Generated by All in One SEO v4.9.10, this is an llms.txt file, used by LLMs to index the site. # e. broderick photography e. broderick photography - lifestyle portrait photography ## Sitemaps - [XML Sitemap](https://ebroderickphotography.com/sitemap.xml): Contains all public & indexable URLs for this website. ## Posts - [Blog](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?page_id=5618) - [How I Make Peace with "Selling the Files."](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=7407) - Plenty of photographers will tell you that for a long time the most popular question a prospective client asked after, "How much is your session fee?" was some version of, "How much are the digital files?" Thankfully, I do see a shift happening. I feel like more and more people are coming to me - [At Home; A Family Film](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=7400) - I have been wanting to learn to shoot video using my DSLR for, well, years. Too many. It is a project that has been put on the back burner or set aside "for winter" over and over again. I finally bit the bullet and signed up for an online course to learn the basics to - [Melanie & Joe: Hillside Gardens Wedding Slideshow](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=7346) - Click HERE to view the highlights slideshow from Melanie + Joe's gorgeous August wedding at Hillside Gardens & Event Center in Colorado Springs. SaveSave - [Lifestyle Couples Session: Fountain, Colorado](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=7261) - After moving to Colorado from Connecticut a few years ago I took some time off before starting my business over from scratch. Becky was one of the first people I met in the process of beginning to network and build relationships here. She quickly became a dear friend to me and a huge source of support - [Happy Mother's Day](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=6776) - It's Mother's Day. A day for us to pause and reflect on all our mothers have done and been for us. I have always felt incredibly lucky to have had such a warm and caring mother but I have to admit--until I had Finn I did not quite grasp what my mother had accomplished as a young - [Colorado Springs Family Portraits at The Broadmoor](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=6032) - Before meeting this beautiful family for their summer portrait session, I had heard lots about The Broadmoor and its property but not properly explored the building or the grounds. Once it was decided that we would meet at the hotel, I visited in advance to get some ideas for where we might find pockets of - [And Baby Makes Three...Fox Run Park Family Session](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=5982) - Little Grady is hardly brand new but this past November was my first chance to meet my cousin Emily's baby--and boy, is he cute! It is always so special to photograph the stages in a couple's life together. From their engagement to their wedding and now as a happy family of three!! When it's your own cousin - [Allison and J.R.: Riverview Wedding, The Slideshow](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=4876) - I have had a blast editing these images from Allison and J.R.'s wedding at The Riverview this June. I am working on a 'traditional' blog post as well but wanted to get this slideshow ready for them for their first ''viewing experience.' Enjoy! - [Liz and Ted: Wedding Slideshow](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=5093) - This past summer I photographed one of my favorite weddings to date. I love every wedding, obviously, but this time the bride was my dear cousin, Liz! I was so honored to be asked and Liz was just glowing and beautiful and she and Ted together were about as cute as it gets! Lucky me! - [The K. Family](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=5954) - It is always a special honor when a good friend asks me to document her family. I recently met up with Melissa, Rick and their twins to grab some family photos. There were a lot of favorites from this session so it was hard to narrow it down for the blog but here are some - [Dads.](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=5635) - I have been working behind the scenes for the past couple of months on a new website. While scrolling through galleries from past portrait sessions I kept finding myself struck by little moments I'd captured between Dads and their babies. I created a folder on my desktop to keep these files, knowing I would want to do something with them - [West Hartford Newborn Photographer: Welcome Raegan!](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=5063) - Another of my past wedding couples has welcomed a brand new baby! Little Raegan was born this past summer but I've been behind on my blogging so I am just getting around to sharing these now! Rachel and Gary were married back in 2010. I first met them, though, in 2008 when we did their - [Melissa and Ryan: Race Brook Country Club, Orange, CT Wedding](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=5100) - At long last--I am ready to share a collection of my favorites from the September wedding of Ryan and Melissa. What an incredible day! Ryan and Melissa are from out of state, so I wasn't able to meet them until the day of their wedding. But I had met Melissa's adorable parents and had corresponded - [Baby Samantha](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=5214) - A few weeks back I made the trip down to Matt's parents' house to meet this sweet little bundle of joy! Not only was little Samantha incredibly beautiful--she was the most serene newborn ever! Enjoy: Matt's parents have a gorgeous yard and there was a pause in the rain so we headed outside for some - [Long Island Wedding: Emily and Andrew at Martha Clara Vineyards](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=5242) - What an honor it was to photograph the wedding of my cousin, Emily, and her new husband, Andrew at the beautiful Martha Clara Vineyards on the North Fork of Long Island. I met up with Emily and her beautiful bridesmaids in the morning at Special Effects Salon and Spa in downtown Greenfield. What a gorgeous - [Marblehead, Massachusetts](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=9) - Well, Tim and I managed to get away for two nights and two days to Marblehead. Finn stayed with his Nana and Grandpa on the Cape and had a grand ol' time without us! We stayed at a beautiful B&B called the Seagull Inn. I will post pics of the actual place next time--I haven't - [Where the Wild Things Are](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=12) - Finn and I spent the day at Flamig Farm this weekend. Such a great place! It was nice to go on field trip for a change of scenery. Finn had a blast. But he hates having his picture taken, so for the few nice shots I snuck of him I have about 100 grumpy ones - [The Hillstead Museum](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=16) - I am very excited to be shooting a wedding later this month at the beautiful Hillstead Museum in Farmington. I have heard for years about this place and have always meant to visit, but somehow time has always gotten away from me and I never managed to visit. Until this past week. Marianne and Aaron - [Good Times.](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=27) - I have the very good fortune of having not only the BEST in-laws I could have ever wished for--but the BEST in-laws who also happen to live on the Cape! (Bonus!) So we always have an awesome place to visit and to celebrate the 4th of July. We also have some other relatives and friends - [A Little Slice of Heaven](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=34) - This time last week I was hanging out lakeside with a great bunch of folks from the CT PUG, or Pictage User Group. A bunch of photographers coming together to talk shop and just relax and have some fun.We were hosted by the lovely and gracious Amanda Harris Herzberger of Orchard Cove Photography. Her family's - [Girlz in the Hood](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=65) - Okay. So I'm the lame-o who is just getting around to posting these days after everyone else. Last Thursday night I had the pleasure of meeting up with three of my fabulous photo friends--Robin, Carla and Julia--for dinner and a little shoot-out. Dinner was a blast. At least for us. I'm not so sure the - [Technical Difficulties! Stay Tuned...](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=21) - Okay--I know. The blog looks weird! My pictures have shifted all over the place! I am working on making the blog larger, particularly the images, but it's quite late at night and I am not sure I will have this all figured out for a day or two. I wasn't sure if the changes I - [A Note About My Blog's Appearance...](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=41) - Okay. I am playing again. I was interested in making my images larger on the blog and have been fiddling with some different arrangements. I now like the size of my verticals (see post below) but my horizontals are too small! Grrr... Please bear with me as I figure this out. I am up past - [Wake Up Call](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=56) - This is copied from a chain email my Mom sent me over a week ago. I have been "too busy" to read it until now. It's not the most beautifully written piece, but an important message nonetheless. And I am behind on my blog and a new post was "on my list" so why not - [Yes, We Can](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=57) - An amazing day. An amazing future. And if you have the time: Edit: Make the time. To watch his victory speech: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/11/04/obama-victory-speech_n_141194.html - [Making a Difference...](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=61) - Bringing an End to World Hunger Through Unimaginable BlessingsToday, millions of people who were once hungry will be nourished by milk, eggs and fresh vegetables.Families who for generations knew only poverty will be building new homes and starting businesses.Children who once headed out to the fields to do backbreaking work will be heading into schoolrooms - [The Ice Jungle](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=63) - So people are always asking me about where I live. We're in the northwest hills of CT where elevation makes all the difference. While most of you were getting crappy rain, we were getting this ice storm! Thursday night was a trip. Tim and I lay awake all night listening to trees fall all around - [Ruh-Roh!](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=69) - Yikes! Look what happened at my parents' house today:It's crazy! I haven't seen it in person yet; my Mom