Thanks Megan and Tony, for your time and patience.  I have dedicated this area of my blog to my clients, to the couples that I’ve had the honor of working with on their wedding day and to the families that have entrusted us with their vacation memories too.  Megan and Tony deserve an even bigger thank you since they are officially the first clients to contribute to this blog.  The articles and stories from these posts will be from the view point of my couple’s and family sessions.  They will be sharing their favorite images and personal thoughts about those images here.  Email mary@marybasnight.com if you have questions or would like to participate….all others are welcome to post a comment.

Mary:  This little man was absolutely fun to follow around for the day.  His has the most incredible eyes!

Mary:  Tony has a great smile and gorgeous eyes…very easy, as in fun, to photograph.  The eyes are just so important to me and one of the biggest draws for me as a photographer.

Megan:  “I love the color in this picture.  The black tuxedos against the yellow background of the house are so vibrant.”

Mary:  I too loved the vibrancy of the yellow house, blue sky and sunny day.  It just screamed to be photographed…

Megan:  “My green eyes are glowing in this image.  It was fun to do some individual pictures prior to the wedding.”

Mary:  Megan’s dress was beautiful but her eyes are stunning.

Megan:  “I love this b&w image of me and my bridesmaid, Gina, getting ready for the wedding.”

Megan:  “This is an amazing picture.  You definitely made me feel pretty in many of these images, thank you.”

Megan:  “My grandmother, Mema, always does the rosary beads during mass.  This image is really touching as my family acknowledges my grandmother as the core strength and foundation of our family.  When I shared my images online there was a lot of response to this image even from people who do not know my Mema.”

Megan:  “This image is beautiful in b&w.  It really captures the moment when we were reciting our vows during the wedding.”

Mary:  I was touched by the expression from the bridesmaid, who also happens to be the groom’s sister, as she watched Megan and Tony recite their vows…capturing it for their wedding collection of images was a must do for me.

Mary:  “I loved the flower girls who were so attentive during the day.”

Megan:  “The blue sky, green grass and even the pipers red kilt are so vibrant in this image.  What a great post wedding shot!”

Megan:  “I love the colors of the blue sky, green dresses and pink flowers in this image.  It looks like it belongs in a magazine.”

Megan:  “Although any beach image is a good image, in my opinion, these illustrate how much fun we were having.  It’s one of my favorites because all of our close friends are with us.”

Mary:  The wedding party, their close friends, were so very easy to pull together and were even willing to do anything I asked….but more than that, they did it with a smile and a sense of fun.  It was a long ten hour day of shooting and at this point, we are close to the end of the wedding for us, the photographers, but you would never know it by the expressions from their friends.  They were totally enjoying the moment with Megan and Tony.  Thanks to a fab wedding party that made my job all the more fun!

Mary:  The flower girls wore the sweetest dresses…and their shoes were so perfect too!  It’s the little ones who are full of the unexpected that keep me on my toes.  You just never know what to expect and I love that part of the wedding day.

Megan:  “Our groomsmen looked so handsome on our wedding day and the ocean background is amazing.”

Mary:  The guys were great all day long…not to mention easy on the camera!  We started shooting them getting ready and I knew as I was photographing the ties being knotted, the ski shooter (which was really cool) and the friendship between them…that it was going to be a fun day.

Megan:  “This might be my favorite image.  A moment of intimacy and happiness.”

Megan:  “When Mary tells you when the lighting will be perfect for beach images, listen to her.  I love the way the sky looks in these images.  Mary was whipping out different camera lenses as the day progressed in order to capture the moment.  These images make us feel like we are back on the beach at our wedding reception.”

Mary:  I love the beach for many things, wedding photography being high on the list.  Usually, it’s all about color to me…color images on the beach I mean.  However, the image above I turned to sepia just so I could draw more attention to the emotional element of the image.  That’s what b&w or sepia images do, they draw attention to emotions and feelings.  This is one of my fav images of the day.  It’s a real moment, an Ah Moment! to me as I see the expression on Megan’s face as a response to Tony’s kind and gentle caress.    You two were great to work with….Thank You!