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daily mantra:

“people ask me when they walk into the shop which artist is the best and most well known…i tell them, the most popular artist is the one YOU love the most…”

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my welcome home present….this beautiful canvas of Brian and Melissa custom wrapped by Roxanne and Company at Pixel 2 Canvas. after trying several canvas companies, i have finally found my home at Pixel 2 Canvas, a company that caters exclusively to professional photographers and just creates the most magical printed canvas i have ever seen.  my advice to clients wanting a canvas… GO BIG!! this is a true investment in your personal history that will last a lifetime. Brian and Mel chose the 20 x 30….and honestly it has inspired me to think bigger for my own home gallery.

daily mantra: knock on the sky and listen to the sound…{zen.saying}

i had the privilege of photographing Emery and her parents on Saturday, and i think it might have been more fun for me than for them! this 6 month old on the move just dazzled me with her love for the camera and her willingness to pose. honestly, it was as if she were born to be a photographers child. i was spoiled by her laughter and eye contact. thank you, Miss Emery B. for being your magnificent self.

daily mantra: to love is to receive a glimpse of heaven…{karen.sunde}

for the next several months i will be immersing myself in sweet newborn goodness. Liam is the very first newborn i have photographed this year, and i cannot tell you how much these little, tiny beings make me glow from the inside out. it was hard to resist not picking him up and taking him home…but as you can see, his Mom and dad are QUITE attached to him, and i can see why.

daily mantra: “one day your life will flash before your eyes; make sure it’s worth watching” {unknown}

Despite the chilly Maine wind and a bit of snowy confection on the ground, I had an amazing family session yesterday.  These two brothers were simply darling, and after a month of bridal meetings and 2010 scheduling, it was nice to pick up my camera to capture these happy little boys. Pure sweetness!

Continuing on my desperate race to catch up with editing and blogging….it truly is a marathon this time of year. A few sweet Sunday’s ago, I met up with all of these beautiful ladies and their mom and dads for a super fun session at the University of Maine campus. It truly was a blessed warm day, and we caught some of the last drops of this decadent sunlight that Maine will see until the snow of winter unveils Maine’s beautiful spring. All of these girls are so blessed to have each other as friends…doesn’t that just make life more perfect? Childhood friends are always life long, no matter how many years or how much distance there is between you.

daily mantra: “there is a garden in every childhood, an enchanted place where colors are brighter, the air softer, and the morning more fragrant than ever again…”

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}

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}

words cannot begin to express how excited i am about my 2010 couples. yet again, i feel blessed with amazing brides, all unique and amazing in their own ways, and next year promises to be diverse and magical. i was so glad to meet up with natalie and kier, an August wedding couple for next season, on probably one of the last days we will have such warm sunshine here in Maine. they are such a genuine and beautiful couple, inside and out, and i can’t wait until next summer!

Andover is a beautiful little town just 15 minutes from my home…tucked securely under a belt strip of mountains, all glowing with fall color.

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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}