There are no words to describe how honored I felt to be present at the birth of Taylor Ryan Siller.   She was born to Gino and Amber Siller on May 8th at roughly 5pm.

Gino, a good friend of mine and amazing photographer, asked me a few months back if I would photograph his wife, Amber’s labor and delivery.   I was of course honored then, but had no idea that  witnessing such an intimate and miraculous moment, would leave me spellbound and unable to blog it for days– and still, there are no words.   I hope that pictures can speak 1000 words, because I don’t want to trivialize or spoil the beauty of this miracle with my poor writing.  All I can say, is that I am so glad and privledged  to have such amazing people, like Amber and Gino in my life, and I know that Taylor will always have a special place in my heart, as I watched her– a beautiful, healthy, 7.86 lb baby girl enter this world…..

What maybe struck me more than anything about this day, is just how intimate the experience of  bringing a life into this world is.  I was so moved by Gino’s tenderness and compassion for Amber, and by Amber’s appreciation of him… 

Amber kicked butt—seriously, she is my biggest hero these days.

I lost it when I saw Amber’s pure amazement, and Gino’s tears at the first glimpse of their daughter, Taylor.

From the bottom of my heart—Thank you, Gino and Amber, and congratulations!

One of the things that I love most about weddings is the raw emotion that goes along with the day—be it laughter, tears of joy, anxiety, etc, etc.  I can’t think of a sweeter occasion for priceless moments of true bliss!   Karen and Nate are no exception here—Their wedding day was simply flooded with emotion—and I couldn’t have had a happier shutter!  Clearly these two are in love, and are ecstatic with the fact that they will be spending the rest of their lives together.  It was a beautiful, perfect wedding!  congratulations, Karen and Nate!

Karen and Nate are hardly traditionalists.  They hung out all morning together, until Karen went into the bathroom to put her dress on.  This certainly didn’t spoil the  moment of the two of them seeing each other for “the fist time”, in their wedding garb.  It was as if they hadn’t seen each other for days!

Ahhhhhh….. my favorite shot of the whole day—the groom’s face when he see’s his bride walking down that aisle!

Another one of my favorite parts of a wedding day is the toasts.  I always get to learn new things about my couples, and of course it’s always another good moment for laughter and tears!