SNAP, and some rules

Thank you to all the participants in the SNAP fund raiser! Together, we raised more than we projected!

Some rules. Don't worry, I'm pretty laid back...
1) I do have some weekends available for families who have members who are out of town all week. But not lots of weekends. Because that's when weddings happen!

2) If someone is sick, let's reschedule.

3) The studio is at 17 N 4th Ave, Royersford. That's not really a rule. But it's helpful.

4) You will choose your images at the same appointment as the photo session.

5) I will have hours available for picking up your order.

6) There will be special packages available for SNAP clients. And there's some coupons in the local paper if you look.

7) No scanning. I'm crazy about copyright. No one wants to work for free.

8) Wardrobe. If you can coordinate a room, you can coordinate what your family wears. When you contact me, I'll have pointers. No bold prints, etc. Sleeves and no shorts... flesh is distracting, unless it's your face.

9) Be considerate of your appointment time. We have a lot of people to accommodate!

10) If the kids are little and it's not going to happen, reschedule.

11) Seriously, let's have fun. Come rested and feed the kids. Don't rush.

Liane, an artist

My dear friend Liane, from art school.
She has her [stunning] work hanging at Susan Eley right now.
I was thrilled to go up for the day and see her, her work, and photograph the event for her.
http://www.lianericci.com/

Isis, an event planner

How I adore this woman.
She's talented, practical, fantastic, and so organized that every bride should have her or someone like her.
http://poshevents.com/

Family, birthday, gift portraits

A few portraits from several families...
A few years ago, I photographed Racheal's wedding, then their first baby. Now, their whole family for her mother who has everything, plus a growing bunch of grandchildren.
And for the second family... with a grandson being deployed, it was time to get together to wish him well.
It's a privilege to be able to take these and to make everyone's schedule work.
Especially when some of the relatives are coming from different states.
But it's worth it.

Spring Ford Live

SNAP will be hosting Spring Ford Live on Oct 23rd for Homecoming weekend.
http://www.sfsnap.org/newsandevents.html

Here's 2 of the bands that will be featured. More to come as we get these busy teens together with their insane work/school/sports schedules...

And some more portraits...

A few families met me on the beach this summer...








Know what's fun? Not only working with a family, but with their designer to see what images will look best, and at what size, to go on the red wall behind their grand piano. I love that their own children will be the art on their wall.

S+V+S+S Portraits

Oh how I loved their wedding.
And their first baby.
And now their second...

Tracey and Arian

A beautiful day at Drexelbrook...
And a very fun group!
Tracey's step-dad provided music during the ceremony and reception. So talented!
Arian's cousins were delightful and had the fun table.
Tracey proved that "wherever the bride is, that's where everyone is"... she had a wonderful crowd with her all night. The Penn State photo was huge.
A flower girl with diva potential, a ham for a ring bearer, and a rendition of Bob Seger's "Old Time Rock and Roll" that I hadn't seen before...
As usual, Drexelbrook provided a lovely evening. Tracey and Arian's guests provided all the action.

I can't imagine this couple having many dull moments!


Tracey and Arian each had their alma matters represented with signature drinks. One for Penn State, another for the Florida Seminoles.

Kids with Cameras, a benefit party

Oct 2 is Ghandi's bday and the kick off for our Photo Club. Benefits House for Hope in India. http://bit.ly/2VRkZz more details! Starts at 6:30 in Skippack. Please join us ... or at least donate online.

Holly and I will be kicking off a monthly photo club. It will meet on Thursdays. But Ghandi's bday is on a Friday this year, so we'll start on a Friday.

Kids with Cameras is an amazing thing. I can't describe it all here. Go to the link.

http://www.kids-with-cameras.org/aboutus/?page=zanabriski

Meanwhile, I am very behind with updating the blog with photos.

Also in the studio... a fundraiser for SNAP, Spring-Ford's post prom alternative. A far cry from the situation in India, but a good cause just the same.

Adelaide and Tim

When you're driving up to the house, it's stunning. The driveway is long and peaceful. The house is welcoming.The whole event was warm and genuine and full of laughter. Adelaide and Tim have a lot of people who helped make this wedding feel blessed.
To see more photos that are not on the blog, click here.

