Are you ready for one of my most favorite family shoots? ma·tri·arch/ˈmātrēˌärk/ noun: 1. A woman who is the head of a family or tribe. 2. A woman who is powerful within a family or organization. Maggie is most certainly that – and her tribe is to DIE for! She and her 16 family members (1 husband, …
I have known Roland & Michelle for what feels like forever. Michelle was a student teacher when I was in HS and I ran into her again in early 2000ish. She, along with Roland and their friend Carolyn, were RCM Karaoke and KJing some of the most avant-garde karaoke around! Roland designed a computer program …
5 cousins under 5 + one chair + 30 minute = the best Christmas gift ever! Jackson, Charlotte & Lillian, Madelyn & Matthew! Boys & Girls And their families! (Bill – you were missed, we must get a picture of the four of you soon!) And in a Christmas miracle, all 5 kids looking in the …
What do you do when gramma & grampa are away? Plan a secret Christmas present photo shoot at their house of course! Both Sophia & Riley have had their spotlight on the blog before, but this time the plan was to get them together and make a great grandparent gift! First we did some inside …
Calvin’s mum, Heather contacted me in November of 2010 to do a fun snowy shoot with her then 15 month old son. Then, it never snowed enough to line up a photo shoot. A bit later she emailed to say she was pregnant with Calvin’s sister and wanted to schedule a newborn/big brother shoot for …
What to get the parent that has everything? Surprise them with a fun shoot with their grown up kids. And Sarah and her sister Cam did just that! After postponing due to Sarah’s terrible head cold, then a freak snow storm, we finally got together in Exeter and laughed it up. I love the bond …
Jackson’s the lucky nephew of Liz & BK from Liz & BK’s Portsmouth Harbor Events Wedding. His parents were gorgeous wedding party members and I was totally excited when she contacted me to come meet the newest member of the family! Are you ready for this sweetness? First we had each other. Then we had …
After my morning with Caleb & Family at Fort Constitution I headed on over to meet with this cute as a button family. Carys is the sweetest big sister to her little brother Des. And their backyard was simply perfect with it’s country feel and fall colors! I can’t even stand how gorgeous these kids are! …
In February of 2011 I was honored to photograph an event at the Regatta Room in Eliot, ME. A benefit for a young boy Caleb, and his family as they gracefully handled Caleb’s diagnosis of RMS, a rare childhood cancer. In October, I received this amazing email Hi Melissa, Happy Fall! It’s hard to believe …
I do love a good New England apple orchard to take photos, so I was thrilled when I found myself back at Apple Annie’s for the great Abbott boys! The boys were pretty excited too! These three brothers are boys to the core [no pun intended] And their gorgeous mother looks cool, calm and collected at all …
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