Last weekend I was out in Boston to shoot Sam & Joan's amazing wedding (blog to come soon!). While I was in town, I spent my free time kickin' back with my nieces and nephew, watching Ratatouille, picking apples, stuffing my face with cider donuts, hanging out at soccer games, dreaming about the tooth fairy (thanks to Miss Julia, who lost her first tooth while I was there on Friday!) and making our regular trip to their absolutely fabulous library. I have serious library jealousy -- theirs is AMAZING.

So this is what they did on Sunday morning, before our trip the orchard. My little toes came oh so dangerously close to being run over many times in the making of these shots, but luckily my brother-in-law Andrew is an excellent 4-wheeler pilot and I walked away in one piece. It might even have been worth it to smash a toe or two, though. It was an awful lot of fun watching them zoom by me 800 times, screaming and giggling their little heads off.

These are the kind of family shots I love.... just having fun being their happy little kiddo selves.

Amanda & Ryan were married at Crossing Vineyards Winery in Washington Crossing, PA on a gorgeous, and very VERY hot day a few weeks ago. They are the sweetest couple and we had so much fun running around the vineyard taking photos, despite the intense humidity. And I have a terrible cold right now and am having trouble putting normal sentences together, so I'm just going to let these photos speak for themselves.

Enjoy!

This one wins favorite shot of the day, hands down.

Part 3: the party. (catch up on part 1 and part 2 here)

As expected, the party was unstoppable. The tent Annah & Morgan had hired in the lower gardens of the villa was decked out like a club with cushy white seats and ottomans, and colorful chandeliers -- perfect for lounging around with friends on a warm summer night.

Just before the party moved down to the tent, we grabbed a few last group shots of the guys. I love these. I think they say it all on their own....

And a few shots of the ladies roaming the streets of San Miguel with mango margaritas and enormous crazy lady puppets...

At the end of the cocktail hour, the guests were all treated to a sweet surprise fireworks show.

Annah & Morgan's first dance...

And then the party really got started....
(**Note for photogs...the images below were all shot in raw and edited in ACR only. PS'd for sharpening and logo addition only. I've been working on developing some new ACR settings that I am so excited about and you will definitely be seeing more of these down the road!**)

Annah & Morgan...thank you for bringing me out for the celebration! It was a truly amazing trip, and I could not have asked to spend it with better people.

And finally, a HUGE thanks to my fabulous second shooter, fellow adventurer, and most excellent travel partner, Maari Christante, without whom I never would have experienced the best tamales in all of Mexico. So much love to you, lady! Can't wait to shoot together again.

Part 2: the ceremony & cocktails.

Just before the ceremony, I asked Annah and all of her ladies to come down to the gardens for a few shots. It was such a treat for the eye to see all of those bright colors in the middle of the gardens.

Planning a destination wedding can be a bit tricky, but not if you have a fabulous team of helpers. Linda from Celebrations San Miguel and her team did such an incredible job coordinating the entire day, and they were so much fun to work with. If you are getting married in San Miguel de Allende, you should definitely give them a call.

The mariachis were absolutely amazing. I don't think it's possible to take a bad photo of them -- they're so expressive and entertaining. It's hard not to love them.... I really wanted to bring them home with me and have fabulous Mexican music everyday, but I don't think they would have gone for that.

Introducing....Mr. Tequila man and his faithful friend, tequila donkey. What better way to start out the party than with little shot glass necklaces filled with an unending supply of tequila?

Ohhhh I just wanted to squeeze this little donkey, he was so cute! He strolled right into the party, and when it was time to leave....

....he planted his little hooves into the tiles and would . not . budge. I don't blame him. It was a pretty great party.

Stay tuned for part 3 with shots from Annah & Morgan's reception!