Lauren Kennedy {Photography}

Sara + Dennis {Canandaigua, NY Wedding Photography}

2012-01-25T21:57:00.000-08:00

Sara and Dennis were a part of the beginning of Lauren Kennedy Photography. Actually, Sara's sister Morgan was my very first client ever! After photographing Morgan, Sara and Dennis contacted me to do some family photos of them and their precious daughter Victoria. I have gained very much business from their family. So, when Sara contacted me about finding a photographer for her wedding in Rochester (since I had moved to Seattle) I decided I needed to make the trip to NY to photograph their wedding. It was so much fun seeing them and seeing how much Victoria has grown. I also got to see a few other past clients :-) I loved Sara's choice of blue for her accent color. Especially her gorgeous shoes!!

Christmas at Disneyland {Travel Photography}

2012-01-02T21:15:00.000-08:00

If you do not know already I sort of love everything Disney. I lived in Southern California until I was 8 meaning I have many wonderful childhood memories at Disneyland. Even though we moved to Northern California when I was 8 we still would go often! Luckily I married a man who also loves Disney. While living in Rochester, NY we traveled to Florida many times just for Walt Disney World. Now that we are back on the west coast we can't make it to WDW as frequently. Luckily, we travel to Southern California every December to spend Christmas with my family. What does that mean? Well, we go to Disneyland every December 26! It really is the perfect time to go. The weather is perfect and the beautiful Christmas decorations are still up. Even though I have been to Disneyland more times than I can count I still take photos the entire time. My husband tends to get annoyed but I tell him he married a photographer so there is nothing he or I can do about this :-) So enjoy these photos of our day at the happiest place on Earth!

Faith + Matt {Kirkland Engagement Photography}

2011-12-07T19:07:00.000-08:00

I have been anticipating this engagement shoot for a very long time now. Faith is a nurse tech at one of the hospitals I photograph new borns. Faith has been anxiously waiting for Matt to propose to her. We have been talking about my photography her wedding for - well lets just say a while. A couple weeks ago I got an emailed titled, "We're Engaged!". At first I did not see who it was from but was excited to read it no matter what because that is a very exciting title :-) Once I started reading it and realized it was Faith I got very excited! At my first meeting with her and Matt I could see why she was so anxious for him to ask her. They are so in love! We met up last weekend at Kirkland Marina Park. It was a beautiful sunny evening. Did I mention it was freezing! Faith and Matt were such good sports even when I made them freeze their tooshies on the cold cement. So excited to photograph their wedding next July. I know it is going to be a blast!!

Baby "D" is 3 Months Old! {Sammamish Lifestyle Photography}

2011-11-21T10:12:00.000-08:00

Baby D is 3 months old now. Though he looks a few months older! He was 11 pounds when born so he had a head start :-) I always have so much fun with this family. They have such a great sense of humor and boy did we need that for this shoot! Lets just say it was messy!

Lindsey + Luke {Seattle Portrait Photography}

2011-11-08T19:24:00.000-08:00

This session is one of my favorites this year. Lindsey and Luke moved out here a little over a year ago from Wisconsin. They knew each other in high school and both had crushes on each other but did not start dating until Junior year of college. So cute! July of 2010 they married. They decided to do a first anniversary shoot (ok it is a little past a year now) in their new home town of Seattle! We had so much fun playing around Pike Place Market and Post Alley.

Jill + Subhadeep {Seattle Wedding Photography}

2011-11-07T14:58:00.000-08:00

I met Jill through work and when she asked me to photograph her wedding I was excited! Though it is very nerve wrecking to photograph a fellow photographer's wedding! She is such a sweet girl though that I was very at ease the day of the wedding and had a blast. Jill and Subhadeep had an Indian ceremony with a Parisian themed reception (they were engaged in Paris) with 400 of their friends and family! Beautiful.

Nikole and Brandon Engaged! {Seattle Wedding Photography}

2011-10-27T16:53:00.000-07:00

Nikole and Brandon knew exactly where they wanted to do their engagement session. Volunteer Park in Seattle. Why? Well that is where Brandon proposed to Nikole. In fact we took a few photos with them sitting on the very bench it happened. They even wore what they wore that night. Cuteness! Not before Brandon wore his Army uniform. Brandon is just now finishing serving in the Army and Nikole wanted to see him in the uniform one last time. Put all of this together with a beautifully sunny October evening and we have a beautiful engagement session!

