I seem to be at that point in life when friends and family members my age are starting to get engaged, get married, and even (gulp) HAVE KIDS!  Jen is one of these friends (minus the having kids part).  She got married last year, and while I’ve had several college friends get married before her, I remember the fact that she was my first friend from high school to tie the knot made her wedding a very different experience for me.  I cried along with Jen during her wedding ceremony–happy, nostalgic tears–and realized that our small group of high school friends was finally “growing up.”  Whatever that means, anyway. ;)

Recently, Jen had a medical school rotation site just outside of Boston and since she was in the area, she suggested a one year anniversary shoot for her and Yuan.  It was fun to see her again and to catch up.  It was also fitting because she and Yuan actually met in Boston years ago and had their first date right around where we were shooting!  We decided to wander the Boston Common and Public Gardens and ended in Beacon Hill as the sun was starting to go down.  Here are some of my favorites.

Aloha!  Ok, no, we weren’t in Hawaii in these next few shots, though it certainly does look tropical.  We were actually in the Public Gardens. :)

One last one on Beacon Hill steps.

Thanks so much for letting me document your anniversary, Jen and Yuan!  It was awesome to spend time with you both.

For fun, I thought I’d include a photo I took as a guest at their wedding last July.  They were playing a fun game, and I love that Jen looks so happy. :)

A sneak peek for my good friend Jen and her husband, Yuan, who celebrated their one year anniversary recently with a shoot in Boston. :)

I can’t believe that it’s already October and that September flew by with absolutely no photo-filled blog posts!  I was on the vacation for the first half of the month, so there is that, but really I have no good excuse for these weeks of blog neglect.  So I apologize, blog readers, for the lack of posts.  However, we are definitely back to the regularly scheduled programming!

These last few weeks have been busy.  I’ve been recovering from jet lag (it was a much more difficult transition than I expected!), processing another wedding, catching up on e-mails, holding tons of client meetings, and writing up contracts.  All this on top of my regular, 9-5 job during the week.  So yes, busy!

Something absolutely unbelievable to me (really, I even surprised myself here) was that I booked five (!) weddings for 2010 in just the first TWO weeks of being back from vacation!  It’s crazy!  I only have a limited number of weekends open for weddings next year so, at this rate, the slots will fill fairly quickly.  To my 2010 couples: I am so, so honored and excited to work with you all!  I’m really looking forward to this upcoming year and to the many beautiful events I will get to witness.

And I just wanted to end with a photo.  This was taken early Saturday afternoon on my walk back home from helping to photograph the Juvenile Diabetes Research Fund’s 2009 Boston Walk To Cure Diabetes, at the Hatch Shell along the Charles River.  The weather that morning was ridiculously wet, the type of weather that makes you not want to get out of bed early on a Saturday morning, and so I was really impressed and touched by the turnout.  Thanks to everyone who walked and who came out to support a cure!

I’m looking forward to sharing more images, including those from my travels, from a recent anniversary shoot, and from the wedding I will be second shooting this Sunday.  Stop back soon!

I returned to Boston Monday night and have been slooowly getting back into the swing of things.  Editing is taking priority right now, but I’m hoping to start blogging again soon!  Be on the lookout. :)

Hi all!

Just a note that I will be traveling abroad August 29th-September 14th, and during this time I will have limited access to e-mail.  I will try my best to respond but apologize for the delay!  I’ll be back and ready to attend to any pending requests or inquiries starting September 15th.

Until then… :)