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jenny & brant.

oh, we LOVED this wedding!!  jenny & brant chose a super stylish, retro old hollywood glamor theme for their november wedding...filled with fun touches and bits of whimsy, it was an event filled with great details!!  they were married at the amazing renaissance hotel, and our great friend darcie fromcircle city planners really out-did herself transforming the already pretty cool space into something so romantic and lovely.  the ceremony itself was also really different and totally unique, incorporating both jewish and christian traditions.  mix those things with great friends and family, you really can't go wrong!  jenny was really such a stunning bride, and brant was ever so handsome!

many congrats to jenny & brant, we wish you guys lots of love and happiness always!

: )

l. & r.

 

jenny's grandmothers ring, it was her "something borrowed".  it was amazing.

she got ready in a cute little suite, filled with all sorts of fun colors and textures...her shoe shots are some of my favorite from 2009! : )

 

her dress was also pretty stunning...

isn't she CUTE?! : )

 

love it, fav from their day.

meanwhile, robbie was hanging out with brant and the guys...

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gotta love a guy in suspenders.

 

we didn't have a ton of time or daylight when it was time for images of just jenny & brant, we had to get a little creative and make it work with what we had...but, if i do say so myself, i think we worked it out!!  with the whole feel and theme of the 50's vibe, i think these images blend in right in...

top favorite image from their day.

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merry holidays from us.

hi friends!!  we wanted to first of all, wish everyone a very merry holidays!!  we hope that wherever you all are, that you're surrounded by lots of friends and tons of laughter!!  we wish everyone safe travels too!!  secondly, we wanted to share with you all our chirstmas card that we sent out this year...as many of you know, we have a recent addition to our family, homer chappelle, our puppy : )  we don't usually do "photo" cards, but this year, our little guy is just too cute not to share with everyone!!  sending you all tons of love and big hugs, from our little family to yours.

: )

peace.and.love

l. & r. (and homer)

we tried to have him "sign" as many of the cards as we could...we only got about 20 out of him, and yes, there was green paint all over him, robbie and i, as well as our garage floor!!  we still have some green puppy prints in there...

 

working on a dream.

Attached to the Gund Arena in Cleveland is giant mall called Tower City. It was there, prior to a Cavs game, that I purchased my first Bruce Springsteen album. I’m guessing this was circa 1995…I made my dad listen to it all the way home, which was a two hour car ride, and didn’t let up on that CD well into my college years; it’s wonder the thing still plays.

For over a year now, I’ve been negotiating to get the opportunity to photograph the Boss for the distinguished Backstreets Magazine, but things just haven’t lined up with our travel schedules. If there is one thing you’ll learn about me, is that I will find a way to do something I truly want to do. Photographing Bruce Springsteen, you could say, was on my Bucket List.

A couple of weeks ago, I got THE call.

Fittingly, Bruce Springsteen and the E Street band were performing at the, newly renamed, Quicken Loans Arena; the same place where I bought my first album (some 15 years ago).

I’m one of those people who considers some music a “religious” experience. With songs like “The Rising”, “Working On A Dream”, and “Born To Run”, it’s impossible not to feel the magnitude and brilliance of Bruce Springsteen…live!

Bruce and Max.

 

 

 

Big Clarence Clemons, Giant Clarence Smile.

 

Little Steven

 

 

he is relentless while performing; a true showman

 

 

 

the joys of 30+ years of friendship...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the image used by the official Bruce Springsteen site...check it out November 10.2009!

 

UPDATE: As of this past weekend, Bruce Springsteen is an official Kennedy Center Honoree; congrats Mr. Springsteen..

2009 holiday print order deadlines.

**hi everyone!!**  it's THAT time of year again already (can you believe it?!?!) it's time for the holidays!!  below is just a little reminder of all the deadlines for ordering prints & canvases in order to receive them on time for the 25th.  happy ordering!

order deadlines for PRINTS (all orders placed through pictage.com)

*thursday, december 10th is the cut-off date for ordering with standard shipping.

*tuesday, december 15th is the cut-off date for ordering with 3 day shipping.

*thursday, december 17th is the cutt-off date for ordering with 2 day shipping.

*friday, december 18th is the cut-off date for ordering with overnight shipping.

MAKE SURE if you're wanting to place an order for the holidays, you do so on or before these dates!!  simply log-into your account to take FULL advantage of all the great sales that pictage runs for the holidays!!  

order deadlines for FINE ART CANVASES (all orders placed through us, email for prices or questions)

*all canvases must be ordered by friday, december 4th by 4:00pm EST with standard shipping...orders MAY be placed after this date, but rush charges will be applied. 

KEEP an eye out...it's VERY possible that we may be running one more holiday sale : )

order deadlines for high res DVD of images (all orders placed through us, email for prices or questions)

*for anyone who is ordering a disc of images from either a session OR wedding, ALL orders must be placed through openField. and will be shipped out on december 14th at the standard shipping rate.  any order placed after the 14th of december are not guaranteed to arrive before the 24th and a rush rate could apply.

*as usual, please feel free to email with ANY questions!!*

: )

l. & r.

...and because he's just so cute, our little santa puppy (with his little chubby neck and all.)