sent these to me by email. The timing is ridiculous! They just had, like, 30 trees cut down all around the yard just a few weeks ago! And this tree, along with half a dozen more - [photoNATION](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=71) - Check out this great new online photo community created by CT's own Steve Depino. It promises to be an awesome site for networking and sharing and all things photo.One of the features I am particularly excited about is The Photo Challenge. This will be Carla's baby and she is totally cut out for the job. - [My New Blog!](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=1) - Welcome! I have been dying to update and customize my blog for a long time. I finally found the time to at least get it started. There are more changes to come, but for now I am thrilled just to have a new layout and a more customized appearance for my blog. PLEASE NOTE the - [Baby, This One's For You...](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=258) - Some of you may remember my icicle mishap from this past winter. Long story short: I ventured outside after an incredible ice storm to photograph my rings and my husband's ring balancing oh-so-precariously on the lovely ice-covered trees. Ice delicate = ring gone. Lesson learned. Well. It's been 4 months and I - [I Hope Heaven Is This Cool...](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=341) - I first heard about Playing for Change on NPR the other day and hearing these musicians perform just gave me the chills. Please visit Playing for Change to learn more about this amazing project. I borrowed this from their website: The Inspiration Playing for Change is a multimedia movement created to inspire, connect, and bring - [To My Awesome Clients: Thank You](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=1114) - I am so grateful to all of my awesome clients who have been so patient the past six or seven weeks. I have had one event after another and can barely keep up with all of the editing and blogging that comes along with the shooting! I love every bit of it--I'm just a bit - [Site Move--Will Be Back Soon!](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=1860) - Just a quick heads up. Due to a host of technical difficulties I have had to make arrangements to move my blog and website to a new server/host. I have been warned that both my blog and my website may "disappear" for one or two days in the process! Hopefully this will not be an - [Boys Will Be Boys...I Guess!](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=44) - So. Since I often work long hours on Saturdays, Tim and Finn are sometimes on their own for extended periods. Once in a while they meet up with some of Tim's friends who also have kids. Three grown men and their offspring. What better place to grab lunch than the infamousHooters, right? So the other - [Random Favorite #1: Best Buddies.](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=62) - Okay. Sometimes life just gets in the way of blogging! I am way behind and it's starting to stress me out. So I have decided to start a new series: Random Favorites. When I have no real chunk of time to devote to a big post, I'll just grab a random favorite and throw it - [Dear Santa,](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=67) - The other night Tim sat down with Finn to draft his letter to Santa. He decided to make Finn really work at it this year! Almost every word that follows is straight from Finn's mouth with little or no "cleaning up" by Tim. We prodded him with questions and suggestions like, "Santa doesn't know you - [Finn on Gender Identity](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=77) - Like most new moms I started keeping track of Finn's development in a baby book just after he was born. I jotted notes like how much he weighed, how gigantic his head was (it was!), when he first sat up on his own, his first tooth. But Finn was also an unusually verbal baby so - [Happy Mother's Day, Gramma](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=13) - This post is a few days late, but still worth writing. My sweet grandmother turned 95 years old this year. And, as I like to say, "She's 95, and she could still kick my ass!"She truly is like no other 95 year old woman you have ever met. She has this spunk, this fire that - [Sweet, Sweet Baby...](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=20) - She's here!! A week late, but worth the wait! Baby Mazey was born today. She is just perfect. My sister did awesome and everyone is happy and healthy. I have a feeling you will be seeing a lot of this little face! This is from my first visit--she is just 4 hours old in these shots. - [Baby Mazey: One Week Old](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=24) - Last week just before leaving the state for a mini-vacation with my family, I visited my beautiful new niece, Mazey. She was already one week old! I haven't seen her since and she's almost 2 weeks old now! I am really excited to document her first year, so I hope you don't mind seeing her - [My Boy](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=26) - I am working on a post of a bunch of photos from our trip to the Cape for the 4th. We have lots of beautiful nephews, nieces and friends there--wait till you see 'em! But, alas, I am up too late yet again and so have chosen one favorite picture of My Favorite Boy--my son, - [Lady Claire](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=32) - My dear, sweet niece Claire. She is every aunt's dream. (Especially every photographer-aunt! She is beautiful, photogenic, and she likes to have her picture taken!) And Finn adores her. My only wish is that we could see her more than once a year. Without further ado:This reminds me of a 70's album cover: - [Mazey One Month Old](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=33) - Time flies! I can't believe how big Mazey is getting! I visited her for her one-month shots and that was already almost 2 weeks ago! I just haven't had the time to go through all the pictures yet.Here is my hands down favorite shot: Ain't she cute?Stay tuned. There are many more worth posting; I - [Mazey One Month Old: Part Two](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=38) - Okay. So Mazey is way past one month old, but I never got around to posting all of my favorites from that shoot. It's crazy how quickly this summer has gone by--it's time for her two month pics and I am just now posting these! Mazey is the sweetest baby ever, and I'm not just - [Welcome, Hannah...With Love](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=42) - I had the privilege this past Thursday of photographing the beautiful newborn baby of Craig and Diana. They are the first of my past wedding couples to have a baby and it was the most amazing and wonderful experience to see them with their her. They are both so totally in love and in awe - [Merry Finnmas](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=68) - We had a blast on Christmas. It is actually Finn's birthday, too. (Poor guy!) He has been dying to turn four and was sooo excited to wake up and finally be the same age as his cousin (and "best buddy") Nathaniel."This is the biggest lollipop ever! Is this a toy?!"Finn asked for a Hot Wheels - [Best of Finn 2008](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=72) - I can't believe my little man turned four. I thought about doing a slideshow of his first 4 years but since the photos are all over the place and on more than one computer, I figured I'd start small and do a more manageable project. Here is a selection of my favorite photos of Finn - [Slideshow: Best of Kid Pics 2008](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=74) - I am so lucky that I get to do this as my job. Not just because I love to be around children and love to take photographs but also because I consider it a high honor to be able to capture these moments for other families to cherish. Our kids grow and change so quickly - [How Much Do I Love My Mazey?](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=75) - I spent the morning with my sister and my sweet niece, Mazey. There will definitely more to come, but I had to post at least one shot of this little face.She gets keeps getting sweeter and cuter!! - [Mazey Bird: 8 Months](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=189) - It's taken me a month to get around to posting these! She just turned 9 months old this week. I can't believe how quickly Mazey's first year is flying by! And she just keeps on getting cuter. She is a total Momma's girl and it always takes a few minutes for her to warm up - [Finn's New Wheels](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=227) - Today Finn and Tim left to go to the playground and came home with a brand new bike. They never actually made it to the playground. They stopped by Dunkin' Donuts for an iced tea and decided to pop into Granby Bicycle "just to look around." Next thing you know they were driving home with - [An Old Favorite](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=1435) - This shot is of my incredibly beautiful niece, Ainslee. This image is from about 4 years ago so she is quite a bit older but still just as lovely. I came across this one while organizing some files on my computer and just had to post it. - [Monica and Lisa: Married](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=1657) - I had the distinct pleasure of photographing the marriage ceremony of Monica and Lisa back in November. Weddings are always special to me. All of them moving. All of them beautiful. But I would be lying if I didn't admit that Monica and Lisa's was meaningful to me on a totally different level. I was - [My Everything.](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=2904) - You would think I would take millions of pictures of Finn all the time but sadly, this is not the case. I am usually so busy working on images for other people that I don't take enough of my own for me! My mother-in-law was desperate for a recent pic of Finn to bring with - [Afghanistan Wheelchair Basketball Project](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=4676) - My usual posts tend to be pretty and happy images of sweet babies, children, lovely brides and handsome grooms. I have lots more going on in my mind than I ever find the time to blog about. But this is a topic that deserves some attention. I've meant to blog about it in the past - [Are You Sure You Want to Cut That?!](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=31) - Okay. A bit overdue, but I've been busy. This cake totally deserves it's own post. It's own applause. Heck, it's own Fan Club! This gorgeous creation was handcrafted by Ana Parzych Custom Cakes. Check out her website--you