ooooo…..tis the season for mailing out wedding packages to all of my stunning brides. getting prints, products, and albums in the mail is like Christmas EVERY DAY. for me, seeing it all come together is the greatest reward i get for all of the hard work. (i’m not tooting my own horn, but readers, it has it been a crazy summer, and these prints and products are like my babies).  but, alas, it is time to part with them and send them into the hands of my very deserving couples. this is the item that ALL of my brides receive with any package they choose. i always feel it is so important to put something physical in the hands of my clients. they too worked hard to save, plan, and design their wedding.all boxes are custom created and designed.

a little over a week ago {yes, i am terribly behind on editing AND blogging…i am catching up though} i met up with another one of my first clients EVER. i feel continually blessed to watch my famlies grow and evolve…its hard to believe that so much can happen in a years time for us all!

it was a chilly day, but we braved the corn maze and pumpkin patches to grasp onto some of Fall’s last breaths.

daily mantra: life is a great big canvas, and you should throw all the paint on it you can. {danny.kaye}

dear Mikki and Katie…

i am drowning in a sea of unedited photos this week, so my usual ramblings will be cut short. {don’t look to excited}

do you want to know the secret to success, happiness, and love?

i have it.

be a kind person. be genuinely kind.

mean people are just dreadful, and quite frankly, i am sick of them.

all my love darlings,

mommy

p.s...”this is my simple religion. there is no need for temples; no need for complicated philosophy. our own brain, our own heart is our temple; and the philosophy is kindness.”

when my husband and i left our little city life to move to Rumford 5 years ago, we were basically starting over from scratch. we had no immediate or distant family in the area, we had no friends…not even acquaintances.  to say the least, it was isolating. however, over the last couple years we have melted into our small, mountain town life as if we have always lived here, and our newly found friends have molded into more of a family than we ever expected. whether it was simply just hanging out for fun, or help with the girls, or moving {you really find out who your friends and family are when you  move}, or helping us paint, scrape, babysit, our close friends have sincerely made our life here a genuine home. brian is definitely a huge part of our family life and day to day existence…Mike works with him every day and our girls simply adore him. and when melissa came into the picture a few months ago, she too was instantly welcomed and loved as a very wonderful addition to Brian’s life…and in turn our family.

to: brian and melissa.  with all my love and all my soul… {mandy}

daily mantra: “love is not about finding the right person, but creating a right relationship. it’s not about how much love you have in the beginning but how much love you build till the end.”  {unknown}

i met up with the kenney family on a very chilly morning last weekend for their session. i was so happy to finally meet up with their new bundle of joy…miss. mckenna…i just love it when my famlies grow!

nothing is better in the fall here in maine than the leaves…i just love these shots of breven enjoying the magic.

little mckenna made my  ‘no more kids ever again’ statement to my husband tough to remember…..

brother and sister {love}

daily mantra: brothers and sisters are as close as hands and feet…{vietnamese proverb}