Category archives: milestone events
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- I have been photographing Confirmation Masses and ceremonies for over 15 years, and I am always impressed with the Confirmandi, as well as the families and friends who join them for this sacrament in the Catholic Church.
What is Confirmation?
Confirmation is a sacrament of initiation where each Confirmand (the on[...]
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- To our 2020 and 2021 graduates:
I know this has been a time like no other. I understand these past 15 months have been challenging, and I see how you rose above all of this. Going forward, your tenacity will serve you well. Did you know that ‘to commence’ means to begin again? After weathering a global pandemic, [...]
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- In this new month of the year, we are looking at new beginnings and fabulous you. Have you made your list of 21 Things to do in 2021? Here are 7 more ideas for inspiration. January is also International Creativity Month. How creative will you be?
#15 Write a thank you note.
As we move into this year following our[...]
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- Veteran's Day is always a bittersweet day for me. I am grateful for our veterans who have served, and I am thankful for the opportunity I had to serve in the US Army. I also recognize the sacrifices that families of veterans have made over the years. You who have waited for your soldiers to come home from a duty stat[...]
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- June is the time of year we reserve for our dads and grads, and in this blog post, I want to address our grads. This has been a weird year, I know. The end of the school year was supposed to be a celebration of your years of hard work. If you played sports, this may have been the last fall season you got to play on a[...]
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- This week I would normally be surrounded by children making their First Communion. I look forward to photographing this event each year because the Communicants are filled with so much enthusiasm. It’s exciting for them, as well as for their friends and family. It’s also a sweet and endearing time to capture everyon[...]
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- When this gentleman opened the door, I knew he was ready for our portrait session.
What’s not to love here? His sweet smile had me at “Hello.” He was dressed in his best sport coat, he later told me. {swoon}
Often when I talk with my clients about preparing for their portrait session, the number one question [...]
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- It was Imogen Cunningham who once said,
“The thing that’s fascinating
about portraiture
is that nobody is alike.”
When I first stumbled across these words while working on another project, I thought nothing of them. Then, as time went on, her words had a way of sticking with me. They came to mind every[...]
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- When I was first married, my British husband had asked me if we needed a reminder as to when Mother's Day in the US was. At first, I was a little surprised by the question because being a former first grade teacher, I've basically got the timeline of our major holidays in the US down pat.
"Mother's Day in the US is[...]
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- Hello, my peeps! How are you? It's November, and from what I gather in my conversations with people, this month holds some mixed feelings for people. Some of you love it for fall, football, and family gatherings at Thanksgiving. Others of you find the month a bit quieter with thoughts of hibernation as the month he[...]
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- I grew up with cousins, and I am talking, LOTS of cousins! It was only when I was older that I realized we are all second- and third- and cousins of cousins. We all got together over various seasons and holidays, and our social life as a large Italian family pretty much revolved around this. I thought everyone's fam[...]
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- 'Tis the season of summer, swimming, and snapshots,
watermelon, water balloons, and water-resistant cameras
My favorite part of summer, though, is hearing people's stories. Maybe it's where they've been or where they are planning to go.
Sometimes, it's heari[...]