Agi + Matt {Seattle Wedding Photography}

2011-10-26T21:31:00.000-07:00

Agi and Matt got married in the remote town of La Push (Yes, that is from Twilight). A simply beautiful beach ceremony followed by a pig roast dinner under a tent all with their close friends and family. The beautiful weather that weekend allowed for some playing around on the beach at sunset. This of course included viking helmets, bunny hats, and umbrellas. My favorite part of the evening was Agi and Matt's first dance to "Home is Whenever I'm with You" by Edward Sharpe and The Magnetic Zeros. They have so much fun being in love!

Brittny + Doug {Tacoma Wedding Photography}

2011-10-19T18:10:00.000-07:00

Brittny and Doug got married at Thornewood Castle. Gorgeous. I'll let the photos speak for themselves.

Michael {Issaquah Senior Photography}

2011-10-14T23:23:00.001-07:00

Michael is very much into cars and everything that has to do with cars so he requested we do his photos at the old Shell station in downtown Issaquah. I have to admit that ever since we moved here I wanted to do a shoot at that Shell station. It was so much fun! The colors just pop! After having fun at the Shell station we went to Costco Campus Park which is a place I had never heard of! It is tucked in between Barnes and Noble and Red Robin. Costco's headquarters is in there and surrounded by this beautiful park. So glad Michael's mom suggested it.

Gina + Peter {Petaluma Wedding Photography}

2011-10-14T22:52:00.000-07:00

Disclaimer: I was not the photographer at this wedding. Gina and Peter are wonderful friends of mine. I traveled to California to be at their wedding and enjoyed every minute of it as a guest. (You might remember them from the engagement photos I took of them a few months ago) But, alas, I can't go without taking photos! Believe me when I say this is me controlling myself!

Gina and Peter got married at Tara Firma Farms in Petaluma, CA. Basically the most amazing farm wedding. Ever.

Courtney + Rick Engagement [Novato Portrait Photography}

2011-10-14T20:28:00.001-07:00

I graduated high school with Courtney and I am so happy to say we are still great friends nearly 10 years later. I also love saying that every one of my dear high school friends has picked amazing men and Rick is definitely included in this. His laughter is contagious. I love when a couples love just oozes from my photographs. Makes my job easy! We did this shoot in about 30 minutes right before the sun went down because everything about that day did not go as planned for Courtney and Rick. The weather was also not cooperating. I think we were at then end of about a 10 day stretch of sunny 90 degree weather but that evening the fog and wind decided to join us. We did the shoot in our hometown, Novato, CA, which makes this shoot even more dear to me. Enough rambling! Enjoy the beautiful Courtney and Rick!

Erica and "The Jimmy" {Snohomish Portrait Photography}

2011-09-26T16:37:00.000-07:00

My friend and coworker decided she wanted a photo with her long time car, "The Jimmy". We decided to go out into a field in Snohomish, WA with some beautiful evening light and play around. We had so much fun. It was great for the soul to be out there enjoying the evening.

My favorite!

Alexis {Bellevue Senior Photography}

2011-09-07T15:34:00.000-07:00

This was such a fun shoot. Alexis could not be more beautiful. A photographer's dream!

Such a natural smile :-)

One with her pug Bella of course!

The "H" Family {Portrait Photography}

2011-08-22T18:00:00.000-07:00

I am a little behind in my blogging because I went on vacation last week. This shoot is from a couple weeks ago. We went to Gas Works Park in Seattle for a beautiful evening shoot. I loved everything about this shoot!! Especially the warm evening light.

The "F" Family {Portrait Photography}

2011-08-11T12:24:00.000-07:00

Photographed this beautiful family at the Bellevue Botanical Gardens. It was a challenge getting this little guy to smile but I think we succeeded! Though he did get really tired toward the end :-)

The "G" Family {Portrait Photography}

2011-08-06T22:30:00.000-07:00

I loved everything about this shoot. The location {Rose Garden at Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle}. The light {early morning golden light}. The family {the pictures will tell that story}. Mom and dad were married 10 years ago on the day we did these photos. They thought this would be a fun way to celebrate their anniversary plus their little girl is turning 1 on the 18th of August. We started with some photos of just mom and dad while little "G" had a bottle so she would be super happy for her photos. Everything went so smoothly and we had fun exploring the beautiful Rose Garden. I love getting up nice and early if this is my reason!

Brittny & Doug's Tacoma Museum of Glass Engagement Shoot {Engagement Photography}

2011-07-29T18:12:00.000-07:00

Last Sunday - mind you the hottest day of our "summer" here in the Pacific Northwest - I met up with Brittny and Doug at the Tacoma Museum of Glass. We started inside and quickly realized all the fun that was to be had was outside. Unfortunately in the heat! They were such sports and did not complain about the heat. We had fun exploring the grounds of the museum. I can't wait to photograph their big day in September!

