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I had a ton of fun exploring the East Boston Shipyard with K. After eating at KO Pies I really wanted to do a shoot there, and K was up for it! The Eastie Shipyard and Piers Park are two of my very favorite places in Boston. K, I can't believe that you are graduating high school in less than 3 months. It seems like only yesterday you were in my 6th grade Social Studies class! I am so proud of you! Congratulations!!
This weekend included an amazing, but way too quick, trip to Utah. Park Cafe, Bones, Fishing, Zion National Park, In-N-Out Burger, Park City, HIgh West, 70 degree weather, Catching Up with Dear Dear Friends, and Ho-made Pies were all a part of this wonderful weekend.
I had a ton of fun on this engagement shoot! We had a delightfully mild beginning of December Sunday to explore Jamaica Pond and the Harvard Museum of Natural History N, where A proposed to E! Congratulations to you both!
S*N*O*W, eggnog, hayrides, hot cocoa, hundreds of trees, Christmas carols, family traditions, and friends make for a great first time cutting down a Christmas Tree ( let's be honest I photographed more than I helped with the sawing :-)) and a wonderful Saturday after Thanksgiving!
How gorgeous is this sweet family! I was really excited to take their family pictures for the third year. It's been so fun to watch M grow up into such a beautiful girl who adores her precious new little sister.
My immensely talented sister designed every little detail of her wedding. Due to Hurricane Arthur her wedding day was a bit hectic and all her handiwork was not caught on film. So I was excited to capture every incredible detail a little bit later. If you are in need of an amazing graphic designer or stylist, my sister is your girl!
I had a ton of fun with L and C! C's idea to take pictures in the graffiti alley in Central Square was an amazing one! The colors were gorgeous and so vibrant!
For the past few years I have driven by this area behind Taza Chocolate Factory and always hoped that one day I would find people who would be up for a shoot here. I found those people in L and C!
Congratulations, you two!
I was excited to have the opportunity to shoot this wedding. It was a beautiful early fall day on Cape. Here are some of the getting ready photos. How beautiful are these ladies!!
I had so much fun exploring the Charlestown waterfront with this sweet family. It was so wondeful to catch up with part of this family and get to meet the rest!
Participating in RUF (Reformed University Fellowship) was a highlight of my time at Wake Forest. I cannot say enough wonderful things about my incredible campus minister, Kevin Teasley, and the influence that ministry had on my life and my time at Wake. Large group was always a favorite night of the week and I still miss it, 8 years later. I am deeply thankful that RUF is coming to more schools north of the Mason Dixon.
Nathan is starting an RUF chapter at Boston University. To help get a website started I got some shots of the campus. Interested in learning more about RUF or donating to Nathan's work click here.
Early this summer I had a chance to hang out in Boston Garden and shoot this sweet family!
Even though I am definately northern I do love me some good Southern Living recipes. This summer salad has quickly become a favorite. The first time I stuck to the recipe, but this time I traded out blueberries and snap peas for peaches and blackberries and it was delicious!
My take on the Southern Living's Recipe
Directions: Combine salt and wheat berries with 6 cups of water. Boil for 15 minutes and then let simmer for an hour. Drain wheat berries under cold water until cool. Combine all ingredients and toss together.
* This salad pairs well with these. I made them last week and they are the perfect summer pizzas!
What's dinner without dessert? I was surprised how good this dark chocolate caramel torte was since it was so easy to make and involved no baking!
My take on this recipe
Oreo crust:
Chocolate Cream filling:
Caramel
Step 1: Crush Oreos in a food processor. Add butter and pulse until fully mixed in. Put into pie dish and chill for an hour.
Step 2: Bring half and half to a boil. Take off the heat and add chopped dark chocolate and butter. let sit for 5 minutes. Mix until chocolate and butter is fully dissolved. Pour into chilled crust. Chill for an hour
Step 3: Combine sugar and water on low heat until sugar is dissolved. Then boil for 8 minute until the mixture is amber colored. Turn heat off and add rest of ingredients. Return to low heat for 10 minutes stirring constantly.
I loved photographing this sweet family reunion down near the Cape! Its amazing how much the adorable kiddos have grown in just a year!
