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meryn + joel {engaged}

Meryn and Joel live in Madison, Wisconsin.  While I often travel to my clients for their engagement session, Meryn and Joel opted to have their engagement session in Cooperstown, NY where they first met and will be getting married this fall.  To say that Beth and I had a good time photographing Meryn and Joel…

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lovewell post {featured} » Alice G Patterson Photography {blog} - [...] piggy from the Geico commercial, when  looking back on this incredibly fun engagement session with Meryn and Joel and all the baby farm animals at the Farmer’s Museum in Cooperstown. Tweet posted in [...]

Andrew Taylor - Love these! From henceforth, all engagement photos must include sheep, geese, and galoshes. Fun. Warm. And down to earth.

Meryn - Normal people look forward to seeing their wedding photos, sure, but Joel and I also can’t wait to see Alice and Beth again! We had a blast working with you! Such beautiful work! THANK YOU!

Kim - Wow! Great color, composition, light, and of course, love!

Rose - Ok, the ones with the goslings are too funny! Loved this session, so sweet and adorable! :D

Kate - Cuteness overdose!!!

jen + anton {sunrise engagement}

I knew I wanted to get to the beach before the sun was up, for Jen and Anton’s sunrise engagement session.  The darkness at 6am, however, was so enveloping, I truly thought to myself, the sun just might not come up today. When we drove down the road it was still dark.  When we hiked…

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well wed new york {published} » Alice G Patterson Photography {blog} - [...] Jen and Anton’s sunrise engagement session in Florida [...]

Lori - I LOVE the photo right under the comment “LOVE” that you made. It is the closeup of them while at the beach. It’s my favorite.

Stacy - These are fantastic . . . and that wide shot in the water is absolutely incredible! I would make a HUGE canvas of that, if I were them! :)

Warren Williams - Such an awesome, cute couple. Great photos :)

Sarah DeShaw - Oh wow, you had an adventurous couple too! Not everyone is willing to get in a swimsuit for photos. I am sure after seeing the photos they are super glad they did!! Great work and thanks for keeping in touch via blogland, I love it! :)

Amy-Jo Tatum/Bride Chic - Beautiful work!

Mindy - Beautiful photos that will last a lifetime. They are so lucky!

Rose - These are so beautiful, love the bathing-suits photos, just wonderful! Love this session for it’s freshness and joy of life. :)

patti + don {a ruby anniversary}

Do you know how many years of marriage is marked with a ruby anniversary? Rubies sparkle with what looks to be an eternal inner flame, and symbolize a love that is very much alive.  Which explains why the 40th wedding anniversary is known as the “Ruby Anniversary.”  I think it is quite romantic that Don…

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Rose - These made my heart sing for the beauty and endurance of love. The one with the hat floating in mid air is stunning! And her necklace is so beautiful. Amazing people!

jen + anton’s sunrise engagement session {a quick peek}

Traveling and photography feel like major arteries to my heart.  So imagine the delight of photographing Jen and Anton’s sunrise engagement session in Juno Beach, FL… Much more coming soon!     Tweet

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Mindy - Incredibly romantic! They will love this forever!

moe + travis {carlsbad engagement}

While in California a few weeks ago, I was thrilled to get to meet and photograph Moe and Travis.  I will be photographing their Central New York wedding this summer, and based on our time to together in CA, I can barely wait for their big day to arrive. Moe and Travis have a very…

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Happy Wedding Day, M + T ! « dear friend - [...] image from M + T’s wedding invite! So cute!) (bottom image from alice g. patterson photography. Check her out! Her work is lovely.) xoxo, aeb. [...]

Lori - Ohhh, you are going to have a blast photographing these two again. I can’t wait to see what they choose in CNY for the wedding, etc. They are so cute … and they are so lucky to have found you!

Mindy - I love the series of them laughing!

Rose - Such beautiful photos! The ones with the dogs are so cute, gotta love a good “prop” :)

linda + ji hwan {burbank wedding} part II

I would love to give a great big thank you and shout out to the lovely Shillawna Ruffner for helping me photograph Linda and Ji Hwan’s California wedding! I’d also like to thank the happy couple, for being so awesome… Linda and Ji Hwan you are amazing.  It was such an honor to photograph your…

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The Lovewell Post - Alice! This wedding is gorgeous!! Such vibrancy in your photography, and you’ve captured their love… I can feel it coming out of every photo. Beautiful!

Linda - Awesome guys! Thanks Alice and Shillawna for the great photos! They are beautiful

Beth - Gorgeous!

StacyClaire - Elegant and Peaceful. Simple and full of emotion. Beautiful job Alice! Congrats Linda & Ji hwan! Much love!

linda + ji hwan {burbank wedding} part I

Bright colors, good food, smiles, song karoke, mutual friends, and karoke (yes, I said that twice), are all ingredients in the love cocktail known as Linda and Ji Hwan.   While dating, these two found themselves vacationing in the Domincan Republic rocking out to “Don’t Stop Believing” at the resort’s Karoke night.  If my eyes and…

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StacyClaire - Gorgeous Alice…G.O.R.G.E.O.U.S!!!!

