* emilie inc.: Wedding of Kairsten + Mark at the Community House in Kennebunkport, Maine

It was strange for a moment driving down Laudholm Farm Road, but stopping short of the property I have become so familiar and in love with this year, and driving right past another yellow farmhouse on a beautifully manicured piece of land.  Yep, had to turn around, but made it to Kairsten's parents house to meet her for pre-ceremony preparations.  The house was so quiet and calm, I had no idea there were almost 10 people there getting ready!  I had met Kairsten with her fiance Mark once at the emilie inc. studio and she and I had conversed via phone and email a few times in the months leading up to their wedding day.  Needless to say, I was super excited for this small, intimate celebration with about 40 guests in Kairsten's hometown of Kennebunkport.

Please visit the emilie inc. blog to read and view more photos from Kairsten and Mark's wedding day.

* Pecha Kucha's new website!

Pecha Kucha Portland has a new website compliments of the talented Daryl Turicek and the rest of the board.  I am so excited for them as I know this has been a big project in the making.  I am happy I could be a small part of it by documenting their 19th PK event this past spring.  I loved the complete creative freedom I had to photograph it how ever I wished.  It is very cool now seeing the photo sets of the other photographers on the new website and how similarly and differently we approached the same task.

Check it out if you have a chance.... www.pkportland.org

And the next Pecha Kucha event is Thursday, October 25, 2012 @ 7:20pm at SPACE Gallery, 538 Congress Street, Portland, Maine.

* emilie inc.: Wedding of Meredith + Ryan at Wentworth by the Sea Country Club in Rye, NH

I met Meredith and Ryan at one of my favorite local establishments, RiRa.  I only suggested this because I knew the two had met at another Irish pub in South Boston, the Farragut House.  Conversation was easy and we all got excited discussing the details of the big day (Ryan lost his fight for seersucker suits!).  Finally, after a few questions about their past, we realized Ryan's uncle Bo Tierney was my high school teacher at Bishop Fenwick in Peabody, MA!  Mr. Tierney and his family hold a special place in my heart, so I was ecstatic to know he would be at their wedding.  I was also excited to hear that my parents' name twins would be at the wedding as well -- both my and Meredith's parents are named Candy and Jim!

Please visit the emilie inc. blog to read and view more from Meredith and Ryan's wedding day.

* emilie inc.: Wedding of Sarah + Billy at the Inn on Peaks

Sarah's mom, Anita, recently sent me one of the most heartfelt notes about her daughter's wedding and how I captured it for them.  It was another reminder why I love what I do and why my job is so important.  I told her, for me there was a definitive moment at Sarah and Billy's wedding.  I was trying to wrangle folks, including Sarah, for some additional posed group shots during the reception.  She and I were standing amidst happy guests dancing away at the Inn on Peaks when she turned to me and said, "Just capture the day."  I love that she realized why I was really there.  She trusted me wholly to document her wedding day as a true observer; these moments I collect made to be tangible when placed in an album that rests in a special place in their home.  Years into their life together, the moments will in turn reach out and touch she, Billy, her family and friends.  The moments will trigger emotions and take them back to their celebration, that at the time, seems to pass in the blink of an eye.  It is my job that I am honored to do for families.  I can't tell you how happy I am that my images and my way of documenting Sarah and Billy's day have already allowed them, Anita, and others to relive their wedding just a short month after the big day.  To know they will look back on them 20 years from now, when the images will almost carry more importance, makes my heart smile.

Please visit the emilie inc. blog to read more about their wedding day and view additional images.