will be amazed by how beautifully she crafts these edible masterpieces. Please note: the flowers on this cake - [Alicia and Craig at The Hotchkiss School: Part One](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=36) - Just over a week ago was the incredible wedding of Alicia and Craig. What a day! Let me warn you in advance--I have a lot of favorites! I think the best way to do this is to split my posts into parts so I don't overwhelm my viewers!We met up with Alicia, her nine bridesmaids, - [Mama Got a New Toy!](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=87) - I didn't have too much time to play today. But I had to crack out my new 100mm macro lens for at least a few shots. I actually owned a macro lens already, but it was not compatible with my fancy new 5D Mark II. La-di-da! Plus it was not a Canon and I kind of hated - [Sarah and Patrick: Details](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=286) - Sarah and Patrick's wedding last Sunday was a beautiful affair. The weather was oddly warm for April but there was a wonderful breeze and an incredible blue sky to enjoy. They were married at The Riverview in Simsbury. What a venue! The inside is every bit as gorgeous as the outside with its view of - [Shelby and Ryan: The Details](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=616) - A couple of weeks back I had the pleasure of photographing the beautiful wedding of Shelby and Ryan. They were married at Westover School in Middlebury, CT. The location was special not only for its beauty but also because Shelby's father has worked at the school for almost 25 years. Shelby was a student herself - [Christine and Steve: Part One](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=1062) - On Labor Day weekend, Christine and Steve were married. They live out in San Diego but held the wedding here in Connecticut where Steve's family lives. I had met Christine, her Mom, Steve's Mom and the maid of honor, Kim, back in the summer as they all spent a weekend cramming in as much wedding - [Audrey and Kelvin: Part Two](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=1450) - Audrey and Kelvin were married at St. Patrick's Church in Farmington. What a beautiful ceremony! Audrey had both her Mom and her Dad walk her up the aisle. I love that. And her face was beaming as she saw Kelvin waiting for her. We had a bit of time between the ceremony and the start - [New Year's Resolution: The Update](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=73) - On the heels of my first "true" New Year's Resolution, I made a trip to Border's for some "supplies" and some inspiration. Several trips, actually. Truth be told, if I knew I could do it without getting arrested, I would set up camp at Border's. Bookstores are among my very favorite places on Earth.Supplies included - [Return to Me](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=70) - Well. It's that time of year again. Time for New Year's Resolutions.I don't usually make resolutions for New Year's. I haven't for years. I tell myself it is because I am too busy and things are for the most part as they should be. But this year is different. For one--I have examined my failure - [What Matters Most...](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=52) - I had the long overdue opportunity to spend some quality time with my boy this past week. The poor little guy has barely seen me for the past 8 weeks as I have been slammed at work and with weekend events since August.It was not as much time as I would have wanted since I - [#91--Check!](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=35) - Well, I am happy to report that I have done something on my 101 List. I am disappointed not to be blogging it the way I originally hoped, but perhaps in the next few days I will get the chance.#91 was to videotape Finn in everyday life. When he was a baby and didn't even - [Newborn Photography: Baby Sarah](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=5170) - A couple of weeks ago on a FRIGID January day, I had the pleasure of photographing (and snuggling!) sweet Baby Sarah. This newborn session was a gift from her grandmother, Carole--a wonderful gift idea for an expecting couple. Dana was one of those gorgeous new Moms who was so completely relaxed and natural during our - [H. Family Session: Simsbury Family Photographer](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=5041) - I recently met up with Heather and Chris and their extended family for a fun backyard family shoot. I've known Chris and Heather for years and photographed them with their kids several years back. It was so much fun to see them all again--even though I felt so old upon seeing how much their kids - [West Hartford Baby Photographer: Sammy Turns One!](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=5015) - One of the best parts of my job is when a past wedding couple contacts me because they have had a baby and they want me to document their family. Jennifer and James were married back in the fall of 2010. You can see their wedding slideshow here. Sam was born just over a year - [Simsbury, CT Portrait Photographer: Sweet Baby James Grows Up!](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=4980) - I met up with Kate, Tim and their big boy, James, this summer for a fun family session. The last time I visited James he was just a baby--6 months old. Cute as can be--check those pics out here. Well, he is quite grown up since then and just as chatty as ever! He is - [Riverview Wedding: Allison and J.R., Simsbury, CT](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=4882) - I love my job. And every wedding that I photograph is special and wonderful in its own way. But when I get to photograph the wedding of a friend or a family member it holds an extra layer of emotion for me. I've known Allison since she was a freshman in high school. She was - [Meghan and Kyle: Southport, CT Engagement Session](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=4852) - I met up with Meghan and Kyle recently for their engagement session. We'd rescheduled before due to weather and originally planned to shoot in Darien but at the last minute Meghan decided we should meet in Southport, where they got engaged, and I am so glad she thought of it. What a cute town and - [Melissa and Clint: The Wedding Slideshow](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=4848) - So excited to share the highlights from Melissa and Clint's beautiful wedding at Farmington Gardens in June. Click below to view the slideshow. (Tip: Move the cursor off the window to enjoy an unobstructed view.) What a great day! Congratulations, Melissa and Clint! - [Holcomb Farm Family Session: Sneak Peek!](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=4835) - I met with this adorable family last week on one of the hottest, sweatiest days of the year. Well, so far! But they were good sports about it. I know Mom and Dad are anxious to see a few so I thought I would post a couple of favorites in a sneak peek post! Below - [Baby Photography: Newborn Celia](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=4789) - Okay. So now that Miss Celia is 7 months old I am finally getting around to posting her newborn photos! What can I say, I can't always keep up with my blogging! I've actually just finished editing her 6 month photos so those are on deck! But it seemed a shame to skip her newborn - [Baby Jack: The Slideshow](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=1257) - Can you tell I am excited about these pics? Beth and Jack--thought you might enjoy seeing them this way first. (Be sure the take your mouse off the show to get rid of all the text and enjoy!) - [Stonington Engagement Session: Melissa & Clint](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=4736) - A few weeks ago I met up with Melissa and Clint at Saltwater Farm Vineyard in Stonington for their engagement session. What a beautiful venue! It was the first time I met Clint and the first time seeing him and Melissa together. They were, like most couples, a little nervous about being photographed but then - [Old Saybrook Wedding: April and Amy](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=4689) - Last month I finally got to meet April and Amy in person after corresponding by email for months. Their wedding day had finally arrived! They flew in from South Carolina along with their "BFF-of-Honor", Teresa. April was freezing here in CT--it was only about 50 degrees for their outdoor wedding--but she toughed it out and - [Connecticut Newborn Photography: Meet Liya Wynn](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=4632) - Pam found me online many months ago, when she was just a few months pregnant and already looking forward to having her baby's first moments captured. We had spoken and emailed a number of times between then and her announcement of Liya's birth in early March. It was so gratifying to finally be able to - [Sophie Clara: Newborn Slideshow](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=4628) - Aah...Sophie's images put to music...so pretty. - [CT Newborn Photographer: Sophie Clara](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=4600) - Some of you may not know that until about a year and half ago I worked a second job in a pediatric practice in Avon. I loved it. I loved getting to meet new children, new babies and new families everyday. I met Sophie's family just over 6 years ago when Sophie's big sister, Ava, - [Ann + Bobby: The Slideshow](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=4594) - Welcome! I grabbed a bunch of my favorite images from Ann + Bobby's wedding and put them to music in this slideshow. Enjoy! (Move your cursor off of the slideshow to enjoy an unobstructed view.) - [Ann + Bobby: Married! ](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=4520) - Ann and Bobby. One of my favoritest couples to date. (Favoritest--that's a word, right?!) I remember meeting them way back when at Starbucks to talk about wedding plans and look at some sample albums. I shared all of my silly organizing tools and lists while describing my whole "planning for the wedding" bit. Ann told - [Tatum: From Belly to Newborn to One Year!](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=4461) - I recently visited this cutie-pie just after her first birthday. Hard to believe it has been a year! I first met Tatum's parents when I did a maternity session for them before she was born. Janna was one of the prettiest--and most styling'--pregnant women I've ever met! About a month later little Tatum was born.Unfortunately - [Candlewood Lake Wedding: Colleen and Evan, Part Two](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=4405) - After Colleen and Evan's beautiful church ceremony was