Rose - Aww, love the “here comes the bride” sign! Such cute idea! Amazing photos!

Linda Yi - Love the photos alice! Can’t wait to see the rest!

michelle + george {san francisco engagement}

Michelle and George are getting married in just a few short weeks here in Central New York.  As I’ve said in the past, if it all possible, I love to photograph my clients engagement sessions in their home town.  Lucky for me Michelle and George live in San Francisco!  We choose to do their engagement…

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Stacy Cross - These are so sweet and romantic!

sandra - LOve all the pictures. They are beutiful

Beth - These are beautiful and timeless.

Rose - These are really fresh and romantic and simply gorgeous. Love the emotions! :)

jackie g. photog - great shots!! love the bridge!! we had some of our own engagement pix taken at China Beach!

Kim - Stunning!! wow…..

Erica Hasenjager - I love the one on the top right with the bridge in the background and them walking on the sand!

sarah + sean {new york city engagement}

In just a couple of weeks, Beth and I are going to be photographing Sarah and Sean’s wedding in Syracuse.  Like so many couples that get married in this area, Sarah and Sean actually live someplace else… aka The Big Apple! Give me a stylish couple like Sarah and Sean, drop us in a big…

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Lyndsay Undseth - These are beautiful!

genevieve - Love that last one, the angle, colors, emotion. Awesome moment and image Alice.

Lori Ruhlman - Yes, I hear New York New York too in that shot! I love Sarah’s face in the photo of the kiss on the cheek … You make photography so much fun.

Noelle - Gorgeous shots! Really capture the NYC feeling…

Jenny - Woah – love these! Especially the first 3 and last shot! Too fab!

Erica Hasenjager - sorry Grand Central Station! :)

Erica Hasenjager - love the penn station shots!!!

elizabeth + justin {philadelphia engagment}

I love traveling, I love taking pictures, and I love pugs!  With all that information, you can just imagine how much I looooovvveeed photographing Elizabeth and Justin who live in Philadelphia! As Beth and I pulled into Philly the air was thick with misty gray skies and it was beginning to sprinkle!  As luck would…

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Lori Ruhlman - You are right … these two are totally adorable! Your photos are fabulous too. They must be delighted.

Mindy - Talk about a gorgeous couple! Love this e-session!

jessica + matt {boston engagement}

Here are some more images from the oh so magnetic duo of Jessica and Matt, and their sweet, sweet, sweet Boston engagement portrait session! Jessica told me, when she was growing up, she loved the book Make Way for Ducklings.  So when Beth and I saw the statues dedicated to the book (which is set…

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jessica + matt {a quick look} » Alice G Patterson Photography {blog} - [...] can also check out their fun Boston Engagement Portrait Session here; and you’ll definitely be seeing more of this amazing wedding on my blog [...]

Jill Alessandra - Every single image sparkles with their effervescence – their pure joy in love! Delightful images!

Nanci - Alice, These photo will be a beautiful archive of memories for Jessica and Matt.

Stacy Cross - Adorable! These two are so cute and warm together and her – she’s GORGEOUS! Great pics!

Lori - Alice, I Love that you took photos in the Public Gardens with Make Way for Ducklings!!!! I had heard about the photo shoot but never knew about the ducks. That book is not only one of her favorites, it has spanned the generations in our family.

Mindy - Lovely photos of a beautiful couple! You can feel their happiness in these images!

elizabeth + justin {just a peek}

I’ve got just a few more quick peeks for you, and then I promise you’ll be getting more images from all of these sessions!  So today we are picking up on day three of the whirlwind engagement portrait session road trip that Beth and I took.  Our final stop was Philadelphia with the adorable Elizabeth…

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Lori - They are adorable! Good work by the photographer, too. :)

Beth - Can’t wait to see the rest of these!

Cindy - luscious b&w’s…….. love them! can’t wait to see more!

sarah + sean {just a peek}

On day 2 of our whirlwind engagement session road trip, Beth and I stopped in New York City for the uber fabulous Sarah and Sean’s engagement session.  Take a peek… So much more urban fun coming soon! Tweet

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Merri - Another promising peek. Great NYC feeling – from the lion in the background to the super skyline interest on her dress! Very lovely…Your couples are always so stylish!

Beth - This was such a fun trip! Sarah and Sean are so cute!

jessica + matt {just a peek}

Recently, Beth and I went on a whirlwind engagement portrait session road trip.  First stop was Boston, and look at what a great start we had with Jessica and Matt… Plenty more photos of these two lovebirds coming soon! Tweet

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Lori - Seeing the two of them apart in these photos is like watching a movie (or reading a book) where you have to keep waiting for the couple to get together. enough suspence already! :)

Rose - These are so beautiful! :) Very sunny pictures.

sean - these look great! nice of you to only post a few :p brat! i kid, i kid!
looking forward to some full posts!

two brunettes - I love these crazy kids :o) These are so gorgeous alice, Jessica looks so pretty, and Matt looks great too!

