I just wanted to give a little shout out and congrats to one of my couples Kristi and Jason! A photo from their wedding was in the latest issue of Baltimore Bride… Just because!

So excited when my awesome clients get their photos published! It is exciting for us of course… but how cool is it for them!?!? So much better! If I were  a bride and I was in a magazine.. I would be totally stoked!

Want to see their awesome wedding at the Grand Lodge? Click here.

Happy Thursday!

m.e.

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I am so at a loss for words at what to post. Not because I don’t have any words, but mostly because I am emotionally drained…. There are actually so many thoughts running through my heart/mind that I couldn’t even begin to share them… and you most likely wouldn’t even want to hear them.  :)

I’ll keep this brief… and by brief, I am hoping to keep it to a paragraph-ish.

If you follow the blog, you might know that I am a Penn State Alumni… a VERY Proud Penn State Alumni. You can read a little bit here about my post in the midst of the recent mess at PSU. I still stand behind JoePa, and will support him… He has touched my life and SO MANY lives… and he truly made Penn State what it is today. He is soooo much more than football… and I would highly, highly encourage you to watch the memorial service that was held. He is an amazing man and he has done more good in his lifetime than you or I will ever do. There is so much more on my heart, but I am not here to provoke arguments, etc. All I know, is that Joe Paterno is a legend… that legends never die… that he inspired THOUSANDS…. and he knew that there was a greater purpose and calling in life. Some say that he died of a broken heart… I believe it…

Soo….I couldn’t not head to Penn State to say goodbye to JoePa. Was chatting with a great friend on Tuesday about going up to Penn State…. we talked about leaving super early on Wed am to make the last public viewing from 8am-12… and so at about 4pm on Tuesday we decided we should just go up that night… So, 3 hours later, Ainsley and I were packed and in the car and on our way to PSU. I am so incredibly thankful that we went…. It was truly amazing. So I wanted to share some pics from our trip up.

I will say…  at the same time that it was so amazing that I could take Ainsley there to see Penn State and to be there for such an amazing event… it was also very hard b/c the photographer in me wanted to document everything…. and capture all of the events and emotion on campus… but I couldn’t. I could barely even change my lenses…. I was either shooting over her head while she rode in the Bjorn… or I had the camera around my neck and was holding her hand as she toddled around….  I really wrestled with this…because I wanted to take all of these amazing pictures…. and I didn’t/couldn’t. But I will share what I was able to capture….

On to the adventure after my not-so-much-a-paragraph-ish-paragraph…..

We got to PSU around 10pm… and I HAD to go to the JoePa statue at the stadium… So Ainsley and I headed over there… and I was greeted by this cute face when I opened the car door to get her all bundled up! A Penn Stater at heart. She was so excited!!

Amazing…. I could have spent HOURS here…. HOURS…. It was just amazing… but I had a sweet little girl that I had to keep warm and it was waaaay past her bedtime.

This picture is in honor of actually using my degree! That is the Visual Arts building behind me…. where I spent many hours… and nights….

SBS (Student Book Store)

Heading towards Beaver Stadium for the processional…. Here’s the sign at the BJC

Beaver Stadium…..

Everyone lining up along the street for the processional…

Keeping Ainsley occupied as we waited for the processional to begin…

Adore her.

This is totally amazing. There was a rainbow straight down the street… right over the chapel where JoePa’s funeral was… This was right before the processional began. It was super faint….. but so cool….

One last stop before Ainsley and I headed home… the Nittany Lion Shrine for A’s first (of many!!) pic there! She just kept looking at him… and she made the lion sound! ha ha

WThank you JoePa. You inspire us… and We truly Are, because You Were.

And below is a slideshow of more of our day.. and please, please take some time to watch the memorial. I promise that your heart will be touched.

Slideshow: http://meaghanelliott.myshowit.com/paterno_

We Are…

m.e.

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Yesterday I asked you to pardon my scans…. and today I REALLY mean it! This magazine is big, and thick… and the pages were hard to scan…. but here you go! We were featured in another wedding magazine!

This time you can see our work in Wedding of the United Kingdom! Pretty fun, yeah? They saw one of our weddings on Style Me Pretty and asked if they could feature it… So we said yes!

So onto the feature… Let’s start by saying that Erica and Paul are an AWESOME couple! I absolutely LOVED working with them, and to be honest, this wedding is featured b/c Erica has an amazing attention to detail… and had a beautiful wedding! All we did was document it! So, a special thank you to Erica…  You have great taste, and your beautiful wedding deserves to be published b/c it was a fabulous event and you are a fabulous person!

