Missing the summer

If you know me, you know I live for the warmer weather of the spring and the summer.  I was born in the summer, and I just love everything about it. The weather (as long as I can escape the heat with an AC every once in a while), the long sunny days, picnics in the park, and more. This past summer was absolutely amazing, and it involved a lot of travel.  Just after my birthday, we drove up to New York so I can photograph a Bar Mitzvah, and then right after that we drove directly down to Longport Beach in New Jersey so I can photograph a family session for one of my longtime clients.   Of course, I wanted to document Charlottes first time at the beach.

Call me corny, but i've always had a love for vintage nostalgia. The grainy, fast paced home movies that skipped every couple of seconds, laid with a soundtrack that evoked happy emotions.  So with my husbands I-phone and the 8mm video app, I recorded and made a video of our little trip and Charlottes first time at the beach.

Enjoy!

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Yes to Love...

I am a sucker for love. Not exactly a hopeless romantic, but love none the less.  When my husband proposed to me, we were at work. It was the day before we were heading down to Florida for my first ever trip to Disney World.  We were saying goodbye to coworkers, when he said, "Hey, I got something for ya". And he tossed me the box with the engagement ring in it...that's our story.

So it's no surprise that I can spend hours on Youtube looking at engagement videos and proposals, and stories of love.  This happens to be one of my favorites:

Now, the most epic thing about this proposal is not the song (I LOVE Bruno Mars), the dancing, or the fact that she said yes.  The most epic thing is what came AFTER the video.

I am telling you now, grab some tissues, and be prepared to laugh and cry at the same time!

These kind of make me want to run and shout from the rooftops at how amazing love is. How everyone deserves love.  So take a moment today, and tell the people in your life that you love them. Pin It

Sharing {Delaware Family & Baby Lifestyle Photographer}

If you have been following me, you know I am a big sap. I love love, and hugs, and happiness. I cry at almost every movie I watch, and then I bust into a fit of laughter. I am a big believer in preserving memories, and making each moment count. Even the tiniest, simplest moments.  After all, life is a collection of moments brought together and played out on a timeline. The sad thing is, we usually can't go back in time, unless someone invents time travel, or Doctor Who is real!  But for us, we can savor every moment.  Take photos, take video, write journals.  Share your life in an amazing way so that your children and your childrens children can enjoy it.

Why do I love photographing families so much?  I love knowing that the images that I take, the moments that I capture will always be there for that family.  I've preserved memories. The fun, the laughter of jumping on the bed. To the sweet touching moments of a new big brother and his little sister.  It's all about capturing those memories.

I am guilty of being the one capturing the memories in my own family, but not the one who are in those memories either. So from this day on, I am going to make a more concerted effort to get in front of the camera, include myself in the images and the video that I take.

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