KIRTI & JAY!

On May 28th I had the pleasure of shooting Kirti & jay's breathtaking wedding with the amazingly talented Kate Triano!

Read all about the day on her blog!

I am a sucker for details and candids and Indian weddings always seem to be full of opportunities for both. I swear I was like a kid in a candy store all day!

Adorable kids:



Jay came in on horseback with his friends and family dancing and cheering in the street as Kirti's family waited to greet him at the hotel entrance. It was so amazing to hear the loud thumping music and watch everyone celebrate. I was so overcome by the joy of the celebration that I found myself wiping my eyes quite a few times!









Here is Jay being greeted by some of Kirti's female family members:



One of the girls waiting for the ceremony to start:



Jay's reaction to seeing his beautiful bride walking down the isle:



Both Jay and Kirti had family members that sat along with them during the ceremony:



The beautiful bride:



And finally a few more ceremony shots:







I had a great time shooting with Kate and getting to be part of Kirti's & Jay's wedding!

Baby Roman is 6 months old!

And boy is he my favorite 6 month old! Oh alright I'll confess, he is the only 6 month old I know right now, but even if it wasn't he would still be number 1!

A few few weeks ago (omg I am so far behind on my blogging!) I drove down to our friends new house for Romans 6 month session.

First of all let me just say.... YAY FOR THE NEW HOUSE! They moved sorta far... just over an hour SW of us, but they got such a great place! TONS of land for the kids to play in and just so much more space than the town home they lived in before. Jonathan and I are so happy for them and have really enjoyed our visits since the move.

Now, on to Roman! When I arrived Roman was looking pretty cool with his faux-hawk and snazzy outfit. He is crawling now and when I was there he showed me how well he spins himself in circles! That must have been exhausting because he got very sleepy! We decided to head upstairs for some naked baby sleepy shots.



Their new cat Mr. Pringles (funny name huh? It's because he has a mustache like the guy on the Pringles can) seemed to think I was there to photograph him though!



Finally when he was really beat Jen laid him down for his nap but I couldn't help sneaking in some shots of him in his crib.





While Roman napped, Jen & I talked, ate some lunch and hung out with the lovely Tatiana (one of Roman's 4 incredible siblings). This was the fist time I had photographed Roman when his older brothers and sister were at school so while he was napping I think Tatiana enjoyed the time alone with me and mommy.



I forgot to mention, Jen had the cutest shirt on! She made it herself and I just totally loved it!





After a hearty nap Roman was up and ready for more photos!
I grabbed this one right before that yellow star went into his mouth...



And finally my favorite shot of the day. I am just a total sucker for a good relationship shot. A lot of the time parents just don't want to be in the pictures because they hadn't expected it or didn't think they looked good that day but honestly... none of that shows when you capture a priceless image like this one.



I also made a slide show that can be seen by clicking this link. It featured tons more shots from the day and a cute montage of Tatiana dancing in the backyard!

More blogs to come soon!

Goodbye Old Friend!

Today I received a message from my mom letting me know that my uncle's cat, Kirby, was now in kitty heaven.

Kirby lived a very long (almost 18 years) and happy life, with all the love, attention, treats, and petting that any kitty could ever want.

I'll never forget his silent meow or him pressing his paw into my leg or arm when he wanted to be loved.

You will be missed Kirby, may you play like a kitten from now on and find a nice patch of green grass in the sun to nap in up there in kitty heaven.

Tiffany's Maternity Pictures! FINALLY!!

As you may remember a few posts back I mentioned doing an awesome maternity session for Tiffany of LayneMarie Photography!

Well... I finally have the images ready to show you! And guess what?! She had the baby! A beautiful baby boy! Head over to their blog to see the amazing newborn shot that Heather captured and leave Tiffany some blog love!

Here are my very favorites:













I also made her a slide show and you can view it here!

More to come this week! Next up will be Baby Roman's 6th month images followed by a wedding I second shot for the fantastic Kate Triano recently!

Michelle & Ben - Baltimore, MD!

On May 4th I had the great pleasure of second shooting Michelle & Ben's wedding for Jessica Del Vecchio!

Getting to be the second photographer at a wedding is such a blast! Not only do you get to capture all the fabulous details and amazing candids, but you get know other photographers and see how they work! Besides giving them another perspective of the day, they always know you have their back, not only for shooting but for helping arrange group shots, changing lenses and moving gear which really helps to ease the stress of a busy wedding day!

Everything about this wedding was beautiful!

The flowers were... just... amazing!





I had never been to the Beth Tfiloh Synagogue before and it was stunning!



Michelle's flower girls were real hams and loved having their pictures taken! But hey, what girls don't?



Here are 2 of my favorites from the ceremony:





This is Ben's gorgeous mother. I shot this one while Jessica was shooting the formal portraits in the courtyard.



Here are a few of the great candid shot's I captured during the cocktail hour:





mmmm CAKE!!!!



And finally here is the couples first dance as husband and wife, followed by Michelle dancing with her father:





I had so much fun and I can't wait to shoot with Jessica again!

Check out more on her blog!

The newest members of the Jenn LinkPhotography family!

Carley & Steven!!!



Dressed as Pee Wee & Miss Yvonne for Halloween! How cool is that?!

Carley and I have been friends for quite a while... hmmm I can't even remember when she started at the local photo lab I worked at as our Studio Photographer...either way it seems like I have known her forever!

This girl and I have been through a lot of tough stuff in our lives since we have been friends and I always think of her constant unconditional support and friendship through those events and smile. I am so lucky to have friends like that in my life.

So after all we have been through there had been a time where we had not kept in close contact, I had moved down to Kentucky and she was working hard to grow her business along side of a messy divorce and the lost of her beloved doggie.

To keep up with her I started to read her myspace blog. She is such an eloquent and quirky writer and much of what she shared was deeply personal and touching. She just put herself out there for everyone to see. I am convinced it helped other people just as much as it helped her get through everything. Actually... before Jonathan and I started dating and were just friends I pointed him to her blog since he was dealing with many of the same feelings and emotions as she was through his divorce. They quickly became myspace friends too!

Somewhere along the way she met Steven! I am pretty sure it was through myspace blogs and mutual friends. Crazy huh?! I have yet to meet this amazing man but I already love him and everything that he is to my dear friend Carley.

They did the long distance thing for quite awhile and then Steven sold his home, quit his job and transported himself to Northwest Ohio! Now THAT is love because let me tell you, there isn't much going on there!

Last month they took a much needed vacation to Jamaica where Steven popped the question!



How cute are they?!

They are going to be having a small wedding in a small old (restored) movie theater in September and I get to be the lucky one to capture all of the moments for them!

Carley, I promise I won't end up drunk, dancing on tables while our friends ex-husband puts money down my skirt with his teeth!
(Yes, that really happened at her first wedding where I was a very drunk guest)

I can't wait to see you guys in a few weeks for your engagement session!!!!! Both of them are true artists so I am super excited about all of our ideas for the shoot!



All the photos were stolen from Carley's myspace page!

edited to add this cute picture of Carley and I from fall 2004:



hmmm I think it might be time to change my hair color... I miss my red. What do you all think?