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Mike + Stephen's Elopment Session | Same Sex Wedding | Albany NY | Wedding Photography

Love is being comfortable in your own skin...
Love is waking up and seeing your face...
Love is picking up cough medicine from the store...
Love is snuggling in the winter for 5 minutes longer than in the summer...
Love is being weird together when there is no one else around...
Love is deciding to surprise the closest people to you with a ceremony...
Love is continuing this crazy adventure together.

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Tami + Jamie's Wedding Day

The early morning was one of those stay at home days, where you could read a book and drink a cup of coffee, but It wasn't just any one of those days. This day was Their wedding day, The lighting was beautiful even if the weather was anything but stellar, but that is why you hire the Professionals to take care of you through it. 

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Jay and Aaron's Wedding | Same Sex Wedding Photography | Albany NY

These two have know each other for so long, and they decided that it was time to formalize their commitment amongst friends and family. The ceremony was intimate, and small, but the impact and the honor I felt documenting their day was beyond measure. Congratulations to the newly wed and to continuing their journey together. 

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Kate + Joe's Wedding

It's wedding season! And what a great wedding to kick off the wedding season!  Kate and Joe first approached me to document their day and I felt more than honored to show them how great their story was, quirky, classy, funny, and full of love, these two were meant to be together. These photos just tell the story.

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Tami + Jamie's Engagement Session

Tami + Jamie came to me to do their wedding, and we became friends almost instantly. We talked about what they liked and the things they do together over dinner at the Illium Cafe and they were so cute. They were just as cute during their engagement session and I can't wait until their wedding day! We went over to Indian Meadows Park over in Glenville in their neck of the woods and there were many trails and it was just the most perfect of days! Check it out here!

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Kate and Joseph's Engagement

When Kate and Joseph approached me to capture their big day, I was more than estatic, and she wanted to get some photos while the snow was on the ground for her engagements. Perfect timing! With a busy schedule, it wasn't easy to find time, but when we did, it was perfect timing. Check out my favorites from their engagement as they showed me their more intimate side to them.

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Next Stop: Wedding | Same Sex Wedding Photography | Albany NY | Destination Wedding Photography

I was thrilled to be a part of such a grand event as Richard and Scott's Wedding on the MSC Divinia. There was great music playing selected by Rich and Scott and Re-composed and scored by the MSC Entertainment team. It honestly was a great job. We all had so much fun, I mean just check out some of the 365 Blog and you'll see some Shenanigans that we got into. For this blog though, something a little more intimate. For all you winter readers and viewers, we've brought something warm back for your winter hearts. Here are only some of my favorites!

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Lee Helsby and Joseph Roche Engagement + Wedding 2014 | Same Sex Wedding Photography | Albany NY

I couldn't be more happy to present Lee Helsby and Joseph Roche as a married couple! I congratulate their recent celebration of holy matrimony and hope that their wedding day was only one day in their continued happy memories together. They've been together for many years and have seen so many changes in the world but it was finally time that they get married because they finally could be seen as a married couple by law. First, Let me show you their adorable engagement session, and then I will unfold their wedding night.

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Jeff + Andrew Promotional | Same Sex Couples | Wedding Photography | Albany NY

Jeff and Andrew indulged me for me a promotional shoot for Pride Weekend, So we went into Schenectady and had some fun! Some people are usually wary of Public Displays of Affection (PDA) but I asked them to be brave and to just have some fun with it. We walked around Union College and Jay Street to get some magnificently symbolic images of their relationship together. See for yourself!

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Just Because Photoshoot: Carrie + Mike

These two! super sweet. Carrie recently just graduated from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and is moving into the city of Albany with mike to prepare for her first job in the field. Exciting right? even more exciting was that they wanted to take a Just Because Couple's Session with me to give out as postcards to friends and family. I was definitely more than happy to help (now) a fellow Alumni who also happens to also be in my field of study. She even printed my photos and put them on the wall! How to describe this feeling? Heartfelt.

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How to Get Ready for Your Photoshoot

Photo shoots can be fun if prepared for with the right things in mind. This will be a quick tutorial for those getting ready for a general photo shoot. I mostly do portraits involving families, couples, solos and pets so this blog post will be geared more towards how to great ready, get comfortable and get in the mind set for these types of shoots.

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Kardall + Beth's Couple Session

A Couple's Lifestyle Session with Kardall and Beth in the City of Troy. Loving was all they could want from each other and this was a couple that loved each other with all their heart. Both hardworking people who work hard for themselves and for each other.

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