over we headed, with the family and the wedding party in their limo bus, to Tarrywile Park in Danbury for the formals. The location was just beautiful! To our dismay it started to rain within minutes of our arrival. So we got started on the pictures right - [Candlewood Lake Wedding: Colleen & Evan, Part One](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=4324) - Colleen and Evan's October wedding was perfect. They had put a lot of thought into the planning of their day--wanting to keep things simple but personal--and most of all, fun. And it all went off without a hitch. (Well except for the limo-bus losing its muffler, but that's another story!) Robin and I met up - [Smile Train Donation: Leave a Comment and "Like" Me on Facebook!](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=4315) - So this is something that has been in the back of my mind since seeing a fundraising effort on a friend's page on Facebook. For some reason I have a hard time asking for people to "like" my business page on Facebook. Promoting myself doesn't really come naturally and I've always been a little concerned - [Katy and Kevin: Society Room Wedding, The Slideshow](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=4257) - Check out this slideshow of highlights from Katy and Kevin's beautiful Society Room wedding. TIP: Keep your mouse off of the viewing area for an unobstructed view. Enjoy! - [Katy and Kevin: Married! (Part Two)](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=4199) - Well I am back from vacation and so excited to share Part Two of Katy and Kevin's gorgeous wedding! The ceremony was held at St. Thomas the Apostle Church in West Hartford. This church is just beautiful. It is fun to visit since it is where I went as a young child and where my - [Katy and Kevin: Married! (Part One)](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=4159) - Katy and Kevin were married on a lovely fall day in late September. Everything was perfect. We met up with Katy and her ladies while they were getting ready. Katy was such a fun, happy bride! Not to mention--beautiful. Behold! Larissa Lake did Katy's hair and make-up. She also made the custom decorative headpiece. Isn't - [Jess & Lindy: The Slideshow](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=4152) - [Jess & Lindy:Oregon Wedding](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=4059) - Ok. Grabbin' the tissues for this one! In September I had the incredible honor of photographing the wedding of two of our dearest friends in the world--Jess and Lindy. I have loved reliving the day as I edited their images and collected some favorites to share in this post. My husband, Tim, met Jess back - [A Trio of Cuties!](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=4008) - Some weeks ago I paid a visit to this family's home to grab some photos in time for the holidays. We started bright and early and these three were dressed to the nines and ready to go! The two oldest, William and Mary, were super friendly and chatty right from the start. Robert, the youngest, - [Monica and Lisa: The Slideshow](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=1687) - NOTE: Be sure to move your mouse off of the slideshow frame for an unobstructed view. - [Family + Farm = Fun!](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=3952) - Some weeks back I met up with Ann and Brian and their 2 cuties for a casual family shoot at Holcomb Farm. I met Ann and Brian years ago--they both used to work with my husband and we have several friends in common. I worked for a pediatrician at the time and when they had - [Blake is One!](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=3913) - Recently I had the opportunity to spend the afternoon with Blake and his Mom, Jennifer. What a cutie this guy is! And so, so busy! He's at that age when he will barely stand in one spot long enough to focus so I basically followed him around and snapped away! Here are some of my - [Hilary and Rory: Married (Part Two)](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=3871) - Hillary and Rory's wedding was just a photographer's dream. So many incredible details and such a fun and loving couple to shoot! Immediately following the ceremony Hillary and Rory went off by themselves to enjoy a private moment and to "soak in" the newness of being husband and wife. Then Robin and I rejoined them - [Hillary and Rory: Married! (Part One)](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=3817) - Back in August I had the opportunity to shoot one of the most visually stunning and "cozy" weddings ever! Cozy may seem like an odd word to describe a wedding but Hillary and Rory were married at Hillary's family's Bed and Breakfast and everything about it just felt personal and the setting was timeless--wait till - [Staci and Andy:Married! (Part Two)](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=3777) - Let's pick up where we left off last week... Below Andy and his guys arrive by boat for the ceremony: Love this shot Cheryl grabbed just before Staci and her Dad head down the aisle: Below--check out those adorable ringbearers! And Staci's Mom gets just a glimpse of Staci in the distance and is overcome - [Staci + Andy: Married! (Part One)](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=3745) - On a gorgeous Sunday in July I had the honor of photographing Staci and Andrew get married!! Everything was so perfect! There were so many handmade and personal touches throughout their wedding. Andy grew up on Candlewood Lake so having their ceremony and reception at the Candlewood Inn was very special to them. They lucked - [Meredith and Brian: The Wedding Slideshow](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=3697) - The photos are done! You can view the whole gallery here but in the meantime, enjoy this slideshow of highlights put to music: - [Meredith and Brian: Part One](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=3655) - Well, if you've seen a wedding on my blog before you probably already know that I have a terrible time narrowing down my favorites for the blog. So I often split my weddings into several posts over several days. This will be the case, again, for Meredith and Brian's gorgeous May wedding. Theirs was especially - [RAW Lighting Workshop: Desiree'](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=3627) - So back in late March I finally had the chance I've been wanting for the past year and a half. To work with and learn from Eric and Amber Langlois of RAW Photo Design. You may be familiar with their work but if you aren't, check them out. One of the things they are best - [Ron's Run for the Roses: Good Times for a Good Cause!](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=3585) - A few months ago I got a call from my Aunt asking if I would like to donate my time to a wonderful charity event she and my cousin are involved with. I checked my calendar and was happy to discover that I was free so I signed on. I knew very little about the - [Holiday Weekend Wedding Fun!](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=3575) - This weekend I had my first ever double-header. Two weddings in two days. On Friday I photographed the wedding of Meredith and Brian at Saint Clement's Castle in Portland, CT. And on Saturday the wedding of Lindsay and Kyle at The Riverview in Simsbury. Both events were just perfect. As you probably remember, we just - [Sports Car Restoration = Amazing.](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=3504) - I recently had one of my favorite shoots to date! It may surprise you to read that someone who loves shooting tiny babies and weddings would have so much fun shooting at a car shop. But this was right up my alley! My background in photography is much more "fine art" and still life than - [A New Favorite Children's Book: A Quest for Good Manners](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=3487) - Sigh..this post is long overdue. I am so happy to finally be sitting down to share about this wonderful new children's book! I met KarinLeFranc last fall. She owned a lovely children's boutique in Avon and was looking for some local artists to display their work in an upstairs space she and her friend Jane - [Sneak Peek: Sandy and Christina](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=2557) - Sandy and Christina came to Connecticut in July for their wedding at Elizabeth Park. It was amazing. There are tons of incredible images that I can't wait to share but for now--enjoy the following: Ladies--it was such a pleasure to be a part of your special day! You two are clearly so happy together. I - [Rediscovery Workshop, Part One](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=5) - I had the pleasure of attending an amazing photography worksop last week hosted by the super talented Carla Ten Eyck and Steve Depino. What a day! Carla and Steve invited us all to re-examine why we got into photography in the first place. What is it about photography that first captured us? What can we - [Rediscovery Workshop, Part Three](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=7) - Okay. No time to waste here, guys. I am supposed to be packing and going to bed early, but I really wanted to add a few more workshops pics. After shooting the lovely ladies featured in previous posts, we went a little "field trip" with the sexy model-couple/photographer-duo Justin and Mary Marantz. They were crazy - [Ten Eyck Tuesdays](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=50) - WARNING: Crazy, huge post! I can't help it--I had too much fun! Last Tuesday I spent the day with an awesome group of people. Val McCormick, Claudia and I were the lucky ones to make it into Carla Ten Eyck's first session of Ten Eyck Tuesdays. What a great time we had! The lovely Robin - [Thought for the Day...](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=210) - We must be willing to get rid of the life we’ve planned, so as to have the life that is waiting for us. ―Joseph Campbell Good ol' Joseph Campbell. I just got this quote in my email 'inbox' courtesy of Real Simple's Daily Thought. I am sort of a collector of quotes and love getting - [Thought For the Day...](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=39) - Okay, so I get these emails everyday from Real Simple--the Daily Thought. And so many of them are great that I don't delete them and now my mailbox is getting way too full of Thoughts! Lots of them are just good reminders of what is important in life, but a suprising number of them apply - [Sassy Kate and Brother Charlie](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=43) - A week ago I spent the morning with these two cuties at home just hanging out. Kate started out all shy, but I knew she was just fakin' and in no time she