Happy Happy Wedding Day to my little sis and Nathan! Sis I love you so much, and I am so happy to see you marrying someone who loves you so well and makes you so happy!
I took pictures of M when he was just a few days old. It is fun to see him so grown up! Now he is the big brother of the adorable C!
Can't wait to see this little boy and his mama (and dad!). T-2 days until the beach!
I loved meeting this wonderful loving family! Sweet Abigail was less than two weeks old when we ventured into the gorgeous arboretum for a photo shoot. Her big brother was so protective and gentle with her. We had great adventures finding frogs (Ashton) exploring new parts of the arboretum (me!) and being asked a million times how old Abigail was (Ashley and Aaron). Thank-you for letting me capture your beautiful family, I had a hard time narrowing down pictures to show!
Thank-you Catharine for agreeing to guest post about the evolution of our amazing gardens! Read below for her wonderful post:
Several years back, a dear friend of mine helped me build a bike. A super-cool, single-speed road bike perfect for darting up and down Philly streets, made from mismatched and donated parts. At the time, my bike-building friend told me how much he liked working with bicycles because they provided tangible products of his labor. He enjoyed taking discarded parts and making a solid working bike. So nice to be able to fix something in a matter of a few hours. How many things, in life and in work, can be fixed in a matter of hours?
In my work, I don’t always easily see the effects of what I do. I work with people, and that work can be messy. At times, it’s the most rewarding work in the world. Other times, it feels like drudgery. People are unpredictable; we have set-backs, and oftentimes our growth is imperceptible.
However, the labor of growing a garden offers almost immediate, definitely perceptible, reward. I mean, have you ever grown plants from seed? It’s like Christmas morning EVERY DAY as the seedlings pop out of the dirt and grow noticeably taller each day. In the same way that my friend found relief and reward in building bikes, so I have found growing a garden.
Last summer was a hard one. I worked long hours, lost sleep, cried some tears, and struggled to make it through the day more often than not. (Don’t feel too bad for me- I still managed to get in some beach trips, bike rides, and walks to Toscanini's, and JP Licks and Christina's. Yes, there was lots of ice cream). Last summer I also started gardening. I invested in pots and dirt and lots of seedlings: tomatoes, cucumbers, kale, basil, lavender, mint, and cilantro. I watered them and watched them grow, and even ate some of my harvested produce. Gardening gave me an outlet. When work and life felt somewhat fruitless, I watered plants that produced beautiful, tasty, and nourishing fruit.
This year, I’ve gone way bigger on the gardening scale, thanks to more outdoor space, a local garden market, and more confidence after last year’s successes. This year, I grew plants from seed and built a raised bed and even started composting. This year it’s lettuces, beets, carrots, peppers, tomatoes, squash, cucumber, rosemary, dill, brussels sprouts, basil, mint, lavender, beans, strawberries, sage, and thyme. And LOTS of sunflowers and morning glories, because they make me happy.
My mom helped me build a raised bed with scrap wood from her basement (okay, let’s be real- I helped her while she took the lead). My mom’s amazing- she also spent several days digging up big rocks and old slate roof tiles and huge roots to get the ground ready for gardening. My friend gave me some of her extra seeds, which is how my crop selection multiplied as much as it did. I eagerly sowed way too many seeds, so I’ve been able to give seedlings away to my sister and friends. (I still have 5 squash plants, 2 tomato plants, 4 basil plants, and 1 morning glory available to a good home!) My roommates have cheered me on and admired the baby plants, even taken pictures of them (thanks, Kate!). And we’re all excited to eat the goodies that come out of these efforts!
I’m hopeful that this summer will be better than last. But either way, I’m grateful for a garden. I get to work with my hands, get dirty, tend to something daily (or, almost daily), receive the favors of friends and family, watch things grow, and hopefully harvest some yummy food.
I am so thankful for this beautiful and wonderful family! L is a dear friend and I strive to be half the teacher she is!
Thanks to my wonderful roommate and her amazing green thumb it's feeling quite springy around our little house! She has promised to guest post about all the amazing things she has planted in a few weeks when even more seeds have sprouted. Until then here are some of the delightful plants that make it feel more like spring has finally come to Boston even if the weather doesn't lead you to believe that is so!
