There is no way this couple looks old enough to be celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary, right??! So, they were like, what…twelve when they got married?

They were a fabulous couple and had a wonderful family. The grandkids were all so sweet and good and nice and with one not even one year old and one going off to college- quite a spread between them. All the parents of these great kids were super nice and welcoming and just a pleasure to work with for a few hours in the afternoon.

The mass was lovely and the party was intimate (just the family) and fun (with the pool). Thanks for letting me share in your special day, Tri family! Hope you enjoy the pictures. All of them are in an album on the left.

This was such a wonderful celebration and I was so happy to be a part of it- even just taking photos. The birthday girl turned 100 years old. Dosen’t she look fabulous?! And not only does she look great- she is so together. I’m told she still goes to Atlantic City all the time and loves it.  It was really great to see all of her family and friends just love her to bits. I think my favorite part (besides meeting my new boyfriends seen here)

was seeing her with her best friend. They have been BFF’s for something like 75 years. How awesome is that??!

And I lost count of how many people called her “my second mother”. She is a well loved lady.

Her original birth certificate.

How gorgeous is the whole family? They are from the Basque region (between Spain and France). See, not only to I get to meet all kinds of interesting new people at shoots, but learn new things pretty much every time I do.

Hope the rest of the party was just as fun as the beginning. Happy 100th birthday, Maria! You’re awesome!

To view the rest of the images from the party, please click HERE.

I’m sure you’ll remember this little (big) guy and his great family from previous shoots. Well, here they are again…this time celebrating his first birthday. A little family BBQ with grandparents, aunts, uncles & cousins, and of course mom, dad, & big brother too.

It was his cousin’s birthday as well. She got a pretty ballerina cake.

It’s my party and I can cry if I want to? We moved him away from his ball & he was not pleased. But Daddy helped him make a quick recovery.

He REALLY liked his elmo/cookie monster cake. A lot. Can you tell? I left just as they were starting to clean the birthday boy up. It was going to be a big job! Hope it wasn’t that kind frosting that has a little perma-stain to it!

To view the rest of the images from the party, please click HERE.

If you are a blog reader (aka stalker) you will recognize a ton of familiar faces from this party. My photography was purchased as a gift to the “bride & groom” from some of the girls I’ve done pictures for in the past, and the bride & groom’s daughters are both past clients and the girls who own bcause i said so. So, there ya go..

The ‘groom’ was a relentless ball breaker and I got a good dose of it. Luckily, I’ve become quite accostomed to that with all the dads/husbands/grandpas/men that really, REALLY dislike me with my camera and now I no longer take it personally. But as the day wore on and everyone became more lubricated, he eased up on me. A little. They are really a very fun couple and did everything I asked (with the occassional eye roll). I did love the hands over the cake picture above, recreating their original wedding photo. The gorgeous cake (and I heard it was delish too, but I left before that part) was made by www.jojokakes.com. All the kids had a great time in the pool and on the new waterslide. And the “big kids” (aka adults) were enjoying hanging out at “the liffey” which I was told, the bar they all used to hang out with when they were teenagers, and where the bride & groom originally met. Most importantly, I think the bride & groom were very happy to be surrounded by their friends and family that love them. 

The celebration was at one of the daughters houses and was a sorta surprise. And yes, that’s really their backyard. Crazy huge! And Peter…sorry about stepping on the sod. I tried to tread lightly. (The host just finished putting in his new pool, patio, and sod. He was very protective of the sod- hence this face when he saw me walking on it yet again.)

To view the rest of the images from the party, please click HERE.