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happy thanksgiving

alice — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 10:00:09 +0000

Like these smile inducing goslings, I’ll be rolling with my family and friends this weekend…

Unlike these darlings, however, I will be back to work on Monday November 28th.

Wishing you and yours a very Happy Thanksgiving!

heart {no. 14}

alice — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 03:19:28 +0000

We made it…Day 14 of my 14 Hearts blog challenge! When I look at the image I’ve selected for Heart no. 14, one caption keeps running through my mind…

What is the secret to your love?

Wishing you a Happy Valentines Day! xoxo

heart {no.13}

alice — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 02:21:06 +0000

Several years ago, I read an interview with rocker girl Gwen Stefani. I don’t think she was pregnant yet, but she was talking about her marriage and plans for children in the near future. She asked “Really, what is more romantic than two people choosing to raise children together?” I know, I know. It can be very tiring, very messy, very unromantic on a day to day basis, but the hopeless romantic in me hopes that Gwen is right.

Some of my dearest wedding clients Piper and Jamie asked me to photograph their one year old daughter Helena. When I look at this photograph, I see romance and all kinds of love…

I think this is one of my all time favorite portraits!

heart {no. 12}

alice — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 22:48:18 +0000

The Irish Claddagh ring is so cool when it comes to expressing love. On it’s own it symbolizes the key factors of love with three design elements. A heart representing love, two hands holding the heart for friendship, and a crown to honor loyalty. Cool, right? If that weren’t enough, you have four options of wearing the ring, which can symbolize that you are single, your heart is taken, engaged, or married. To find out how to update your relationship status via Claddagh ring click here.

My niece has worn a Claddagh ring for as long as I can remember. I appreciate Abby letting me photograph her ring for today’s entry in my 14 hearts countdown to Valentines Day blog challenge…

heart {no. 11}

alice — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 05:58:04 +0000

Like fire and ice, sometimes opposites attract…

Big thanks to Beth for making me this awesome ice candle… such a clever girl!! xoxo

heart {no. 10}

alice — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 06:21:44 +0000

I hope you are enjoying my 14 hearts countdown to Valentines Day. Let’s face it though, sometimes we don’t always get what or who we want. What do you do when a heart is out of reach?

This photo is from a snapshots! session with my nephews Derek and Cooper… you guys are the best! xoxo

heart {no. 9, no. 9, no. 9}

alice — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 02:37:45 +0000

I’ll always love the Beatles. Anybody a Beatles fan? If so, you might understand the Beatles reference with the repetitive number nines.

On with the 14 hearts blog challenge. No. 9 is pulled from a wedding I photographed in San Francisco, way back when I was shooting with film. I’ve always thought this cake was really fun…

heart {no. 8}

alice — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 07:17:13 +0000

What is your favorite dessert? I love chocolate cake, but chocolate cupcakes rank pretty high, as well. Today’s heart comes from my cupcake photo shoot in January…

Mmmm, delicious!

heart {no. 7}

alice — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 03:16:50 +0000

These images come from Julie and Rick’s engagement portrait session last summer. I followed them along as they picked blueberries, which they used to make homemade blueberry jam for their wedding favors. They were so nice to send me a jar. I thought I would make a nice Marthaesque picture of the jam, but instead I just ate it all up. I had never been blueberry picking before, and I was amazed at how delicious they were right of the vine…

When I spied a nearby picnic table at the blueberry farm, I knew exactly what I was going to do next. Although at the time, I had no idea it would someday be referred to as heart number seven…

heart {no. 6}

alice — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 06:25:59 +0000

Heart number six is in honor of my new friend Clayton Austin who is visiting this weekend, all the way from Texas! In addition to being the speaker at our CNY PUG meeting on Monday, Clayton also flew all this way so he could photograph some portraits in the snow here. With that in mind, I present heart number six…