was like my new best friend. I have tons of favorite shots from this visit but since a whole week has gone - [Shelby and Ryan: Part Three, "It's Official!"](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=736) - As I mentioned in an earlier post, Westover School is a very important place to Shelby and her family. Her father has worked at the school for nearly 30 years. She grew up there, was a student herself and is now a teacher at the school. She had always imagined her own wedding taking place - [Welcome Home, Baby Benjamin...](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=800) - A few weeks back I had the honor of capturing these images of my dear friend Ginny's new baby boy, Benjamin. He was just 6 days old in these pictures and he was 100% sweetness. He's already a month old and I can't wait to see how big he has gotten! Babies change so much - [Tammy and Dan: Part One](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=1491) - Tammy and Dan were married on a beautiful day in late September. We started off with Tammy and her girls at Studio Mac in Windsor for hair and make-up. Back at Tammy's parents' house: Tammy's dress was amazing. There are so many more images to share! Part Two is coming soon... - [Michael and Cecelia](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=1518) - I had the pleasure of revisiting these two cuties recently and wanted to share a couple of my favorite shots. I know how anxious their parents are to see these! Their mom wanted a shot of Michael and Cecelia together to use for a holiday card but Cecelia wanted nothing to do with standing still - [Three's a Crowd (of cuties!)](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=1589) - Some weeks back I had the hilarious pleasure of trying to capture these three cousins in a photo for their grandparents. Hilarious because their Moms and I were laughing and goofing around trying to keep all of them in one place for long enough to get a picture. I simply have to include a couple - [Kate and Charlie: One Year Older](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=1622) - Just revisted last year's post of these two cuties. Boy have they grown up--especially Charlie! From baby to big boy! This visit was a lot of fun. Charlie was on the move and Kate was my new best friend. Here are some of my favorites: Kate and I hung out in her room to start - [Brian and Lindsay: Sneak Peek](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=2406) - Yesterday I had the pleasure of photographing Brian and Lindsay's incredible wedding at the Gwyn Careg Inn in Pomfret Center. We really lucked out--it was a warm day, for sure, but there were predictions for storms earlier in the week and it ended up being a gorgeous day and night. I can't wait to share - [Old School](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=152) - We took Finn to get his haircut last Saturday. To "the man barber shop." He wasn't even sure I was allowed to go, it being the man's barbershop and all. He said we'd have to ask. But then he decided it was probably okay since I was with him, but I definitely couldn't go alone. This is - [My Favorite Face...](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=1054) - I dragged Finn out to the front yard this afternoon for a mini-photo shoot. People assume I take pictures of my own baby all the time, but the truth is, I am so busy taking pictures of other people's kids and weddings that I don't take nearly enough pictures of my own! And, let's be - [Baby Maeve: Sneak Peek](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=1841) - Isn't she adorable? There are lots more images to share. In fact, they're all ready! But for some inexplicable reason my blog is not allowing me to upload images. I've been fiddling with it for the last hour and have yet to figure out where this error suddenly originated but I suspect it is somewhere - [Giada Kate: Newborn Perfection](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=3412) - Recently one of my dear friends, Traci, and her husband Phil welcomed their first baby. Giada Kate was about 10 days old when I visited and took these images of her sweet little self. When I arrived she was sleeping contentedly in her musical swing all snuggled up like a peapod! After Traci and I - [My Cousin's Cuties: Finlay and Rory](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=3381) - My cousin, Lindsay, and her husband, Andrew, had their second baby a few weeks ago and I visited to snap some pics of the happy family. Finlay, their 3 year old, was a riot. I love that age. He is very into his trains, as you will see, and is quite the expert on the - [CT Children's Photography: Mason and Taryn](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=3326) - I had the pleasure of spending a Sunday morning visiting these two cuties a couple of weeks back. What a joy! Right when I walked in Mason, almost 2, came to check me out. The first shots of the day are below: To my delight, after this exchange Mason decided he liked me plenty. He - [Lindsay and Kyle, Engaged: Sneak Peek](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=3318) - I met up with Lindsay and Kyle this past {{freeezing}} weekend for their engagement shoot. Did I mention it was freezing?! Seriously--we were dying--but it was kind of fun and Lindsay and Kyle were really good sports. The snow kept us from using some locations but we found some neat little nooks and crannies in - [Catherine Isabella: The Slideshow](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=3306) - You can see some "still" images of baby Catherine below--but first, check out this slideshow! My cousin Christine is a twin. Her twin sister is Catherine. Christine had a baby girl and named her Catherine after her twin sister. =) Catherine's husband, Larry, is an amazing poet and musician/songwriter. On learning the baby's name, when - [CT Newborn Baby Photographer: Catherine Isabella](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=3258) - Some of you may have seen these images on Facebook a while back. My cousin, Christine, and her husband, Chris, welcomed their baby girl back in November. I spent a day basking in her newborn sweetness about 2 weeks after she was born. What a perfect baby! I guess there's no such thing as an - [Engagement Session: Meredith and Brian at the University of CT](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=3190) - You may remember Meredith and Brian from their sneak peek a while back. We met up on a chilly December afternoon to visit the UConn campus for their engagement photos. Both Meredith and Brian were students at UConn at the same time but they didn't meet until after school when their good friends got married. - [UConn Engagement Session: Meredith and Brian Sneak Peek](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=3122) - On a chilly, gray day in December I met Meredith and Brian for their engagement session at the University of Connecticut campus in Storrs. Our original scheduled date had been a crazy, raining nightmare so we were lucky to have a much nicer day to work with! There are tons of favorites from this session - [Lifestyle Portrait Session: Baby Harper](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=3135) - I visited Harper and her family just before the holidays. What a fun shoot! Her parents let me do exactly what I most love to do--hang out and shoot casual, real-life moments without a whole lot of interference or posing on my part. Hence the word 'lifestyle' in the title. We let Harper be Harper--her - [Jennifer and James: The Slideshow](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=3113) - This is a bit out of order. I usually post the wedding pics in a series before I post the slideshow but I think this is a fun way to see the images for the first time--as a whole, beginning to end. Set to music. (Get your tissues ready, Mom!) Blogging has taken a back - [Jack and Liam](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=3071) - It's been just over a year since I last photographed these adorable brothers. You can see them a year younger here. Liam was just a baby then. Baby, no more! He is a busy little man. I had such a great afternoon with these guys and their mom at Elizabeth Park. Mandy is an old - [Leigh and Patrick: Part Two](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=3012) - Before we go "inside" the church for some ceremony pictures, can I say again how much I love my second shooter, Julia?! It is such a good feeling to know that she is where I can't be getting amazing images I wish I took! Check out these moments just before Leigh enters the church: Leigh - [Leigh and Patrick: Part One](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=2943) - In September Julia and I made the trip to Cape Cod to document the incredible wedding of Leigh and Patrick. What a day! For starters, the location was just breathtaking. Leigh's uncle was generous enough to open up his home to them for their wedding reception. It is also where the girls got ready that - [Kate + Charlie = Cuteness x 2](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=2915) - You may remember these adorable faces from past years--check them out here and here. It is so neat to be able to see them change and grow over time. This year was so much fun! It was the first time Charlie really "got" having his picture taken and he was quite the little ham! And - [Sneak Peek: Emma and Adam](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=2897) - It was a perfect fall day for a perfect fall wedding! Congratulations, Emma and Adam! So glad to be a part of your special day. Enjoy your weekend! - [Big Boy, Jack!](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=2857) - Somehow an entire year has gone by since this little munchkin' was born! If you've been to my blog before you probably remember his sweet face from his earlier shoots--here, here and here. Now he is walking and talking and cuter than ever! We had a super fun visit and spent most of our time - [In The Works!](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=2846) - This past Saturday I enjoyed the wonderful wedding of Jennifer and James. What an amazing day--on SO many levels! I only have a moment tonight so I want to get an image up for them (and their families) to enjoy. Stay tuned for many more in the coming weeks! Congratulations, Jennifer and James!! Also "in - [Brian and Lindsay: The Slideshow](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=2823) - [Brian and Lindsay: Part Two](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=2706) - At long last! Part Two of Brian and Lindsay's gorgeous July wedding at the beautiful Gwyn Careg Inn. Now to see them in all of their wedding day glory! First, our stunning bride: