Noelle & Dane at the Charles Hotel

Noelle and Dane were such a great couple to photograph for the kick off of our New England wedding season! We wrote about their love for Cambridge on their engagement blog post, and we had a great time in Harvard Square photographing their wedding day at the Charles Hotel. The dance floor was rockin due to the great sound of Night Shift. Check out these fun shots from the day.

Bicycle Built for Two... Giving Back!

Many of you will remember our lovely couple Linsay and Ryan, who in 2007 made their wedding getaway on a bicycle built for two. Next month Linsay and Ryan are participating in a cycling event to benefit the Muscular Dystrophy Association, a cause which is very near to our own hearts. Our son Oliver is named for my dear cousin Ollie Henderson (1979-2001) who had Duchenne's Muscular Dystrophy. We will be honored and grateful if you will join us in supporting Linsay and Ryan's fundraising efforts - every little bit helps, and the MDA is a wonderful cause to support. The MDA supports both research towards a cure as well as direct support for individuals with Muscular Dystrophy and their families.

Enna and Matt

Here is Linsay and Ryan's fundraising letter:

Dear Family & Friends,

On Friday, June 26th, Ryan and I will once again be riding a “bicycle built for two” as we participate in the Trans NH Bike Tour. This three day, 250-mile cycling event benefits the Muscular Dystrophy Association. The ride will begin on the NH/Canadian border and end three days later in Concord, NH after riding 100 miles, 75, & 75 respectively (with a few NH hills along the way J).

This year’s ride is dedicated to a young boy named Teagan House who was diagnosed with Duchenne MD at 3 years old. He is now nine, trying to live as “normal” a life as possible as his muscles atrophy away. There is currently no cure or even treatment to help slow the disease progression. This event is about the people of all ages and their families who fight each and every day to live with Muscular Dystrophy.

In addition to training for this grueling (yet rewarding) ride, we have established a fundraising goal of $3,500 in donations to support the MDA. Ryan has also opened the ride up to his students at Coe-Brown Academy and currently seven individuals are working to raise an additional $6,000 to benefit this cause. We are calling on the help and support of all our family and friends to make this possible. So, if you able to contribute any amount, please make a tax-deductible donation to the MDA and allow Ryan, myself, and our student team ride for this cause. All contributions go to the Muscular Dystrophy Association of New Hampshire to fund research and help those affected with MD.

Donations can be made online using a Credit Card at: http://www.transnhbikeride.org/

On the right side of the page under "Donate With Moola," you will find "Ryan and Linsay Kaplan" in the list (alpha order by last name). This will take you to our fundraising page.

Stassia & Nate

Meet Stassia and Nate:) A Cape Cod couple that we met over a year ago. As many of you know Enna and I love getting to know our couples. Usually we get to know them best during the engagement shoot, but for us it happened while Stassia was searching for their photographer. The past year or so has been anything but easy for the two of them as they have dealt with some of lifes hard blows. Stassia and I had many emails back and forth before they officially hired us, and with each email I knew we had to be their photographers as we gained great admiration for their love and support. Now a year later, they have bought a beautiful house by the Cape, are settling in nicely, and their wedding is not far off.

Here are a few from their e-session. Can't wait to see them all dressed up on their wedding day!

Welcome Baby Sho!

Welcome Baby Sho! Check out Baby Sho’s gorgeous announcements! Sho’s mommy LOVES things from Paper Source, so she ordered some beatiful blue and gold paper to wrap around the announcement, which we had printed on pearl 5×7 cardstock.

Bank of ... America?

I just had to post my shock that Bank of America is now requiring people to leave their thumb print in order to cash a check. As I understand it, the only way to avoid this is to open an account with them. This freaks me out. Suddenly a state-issued drivers license is not enough? Or even my U.S. passport? SS card? Birth certifiacte? Really? We now need thumb prints to avoid check fraud? So Bank of America is having people either scan their thumb print, or ink it directly onto the check, so that the bank will have it, and if you ink it onto the check, the person whose check it is will have your print when the check is returned?! There's an interesting blog post about a court case against this policy here. We need to rename the bank. Bank of No Privacy? Bank of Communism? If your a Bank of America customer, consider what you are doing to the people you write checks to who may want to cash them there. Maybe just send cash. Maybe close your account(s) and give your money to someone else:)

Here's a blog post about students making false prints to fool computers for just $10. So for all those fighting for thumb print security, or think it's a safe way of doing things, read how easy it is to steal someone's print and use it.

~Matt

Gretchen & Paul

Gretchen and Paul were so much fun to watch get married. I feel like we have been on this amazing run with grooms who are just besides themselves with the good fortune they have. All night Paul looked at Gretchen in total awe and love. And why wouldn't he? Gretchen is beautiful in every way! Their reception was held at the Ballroom Veronique and while it was brutally cold outside, they kept the night warm with their excitement:) Check out these cool images from the day...

Gretchen's mom was so fun to photograph, the excitement was eating her up!

I love this shot of Gretchen taken just before we left the hotel

I snuck to the back of the church quickly to get this cool shot of Paul anxiously awaiting the start of the ceremony

Gretchen through the church door window just before the ceremony

There was a moment during my own wedding ceremony I remember perfectly, and I had my eyes shut, I wonder if it's the same for Paul

This is the look I was talking about! Paul had it all night long. Nothing but pure love:)

Thank you Gretchen and Paul for inviting me to be such a part of your day! You are such a wonderful couple and I can not wait to get your album in your hands - it's going to be full of beautiful emotions:)

Spring 2009 & Photoshop World

Spring has hit Boston and we are loving the change of weather! Last week Photoshop World came to Boston and Enna and I were able to attend as exhibitors. I was helping out Lens pro To Go, an awesome local rental company that has some great things happening right now. Paul who owns LPTG is really an amazing guy who has something big on the horizon and I can't wait to blog more about him in the coming weeks (hint hint). Enna worked for Now I Lay Myself Down To Sleep, one of the most amazing photographic organizations in the world. What Enna, and all the other photographers do for NILMDTS is amazing. Also at the convention was RPG Keys, which meant our good friends Paul and Krystal from Studio Foto were coming to town, so we insisted they stay with us and we all had a blast hanging out for the week.

Here are some photos from the week:

Will loving not having to wear a winter coat

Let the battle over the stick begin!

Our neighbor Leo

Ollie hard at work making a mess

And the battle over the stick continues!

All of the following foto's were taken by Paul and Krystal

Enna at the trade show

I had no idea this photo was taken. I also have no idea what I was talking about but it must have been exciting:)

My new friend Tim (creator of RPG Keys) and I catching lunch

I dig this shot Krystal got of Paul in our living room

A fun portrait of us at the park by Paul

Wide Angle!!!!

Pizza night

Where's Matt?

Paul got this cool shot of me reading to the boys at bedtime

Ollie in the house!

Paul horsing around with Ollie

I put this shot in because you can see that my clothes are wet from falling in the stream. Yes, I had my camera on me and yes, it did go under:( Luckily nothing bad happened to me. I'm still waiting to hear from Nikon about the camera!

And the best for last. Ollie being stripped down from his muddy clothes before being allowed in the house. Awesome moment caught by Krystal!

We totally miss having you two in our house and hope you'll be back soon! It was a fun week hanging out together!

Much love
~Matt & Enna