• birthdays,  children & families,  occassions & parties

    the ricc birthday party

    Taking just a small break from Caren & Tim’s Jamaican wedding while I try to catch up on some of the 21 other outstanding shoots I have waiting to be edited. Still more to come from the wedding so stay tuned for that next week.

    Check out this adorable birthday girl and her dressup/makeup/modeling/princess birthday party. She’s the daughter of my Pilates trainer who I love (Hi, Karen!!) and was seriously just as sweet as could be.

    Shooting this dress up birthday party was a little different than the other ones I shot since the girls were little and so much shyer than the older girls parties I took pictures at (well, for the most part. Some of them were all about the posing.)

    While others were all about the dancing.

    Took a few of the birthday girl’s gorgeous brothers too.And grandparents. Such a good looking family!

    And I think it’s safe to say that someone was pretty excited about her cake!

    Thanks for having me over to photograph the party. I know everyone had a great time!

  • occassions & parties,  travel,  weddings

    caren & tim’s jamaican wedding-the rehearsal dinner

    Finally, starting to get the wedding pictures edited and bloggable.

    For the few of you who don’t know, Caren & Tim asked me to shoot their wedding in Jamiaca (and no, not in Queens. The actual island!)  More on that in the upcoming posts from the wedding- and there will be quite a few of those!

    Just starting with the rehearsal dinner today, where everyone got together to begin the celebrations and a lot of guests got to meet eachother for the first time. Since everyone was travelling from all over and the bride and groom have family and friends from, like, everywhere (Canada, Chicago, New York, etc) it was a nice way to start things off.

    It was pouring the evening of the dinner (as it poured every day we were in Jamaica- except one. But only for a little while each day.) So we mainly just stuck to being inside the restaurant- but there was lots of fun and happiness in there anyway!

    Coming up next… getting ready for the ceremony. Tune in soon for those.

  • children & families,  communions,  occassions & parties

    the jann communion

    You know how I love my repeat clients! This family has been with me from the beginning of bsquareddom and at the completion of this shoot, I have now photographed all three of their children’s communions. How’s that for repeat clients!?

    She was lovely and sweet- everything a communion girl should be. And the hair? How I love the hair!!

    What would a communion day be without lots of friends and family surrounding you to help you celebrate? Oh, and of course dogs too!

    Great seeing all of you again and thank you for letting me capture another special day for your wonderful family! I’ve so enjoyed watching your children grow!! Confirmations next?

  • children & families,  communions,  occassions & parties

    the mcni communion

    This good looking bunch I know well. The dad is John’s ‘work wife’, his partner in their lawfirm. I did their oldest’s communion a few years back so you may remember them too. I can’t get over how big their youngest got and how much more chatty he was with me this year. So fun!

    The oldest is a great kid and I liked him even more cause he was actually asking me to take his picture! When my boys get a hold of him this summer, I’m sure they’re going to put the quash on that real fast! Oh, and K? Loved the tie!

    How you doin’?

    The dad is the only other person I know in the world who is as unsmiley as John. He can even do the ‘laugh without smiling’ thing that John does. They are the perfect match. And tried as I did I could not get him to smile. Not once. He even laughed at one of my jokes, but without smiling. I love the shot where they are helping him smile. Really, it didn’t help. (I still don’t know if the man has teeth. I mean, I assume he does but cannot verify that from personal experience or anything.) The only thing that I have ever seen make him sorta smile is Timmy. And I had Timmy workin hard at the party to get him to laugh- it was close a few times. I think if I hadn’t had the camera, it might’ve worked.

    The one on the right was as close as I got.

    Lots of family and friends on hand to help celebrate J’s big day.

    Thanks for inviting us (its always fun being the guest and the photographer!)- we had a great time!

  • children & families,  communions,  occassions & parties

    the arle communion

    Oh, deeeeeeeer. One of my most favorite bsquared clients and their youngest son’s communion with a rockin party to boot.

    At a bunch of our past shoots, Mr. B wasn’t so thrilled with getting his picture taken. What a huge turnaround he made when the day was all about him! I dare say I think he actually liked it? Maybe, or he was putting on a good show for me. Either way is great- as long as I get my pictures.

    Lots of family and friends on hand to help B celebrate his day- many of whom I have no doubt you blog stalkers will recognize from their own shoots.

    BFF’s (the boy in the blue shirt- his mom is my pilates trainer!)

    Da boyz.

    And an awesome party on the water in Freeport to round out the day. With a magician even. (always a great idea to have some entertainment for the kiddos so the adults can enjoy an adult beverage or two in relative peace!)

    J, you are fabulous. And M- you are so go with the flow (and fabulous too). Love working with you guys.