Lisa & Steve + a surprise!! {portrait : franklin, ma}

I posted Lisa's sneak peek a couple weeks ago but here is the full post!!  Her boyfriend came along to hold all our coffee's and he even jumped in for a few... sans coffee ;)  Lisa rocked the camera and I have to say, Steve did a pretty awesome job too!  After the shoot Steve surprised Lisa by taking her up to the Mt. Washington Hotel for her birthday.  But that wasn't it....

...Steve also PROPOSED!!!  ...and Lisa said YES ;)

Congratulations Lisa & Steve!!

Much Love,

Aubrey

p.s. I love looking at these last couple because Steve knows what's up and Lisa has no idea!  How sweet :)

The Gyftopoulos Family {portrait : lincoln, ma}

I hope everyone had a warm and joyous Christmas!  We had part one in Connecticut on Christmas Day and part two is just around the corner...but I wanted to get this up for you before New Years!!

I had big plans for this shoot...all of which didn't really get to happen because we had quite the little snow storm hit us in the middle of it.  But it still turned out to be a fantastic shoot with the Gyftopoulos Cousins!!  All 10 of them! 

Happy New Year!

Much Love,

Aubrey

Merry Christmas! {personal : franklin, ma}

Christmas is my favorite time of year, so I wanted to share a little bit of ours with you!  This is our first Christmas in our very own house, to which we now lovingly call a home.  I am so very excited that I get to have my most cherished family members around our first LIVE tree this year and I can guarantee you there will be carols sung, presents opened and Puggle's snuggled at it's hearty base. 

From my family to yours, we wish you a very happy holiday season!

Much Love,

Aubrey, Matt, Rupert & Stella

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Sneak peek: Lisa! {portrait : franklin, ma}

I've got a quick little SNEAK PEEK for you this afternoon!  Let me introduce, Lisa!  Lisa and her siblings are giving their parents pictures of themselves for Christmas as a way to update their decor.  Until recently, her parents still had 4th grade mugshots hanging all over the place.  I am sure their walls will look A LOT different with this portrait on the wall!!  Lisa was super nervous but as soon as she got some coffee in her and took off her jacket, she was totally workin' the camera!

I'll have more soon, but now I must make a mess in the kitchen...it's time to make the Christmas cookies!!!

Much Love,
Aubrey

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The Wedding Book! {stuff I love : products}

I am so excited to announce the arrival of The Wedding Book!  This baby is gorgeous!!!  But first, a note about what this book means to me.  It has taken me months to find this little gem.  I first met The Wedding Book about 6 months ago and right from the start I was pretty sure we were a match made in heaven.  But I stepped back and did a ton of research on album companies...bugged my photo friends, manhandled books at trade shows and ordered up samples like it's my job.  My husband was constantly asking if I could please just pick one and stick with it!  Well, honestly, it is my job, which means I will never offer something I don't LOVE!  So anyways...I LOVE this book...and I am absolutely certain you will too!

The Wedding Book: This 10X10 book is printed on soft, photographic paper that is mounted back to back for durable, yet flexible pages.  The Wedding Book is bound with a lay-flat binding...meaning there are no cuts, just a micro-fold.  The paper will not discolor or get all funky on you which makes it great for panoramic spreads!  It has a hard, linen textured cover that comes in seven fantastic colors.  The Wedding Book is personally designed to tell the story of your day and contains up to 20 full page spreads.  All books come with a super cute cloth dust-cover to protect your wedding book for years to come!!

Now, let me introduce to you, Jade & Tim...in Passion Pink!

Much Love,

Aubrey

Here are a few of the spreads!

PartnerCon 2010 : Shooting workshop {new orleans, LA}

Today's post is super exciting for both me and all my brides...past present and future!  About a month ago I went to a photography conference down in New Orleans run by my online gallery company, Pictage.  The conference itself wasn't so much about technique as it was about relationships.  Sure I went to classes about pricing, marketing and keeping the faith...but mostly I got to talk with other photographers about our lives.  The life of a photographer is a very interesting one.  I am pretty sure it is the one profession that survives solely on love.  There is the love of the brides, the grooms, the partners, the mothers and fathers and of course the children.  But it is also about the love a photographer has for their profession and their clients.  I LOVE my clients. They are my friends and my family.  I LOVE my job.  It is what makes me get up every day with a smile on my face.  And for four days, I got to mush about this with 499 other photographers.  It was the most inspirational and motivating experience I have ever had and it has left me counting the days, hours and minutes until next years conference. 

On the technical side of things, this conference has changed the way I will do business from here on out.  Really, it will be nothing short of amazing!  There are going to be some fantastic changes around here, but one thing will stay the same...ME!  I can't wait to starting sharing all these things with you...I promise you are going to LOVE them ;)

But before that, at the tail end of PartnerCon, I got to attend a shooting workshop with the amazing Chelsea Nicole.  Chelsea shoots out of Las Vegas and was so kind to participate and share her shooting wisdom!  The shoot was a "Trash the Dress" shoot, so nothing was off limits!  A HUGE thank you to Tiffany and Patrick, the real life couple who modeled for us!  Aren't they adorable?!

Much love,

Aubrey

PS:  If any bride wants to do a Trash the Dress...CALL ME!! :)  They are so much fun!