the most wonderful time of the year...

Football season is here again!!! Hip-Hip-Hooray!!!!!!

david jay & jasmine star...

So yesterday I got to go see David Jay and Jasmine Star in Boston on their Free to Succeed tour. It was a great night and I got to meet both of them and talk for a bit with a lot of other great photographers as well. Usually I stay over for the night when I go to seminars or workshops in Boston, but this time for whatever reason I decided to drive home afterwards.

The show ended by 11:00 and I hopped in my SUV with my Red Bull all ready to go.....Well I learned two things about myself on the drive home last night.

1. Red Bull doesn't keep me awake.

2. Red Bull makes me sick.

It was a rough ride home to say the least but after 1 hr. 45 min. (and a nasty traffic jam on I-91) I ended up at home, kissed my son and put him in his crib, then crawled into my bed and crashed.

Be sure to check out my buddy Kenny Kim's blog for pictures of the night and this shot he took of E.T. hanging on my bag!!! Good stuff!!

bridget & aaron

Couple: Bridget & Aaron
Venue: Branford House in Groton
DJ: Lightning Sound
Video: Bob Bachman Video

This weekend I shot Bridget and Aaron's wedding at the amazing Branford House in Groton. They probably had one of, if not the nicest, saturdays to date this year for a wedding. The weather was awesome!!!!


We had a rockstar line-up of vendors as well with Lightning Sound and Bob Bachman videography. We all hit it off well and had a blast covering this wedding.
The sunset was one of the best I'd ever seen and Bob and I were stoked about the shots we were getting!

Below are some of my favorites...


p.s. and a big shout out to Amy at the Branford House!!! She's striking it rich on ebay selling all her old 'Cure' memorabilia. Email me Amy let me know what the current tally is!!

christi & sean...

Couple: Christi & Sean

Venue: The Riverview - Simsbury, CT

DJ: Marty Q.

I had two weddings this weekend, the first was the ever popular 8/8/08 date. This was Christi and Sean's wedding at the brand new Riverview in Simsbury. It rained for a lot of the day, but cleared out just before the ceremony which was awesome. I met a lot of great people as usual including the extremely talented, super nice DJ 'Marty Q.' This guy did it all...sing, play music, play instruments during dinner....it was quite entertaining. 

Some of my favorite images are below...

genny & ben..

I shot genny and ben's wedding this past weekend up in the Litchfield Hills. I had never been up that way to shoot a wedding and it was really a nice ride up Route 8. 

We had an exceptional day with some fabulous lighting and locations. 

And of course I met a ton of great people which is always awesome!!!

         

Below are some of my favorites...

its official.....

Well its official...after my PC crashed again, I've made the switch to become a Mac-based business. I only wish I'd done it sooner. Apple makes some amazing products and I'm very excited to be using some of them. I've been busy upgrading my new MacBook Pro with all the necessary software I need from various companies such as Adobe, etc... 

I'm loving this new life and not missing my PC yet....actually don't see that happening anytime soon!!!

cha-cha-cha-changes....

Well now.........isn't it funny how life can change so fast!!! My wife and I were blessed a week ago with the newest arrival here at Oceanview H.Q. (And, no it wasn't a new lens, camera, computer or piece of gear...)

This has been the big news I have been talking about, and I had planned on posting some images from my wife's maternity session that we did, but the little guy showed up a little earlier than we thought!!! It was an awesome experience and my little boy is the most amazing thing ever!!

I apologize for being a little late returning emails/calls, but I'm finally all caught up ( I've got plenty of time when he's up all night!!), and excited about this newest chapter in my life. So without further ado.....

Born July 2nd at 4:27 a.m. -
Measuring 19 inches from head to toe, and weighing in at a lean 6 lbs. 2 ounces.....

'Aiden Patrick Akoury'

love ya' buddy!!!