Mother's Day

Happy Mother's Day!!!! Silas and I bought my mom a beautiful bouquet from Dutch Bloemen Winkel's new retail shop in Jackson, NH yesterday and of course I had to have a mini photo shoot. Thank you Carrie for your STUNNING work :)

Don't these just scream spring to you?  The season not me- though these are some of my favorite flowers.

Even Coby thought they smelled good.  I think we are going to have to find some time for Coby to hang out with Carrie's dog Tulip this summer.  Even if Coby isn't named after a flower I have a feeling they would be best friends.

XOXO Spring

Chelsey & Ryan | Portland Maine Wedding

Ryan and Chelsey decided to have a small intimate wedding before Ryan is deployed for a year.  They traveled back up to Maine, where they are both from originally, and were married on a rainy monday afternoon.  It may not have been a large, extravagant wedding it was defiantly beautiful.  They even had the churches Easter flowers from the day before for extra decoration.

Ryan's father couldn't be at the wedding so they had a lap top set up in the front row and were Skyping the wedding for him to see.

With the rain falling we kept portraits simple and under the cover of the church's entrance.  Good thing the church has pretty shingles :)

There were two small special touches with Chelsey on her wedding day.  A wedding gift of a bracelet with their initials on it and her grandmother's pin that held her bouquet ribbon in place.  Ryan wore a pin from his younger brother's army unit in honor of his brother who could not be there because he is currently deployed in Afghanistan.

These two are just so stinkin' photogenic!

Before heading to the reception dinner one of Chelsey's brothers painted their "get away" car.

Ryan and Chelsey finished their wedding day with a family dinner at Ri Ra's in Portland.

Their private room was so warm and cozy with that fire place going.

When Ryan was little he made a sign telling the world that he loved his family and everyone in in the world.  The night before their wedding he added another special name to that list.  Now the sign reads "and now I love Chelsey too".  The best part is his hand writing hasn't changed much ;)

The view out the back windows of their private room look out to Portland Harbor and sitting at one of the docks was the boat "Island Romance".

With a small wedding, almost everyone got up to offer a toast.  It was a wonderful day and I am so honored to have been a part of it.  Ryan and Chelsey you two are the sweetest couple and I wish you all the joy in the world.  Please be safe Ryan while you are overseas and Chelsey - if you ever need a shopping buddy give me a call :)

XOXO Spring

Pretty Little Weddings Feature

I'm happy to start my friday with a bit of good news!!  Pretty Little Weddings featured Meredith & Colin's beautiful summer wedding!!!!  

Wishing you all a fun filled mother's day weekend!!

XOXO Spring

Coby's 3rd Birthday

I can't believe my puppy is three today.  I know most people say things like that about their kids but Coby is as close to as kid as I've got.  Silas and I even refer to each other as Momma and Daddy when we talk to Coby- I know we are crazy. I never had a dog growing up and for the first week we had Coby I was seriously thinking I had made a mistake- how was I going to take care of this little fur ball who was so dependent on me?  Cats are easy- as long as they have a litter box, food and water you can leave for a day or two and no biggie- with a dog you've got to have a plan.  Someone to come by take him out if you go to Portland for the day, someone to dog sit if you leave town for a weekend.  Luckily we have had the best friends and family who have been more then willing to lend a hand when needed.

So today- Jacoby turns three and I'm so glad to have a dog- and honestly am trying to justify another one ;)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY COBY MONSTER!!!!! XOXO Momma (aka Spring)

The Creative Habit- Twyla Tharp

I really am not a writer.  I could talk your ear off for hours on end about pretty much anything but when it comes to writing- it has just never been my thing.  I have tons of things going through my head daily and if asked to write them down, nothing, nada, zilch, somehow I draw a complete blank.  I've had a journal or diary a few different times in my life but writing was never something I was passionate about so my journals all have gaps of months or even years where I wrote nothing. I have tried to strengthen my writing skills.  Everyone says just write more often and you'll get better.  I'm trying to write more often but without a passion for it sometimes it feels more like a chore.  I have however redicovered a book that is bringing back my creative side and helping me rediscover ways to use my creativity outside of photography, and I'm really hoping that it will help me with my writing.

The first day of my Senior Photo class our professor assigned the book: The Creative Habit by Twyla Tharp.  I was a little confused when I got the book store and found a book written by a choreographer.  How is this going to help me with photography?  I was skeptical thats for sure but the minute I opened the book I was impressed.  Not only were the words on the pages very well designed (I have a thing for typography) but the words seems to strike a cord.  Tharp's ideas about excersizing your creativity outside your normal range really gave me inspiration.

A week or so ago when thinking about my seriously lacking writing skills I found this book on my shelf and decided to re-read some of it and see if it helps- defiantly can't hurt.  I'm not sure if it has strengthened my writing skills or not but it sure has stretched my mind creatively and even if I still suck at writing at least I feel like trying.

If you are in need of a little creative boost it's well worth a read.

XOXO Spring