And her handsome husband-to-be! We will revisit these two after the ceremony. The Gwyn Careg Inn is just an incredible location for - [The Countdown Begins...](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=14) - Baby Mazey is due to arrive in just a few short weeks! I spent the afternoon with my beautiful, pregnant sister Jen and her man, Geno. Haven't had a chance to do much more than upload the photos, but be on the lookout for a new batch in the coming days. In the meantime, here - [More 'Big' Little Sister...She's About to Pop!](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=15) - Some more favorites from my session with my little sister. She's gonna be a Mommy! - [Look Who's One!](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=680) - It is hard for me to believe, but my niece, Mazey, turned one last week. Her birthday party was a blast and it was 'especially special' because her cousins Jake and Brian were home from California to celebrate! I took tons of pictures, as you can imagine, but have not had time to sift through - [Congratulations to Tim and Andrea!!](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=866) - It was a last minute shoot. We decided only days before to get together to photograph the family and to grab some maternity shots of Andrea's belly before the baby's arrival. So this was Andrea on Sunday. Baby #2 was not due until next week. But lo and behold--he decided to to make his appearance - [Erin: Beautiful Belly](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=1742) - I visited Erin a few weeks ago to capture her lovely pregnant belly before her third little miracle arrives in just over a week or so! There will be three little girls in this house soon! Hard to imagine but I'm sure it will be a whole lotta fun! Well, maybe until they're teenagers. (Ha--just - [Look Who's One! Baby Jack!](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=2695) - It is hard for me to believe that little Jack has turned one already!! I just did this shoot today but wanted to be sure to have at least one favorite ready for Mom and Dad to enjoy while they wait for the rest! Jack--you are the sweetest little man and I enjoyed every minute - [Brian and Lindsay: The Wedding, Part One](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=2658) - Sigh...at long last...Part One of Brian and Lindsay's incredibly beautiful wedding from July. They were married on my birthday and the day was just perfect. The weather, the setting, the details, the couple, the guests! Robin and I had a blast shooting this together and we had so many incredible images that the hardest part - [Leigh and Patrick: Engaged!](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=2564) - A few weeks back I had the pleasure of meeting and photographing my clients Leigh and Patrick. They are from out of state so we took advantage of their visit home to Pat's parents' house to meet up and do their engagement session. We started off at the beach that Patrick grew up visiting and - [Ginny and Brent: Part Two (Finally!)](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=2597) - I realize it has been a long while since I first posted Part One of this fabulous wedding. And a longer than usual time between the event and the posts. There were some medical issues in my family this summer and Ginny, being the wonderful and supportive friend that she is, let me know that - [Welcome, Juliana: Newborn Session](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=2498) - Trisha and Rob were one of the first wedding couples I ever photographed. It has been a few years since then and I was so happy to hear from Trisha back in May that they'd had their first baby, little Juliana Faith. Photographing new babies is my favorite. I just can't explain how lucky I - [Baby Ethan: Newborn](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=2439) - Last June I had the honor of photographing Shelby and Ryan's wedding. Some months back I got an excited email from Shelby letting me know that they were expecting their first baby this summer! I couldn't wait to meet little Ethan and to capture his tiny little newborn-ness for them to cherish. He was such - [Sweet Baby James](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=2411) - Recently I had the pleasure of visiting Kate, an old friend from my hometown, and meeting her sweet little boy, James. What a dream baby! Not only was he as cute as can be but he was all smiles and so friendly. He let me hold him as soon as I walked in the door. - [Ginny and Brent: Part One](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=2365) - Back in May I had the pleasure of photographing the wedding my good friend, Ginny. I always find myself emotionally invested when I photograph weddings. I understand the significance of the day and am honored to be a part of documenting such a magical event in peoples' lives. But this one was a little bit - [Brian and Lindsay: Engaged!](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=2315) - A couple of weeks ago I met up with Lindsay and Brian in Middletown to hang out and shoot their engagement session. We had a blast. And these two are a treat to photograph. Not only are they super good-lookin' but they are both photogenic to boot! They made my job easy! We started off - [Lots On Tap!!](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=2304) - I have been super busy recently shooting lots of beautiful people--couples and babies galore! Here is a taste of what I have coming up! Check back often--I've got lots of posts "in the works!" First up: Ginny and Brent's incredible May wedding: Brian and Lindsay's Middletown engagement shoot: Baby Juliana in her perfect little pink - [Cutest Crawford = Love.](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=2284) - A couple of weeks ago I got to visit Stacy and Mike and their new little man, Crawford. What a dream baby! He is seriously the sweetest thing. I loved holding him and snuggling his little baby head. Mmm... I have not quite finished editing all of the images but I hate to make Mommy - [Alan and Patty: The Slideshow](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=2275) - Here is a slideshow with highlights from Alan and Patty's beautiful wedding in Wethersfield. Be sure to move your computer's mouse off of the slideshow after you click play to watch the show with no text obstructing your view. Enjoy! - [Alan and Patty: The Wedding](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=2188) - Alan and Patty's wedding was perfect. The church was perfect, the mansion where they held their reception was amazing--and the weather was, you guessed it, perfect! What a day. I had the talented company of Julia from Salty Grapes along to help me shoot and we had a wonderful time. Here are some highlights from - [Alan & Patty: Sneak Peek](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=2182) - A few weeks ago, before the surprise return of winter, (really, what is the deal with this weather?!) I had the pleasure of photographing the beautiful wedding of Alan and Patty. Their ceremony was at a lovely church in Wethersfield and the reception to follow at an absolutely incredible old historic mansion just down the - [Welcome, Sawyer!](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=2137) - A couple of weeks ago I went to visit Dawne, her beautiful daughter, Sydney, and her new little baby, Sawyer. I have been friends with Dawne since, well, forever! We were the little girls with the blonde bowl-cuts and the kulats on the playground back in 3rd grade. We stayed friends through high school and - [Baby Maeve](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=2106) - Woops! I posted a sneak peek of sweet, little Maeve a while back, finished the images for her Mom, but never got around to posting a full batch! Here she is. Funny--it's only been a few months since this shoot but she is already a totally different baby! She's grown and changed so much. Erin - [Baby Jack: Six Months](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=2067) - This sweet little face has had me smiling all day long. I first photographed Baby Jack when he was about one-month old and recently went back to capture his little six-month old self. I didn't know he could get any cuter--but he did! His parents were excited to have me capture Jack in everyday, "real - [Rachel and Gary: Part III ](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=2036) - Rachel and Gary--just married!--jump in the car for the ride to their reception at The Fox Hill Inn. Sigh...to see Rachel and Gary's First Dance. They glided around the dance floor with such ease! So fun to watch. There were tons of fun moments at this reception. The dance floor was PACKED all night! Josh - [Rachel and Gary: Part II](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=1931) - WARNING: Get comfortable--this is a long one! I have been dying to revisit Rachel and Gary's wedding on the blog. I just loved everything about their day. Rachel and her girls got ready at a hotel but she and Gary opted to meet up before the ceremony for a First Look. They wanted to take - [Rachel and Gary: Part One](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=1867) - Rachel and Gary are such an incredible couple. So in love and so amazing to work with. These two have been eagerly awaiting their wedding day and everything was absolutely perfect. Gary is a professional baseball player who spends many months out of the year overseas. As a couple they have endured long periods of - [Jack: Six Months Old! - Sneak Peek](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=1919) - I had the absolute joy of visiting Jack and his family this past weekend. You may remember this cutie from his one-month shoot. It's hard to believe he's already six months old! And he just keeps on getting cuter. He was napping in his crib when I arrived. (Just wait till you see how cute - [Jessica and Cory: The Slideshow](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=1863) - [Lydia Rose: 6 Weeks Old and Perfect](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=1817) - My cousin Melissa and her husband Rob welcomed their perfect little girl, Lydia Rose, about 2 months ago. I visited when she was just under six weeks old and grabbed these images. What a perfect baby! Not only is she beautiful but she barely made a peep the entire time I was there! (Not at - [Cuteness Times Three!](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=1773) - This blog post is waaaay overdue. I shot these three cuties in the fall. You may remember their sweet faces from last July. The girls have grown up a bit but Jack has changed so much! From little baby to little man! As always, I had a blast visiting with them, their