gwyneth colleen photography » portsmouth, nh wedding photographer

brittney and david got queue jumped because even though i just shot their engagement session yesterday…it was originally scheduled for saturday: brittney’s birthday. i totally had all these grandiose ideas of coming up with something clever and nice to do for her for her birthday.

and then FAILED to remember. at all.

so. as a slightly belated birthday present, i stayed up way too late last night working on their photos…which wasn’t a chore. these two are SO CUTE!

also, how much do i love her? SO MUCH. she found me through jess & brian. she and jess are coworkers, so she’s known about me for a while! at one point they were pointing out a location that was used in the departed. so i told them about debra and mark’s session summer of 07 where i laid in the spot martin sheen landed when he fell off the building in south boston. and she knew exactly what i was talking about!

anyway. we met at christopher columbus park because it is one of their favourite areas of boston. we wandered around the harbour area, and then moved into the north end for a few shots. and then they bought me a delicious dinner at american joe’s…so…super cute and super nice. what’s not to love?

yeah, so i started to tell her what pose i wanted, and she said, “oh, like that couple in NYC in central park?” LOVE.

(isn’t he totally george clooney adorable?)

(hey beth…this fountain had a more comfortable side for her to lay on…i was excited to try it again! )

brittney & david, you two are fabulous, and i can’t wait for your wedding in less than a month!!

hello to all those reading this blog…if you’re not a past, present, or future client…you can tune out. in fact, i’m going to play some brandi carlile for you, and you guys can just sit on those squashy chairs over in the corner.

if you’ve worked with me before, can you do me a favour? i’d LOVE it if you could write a review for me, either on google or wedding wire. (and to those who already have, i know i already said it, but thanks sooo much!)

and, because i KNOW i’ve been delinquent in posting, here is a photo.

tammy was taking a photo of the bride’s parents and their lifelong friends…and raegan decided she wanted to be in the picture, too. GOSH i love that woman!

have i mentioned how much i love raegan & joe? because…i so, so do. they were TROUPERS! we’d planned to do a day after session, and when i saw the sunrise time…i gulped. i was sure they were going to hate me for suggesting we get started that early. but 0600 rolled around, and they were there with bells on. (joe replete with his “road sandwich.” i believe it was salami and provolone. vegetarian raegan requested that he chew gum before any kissy kissy to avoid the phenomenon they refer to as “meat mouth”. how can you not love ppl who talk about “road sandwiches” and “meat mouth”?)

we headed to their favourite spot on the island, rum point. there will be another, more exhaustive post later, but here are a few of my quick favourites!

rachel hadiashar of merge said this looked like he was captured on captain hook’s pirate ship and wendy darling was going to save him. i love that little story!

you see that light right there? THAT’S why we had to get up so early. that kind of light is only available just after sunrise and just before sunset…early was better for us; we had the whole beach to ourselves!

also, i cannot believe i’m going to show you this, but…knowing we were shooting on the beach, i wore my swimsuit. i wanted to be able to go anywhere…tam got this shot of me and one of my weird contorted positions (if i’ve photographed you, you KNOW what i’m talking about!)

tammy’s view.

my view

and then we saw a giant stingray. the end.

tammy edited a few of her favourites from yesterday’s rehearsal…you’ll see mine a bit later, but multiple photographers means:
1. 2 sets of eyes! (and between us, we’ve got 4 cameras.)
2. extra lenses/perspectives. we are intentionally using different lenses from each other to ensure the most variety.
enjoy!

(don’t you want a mojito now?)