Gillian and Michael Married - The Pavillion on Crystal Lake

Finally, I will be posting weddings from the 2009 season. There are a lot of great things in store for 2010 at Val McCormick Photography. Stay tuned for those announcements!

Gillian and Michael had a beautiful wedding on such a beautiful bright sunny day. We started the day with Gillian as she prepared for her big day to marry Michael.

Her ring was Amazing!!!

So was her dress!!! Absolutely GORGEOUS!!!

Funny there are always bloopers. What's wrong with the picture above? Wonder if you can figure it out?

I love to capture the reaction of the bride and groom when they see each other during the ceremony. Watching their eyes make that connection. I can only imagine the emotion of "We are getting married", racing through their minds. The view was beautiful and serene at The Pavillion on Crystal Lake.

I love how has Gillian held Michael's ring in hand it just seemed to be blessed from above as clouds parted for a tiny beam of light to strike only the ring.

I also love to watch the bride and groom's parents as the couple say their vows. In this case the ceremony was full of emotion.

Man and Wife!

The first dance!

A few romantics.

I thought her shoes were so cute as they were swinging together.

Thanks so much for having me Michael and Gillian! Thanks to Kathy and Amanda for assisting me with this wedding. Enjoy the slideshow!

CT Boudoir Photographer -Marathon Love Notes

I just wanted to take a few moments to thank my wonderful clients and team members for making the Sexy Holiday Marathon a success. There was so much beauty and positive energy in the air. Ivette Wellman did a PHENOMENAL job with airbrush/make-up and Lindsay Panettiere did a marvelous job with hair style.

I have received thank you notes that really moved me to tears. It is a great realization of what Val McCormick Photography/ Sexy, Classy, Romantic boudoir is. Empowering! I am SO excited for the next marathon just in time for Valentines Day on January 24th. Blog post from session will be posted after the holidays as well as information on how to sign up for the next session. In the meanwhile here is a peek at what Val McCormick Boudoir clients have to say. (Of course I will be editing out names)

Val,

I just wanted to take a moment in my lunch to say thank you so much for yesterday morning. After seeing the pics on your Mac afterwards, I am so proud of myself for going through with it, so excited to see my fiance's face when I show them to him, and so very very thankful to you for allowing me to do something so far out of my comfort zone in a pressure free environment.

You truly are an amazing woman - talented and endearing and truly wonderful. I can't wait for you to send me my 10 favorites so that in moments of weakness, I can look at them and know in my heart that I am a strong and beautiful woman. I look forward to working with you at the wedding and hopefully many times more in the future.

You're the best. ABSOLUTELY the best. :)

Holy Moly Val!

I cannot thank you enough for the photo shoot yesterday. I've never had my makeup professionally done or have loved my hair so much. And you captured me in ways that I am so grateful for. You truly have a gift that runs far beyond photography. You have just given me a huge piece of myself that I had lost through my failed marriage. My self esteem. Thank you. My boyfriend is gonna fall over when he sees these! Can't wait to see them with your magic. I can't stop looking at them!

Hi Val...

Thank you so much for taking the time today to make me feel comfortable and beautiful! I really do appreciate it... Thank you again for all of the amazing shots. You do great work, and really do make women feel EMPOWERED :) And your hair and makeup ladies were wonderful as well!!

I appreciate it.

Be well.

CT Boudoir Photographer -It's Here! - Sexy Holiday Marathon

Shannon & Tim - Wickham Park - CT WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHER

Although the weather called for heavy rain and thunderstorms; Shannon was not going to let that stop her from enjoying the happiest day of her life. The day she and her forever would marry. Shannon and Tim tied the knot at Wickham Park and were so excited about how beautiful the gardens are there. I can see why. They have beautiful romantics to celebrate on of the most important days of their lives. Here are just a few highlights from their day. Be sure to catch the slideshow at the end of this post to get a of feel Shannon and Tim's wedding day!

Shannon's niece and flower girl looked so beautiful sitting on the bed I had to grab a shot well, uh-hem one of many ;-) The headboard looks like angel wings.

A special mother/daughter moment.

I couldn't keep my camera off of her adorable nephews and niece. I love how they were watching her getting ready. I grabbed this shot then quickly ran around the bed to get another view.

Shannon's final preparations. Her stunning make-up was by Ivette Wellman

Tim spies, with his little eye, his beautiful bride.

I brought off camera lighting since we were losing light fast. It worked out if I do say so myself ;-)

Thanks for having me Shannon and Tim. A super special thanks to Candace Jeffery for team shooting this with me. Enjoy their slideshow!

Amanda & Arman -Lyman Orchards - CT ENGAGEMENT PHOTOGRAPHER

Amanda and Arman are such an awesome couple! I love listening to Arman talk and hear the phrases he uses since he is from Scotland. They are full of personality and so inlove! I returned to Lyman Orchards yet again for another FANTABULOUS engagement session! I love the challenge of trying to make the same location look different; after all every relationship is unique and their images should be too. Be sure to check out how much fun Amanda and Arman had during their engagement session in the slideshow below.

I spotted some light peeking through the trees and had them move over to this location! So glad I did just check out the backlight!

WE LOVED this old gate! We had to work it into their session!

Working the corn maze! If you haven't been to Lyman Orchards check out their schedule and visit. You'll be glad you did!

Come On........Those apples in the backround and her red dress! AWESOME!

Yep, I was definitely doing the Val Happy Dance!

Still dancing!!!

Check out the many faces of Arman!

Can't wait for Saturday! Amanda and Arman are getting married!!! WoooHoooo! Don't forget to click on the play button below! Enjoy!