Mom and their - [Heidi and Matt: The Slideshow](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=1725) - NOTE: Be sure to move your mouse off of the slideshow to enjoy an unobstructed view. - [Audrey and Kelvin: The Slideshow](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=1482) - If you would like to view all of the images from Audrey and Kelvin's wedding, please visit: www.pictage.com/623192 - [Jessica and Cory: Sneak Peek](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=1440) - Jessica and Cory were married a few weeks ago on a cold (but dry!) October day. Actually, I heard it rained all over the state that day so I am not sure how it is we got so lucky, but their wedding was beautiful. Starting with the incredible house where Jessica got ready. Cory met - [Audrey & Kelvin: Part I](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=1304) - In September I had the honor of photographing the incredible wedding of Audrey and Kelvin. Traci and I were really looking forward to this event. We did their engagement session some months back and these two were so much fun to photograph. I knew they would have an awesome wedding and couldn't wait to see - [Karen and Chris: Part One](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=48) - So last night was just a teaser.I will be posting this wedding in a series as I make my way through my favorite images. Below is a sampling of mostly details. I have a hard time keeping these to a reasonable number because I was so into her details! The flowers and dress and shoes, - [Rediscovery Workshop, Part Two](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=6) - Just a glimpse at what it is like to model for a photography workshop:I can't imagine how it feels to have so many cameras pointed at you all at once, but these girls held their own!Here I take advantage of a very cool, very creative pose set up by Kiva Sutton of Annandale Photography:I usually - [Christine and Steve: The Slideshow](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=1294) - A fun recap of the day's events. After clicking play, move your mouse off of the slideshow to make the text disappear. Enjoy! - [Christine and Steve: Part 3, The Reception](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=1274) - I mentioned in an earlier post what an amazing job Christine and Steve did planning their wedding not only in just a matter of months but from across the country!! I honestly don't know how they did it, but boy did they do it well! The reception was at the rustic and beautiful Webb Barn - [More Baby Jack!](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=1236) - I had no plans to do another whole post of Baby Jack but as I finished up editing his session last night I fell in love with a bunch more images and just have to share. Can you believe I get to take photos of sweetness like this for my job? Talk about lucky. :) - [Christine and Steve: Part Two](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=1167) - Christine and Steve were married at St. Peter Claver's church in West Hartford. What a unique and beautiful location. There was lovely sunlight pouring in from the skylights which is always a nice bonus for a photographer. Here are some photos from their ceremony: After the ceremony we headed to Elizabeth Park for some formals: - [Baby Jack: One Month Old](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=1136) - I have been dying to post more from my session with little Jack. He was just about a month old at our session and he was pure sweetness. Such a handsome baby and so easy-going! There are so many beautiful images from the morning that I had trouble narrowing it down for the blog. You - [At Long Last: Nikki](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=1116) - Last month I met with Nikki at Elizabeth Park to take some nice, casual portraits of her. Like so many of us, she had gone years without having her photo taken and decided it was high-time to make that right. In honor of a milestone birthday, she arranged this session. We had an excellent time - [Heidi and Matt: Sneak Peek](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=1086) - Yesterday was pretty much perfect. Well, minus the insane wind that decided to visit us when we tried shooting family pictures by the water! But other than that--it really was perfect. I can't wait to share more from the wedding of Heidi and Matt. For now, here's a quick favorite. I haven't even looked at - [Baby Jack...They Don't Come Any Cuter!](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=1058) - I spent Friday morning visiting Baby Jack and his Mom, Beth. I could not get over how cute this little guy was!! He is just a month old but so alert and so interested in me. Or maybe it was the big, fat camera I kept sticking in his face?! His big, beautiful eyes followed - [Coming Soon: Nikki](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=1049) - I got an email a few weeks ago from Nikki . She recently celebrated a milestone birthday and it occurred to her that she hadn't had "real" pictures taken of herself since her children were small. We met early one morning at Elizabeth Park and were blessed with beautiful light and a perfect light breeze. - [Sneak Peek: Audrey and Kelvin](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=1042) - Audrey and Kelvin were married just a couple of weeks back and their day was fabulous! Their ceremony was in Farmington at a beautiful stone church and the reception was at The Bond Ballroom in Hartford. Everything was perfect! I can't wait to share more photos. For now--feast your eyes on this: - [Susanne and Mike: The Slideshow](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=1036) - I am very excited to try out a new slideshow feature available to me through Pictage, the website I use for my online photo proofing. I have always used a separate program to make slideshows in the past but this new addition is not only easier, but has many wonderful features available to me, not - [Susanne and Mike: The Couple](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=954) - At long last...my favorites from after the ceremony. Susanne and Mike held their reception back at their house but made sure to leave time to do some photos on the property of The Castle before they had to leave. Here are some of my favorites: It was Susanne's idea to sit in the grass. I - [Susanne and Mike: The Scene and the Ceremony at Gillette Castle](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=885) - Several weeks back, in the midst of our crazy, rainy summer, the skies cleared one Saturday morning for just a few hours. Just long enough for the ceremony of Susanne and Mike at The Gillette Castle. What an incredible spot for a ceremony! Susanne and Mike wanted their wedding to be intimate and simple. It - [Christine and Steve: Sneak Peek](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=877) - This past Friday I had the pleasure of photographing the wedding of Christine and Steve. From beginning to end their day was perfect. The weather, the locations, the details and, of course, the couple! These two were so laid back, so in love and so easy and fun to work with. There are so many - [Coming Soon: Susanne and Mike Get Married](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=862) - This morning was wonderful. I woke early to the sound of some serious thunderstorms and worried for Susi and Mike--what would they do about their outdoor ceremony? It was still pouring when I left my house at 7:45. But as I drove the skies changed a hundred times. Some parts were sunny, other parts still - [Susi and Mike at Elizabeth Park](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=829) - So a couple of weeks back I met up with Susie and Mike to chat about their August wedding and to do a quick shoot at Elizabeth Park in Hartford. I can't wait for their wedding at the Gillette Castle. It's going to be gorgeous! These two are so laid back and they have been - [Susanne and Mike: Sneak Peek](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=825) - Last week I met with Susanne and Mike to get to know them and to hear more about their plans for their wedding day in August. These two are just an adorable couple. We totally hit it off and after chatting for a bit we headed over to Elizabeth Park for a quick engagement shoot. - [Hangin' with Jake](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=770) - I had the best time last week hangin' out with this little man. Jake is such a sweet little guy. He started out a little shy but it took me, like, a minute to get him to smile at me. He can't help it--he's such an easy-going kid! He definitely wanted to know that - [Shelby and Ryan: Part Two](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=686) - There are so many great shots from Shelby and Ryan's wedding at Westover that it has been hard to narrow them down for blogging. (No surprise there--I always have that problem!) Here are some of my favorites from the Getting Ready portion of the day. Here Shelby gets her make-up done by Naomi Martinez of - [D. Family Shoot = Fun and Fabulous!](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=576) - A couple of weeks back I got to reconnect with an old friend I hadn't seen in, like, 15 years! Mandy and I worked together one summer when I was fresh out of college and she was still in high school. We hit it off then but lost touch after that summer. It turns out - [Audrey & Kelvin: The Slideshow](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=573) - [Audrey & Kelvin: Part III (At Long Last!)](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=539) - I am so excited to finally reveal Part III of my session with Audrey and Kelvin. As you have seen in previous posts--these two photograph so beautifully, you can imagine how hard it is for me to narrow down my selections. The following images are from the last part of our shoot. Audrey changed into - [Family Time!](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=535) - I am way overdue for a new blog post but have had too much going on in the last week to get around to it. Today I get to see my sister and her family. This shot is from last summer. Finn only gets to see his cousins, Brian and Jake, once or twice a - [Audrey and Kelvin: Part Two](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=520) - If you've visited recently then you've seen Audrey and Kelvin before. They'd be hard to forget, they're so photogenic! This is part two of their engagement session. They changed their clothes several times during our session and we also changed up the scenery for each outfit so I decided to award each part its own - [Audrey and Kelvin: Part One](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=502) - Okay. I