When I arrived, the guests and the bride and groom were enjoying the lawn games and surrounding countryside. No stress, no rush. Then later, they walked down the aisle together to say their vows. Friends and family members had prepared meaningful things to say about Adelaide and Tim. In Pennsylvania Quaker weddings do not need an officiant and the couple can marry themselves. It's beautiful.

Adelaide is easy to be around. Tim is praised by all who know him. Together, they can do so much to make the lives of others better. Even the children were wonderful. And the 3 dogs, who got along. It really was like a Peaceable Kingdom.

Some of my favorite things:

Josephine

Napkins: http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=6628173
Marriage document & invites: http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=6388312
Cake: http://bcakeny.com/

Anni and Brendan in Italy

Click here for a slide show of highlights

July 4th, Appiano/Eppan, Italy

Anni and Brendan... where to begin...
Brendan's sister, Maire, was married here in Philadelphia last year and I had the privilege of photographing Maire and Joe's wedding. This year, Anni and Brendan contacted me to see if I'd be ok with coming to Italy to photograph theirs. Of course!

Eppan is Anni's hometown, near Bolzano. It's more Austrian than Italian. The ceremony was in German. The Alps are in everyone's yard. It's fantastic. If you want to go, this is a wonderful place to stay.

The wedding weekend started, for me, with Sundowners. This was held at the local winery Von Braunbach. Since wedding invitations went out to 11 countries, here's where the out of town guests were able to see the couple before the wedding day. I got to see some of the family that I had met at Maire's wedding. And I got to talk to Maire as a guest instead of as a bride, which was wonderful.

A note about Italian/German Catholic weddings... they let you play music that you can't play here. Like Eric Clapton, Irish songs, Anni's Song, and so forth. Delightful! There was a talented set of musicians and they filled the church with sound.




After the ceremony, the Umtrunk. Champagne and great food in the church courtyard while Anni and Brendan's friends had them perform for the guests. Anni's riding club friends made Brendan be a horse (she loves horses) and pull her from station to station to perform tasks based on where they had lived. For Ireland, it was to find the real Guinness. Innsbruck, do a waltz, NY... make sushi, Sud Tirol... guess the regional food. Then for getting everything right, he gets her to the finish line and the friends present them with a painting of her horses.



Then we went up the mountain in a fantastic car. Up a one lane, two-way, mountain road with switchbacks. Glorious.


The reception was at the family home. I had been there the day before to see how things were set up and for lunch. There had been a lot of preparation for this! It came together so well. For all the moving parts that this wedding had, Anni's family was calm, cool, and collected. Lots of details and food and things to put together, and it was divine.



Anni had told me that her friends would have skits and games and other such ways of having fun at the wedding. No garter or bouquet. Just lots of great things that their friends came up with:
1) The paint by number.

2) Her friends had created calendars of the couple and sold them to the guests and gave the proceeds to the bride and groom.
3) The cousins made them play charades and pictionary using such phrases as "chastity belt" and "binge drinking"
4) Another set of friends gave everyone a postcard to be mailed to the couple as designated times.
5) Yet another set presented her with a traditional chimney sweep blessing with a gorgeous gift of flowers.





After dinner, a lighted path to the pool for desserts and a slide show by more of Anni's friends. (they have a lot of friends!)



At 2am, the caterer brought out a copper pot with potatoes and a table of cheese and proscuitto, and other things that go on potatoes.

And by the way, Anni and Brendan are a wonderful couple. It's obvious that they adore each other, have a lot of love for and from their families, and when they're together it's the way it should be. No matter how many amazing things there were at their wedding, if they didn't look at each other the way that they do, it would just have been a beautiful party. The whole event was as magical as it was because they're head over heals for each other.

Catering: http://www.hannahelia.com/ (real pros. mountain top experience!)
Music by Sax Martl

Andy, newly graduated

Congrats!
I love seniors. They're on top of the world.

julian and sophia

I love having kids in the studio. I love being on location as well. But I love the many many faces that kids make. Julian and Sophia's mom came out to Royersford today and I'm so glad! Julian found my old cameras and the interior doorbell from when the studio was a doctor's office. Great kids. They're so sweet!

Facebook

Yes. I am a loser and happened to be up last night and signed up for my name.
http://www.facebook.com/jen.capone

Spring Ford Graduation

Some stuff for the paper, without showing anyone specific... it's been 20 years since mine. So funny to shoot it years later! Especially with people I graduated with... now on the school board and administration. Deja Vu.