Their engagement session was shot in San Francisco, Ca…a little taste for you below:

Their wedding blog post here….

A copy of the wedding album here…

And…now onto their 4 page real wedding feature! (and my crummy scanning job…)

Lots of credit to give out on this wedding!

Venue: Grey Rock Mansion

Catering: Simply Elegant Catering

Wedding Invitation and Stationary: Vincent Lee

Wedding dress: Melissa Sweet

Favors: Mouth Party Caramels

Photobooth: Party Booths

Wedding Cake: Artistic Desserts

Bridal Bouquet: Crimson and Clover Floral Design

Happy Friday!!!!

m.e.

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First of all, please pardon my scans… ha ha…

But, we had something fun to share with you!  Last week, I found an envelope in the mail full of goodies! It was a stack of Baltimore Bride Magazines…

and inside was this awesome flower feature that we photographed! Love, love, loved doing this shoot with Staci and the ladies at Baltimore Bride.. and have to say that I am kind of sad that I probably won’t really have this opportunity anymore since we have relocated… but hopefully we will pair up with some new folks in Pittsburgh to do some editorial features here and there….

So without further ado… some B.E.A.U.T.I.F.U.L. bouquets!!!

Bouquet Above by Crimson and Clover Floral Design… Seersucker dress from Garnish Boutique…

Bouquets below:

Top left: Fleur de Lis Top right: Wicked Willow

Bottom left: Radebaugh Florist and Greenhouse Bottom Right: Local Color Flowers

Another beautiful bouquet from Radebaugh Florist and Greenhouse…

Next up….bouquet from Fleur de Lis… One of my favorites!

And the last set…

Top left: Design by Nature Top right: Local Color Flowers

Bottom left: Wicked Willow Bottom right: Crimson and Clover Floral Design

Seriously some stunning work by these local florists… if you are a Baltimore area Bride, you have to check them out!

m.e.

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One last little piece from Dave and Cara’s wedding…at one point in the night Eric with Scheimer Entertainment Services announced the last call for the photobooth….  and I thought, hey, why not! So, I ran over, grabbed some props… and had a BLAST… yup, all by myself. So here you go folks…

A little photobooth fun…. And of course I have to give a shout out to Shutterbooth Pittsburgh! They were awesome, had great props… and you should check them out for sure!

And along with that, a confession… I have been talking about a photobooth since oh….. 2009!!!! Sad, yeah? I wanted to have one and launch it at Danny and Erika’s wedding in June of 2009… and then I thought, well maybe there are more important things that need my attention…. and I’ll do that later… Well, it’s later and it never happened… I have a box of props, and about 75% of the equipment… so maybe this is the year, yeah? Some photographers don’t want to have one… and don’t want to lug everything around, set it up, have someone man it, etc… but I on the other hand think it would be quite a blast…. so maybe, just maybe 2012 will be the year! I know some folks thought it would just be a trend, but I don’t think it will fade away… I actually think it will become much more of a wedding staple… Thoughts? Brides? Any input?

So with that said, yup… let’s put that on the goal list for 2012. You in?

Happy Hump Day.

m.e.

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In May Staci at Baltimore Bride asked if I was available for a dessert shoot….

What woman wouldn’t be available for a dessert shoot?  :)

I had to wait to share these images with you until Baltimore Magazine published it. So, if you haven’t picked up a copy of Baltimore Magazine, check it out. Not to see the pictures I took, but because it is a fabulous magazine and there are all sorts of goodies to read about!!

Some fabulous vendors participated in the shoot… And the credit goes to:

Cupcakes: Caroline’s Cupcakes

Flowers: Jake Boone Flowers

Pastries and Petits Fours: Bonjour French Bakery & Cafe

Fruit Tarts and Macaroons: Patisserie Poupon

Labels & Invitations: Petal and Print

Beverages: The Wine Market

Check out the beautiful tablescape! The design was done by Shabdiece Esfahani & Jessica Hargest

Here are a few more details that I put together…..

LOVED the little lemonade stand. So cute… and the perfect refreshment in the summertime!

And a few close ups of some of the amazing desserts!

Happy Weekend!

Have a few sessions to share next week. Sarah and Freddie got married, and baby Annabel is 3 months.

m.e.

