Growing…

THANK YOU for the emails and the calls making sure everything is going well.  YES, things are going quite well; we’ve never been busier or happier, but I admit… the blog has taken a backseat as a result of all our adventures.  We have been so swamped with work and creative projects for so long, that we decided to take the time recently to build some new creative alliances and “practice” our craft a bit.  During the past few months we have pursued every opportunity to improve, learn and grow.  Our time was not used in vain, as we’ve got lots of new photos to share… and stories to tell.

That being said, while we were traveling and shooting far away from the blogosphere, much occurred, and we will try to recap some of it here:

First up… my sister Lea and her husband Billy adopted an adorable baby boy!  Henry is absolutely beautiful, and has a remarkably calm energy about him that is just amazing.  Though we did miss the cranky-baby 2am diaper changes and feedings, we are quite certain that Henry is either high on baby formula… or just happy to be alive and have parents who adore and appreciate him so much.

Though we only stopped in for a few days during our return from Hawaii, one thing led to another… and of course an impromptu photo shoot occurred that resulted in baby Henry winding up in a salad bowl.  Sorry Henry, but you just don’t know where creativity will lead you!  Anyway, we wanted the whole world to know how proud we are to have him in our family!

And speaking of growing, I would be remiss if I didn’t mention that we won a few more awards for our photography and we wanted to thank the sponsors for their encouragement and recognition.  First up, we managed to sneak out a few awards from the prestigious Wedding Photojournalist Association (WPJA.com) once again.  There are some truly incredible photographers that compete in their contests… so we are honored that we had NINE winning images in the past year.

Here are the two latest winners:

This image is from Matt & Ashley’s Hurricane Wedding at The Newagen Inn in Boothbay Harbor, Maine.  The photo is a fun grab shot of the bridesmaid being “blown away” in the wind.  The great news is that the bridesmaid holding the umbrella (Christine) is engaged to be married & in June we will be in Massachusetts to document their wedding for them!  There is no greater honor than to get the opportunity to support the friends of great clients like Matt & Ashley.  Don’t worry… we PROMISE… the weather will be better!

Next, from Heidi & Ross’ wedding at The Sebasco Harbor Resort, we won 4th place for dancing… but the true story is that the dancing started about 8 hours earlier, and the award should really be for the consistency and longevity of the dancing.  If I remember correctly, this is Heidi’s brother… who started dancing before the ceremony and in my mind is probably dancing wherever he is right now.  Congrats!

Last up, our favorite social media guru / Innkeeper Jason Schlosser (from The Newagen Inn in Boothbay Harbor) held a photography contest and self selected our entry because we were out of the country at the time (thanks Jason!!).  By popular vote, we were lucky enough to win the contest in 2008, and we never expected that we would again in 2009, but as luck would have it, we did!  The prize for winning the contest was a 2 night stay at The Newagen Inn, along with dinner.

In honor of all our good fortune, our great clients, and most of all… our precious new nephew Henry, we’ve decided that we are going to donate our two night stay at The Newagen Inn to raise money for LIVESTRONG and their continued fight on behalf of survivors like my sister in their battle against cancer.  More details about the raffle will be coming tomorrow: we’ve got a donation page all setup with LIVESTRONG, and Jason at The Newagen Inn is psyched to host the prizewinner.

So for now, thanks for all the support, love and emails.  We love hearing from everyone… and rest assured, we are back!!  Spread the word about the contest… more details right here tomorrow!

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  • April 22, 2010 - 7:23 pm

    Kate Martin - You rock! Henry is precious!!! Congratulations to your family. And I love seeing a past bride and a future bride being part of your winning images!!Can’t wait to share more weddings with you!ReplyCancel

  • April 22, 2010 - 9:37 pm

    brianwedge - Henry is pretty adorable… but I’m biased. It’s just wonderful to see everyone starting to think about things other than cancer. You’re the best, and thanks as always for the support!ReplyCancel

  • April 23, 2010 - 12:13 pm

    Martha Little - Hi Brian and Malia,

    Heidi sent me your e-mail with the winning photo of David Metcalf leap-frogging over a friend and the friend was over six feet tall! It is truly an incredible shot and one that could never be staged. I actually ordered the picture and framed it for Betsy and David Metcalf and told them they needed it so that their future children would know what they were like before they become parents. Hugh and I are still talking about what an incredible job you both did at Ross and Heidi’s wedding and are so glad you are staying busy in this rather unsettling economic time. Maybe our youngest will get married in the next decade so we are glad to know where you are. Congratulations on your well deserved success– I DO understand what it takes to be so successful–and for the lovely memories you so expertly and graciously captured for us.

    Fondly,
    Martha LittleReplyCancel

  • April 23, 2010 - 4:40 pm

    rosie - Wow, such a perfect “title” to sum up all that you have been involved with. I adore the intimacy of the finger and baby’s grasp. That is priceless and of course the salad bowl is award material. Your sister and Henry are lucky to have such a loving and talented photographer to capture Henry’s life and take a little keepsake of that stage and age.
    Then you have the diversity of the leap froggin’ wedding and umbrellas that look like it is out of a Mary Poppins fairy tale. WHat range Bri.

    Happy you are back blogging away-
    RosieReplyCancel

  • September 16, 2010 - 6:17 am

    Streeter - Wow, Brian seeing you shoot Henry in such an amazing “light” brings a whole new dimension to your work. Quite impressive to say the least. Henry and your sister are lucky to have a super star uncle (and might I add a photographer) to capture moments of his life as it unfolds into a tale of living.ReplyCancel

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