Featured: Style Me Pretty!!!

Today one of my favorite 2012 weddings was featured on Style Me Pretty! Yay! I am so excited about that! :) Click on the photo below to be taken directly to the page on Style Me Pretty where Beth and Jeff’s gorgeous Harkness Park / Eolia Mansion wedding was featured! I’ll post a list of the vendors below! Beth’s flowers, food, and details were exquisite! It was a day I won’t ever forget!!! Enjoy!

Wedding Location: Harkness Memorial State Park | Hotel: The Whaler’s Inn, Mystic CT | Wedding Planning: Diana Chouinard atJubilee Events | Floral Design: Just For You Floral Design | Caterer: Gourmet Galley | Wedding Cakes: J Cakes | Cinematographer: Vantage Point Films | Wedding Dress: “Peral” gown by Pronovias | Bride’s Veil: Bride’s Mother’s | Bride’s Monogram Ring: Bride’s Grandmother’s | Shoes: Manolo Blahnik “Sedaraby” pumps via Nordstrom | Bride’s Jewlery: Nicole Miller + Rent The Runway | Bridesmaid Dresses: AmsaleG560C in french blue via Bella Bridesmaid | Bridesmaid Chevron Clutches: Etsy, Toriska Bags & Crafts | Hair + Makeup: Jennie Kay Beauty | Groomsmen: Jos A Bank + Vineyard Vines | Groom’s cufflinks: Etsy, Waxwing Jewelry | Rings: Rumanoff’s Fine Jewelry | Cocktail + Ceremony Band: Gypsy Wisdom | Rentals: Party Rental, Ltd. | Photobooth: Party Animalz, Ltd. | Save the Date Postcards: Posh Paperie | Invitation Suite: Mr. Boddington | Vintage Stamps: Ebay | Calligraphy: Etsy, lilflower, for Invitations and Michelle Dowling for Day of | Officiant: Rev. Victoria Burdick | Cake Toppers: Etsy, Charlene/ Creative Butterfly XOX INC | Signature Drink Straws: Etsy, Giddygappers Custom Paper & Decor | Chevron Favor Bags: Whisker Graphics | Custom Pillows: Bride’s Mother | Chalkboard Handwriting: Etsy, Julie Hays Designs | Chalkboard signs, cornhole boards, lavender sachets, table numbers, window frame seating chart, tissue paper pom poms, moss initials: DIY by Bride + Groom

Abandoned Building Engagement Shoot

Engagement photos in an abandoned building? YES!!!! Sounded great to me and I am so glad we took the time to explore and be brave! Stacey and Alan were far braver than I was, but regardless of the dead mouse, etc, I survived and had a super fun time!! I can’t wait for Stacey and Alan’s wedding tomorrow!! Despite the rain, I plan to take some awesome photos!! :) xoxo

abandoned building engagement photos

Sweet Boston Engagement Photos – Paul + Becky

Becky and Paul’s wedding is tomorrow!!!!!! Here is a little peek at their engagement session we did last summer in Boston! It was an amazing day! And tomorrow promises to be just as amazing! I can’t wait!!!! Lots of love – Katie

Newport, RI Engagement Photos

Below is Jason and Nikki’s Newport, RI Engagement session! But first, today is the big day! Nikki and Jason are saying I do! I leave in a little bit to photograph their wedding and I couldn’t be more excited!!! It’s bound to be an amazing day with lots of amazing locations and it’s going to be GORGEOUS outside! Woohoo!

Congrats Nikki and Jason! I am so happy for you both! Here’s to a lifetime of love and laughter!! xoxoxo

Here we have their Newport, RI engagement session! We went on a spectacular day at the end of the summer last year to photograph their engagement photos!

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sunset engagement photos castle hill inn newport ri
sunset engagement photos castle hill inn newport ri
sunset engagement photos castle hill inn newport ri
sunset engagement photos castle hill inn newport ri
sunset engagement photos castle hill inn newport ri
newport, ri engagement photos
newport, ri engagement photos
newport, ri engagement photos
newport, ri engagement photos

And then they…

Grow up. I don’t blog about them often. They do often show up in my Instagram feed if you follow me there. But these are my boys Jack, 11 and Charlie, 8. When Jack was born I had just turned 24. Yup, I was a youngster. I used to worry about what people would think about me. If I forgot my wedding ring when I went to Target, I would get really self-conscious. I spent a little too much time thinking about what others thought of me, rather than just enjoying my life and not worrying! Stupid! and Weird, right? Little did I know that 11, almost 12 years later, I would worry about looking old when I went out. My little wiry grey hairs that pop out, my huge-arse wrinkle on my forehead, my starting-to-sag-upper-arm-skin. Sigh.

I guess the moral of the story is to enjoy what you have when you have it. For in what seems like a split second, those cooing babies, laughing toddlers who bring joyful noises and funny new words to life, and sweet chubby faces are growing into little men. Men who aren’t going to stick around because they are destined for great things out there in this world. Men who will go off to college, or the military, start their own families, and call me once a week if I’m lucky. Even though I don’t do it very often anymore, instead of spending so much damn time worrying about what others think of me, I’m going to better commit my mind and my time to loving these guys and all the other members of my family that I love so much. There is so much good, and fun, and love in this world. Seek it out. Quit worrying. Go do something that makes you deliriously happy and full of joy.

Well then, pardon me, while I go find my boys… xoxo