the location of my dreams.

I didn't want to even set up an appointment to visit French's Point until I knew it was feasible that I could get married at this stunning Maine ocean side estate.  I knew if I visited this place that I've been online stalking for over 4 years was out of my reach for my own wedding it would break my heart to see it in person.  Once the budget was set my brain went into over drive crunching numbers. Yesterday my mom, one of my bridesmaids Shannon and I took the 3 hour drive to Stockton Springs to have a formal tour of French's Point.  After drooling and ogling over this venue online for so long there was the faintest bit of worry that once I saw it in person maybe it wasn't possible to live up to the dreams I have had... I was wrong.

This place BLEW ME AWAY!!!! After chatting with the super sweet & amazing owner Jessika and walking the grounds drooling and drooling and honestly being completely wide eyed I signed a contract and now can officially say I'm going to be  French's Point bride!!!!

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XOXO Spring

Spring

 
I have known Caroline and Kevin for 7 years and I couldn’t be more grateful to have them in my life. When I talk about my ideal clients- the clients turned friends - these two will always be the ones who set the bar!!! I’ve been lucky enough to document their love over the years and have watched it grow from their engagement all the way to a family of four!!! I’m so blessed to call them my friends and they have just welcomed their sweet baby girl into their family and it was a joy to photograph them all last night by the lake in Maine! @ccarrlev24 I love you lady and hope you love this little preview ❤️❤️❤️ ( a few more are in my stories!)
Six years!!!! How has it already been six years!!! I am so thankful every day to do life with this man. This amazing father to our two kiddos, this sweet husband who always holds my hand and supports every crazy whim I have. Life couldn’t be sweeter with anyone else by my side! I love you Silas Ivory and I couldn’t be happier that you are mine ❤️ 📷by @marymarantz and @justinmarantz Venue: @fpmaine Flowers: @flower_fairy_nh
These hot summer days so often bring the most amazing sunsets!
Sometimes people are mean and downright awful to one another. It’s so hard to watch the amount of pain we inflect willingly on one another. Let’s take a page from @jennakutcher’s playbook and be the light in the world today! Let’s shine that light on someone who’s doing their best and being kind and generous to others. So tonight I’m shining a light on three ladies who are lights in my life. 1️⃣. @carolinamarles of @carolinamarlesphotography for being a wonderful friend, a partner in crime from time to time and a very talented photogrpher and nurse and mom... and and and!!! This girl hustles and works her booty off and goes a fantastic job at all she sets her mind to. 2️⃣. @marymarantz in all her wonderful, kind, generous and REAL self! She’s one of the smartest and kindest people I’ve ever had the privilege of knowing. She works so hard being that light and beacon for not only photographers but for anyone who’s working hard to build a life worth living chasing that life dream. She is one of my “eight” and I know she’s destined for even more greatness! 3️⃣. @marissa.schoen who is my partner in motherhood reality crime! We were due with our second kiddos on the same day and although a majority of our conversations revolve around mutual sleepless nights, teething kiddos and adoring our wonderful husbands her refreshingly real take on all things motherhood is a really wonderfully comforting thing- so if you are a new mom and need a little mom-life-reality she’s your girl and she will have you laughing and crying all at the same time. So shine the light on one or two people that you see doing good in this world! And let’s let the light shine in what can sometimes be the dark dreary world of social media.
Just a little Tuesday Tip / Trick for any of you fellow photographers out there. I have been hearing from a lot of people who are hitting that editing struggle right about now. Looking at the amount of shoots that need to be edited and knowing that it is only going to get busier over the next few months. So here is one of my tried and true editing hacks... ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Cull by picking keepers. I cull 10 times faster when I'm picking keepers vs trying to weed out what isn't the best image. I use photo mechanic (which is also a HUGE time saver) and I can scroll through images and I hit 1 on any image that is a keeper and just scroll through the non-keepers. I can honesty cull a 4000 image wedding down to 800-1000 images in around an hour. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ So on you next shoot- cull by picking the winners and see how much time it saves you! Happy Tuesday!

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