• 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.

  • bsquared business

    everybody, this is my assistant Jane…

    Jane, this is….everyone.

    Jane is bsquared’s newest assistant and has been a huge help already. Some of you have received emails from Jane (sent from my other email address that we can both use bsquaredphotographyny@yahoo.com ) and many of you will be hearing from her in the upcoming weeks. Jane’s been a great help picking up orders, packing orders, emailing bsquared clients, organizing files, etc. I’m so happy to have her on board- leaving me more time to edit!! Which I really, really need.

    Oh, and 5 extra points to anyone who can guess which 80’s movie I got the title and opening line to this blog post from (name of course is different, and substitute assistant for boyfriend)

    Hope you all have a great Sunday! I’m off to 5 shoots, weather permitting.

  • 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.