Happy Anniversary Mary and Ray!

Happy Anniversary

to Mary and Ray!

A beautiful day at Our Lady of the Rosary Chapel.

A rice-filled walk!

Sweet treats at the reception.

 You don't often get the family band, but that's what happened!

Bride on clarinet, groom on drums.

Such a great fun-filled day!

With fireworks from the balloon festival in the evening.

 Continuing the Throwback Thursdays....

Kristin and Alex had a beautiful March day to have their wedding.

It started at Reach Out Church in Hyde Park.

 

Beautiful bridesmaids and flowers

 Continued with  pictures down at Waryas Park in Poughkeepsie.

And finished with a beautiful reception at The Grand Hotel in the Terrace Room.

Amanda and Donny

A New Regular Feature:  Throwback Thursday!

I'm going to start going thru some of our past weddings, post a few of the pictures and talk a little bit about the wedding day of these great couples.

Amanda and Donny got married on May 1, 2009 at Holy Trinity Church in Poughkeepsie. Holy Trinity is a beautiful, old, stone church in the Arlington section of Poughkeepsie.

 Such a beautiful couple!

The reception was at The Grand Hotel on Market St. in Poughkeepsie. They have a beautiful garden for picture taking opportunities.

And they had the most beautiful little boy! He was so happy to see his Mommy and Daddy get married!

They danced together, happy together!

Happy New Year!

As we start 2015, I'd like to write about the last portrait session that I had in 2014. The delightful Miss D!
Her Mom called hoping that I could fit her in before Christmas so that they could have cards and gifts made.
I was happy to accommodate and we had a lovely session on a Saturday morning at their house.

Mom had lots of wardrobe changes available, and wanted to do some baby images, some Christmas, some family...well you get the idea.

There were pictures in front of the Christmas tree.

And Miss D entertained with a wide array of expressions, this one was my personal favorite!

She loves her Daddy too, you can tell he's pretty much wrapped around her little finger.

And there were family pictures for Christmas.

And sometimes you just need a great couple picture to remind yourself that little ones come from the love of two people.

And just to prove that were other things in Miss D's closet that didn't involve red and glitter, some beautiful pink and hanging out with Mom and Dad.

I loved working with this family, they were so easy going and helpful! I'm looking forward to many more pictures with them.

If you'd like to talk about your very own portrait session at your choice of locations, please give me a call or email. And check out our other work on Facebook Frog Hollow Photography
or our website Frog Hollow Photography
If you mention that you read about us on FB or our blog, I have special pricing available.

Thank you for a great 2014 and we're looking forward to an even better 2015!

A Walkway Over the Hudson Wedding!

Hudson Valley Wedding and Portrait Photography based in Rhinebeck, NY

We were lucky enough to be able to photograph  Patrick and Kathryn’s wedding at Walkwayover the Hudson in October.

We met the bride and groom thru a referral from the Officiant Rev Laurie and met them one Sat at Upper Landing Park in Poughkeepsie, NY to go over the details. They had decided that they would have a small ceremony with family and have a party in the spring to celebrate.

 We decided to use the park at a spot to do some formal couple’s images before the actual ceremony up on the Walkway.

The Walkway at sunset is a beautiful and busy place on a Friday evening! Patrick went up in the elevator with Jeff to meet with Rev Laurie and make sure that the families were there. Then Kathryn and I went up a few minutes later.

Folks were very friendly as we walked  along, we heard many “Congratulations” as the bride walked toward the ceremony in her beautiful dress, holding her bouquet.

As the sun went down, the wind picked up and ruffled the bride and groom’s clothes as they took their vows.

But the words were said, the rings were exchanged,

And there was a kiss.

There were family pictures at sunset

And then Patrick and Kathryn walked back to the elevator to start their new life together!

A family dinner followed at Shadows on the Hudson and the opportunity for a view of the Mid-Hudson Bridge

Our best wishes to Patrick and Kathryn!

Where o where should we go? Where o where should we be?

As you plan your wedding, one of the first things that comes up is, "Where are doing this?" and the answer depends on you, your finace, and your families. No one place fits everyone's idea of the perfect locale. Churches are lovely for weddings. You don't have to worry about rain or other bad weather, and you don't have to rent chairs. Most churches prefer that you be a parishioner in order to use the church, and if that's part of your life, then no worries! But what if you want the church, but are coming in from out of town? Or just don't have a regular house of worship? Are you an alumni from a local college? Alums are often permitted to use the on-campus chapel for a small donation (or even no donation).
Two other alternatives that I've noticed recently are Celebration Wedding Chapel
This refurbished church in Kingston may be the perfect place for you. Open to all, the interior is bright and clean, and it's location in the historic Rondout section of Kingston means that you can also go to the waterfront for pictures very easily.
The other is Crispell Memorial French Church
This reconstructed French church has limited capacity, but may suit your needs better than a large venue. Located in the Huguenot District in New Paltz, you can have lovely old stone house backdrops for pictures.
Looking for other spaces and places? See our Frog Hollow Photography page, click Weddings and then click the Links tab for some of our favorite places. Or check back on this blog, I'll be talking about other types of venues for Ceremonies and Receptions  soon!

Have you tried Pinterest yet?

I asked myself, what's this Pinterest thing? What does it do? How can it help me?
Well, after joining and looking around, I find it to be incredibly helpful for a lot of different aspects of my life.
I can keep track of Wedding Photography that I like from other people's weddings (whether it's a fellow photog or a bride who's posted her images).

I can keep track of ideas that I see for my son's upcoming wedding
 Wedding Ideas-Patrick & Elena

Wedding Cake Ideas for my sister who does custom cakes out of her home.

Even Recipes, Jewelry, Places I Want To Go, Places I've Been To...
My Boards

It links back to the source, so it's like a scrapbook, or even a memo book of the things you want to remember without going crazy making bookmarks.

You can repin things you like from someone else's board to your board. Like their pins, comments on pins. You can follow people who are your friends, or follow people whore boards or pins you like, and they can follow you.

It's a whole new social network. :)
And I'm really enjoying exploring it!