Beginning our photographic relationship in a closed for the weekend school with sister Katherine looking on must have been a bit nerve wracking. We had a great time romping around the town to visit some favorite places and hang out with their adorable dog Beau! We all have spent some time living in Paris and I can’t wait to shoot their French inspired wedding at Harkness this June.

Engagement Session At Tod’s Point; Katie+Brady

Cynthia Brown — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 01:03:18 +0000

I spent a lovely day beach combing with Katie & Brady last Sunday. I hadn’t been to Tod’s Point in quite a while and had forgotten how beautiful it is there. Katie & Brady came up north from Delaware for the weekend, so I was happy that the weather cooperated. I will be shooting their destination wedding in Hawaii this Labor Day. Their wedding weekend will be packed with family gatherings, preparations and even a trash the dress session. These two have such an easy way about them and are so photogenic. I am beyond excited to be going to Hawaii! Wow…my work is so fun!

Engagement Session, Rye Playland

Cynthia Brown — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 16:01:20 +0000

You may remember Libby & Keith from an earlier post. They modeled for me during a “Style to Reality” shoot hosted by My Kate Parker Wedding. Well we still wanted to shoot an engagement session that felt more personal to them, so we spent the last day of the season at Rye Playland. It was a gorgeous day to run around shooting. In fact we had so much fun that we didn’t go on any rides! Imagine that, standing at the foot of the dragon coaster and not even feeling the impulse to jump on. We had so much fun with candy apples, popcorn and photo booths. We even tried to locate the famous fortune telling machine from the movie “Big”, but it is long gone. I can’t wait to shoot their wedding next year at The New Haven Lawn Club, which happens to be one of my favorite venues. Thanks for an incredible day Libby & Keith!

Connecticut Engagement Session-Sneak Peek

Cynthia Brown — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 21:50:30 +0000

Libby and Keith really got into our engagement session (I just love that), and were ready with wardrobe changes, willing to travel and basically brought their inner “rock-stars” to the day. I loved our location so much that I’ve already scheduled a bridal shoot there. I can’t post the full day yet but it’s coming!

NYC Engagement Session

Cynthia Brown — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 15:15:37 +0000

I’m shooting Marissa and Vishesh’s wedding in Vegas this October. They flew in from Nashville for an all too quick engagement session with me. Marissa and “V” wanted to shoot in New York as they lived in the financial district for some time and totally heart NY. Vishesh proposed to Marissa on the balcony at The Ritz in Battery Park. We were hoping to shoot a reenactment, but when we arrived the entire floor had been rented out for another event and the sky was such pea soup that even lady liberty was invisible. So we headed to some of New York’s most iconic locations, The Brooklyn Bridge and Times Square. Trying to get a shot without masses of people and bikes on the bridge is nearly impossible so we just went for the crowd. In some cases we got really up close and personal with crowds and even managed a pose with The Naked Cowboy who had quite a large group of excited tourists lined up to get a shot with him. It was so great to finally meet my long distance couple for a super fun but quick day and I can’t wait to shoot this East meets West Wedding in the Fall. It’s going to be amazing!

Connecticut Wedding Photographer; Elizabeth Park Engagement Session

Cynthia Brown — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 16:57:54 +0000

I was so thrilled to finally see Elizabeth Park during peak rose season for Lillian & Michael’s engagement shoot. I love this park and found some great areas to shoot including a cool nook in the woods. Leave it to me to go to a stunning rose garden and to end up in the woods. I guess it reminds me of my own property where I’ll be doing some fun bridal sessions this Summer. Lilian and Michael’s adorable daughter Violet came along with Grandma Joan, so we actually had the opportunity of doing a bit of a family session as well. Violet has the biggest smile and such an easy going personality. She’s just filled with sunshine and is obviously so doted on by all. The park was quite busy but we even managed to shoot some HD video for a Fusion piece that I’ll be putting together. We spent the day running around rose arches, playing hide and seek and basically giggling a lot. I can’t wait for their September wedding!

Jonathan Edwards Winery Engagement Session-Susan & Dustin

Cynthia Brown — Mon, 24 May 2010 16:05:21 +0000

Dustin & Susan are both wine enthusiasts and have traveled the Connecticut wine trail to visit many Winerys. I was happy to hear that they wanted to shoot their engagement session at Jonathan Edwards as I love North Stonington and had not yet been there myself. We had one of those amazing days with gorgeous blue skies and pillow puff clouds. You just can’t get better. We wandered the fields, vineyard and even got access to the wine distillery to take pictures amongst the various barrels. These guys just didn’t stop smiling all day, and that was even before a glass of wine. I’m really looking forward to their upcoming July wedding!

Blake & Laura Engagement

Cynthia Brown — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 02:51:51 +0000

What a gorgeous Fall day I had romping around with Laura & Blake. They are getting married next June in Newport, Rhode Island. When we were trying to decide where to shoot engagement pictures it was a bit of a no brainer, somewhere cool by-the-sea. I love how much fun these guys have together. They certainly didn’t need any prompting.

I love how for this last image I said, “be discreet and go and sit on this couch like you’re at home”. Blake tells me that the moment they sat down the shop owner asked them if they’d be wanting 5×7’s or 8×10’s-Wow, totally caught!!! Thanks for such a fun day Laura & Blake.