Siobhan + Eric | Fort Orange Club | Albany, NY

 

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February 21, 2012 - 8:42 pm

Darin Collison - These are brilliant. I love the coverage. The preparation shots, in particular, are gorgeous.

February 21, 2012 - 10:05 pm

siobhan_byron@yahoo.com - LOVE YOU Heidi! You made my day!

February 22, 2012 - 1:09 am

Elissa - I can feel the energy of the day. This is beautiful coverage — and I really like the getting-ready photos.

February 22, 2012 - 5:13 am

JESSIE - Love the mirror picture of the dress! That capture of her getting ready to leave the house with her dress being held is award winning beautiful!

February 22, 2012 - 6:29 am

Heather Parker - I feel like I was lucky enough to attend such a cool looking wedding just by viewing your photos. They really tell the story so perfectly.

February 22, 2012 - 8:29 am

James Gifford-Mead - You have done a great job at capturing all the little emotions and stories that happened throughout the day! Nice work

February 22, 2012 - 12:46 pm

james - YOu have captured this wedding amazingly. Great work

February 22, 2012 - 7:41 pm

heather nan - Loving the bride and the groom’s style… a lot. Wonderful coverage of a stunning wedding.

February 22, 2012 - 9:06 pm

Anne Marie Carson - I really love your processing, it gives the images a really dreamy look. Gorgeous bride, too…

February 22, 2012 - 9:41 pm

Heather - She is a stunning bride! I love this wedding too!!

February 22, 2012 - 10:20 pm

Kristy Bradford - Love the style, and even more I LOVE the Garfield cake!

February 23, 2012 - 12:32 am

Kellee Walsh - Great work Heidi! I so want her shoes :)

2011 | two thousand and eleven in review

Wow. Okay, this is it.

I am going to be completely honest with everyone. This year has been both a struggle and a dream come true. When the ball fell on New Years Eve this past January I was surrounded by my closest friends in an Albany apartment. In that moment I would have never thought so much would change from that moment until now.  I started the year off with a slow crawl that turned into something closer to a frightened fetal position. I was broken, tired and alone.

It took a few months but I started feeling exceptionally motivated and recharged after some rather large hang ups. It wasn’t long before I was getting back on my feet and making some big moves.

Photographing love is the only thing I want to do with my life. It is my energy source. My work brings me to life. I have met so many amazing people this year. I consider each and every one of you my friends. I am completely honored to have documented a historic part of your lives. I cannot thank you enough for allowing me to do so.

I can’t lie to you and say that looking at my schedule between August-October didn’t scare the hell out of me. I had no idea how I was going to accomplish what I had staring back at me within my calendar. I know many of you are aware that I am a one man band but I still get inquiries where the bride/groom are rather confused when I pick up on the other end of the telephone and it isn’t some robotic recording. Hi! It’s me!:)

Photographer. What does this mean? Well, let me set the record straight briefly. The term photographer does not mean that we run around with cameras on our necks for a few hours and send you the pictures when we get home. We only wish! Photographer also means the following titles in our world… secretary, accountant, photoshop guru, blogging extraordinaire, photoboother, weight lifter, seamstress, marketing master, design specialist, prop creator, vagabond, tech support, customer service, googlemaps expert and the list goes on.  Maybe some aspects aren’t as fun as others but I wouldn’t trade anything for the world.

My 2012 resolution is to separate my work and personal life a bit more. To spend more QT with my friends and family. To leave some breaks in my schedule to adventure and document my life as well. This year as the clock strikes midnight when i look around I will be surrounded by some of the most beautiful humans in the world. Old friends and some new! The people currently in my life make me so incredibly happy and grateful for their company and friendships. I will begin my year positive and in a wonderful place thanks to them and all of you!

Thank you all again for a fantastic year.
2012 Brides and Grooms I hope you are ready.
I cannot WAIT to work with you and blow your wedding out of the park!

Happy New Year.

Forever Gratefully Yours,

- H

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{Al + Matt } Married!

Hello! It has been a little while. It is nearly 2012. Can you believe it?! It has been such a crazy year. I am compiling some of my favorite images from 2011 and can’t wait to share them all with you! I hope that each and every one of you is enjoying your final stretch of December. Which, for me seems surreal.

Anyway, onto the important stuff!
You might remember Alison and Matthew from their e-session back in September.

One of the BIGGEST reasons I am a strong supporter of engagement sessions is the pre-wedding friendship you can establish with your bride and groom. I had so much fun with these two. They are wonderful people and we had a ton of great laughs. The anticipation of shooting their actual wedding was killing me after hearing all their great plans!

 

and here we go….

LADIES FIRST!:)

I really enjoyed all the matching slippers!
Passing around the custom interactive HB guestbook:)

 

Now the guys….
How great are the ties?! Love me some Etsy goodies!

You can never go wrong with a school bus as transportation.

Check out this rendition of a backyard wedding…

I think these could be used in the 2012 Fall JCrew. What do you think?

Party time!

oh wait…… small break from party time…. this is happening!

The fireworks display was incredible!

ok… and we are back to are regularly scheduled program…

I leave you with a Father Daughter high five!:)

Q&A’s

1. What was the most memorable part of your day?
 both:  Having our friends and family there to celebrate and party with us – and these people knew how to party!
Al: How awesome my mom looked, my dad’s and my awesome high five during the ceremony, the risotto bar, and the amazing rendition of Broadway’s ”Oklahoma” late night.
Matt: Getting ready with the groomsmen, the short and sweet ceremony featuring fun music, the kick-ass fireworks, barely making it in time for the bus to the hotel at the end of the party.
2. What was your favorite purchase?
  both: The groom and groomsmen’s ties, beer coozies, and fireworks!
3. Where did you find inspiration?
Al:  Pinterest, Style Me Pretty, our awesome friends’ weddings
4. How did you meet?
  We met through friends in Saratoga and were friends for a while before we dated.
5. Plans for a honeymoon?
both:  We went to St. Lucia for 10 days and lounged on the beach and it was excellent!
Thank you both for allowing me to document your wedding.
Also a big special thank you to Miss Stamas who assisted me on this glorious day!
-H
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December 29, 2011 - 12:07 am

Heather - Love that first shot!

December 29, 2011 - 2:02 am

Leah Muse - Their whole day seemed like such a blast! Great job in telling their story.

December 29, 2011 - 4:55 am

Jared Tseng - Really solid set! Beautiful images.

December 29, 2011 - 11:58 am

Kellee Walsh - It really looks like a great day! You’re right, you can never go wrong with a school bus :)

December 29, 2011 - 1:10 pm

ALMA - Looks like a fun wedding.

December 29, 2011 - 9:24 pm

Belle - Looks like everyone had a blast! Love the school bus photos. :)

December 30, 2011 - 12:10 am

John P - Lovely and personal. Those are the bestest group shots eva!

holiday portraits with emotion!

The holiday season is upon us whether you are ready for it or not. I can’t tell you how many years I have received a holiday card with children against a wintery wonderland backdrop stuffed into a sleigh. I don’t think that is how little Bobby wants to be portrayed. Why not an image that shows off how Bobby is everyday! That is what people want to see.

I had the honor of hanging out with Gabe a few weekends ago and I know that these pictures are timeless and will be enjoyed by his family and friends for a long time to come!

Meet Gabe…

one of my 2011 favorite images!:)i can’t even handle those baby blues!!

 

I realize that the holiday hussle is in full effect but have a few more openings if you are interested. Please contact me as soon as possible. We need to make enough time for print/greeting card turn around.:)

 

- H

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