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andreya & mike- getting ready
I had the pleasure and honor of photographing Andreya & Mike’s amazing wedding a few weeks ago, and I’m pleased to begin bringing you some of their pictures today. They just arrived home from their honeymoon yesterday, so I’m hoping that posting some of the pictures from their special day will lessen the blow of heading back to work after a long while off!
Handsome and gorgeous! (and a thank you to my fabulous second shooter Kate for covering the “boys” getting ready).
Andreya and her girls were getting ready in one room, while Mike and the boys were elsewhere in the hotel getting their wedding on. Andreya’s dad sent in the ipod with a special song for his daughter that had everyone in tears.What’s that line from Steel Magnolias? Something about laughter thru tears?

I think Andreya would be okay with Mike kissing only this someone else on their wedding day.

The gorgeous dress and sisters helping with the garter with mom looking on.
Tried a little different editing here- think it goes great with the picture.
Andreya had all the girls sign her shoes. 


Seeing Andreya in full bride-ness started the waterworks all over again!
Father of the groom. Ultimate coolness.
Stephanie and Jen were the go-betweens for the gifts the bride and groom bought for eachother.
A guitar for Mike.
A diamond bracelet for Andreya.
And then more tears when Dad came in to see his little girl for the first time. 



Thought this shot had a Mad Men type of feel to it. 
Cheers to the bride & groom. Now let’s go get married!
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7 for Sunday
Ok, so it’s really 10 but that just doesn’t have the same ring to it, now does it? So it’ll be 7 with 3 bonuses. I have so many older pictures that I never got around to posting, so here goes.
1. The boys can now ALL make this face. Including John who used to torture his sister with it across the dining room table. Ah, traditions.

2. A few weeks ago I put Jack & Patrick to work (read: slave/child labor. It’s not just for third world countries.) making some bsquared welcome packets. They weren’t too pleased, but they got the job done. And then I packed up a pretty little order to go.

3. Pulled out the macro lens for a few dandilion shots. Which were in front of someones house next door to a client who’s orders I was delivering. Well, at least they didn’t call the cops about the weirdo lady laying on their front lawn.



4. I have the best & nicest clients. One of my most favorite blog stalkers (Laurie) brought me some Christmas Story wrapping paper when she saw it while on vacation. Must be Italian.
5. Bought myself some new shoes that I just adore. No blisters, even after wearing them for an 8+ hour wedding day. And I adored the packaging. I got a pair of red and a pair of cream, and I just bought them in black, metallic silver and pink cause they’re SO cute and comfy. And the red ones totally match my office and branding. Of course I saved the boxes for the office too. Love! You can find them here: Tieks



6. Also bought myself a new camera bag that totally looks like a pocketbook. I needed something smaller than the whole gear bag and I love that it doesn’t look like a camera bag- makes it easier to be sneaky in places you aren’t supposed to shoot. It’s extra nice to have if I bring the camera to the boys game and we go out to dinner or something afterwards- I can bring the camera with me and not worry that it’s unsafe. (the whole inside is padded and has removable dividers to fit your camera/lenses/cards/batteries, etc.) You can find it here: Epiphanie and I have the Lola.
7. We had some uninvited guests living in our garage. A sickly looking momma raccoon and her 3 babies. The momma would sit in the tree in our backyard at like 5pm everyday and then just waltz across the backyard on her way to the sewer in the front of the house. It was then that her welcome was over. Buh-bye.
8. The boys artwork (self portraits) were featured in the high school lobby during the school budget vote. I think the art teacher just loved that they are twins and that their pictures are so similar. (sorry about the crappy iphone pix, but I didn’t have a real camera with me)
9. While we’re discussing the boys, I’m very proud that they both made the National Junior Honor Society and were inducted last month. They get to go on the overnight trip to Washington DC this fall (very exciting!) and are already really looking forward to that. The .4 that separates their overall averages is still an issue around here, but I think they’re starting to get past that.