am obsessed with these pictures. I was supposed to go to bed an hour ago but I can't stop working on these! And it has become abundantly clear that I will not be able to edit myself down to a "reasonable" number for the blog. So I have decided instead to break the - [Coming Soon: Audrey and Kelvin](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=482) - I am working on a whopper of a post! Audrey and Kelvin are not only gorgeous-beyond-description but so loving and so natural in front of the camera that I cannot imagine how I am going to choose my favorites for their post! We met up in Westport just over a week ago and shot all - [Tammy and Dan: Engagement Shoot](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=442) - I met up with Tammy and Dan a couple weeks back to do their engagement session. We started off at their house, actually their driveway, so we could include their beloved camper in a few shots. These two are the ultimate laid-back, easy-to-hang-with couple. Next we headed to Dan's parents' house. The backyard is incredible! - [Jessica and Cory: Engagement Shoot](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=403) - A few weeks back I met up with Jessica and Cory along with their sweet son, Ethan, and their cool dog, Gunther. It took a while, but I finally forced myself to choose a sampling for the blog. I hate having to pick favorites! Please enjoy... After shooting the whole family at their house, - [Jessica and Cory: The Engagement Slideshow](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=438) - [Sarah & Patrick: Part II](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=371) - Here are a few more favorites from the wedding of Sarah and Patrick at The Riverview in April. I always tell myself I will whip out a blog post right away and then I spend hours editing and playing with the images and it takes me forever to narrow it down to a reasonable number! - [Sample Canvases: Wall Art](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=356) - I wasn't sure if this was something I would blog or not, but then I decided--why not? I ordered these canvas gallery wraps a couple of months ago and hung them in the pediatrician's office where I work. I fell in love with each of them the minute I opened the packages. I swear if - [Jessica and Cory: Sneak Peek](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=329) - I met up with Jessica and Cory this Sunday for their engagement shoot. We started off at their house so that we could include their adorable little boy and their awesome dog, Gunther. Then we drove on to the Jonathan Edwards Winery in North Stonington. They will be getting married there in the fall. I - [Sneak Peek: Sarah & Patrick](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=280) - I had the pleasure of shooting the wedding of Sarah and Patrick this past Sunday. It was a beautiful day, a beautiful ceremony and just a real honor to be a part of such an incredible occasion for Sarah, Patrick and their families. I am so lucky to be able to witness and capture such - [Ellebe: 8 Weeks](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=118) - This past weekend I had a chance to make another quick visit to see Ellebe and her parents. She is just about 8 weeks old now and I can't believe how much she has changed. Obviously she has grown, but what stood out to me the most was how alert she is now. She was - [Welcome, Baby Ellebe!](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=76) - Last month Tim's cousin Chad and his wife Jenn welcomed their beautiful baby girl, Ellebe, to the world. Tim and I were lucky to get to visit her when she was just over a week old. What a perfect little doll she is! There were lots of other visitors there and I didn't want to - [Karen and Chris: The Slideshow](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=60) - [Thought for the Day...](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=59) - " Love doesn't make the world go 'round. Love is what makes the ride worthwhile." — Franklin P. Jones - [Snap-Happy](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=58) - Boy, did I have a busy Sunday! In the morning I visited with two of my closest friends from high school and their beautiful little children. I hope they don't mind that I spent most of our time together behind my camera, but with faces like these all around me, how could I resist?Here's Jake. - [Michael and Cecelia: Do They Come Any Cuter?](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=53) - I love my job! I had the best time last Thursday hanging out with Michael and his little sister Cecelia. They are the children of an old friend from my childhood, Irene. I've know her since she was in kindergarten! Her children are not only beautiful but they have such sweet personalities.When I arrived, Irene - [I've Been Tagged!](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=51) - I went to Eric's blog just now to enjoy some rockin' photos and lo and behold--I found I'd been tagged! Doh!Here's how it works:- Grab the nearest book.- Open to page 56.- Find the fifth sentence.- Post the next two to five sentences in your blog with these instructions.- Don't dig for your favorite book, - [Shelby + Ryan: Part One](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=49) - I am so excited to be shooting Shelby and Ryan's wedding next summer. I first met Shelby a few months ago and knew I would love photographing her. Not only is she beautiful but she was so easy to talk to and when she talked about her wedding she just lit up. We wrote back - [Karen + Chris: Wedding Sneak Peek](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=47) - My sister and I traveled to the Cape a few weeks back to photograph the wedding of Karen and Chris at the amazing Ocean Edge Resort in Brewster. We went to high school with Karen and bumped into her at a wedding last summer, where we first met Chris. They weren't engaged at the time, - [Alicia and Craig: The SlideShow](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=46) - At long last... - [Sweet Hannah...Part Two](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=45) - I am so busy lately that I hadn't had time before today to make it through all of the shots I took of Baby Hannah a couple of weeks back. She was just 8 days old when I visited and her Mommy says she has already grown so much since I saw her!Here is one - [Sarah & Patrick: Engagement Session](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=40) - Last weekend I had the chance to meet up with Sarah and Patrick who are getting married next spring. We met up at a very cool restaurant in Simsbury called Plan B. A great burger joint, if you're interested. They make a Pretzel Burger that is to die for. The bun is made of pretzel - [Alicia and Craig: Part Two](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=37) - So, here's my next batch! I can't wait to have more time to work on the photos from Alicia and Craig's wedding. I am loving these. This has been a particularly busy week for me so I am working on these in spurts--usually really late at night--but I am grabbing the shots that really stand - [Marianne and Aaron: The Slideshow](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=30) - I finally finished the slideshow from Marianne and Aaron's wedding last month at the Hillstead Museum in Farmington. It was so hard to narrow it down to less than 200 images! There were so many great shots! What a fun bunch of people they had at their wedding. It was a beautiful day and these - [Life Is Good.](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=29) - This past weekend I had the BEST time photographing the adorable children of a childhood friend. It's so funny to think of myself and people I've known since I was a kid as grown-ups! I just turned 35 and I still think to myself, "When I grow up..." Kim is an amazing Mom and it - [Alicia and Craig: The Engagement SlideShow](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=28) - Okay. Finally. This is the first slideshow I have posted on the blog and it took me for-freakin-ever! Little glitches. I think it is finally all set. Alicia and Craig--I hope you enjoy this little treat. I certainly enjoyed hanging out with you at the incredible campus of the Hotchkiss School. I cannot believe your - [More Alicia and Craig...](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=23) - Okay. So that was a major tease to have only one photo up all day! I have another bunch ready to post. I met Alicia and Craig at The Hotchkiss School, where they will be married later this summer. Beautiful! I am so excited to shoot their wedding! The grounds are amazing and there are - [Alicia and Craig: Engagement Session](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=22) - Okay--this will have to be quick. There's a big thunderstorm happening as I type this and I am afraid lightening might not be good for my computer! I think I have figured out how to post larger photos. Any feedback? Will this be too big?!UPDATE: Okay--the last image was too big. I have a huge - [Marianne and Aaron: True Love](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=19) - Yesterday I had the honor of photographing one of the most touching and FUN weddings I have ever been to. It was truly a perfect day. The setting, the weather, the couple, the guests...Amazing. I have been very busy with family stuff (And, no--still no baby!) so I haven't had the time to really examine - [Hangin' with the Cousins](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=18) - We spent the weekend hanging out with my sister and her two adorable boys. The kids had a blast! We happened on this old-school arcade and carsousel. Very cool. - [Jillian and Ethan Tie the Knot](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=17) - This past Saturday I had the pleasure of second shooting for the amazing Amanda Harris at the beautiful backyard wedding of Jill and Ethan. The weather was surprisingly comfortable given the breeze off the water and the simple and elegant details made for a truly beautiful scene. - [Everything but the Kitchen Sink...](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=11) - Well. That and countertops.We demolished our kitchen 2 months ago. And it all started with a leaking faucet!We weren't happy with the kitchen as it was anyway, but remodeling it seemed like a dream for the future. But our sink was leaking. And leaking. We "fixed" the faucet a while back, but it turns out - [Jami and Chris](https://ebroderickphotography.com/?p=10) - This past Saturday I had the honor and pleasure of photographing the wedding of Jami and Chris. I'll just come out and say it--I love these two! 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