Country photographers meet city wedding

Hubert and Emily's beautiful early summer wedding in Cambridge, MA was such a pleasure to photograph. The ceremony was beautiful; the couple, so in love; and the reception, a blast to photograph. There was no doubt that the guests were having such fun dancing the night away.

Congratulations to Emily and Hubert!

New Offering: The Award-Winning Fine Art Wedding Album

Last month we attended the annual NHPPA convention. There were wonderful speakers, who we learned so much from, and we participated in the yearly NHPPA print competition.

We both did very well, but Marilyn, especially, has much to be proud of. So let me take a minute to point out her accomplishments. She was recognized with high honors on both a portrait from her personal business, as well as for a Natural Expressions Wedding Photography album.

First, was her photograph titled "Bonaparte" which not only earned a blue ribbon but was also the recipient of the exclusive FujiFilm Masterpiece Award in the portrait category. This is an achievement to be proud of as out of all the incredible portraits that were submitted, Fuji can only choose one to receive the award. So a big congratulations to Marilyn on her amazing portrait!

Then there was the album. Several months ago she mentioned to me how we should consider a new album offering -- a fine art wedding album. I thought it was a great idea and her vision was carried out as an 8x8 Queensberry album that was custom-designed and featured all black and white or sepia images that were printed on museum-quality paper.

Clearly the judges were impressed, as this album was not only rewarded with a blue ribbon, but also received the 2009 New Hampshire Professional Photographer’s Association Album of the Year 2009, the Kodak Gallery Award for Photographic Excellence 2009, and the New Hampshire Professional Photographer’s Association “Court of Honor” in the Social Candid category!!


We want to extend our thanks to Sara and Jason who were featured in the album. They were such a pleasant couple to work with and their love for each other overpowered the unfortunate weather circumstances. As their attitudes were just as positive throughout the day as if they would have been blessed with a warm fall day. We, too, made the best of the day by documenting the rain as it was a part of the day and therefore part of the memories to come.

Once again we want to thank Queensberry Albums, Inc., our album vendor, for their superior handmade albums as it is the true craftsmanship of these albums, that I am sure helped to impress the judges.

And last, but certainly not least, we want to thank Dennis from Avalon Editions, who printed the photographs for the album. His attention to detail and talent with black and white printing is astounding. It is apparent that he printed each and every print as if it were his own and it was this devotion to his clients that undoubtedly added to just how well our album did in the competition.

We are now offering the fine art album as a product. If interested, please inquire and we'll be happy to send you a flyer or you can visit our web site to learn more.

The veil from 1864

The veil at this beautiful wedding of two artists, came from Hannah's great, great, great Grandmother, Mary Elizabeth Adams (1842-1918.) She wore it at her wedding to John Crosby Brown in 1864 in New York City. Hannah was honored to wear it and it was also worn by her sister Sarah in 1998 and her mother in 1965.
Mary Elizabeth Adams collected musical instruments and gave many of them to the Metropolitan Museum. The 4,000 instruments in the museum's collection makes it the largest such collection outside of Europe. Mary Elizabeth Adams counts two Adams presidents in her family tree.
Hannah is a painter and illustrator and used her talent to create the amazing details found throughout the wedding and reception. Her now-husband Jeff is a sculptor and film maker and, as Hannah, used his artistic eye to help plan this most unique and relaxed wedding.
From the gorgeous letterpress invitations to the family style BBQ dinner to the marionette show to the fun-natured couple themselves – we enjoyed capturing every minute of this top-notch autumn wedding!

PPA of New England Awards

Laura and Marilyn recently attended the annual Professional Photographers Association of New England Convention. There were awesome speakers that addressed trends in photographing weddings, great lighting techniques and inspiration for creativity. One of the best parts is always watching the print and album competitions where we learn SO much every time. Marilyn earned a blue ribbon for her image "Beloved" of Lindsay. We also earned two red ribbons for two albums entitled "Rehearsal Dinner Retreat" and "Live, Love, Laugh". As always we are excited to bring our newfound knowledge and inspiration to YOUR weddings! (the rose in the corner is from my garden - might be one of the last for the year -- smells so good!)

The Latest in Thank You Cards

Natural Expressions is now featuring new "press printed" cards that you can use as thank you cards or holiday greetings. These cards are of exquisite quality printed on linen art paper. Let us know if you are interested and we can create a custom design for you.

Floral-Event Designs that Impress!

This summer when we were in Manchester, VT at the Equinox photographing a top notch wedding, we discovered Tara Pollio -- an amazing talent in the wedding industry. The vision behind her floral-event designs are unsurpassed. The rehearsal dinner was at a pavilion on a pond with a mountainous backdrop and the floral-event designs fit right in. From the rustic table arrangements to the Adirondack chairs set up along the pond side, it was a photographer's dream come true.
The wedding was very much the opposite of the outdoorsy decor that the pond pavilion offered, as were the florals. To say we are impressed with Tara's work may be an understatement.
If you have yet to contract your floralist/event designer, may we personally recommend an artist who will surely meet your every expectation. Tara's work can be seen at www.flowersevents.com.
We'd also love for you to share our slideshows from both the rehearsal dinner and wedding day .

Album recognized by FujiFilm!

We are so proud of the recognition we received by FujiFilm who chose our album, titled "a bright future," as the recipient of the exclusive FujiFilm Masterpiece Award. We won this award back in April at the Professional Photographer's Association's state level competition. Recently we received the press release in the mail and are truly honored.

We owe our thanks to Winnie and Sean who were featured in the album. They were a true joy to work with. With Winnie's impeccable taste in the decisions she made for her wedding flowers, the location, the programs, etc. along with the love that Sean and Winnie have for one another, created us with such wonderful photographic opportunities. Additionally, we have to mention Queensberry Albums, Inc., our album vendor, for their superior handmade albums and their commitment to continue to provide photographer's with a modern matted album options -- in a time when digital album design has become so popular.

To read more about our accomplishment you can click on the press release below. Thanks Fuji, Sean and Winnie, NHPPA and Queensberry!