10. Almost forgot one thing- if you already “like” bsquared on facebook, due to some recent changes (including charging business pages to “reach” more people as your posts might get lost on peoples busy newsfeeds. ugh.) if you want to be sure you’re seeing all of the bsquared posts/updates you have to hover over the “liked” button and check/click on “show in news feed”. And if you’re on facebook and don’t yet like bsquared, please go and like it! bsquared on facebook.
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total baseball overload
Two weeks ago, the boys played a travel game in the morning and a little league game in the evening. Kinda funny watching them play on the same team in one game and then on opposing teams the next. Being a complete non-athlete myself, I don’t know how that works.
First was the Royals vs. the Blue Demons.
Johnny.
James.
Jack C.
Anthony.
Mike.
Parents. Dog.
Schmitty.
I like a dog that’ll stand on your head. Like a hat.
James.
Glenn.
Jack.
Johnny & Anthony.
Jamie.
Johnny.
Jack C.
Patrick.
Mike.
James.
Patrick.
Michael.
Schmitty.
Coach Tom.
Mike.
Johnny, Mike & Jamie.
Anthony.
Jamie.
Patrick.
They won!
A little celebratory Mr. Softee. I still want to know how the ice cream guys know exactly when to show up at the fields. Maybe it’s like some sixth sense that you’re required to have before you can drive the truck?
A few hours and a load or two of laundry later, it was time for the little league game. Patrick started at catcher.

Jack at first. 

A little hitting and pitching from Zach.


Johnny, cracking himself up between plays.



Danny.
Glenn who is on their travel team.
Nick.
Mike who is also on their travel team.
Johnny. Travel team as well.
Unfortunately, they lost this game but they couldn’t have been happier with the “all baseball, all day” thing they have going on. I think some of this weekend’s games are getting rained out but at least the boys were at the historic Mets game last night for the first Mets no-hitter ever. (are you so impressed that I knew that? It’s only because I saw it on Facebook on friends statuses.) -
framing friday
Haven’t had a chance to post any of my clients new Organic Bloom frames on the blog recently, so have a slew to show you today.
Heather’s frames. A twin stack Gilligan 12×18″ in white and baby blue.
And three Ellie singles in 8×10 in white.
A frame for Teresa’s friend. The Lucy twin stack in 8×10 in black & parchment.
Jeannine’s Audrey single frame in 8×10 in Navy. She ordered a bunch more after this one, so pictures of those coming as soon as they are delivered.
Angela’s Lucy single stack frame in 11×14 rootbeer, and two Jessie single stacks 5×7’s in tahitian sky.
And last is Ali’s Maryann single stack frame in 20×30 in metallic pewter with black glaze. 

If you’re interested in purchasing an Organic Bloom frame or two (I dare you to buy only one- they’re addictive!) please find all the info on them here and here. Shoot me an email or leave a comment here and I’ll help you with whatever questions you have.
Wishing you all a great weekend- I’ll be posting all weekend so stop by and check out the latest.
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amanda’s first communion
My last communicant for the season, and a lovely girl to wrap up the 2012 bsquared communions. We had a dark and rainy day so we shot everything inside her home, but she rocked it nonetheless!





A few pictures of Amanda in her recital costume.
Love this one.
Hope the actual communion (and dance recital) was amazing!And not to worry faithful blog readers- just because communion season is done, doesn’t mean the blog will be slowing down at all. Lots more babies, families, business and personal stuff to post.
Speaking of business, I’ll be sending out a quick newsletter today with some important info, so if you haven’t already please sign up for the bsquared newsletter by clicking the b2 newsletter tab on the left side of the blog so you can stay on top of all the bsquared news. If you’re interested, I have one last minute opening for a beach session this Sunday 6/3 at 6pm. Please leave me a comment below or email me at bethbeyrer@yahoo.com if you’d like to book it (I have no other beach sessions available until August, so you might want to scoop this one up!)