Alice - Jessica and Matt you two are so gorgeous inside and out… can’t wait to show you more!

Katie Armijo - Gorgeous pictures! Thanks for sharing.

Jessica - Thanks Alice! It was so fun–we can’t wait to see the rest!

Mary Marantz - LOVE!!

ruth + jake’s engagement portraits {part one}

My sister Beth and I have been on an engagement portrait session whirlwind; and I’ve got so many great sessions to post!  For starters here is part one of Ruth and Jake’s engagement portrait session.   Although Ruth and Jake live in Illinois, they had planned to get married in a meadow on her father’s property…

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Michelle Arnett - Alice!! This whole series is really beautiful. You have grown by leaps and bounds – your work is STUNNING and so artistic (love the new blog too) xoxo

jen berry - holy cow. that mirror shot is awesome. you positioned yourself in the PERFECT place. i love it!!!

Mandi Nikole - Love these too. Great session. Wonderful compositions.

chuck - I think that these are classy and elegant pictures…a lil different but very classy.best wishes to both of you..BLESSINGS

Katie and Jeff Barker - We LOVE the mirror idea. You pulled it of beautifully. Amazing stuff!!

Brianna Phelan - I think water towers are the coolest thing ever – what a great location for the shoot. This is a really sweet post.

Thomas - Love this session…..great idea and perfectly executed. The B&W’s are beautiful!

Rebecca Sehn - So beautiful! And I just love your site and blog – so simple and clean!

Caitlin - The first black and white one with the mirror in the background is my favorite, but it was very hard to select only one favorite. What a good looking couple!!! Absolutely stunning bride, and one heck of a handsome groom!

Ruth - Oh- I am so excited and delighted to see them :) My favorites are the black/white ones. I can’t wait to see Part 2 and I’m excited for the wedding! THANK you Alice and Beth!!

Mindy - Stunning!

Beth - Ruth and Jake were so fun to work with! I can’t wait til the wedding :)

jill + steve {engaged}

Even though Jill was born and raised in NYC, she has a deep appreciation for nature, as does Steve.  In fact, these two have a very long list of common interest including boating, hockey, hiking, dogs (yay!), and so much more.  When planning Jill and Steve’s engagement portrait session, Moravia, NY (where they will soon…

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Stacy Cross - I was literally about to type “that last shot is killer” and then I saw that Mike wrote just that – wow! :) haha! Um . . . that last shot is so emotional, real, warm, and wonderful. How’s that? :)

Nanci - Your last shot is awesome!

Mike - That last shot is killer!

Sandy - Oh my, I love it!

jill and steve {just a peek}

I’ve been living in Central New York for two and half years, but there are still so many hidden treasures that I crave to explore.  A couple of weeks ago, I had the delightful opportunity to drive to a little gem of town called Moravia.  This is where Beth and I were fortunate enough to…

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brian - can’t wait to see the rest

Lindsay - Just look at the way he looks at her… so smitten!

lynne + christopher {alexandria, virginia engagement session}

These portraits include many of my favorite things, such as traveling, photographing couples that are in love, and the kind of quality time that turns clients into friends!    When we began brainstorming about their engagement portrait session,  Christopher decided to surprise Lynne with a special reminder of the day they got engaged.  So a few…

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Meredith Perdue - Love how much this session screams Alexandria! So fun!

megan - What a fun shoot! Cool locations and fun light… love these!

Brandi - what a fabulous session!

Jill - yes, the masonic images reiterated was nicely done :) Beautiful rings shot … then love both triads of the three smaller shots … my favorite is the magical image through the window/they’re in silhouette!

Brianna Phelan - Such a fun location. Beautiful shots and you really captured the fun they’re having. I also love her scarf :)

Chrissy - I’m loving the George Masonic insignia from the roof and on the ring!

Beth - What a great engagement session! I love the signature Alice shot on the street!

virginia engagement session {just a peek}

A couple of weeks ago I had the super fun pleasure of photographing Lynne and Christopher’s engagement portrait session in Alexandria, Virginia.   Here is a little peek with more coming soon… Tweet

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Meredith Perdue - So cute! I’m anxious to see more!

Miguel Serrano - wow, nice picture, and couple. More? When? Can’t wait!

Brianna Phelan - Very fun! I look forward to seeing more :)

Two Brunettes - so cute! cant wait to see more!

Jill (Alessandra) - :D This says a lot — all with freshness and style!

(Makes me like them immediately!)

Gina - Very cute couple! Love the finishing (and her boots)!

Beth - I’m looking forward to seeing the rest!

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