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So I promised more photos of Hawaii… I took a ton! The thing that was different about this year is that I took a lot of Ainsley…. Usually I take a lot of the gorgeous scenery.. and I did here and there, but the reality is that our life has changed (in a good way), and so most of the photos are of Baby Girl enjoying the amazing tropical island of Kauai. This was the 3rd time that we have been there together, and can’t wait to hopefully go back again in 2013 depending on life’s circumstances.  Who knows… we might have another kid in tow… or at least in utero  ;)

I decided to make a slide show of our trip, just because it is much faster, and an easier way to share them with you. If you are planning honeymoon there, seriously email me if you have any questions about Kauai. Not saying I know it all by any means, but every time we go we like to try different tours, hikes, and explore new places on the island.

This time we didn’t do as many excursions b/c we had Ainsley there, but Josh’s sister flew in from LA for a little bit to hang out with us and she also watched Ainsley for a few afternoons so that we could go on a few adventures.

The first morning we were there (the day before the Tsunami) we hired Kristen Kimball Photography to take some family pics. She is such an amazing, sweet person! I am so glad to have met her and can’t wait until we go back… so we can hang out a little bit (she left that afternoon for the east coast)… and we talked about doing a shoot in botanical gardens of eachothers families. Amazing! Can’t wait!  If you want to check them out, go to her site: http://www.kristenkimballphotography.com/ click on the client galleries, and the password is ainsley (yes, all lowercase). Can’t wait to order some prints!

I know, I know….. a lot of writing, and not many photos… just wanted to share some of the info with you as far as the places you see in the slideshow below.  :)

So….

We spent a lot of time in the pool at the Kauai Marriott Beach Resort

We usually stay at the Waiohai Beach Club, which we LOVE, LOVE, LOVE…. so we headed there to go to Poipu Beach. Poipu Beach is amazing! A great place to swim, surf… and snorkel…

Josh and I went on a hike to Rainbow Falls… it was actually really hard to find info on it… but we had a bartender that we met who actually wrote the information down for us… his side job is finding new trails on the island… pretty cool stuff.

On the way back we stopped at Ono Char Burger, which is a local burger joint recommended by Kristen… It was pretty awesome!

There is a stop at Salt Pond, and also at Spouting horn…

We saw sea turtles…. whales breaching… a rooster fight….went to a luau…it was our favorite luau thus far!

We also spent some time up in Hanalei Bay… it is gorgeous…. and boasts of beautiful sunsets. The folks tailgate the sunset… and no, not just on weekends.  We we headed up there to do just that… and saw a beautiful sunset and an amazing rainbow!

Our hearts are in Kauai…. such an amazing place. We dream of living there… maybe someday.  :)

But for now…here are some photos…and the countdown begins for our next trip!

http://meaghanelliott.myshowit.com/hawaii2011

m.e.

So, fun news….

Amie & Nathan’s awesome Maryland Zoo, Mansion House Wedding is Baltimore Bride’s Wedding of the Month. You should go check it out here.  :)

And while you are at it you should check out her business Bronzed Berry. I am actually going to get bronze berried this weekend and am super excited! If you don’t know what getting bronzed berried is….. then you should check out her site!

Happy Friday!

m.e.

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Although I wasn’t anxious to leave Hawaii to come back home… I was anxious for a package that was waiting for me! I got the tracking while we were away that a new sample album that I had ordered was ready!

The album features Erica and Paul’s wedding at the Grey Rock Mansion… you can see their wedding blog post here. And…. fun news is that their wedding will be featured on Style Me Pretty Blog soon! Yay! Congrats to Erica and Paul for a beautiful wedding and their fabulous details!

Check out the album below….

Here is the slipcover to keep it protected….. These covers are from ChrysQ and I am excited to offer them to my brides!

A peak at what is inside… I offer Forbeyon albums to my clients. I just love Forbeyon!!

This book is 19 inches by 7 1/2 inches… LOVE it!

It is fabulous… and when you open it up, the spreads are 19×15…. it is awesome!

Quality pages…

And a peek of an entire spread…

You can click the slideshow below to see the entire album design. Katy our awesome album designer used the details and design elements from Erica and Paul’s invitations and stationary in the design.

http://meaghanelliott.myshowit.com/dayweddingalbum

Have a great day!!!

m.e.

Just wanted to share that we won an awesome award. Many thanks to our amazing brides!!! We couldn’t be more grateful!

This means that we are recognized as part of the top 5% of local wedding professionals.

Thanks again brides!

m.e.