the kist family

it was so fun to get to hang out with the Kist family during Christmas-time for a fun-filled hour of shooting photos! i have known this family since i was 15 and while we've all grown and changed, their love for each other remains precisely how i remember it :-).

my personal highlights of the afternoon were: #1 - climbing around on your furniture (sorry!). #2 - the "mug shots". and a big #3 - making Mrs. Kist giggle :-).

so to Rudy, Kathy, Brittany, Cameron, Brad, and Jonathan.....thank you for letting me do your family photo shoot! I hope you had fun and i hope that at least a couple of these photo memories make it to the walls in your homes. happy new year!



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mikaela & timothy

a day. a beautiful day. a beautiful day on the water. a beautiful day on the water celebrating marriage.

when i consider december 4, 2009 i can't help thinking of how peaceful and perfect the day was. it seemed that each part was "meant to be".

mikaela & timothy - I thank God for your marriage. as you have celebration #2 in London this weekend, i pray for rejoicing again! thank you for letting me be a part of your beautiful day.

ashley & mike (& baby nardi too!)

i can still remember studying for our physical therapy licensure exam at the corner bakery in philly. i can still recall how ashley's fatigue was dismissed as stress. i can even remember when her normal yogurt breakfast turned into an egg scrambler, toast, a protein bar, AND a yogurt. the funniest memory though is this conversation:

Ashley: I took a test...it was negative.
Paula: Really? Are you sure you aren't feeling sick at all?
Ashley: No not really. In fact its the weirdest thing, in the morning I seriously don't want ANYTHING to eat but by dinner time I am STARVING. That isn't normally like me...isn't that strange?
Paula: Ashley....take another test.

indeed it was positive and indeed there was a wonderful reason for all of those crazy feelings. i am so looking forward to watching one of my best friends become an amazing mom. i can't believe it is so soon! thank you for coming and spending the day with us. ashley, you are beautiful! ashley & mike, we love you very much and cannot wait to meet your little girl in a few weeks!!

sean & kelly

I had such a fun day with sean and kelly a few weeks ago....mostly because we got to hang out all day :-) After a splendid lunch at Panera (complete with the most delicious mac & cheese I have ever had) we did a photo shoot in Old New Castle. FUN is about the only way to describe these two. I love them together....I think they honestly make such a great team. Everything about them together is sorta blissful and joyous. thanks for such a fun day guys!

emily & matt

it was a new york affair :-).

the leaves were beginning to turn in the catskills which complimented the colors of fall sprinkled throughout the entire wedding. the bride was absolutely stunning in her perfectly simple gown. the groom was calm, cool, and collected. what an amazing day to celebrate with emily & matt! i hope you two had as much fun as i did capturing the day from start to finish. i hope you look back on this day with great joy....it was a perfect reflection of the ptaks :-) congratulations mr. and mrs. ptak! enjoy the beginning of this amazing adventure!