This fountain thing was covered in water and it too a lot of will power not to just get soaked in it!

Ice Cream time! I was pretty jealous...

Favorites!!

Sun peaking over the museum behind Doug :-)

LOVE!!

Becca and Tim's Sonoma Wedding {Wedding Photography}

2011-07-13T19:53:00.001-07:00

First and foremost I was not the photographer at this wedding! Must admit - I had such a wonderful time not "working" at this wedding. Becca is a great friend from high school and we both agreed I should just relax and have fun at her wedding. I am so glad I did. Though I could not go without my camera and I was pretty much taking photos constantly but it was a different experience. I had fun with different angles and points of view since I was not up front and center for a lot of things. So this post has photos of the wedding, photos of my amazing friends and even a puppy we came across. Oh and FYI - Tim loves Star Wars. Be prepared. ;-) Oh and there may be an overwhelming amount of photos in this blog...again. Be prepared ;-)

Instead of a guest book they had this beautiful tree. Guests take a leaf and sign their name on the leaf. Stick it to a branch and then put their finger print over their signature. Beautiful idea!

My beautiful friend Courtney!

Baby Anderson!!

Another beautiful friend, and Becca's Maid of Honor, Ilana!

I told you Tim loves Star Wars. Well Example A:

The cupcakes were gluten free and delicious!!

I can't resist baby feet. Especially baby Anderson's feet :-)

Beautiful Becca <3

Courtney promoting the polaroid camera Becca and Tim had for the guests!

Ilana and Weldon. Aren't they the cutest??

Ok Ilana's parents might compete for the cutest as well...:-)

Our group of friends took some time to head out to the vineyards and take some photos in the beautiful evening light.

Brooke and Uriel.

Gina and Pete (you may recognize them from the engagement photos I did in March)

Three of my favorite girls! Courtney, Brooke and Gina.

My best friend Meredith and her new little family :-)

While we were out taking group photos the bride and groom came out to do some portraits with their photographer.

Told you he loves Star Wars!

While we were taking our group photo a puppy came along. I did not pass up this opportunity!

LOVE these four photos. Becca has such great facial expressions :-)

Tim was so nice but Becca could not return the favor :-)

Favorite!

Gina and I had this big plan to take a Polaroid of Becca and Tim kissing and then have them hold it and take another photo. Well that did not work they were too busy having fun. So we improvised!

My hubby :-)

Silliness!

Being that Becca and Tim were married on July 3 they ended the night with sparklers. So. much. fun.

3 Months Old {Baby Photography}

2011-07-09T19:20:00.000-07:00

I photographed baby "G" in the hospital when she was born 3 months ago. Love seeing the babies grow so fast!! When I saw her big blue eyes and that awesome hair do I knew this would be a fun shoot. We took a walk down to the park in Kirkland, WA. The shoot did not last long because, well, she is 3 months old but the short time we had was fun. Can't wait until her 6 month shoot. She'll be all wobbly and sitting up :-)

Well I think she is done with her photo shoot!

Baby S {Newborns}

2011-06-10T16:46:00.000-07:00

I go to photograph baby "S" today in the hospital! I photographed her when she was in momma's belly last month (. Today when I got to the hospital and found out she was born early this morning I was so excited! Photographing her was just amazing with dad's help. He talks to her in French and she just calms down immediately. Love it :-) Here is daddy calming her down!

Can't wait to see her in a few months!

Bear Rug {Newborns}

2011-06-03T18:30:00.000-07:00

Today I had a dad specifically bring a bear rug to take photos of his newborn baby on. Little baby "G" is only 4 pounds 2 weeks after his early birth. He was so tiny on the bear rug!! Mom bought the photos after dad left for work as a Father's Day gift :-)

Daddy's Boy {Newborns}

2011-06-02T17:33:00.000-07:00

I photograph a lot of newborns nearly daily. Sometimes families just touch me. This dad made my day today :-) The love he has for his new baby boy made my job very easy. Sometimes I think I might be one of the luckiest people to get to do this job!

5 {Discounted} Maternity Shoots!

2011-05-16T11:17:00.001-07:00

Patricia & Philippe {Plus 1} - Maternity

2011-05-15T12:41:00.000-07:00

After the hilarious conversations with Philippe on the phone before this shoot I knew I was going to have a blast with Patricia and Philippe. They are originally from France and have been here for a few years. Patricia could not be more beautiful. In fact when I saw her I said it was going to be difficult to make her look pregnant :-) Philippe has an awesome smile especially when you talk about his new baby girl or his gorgeous wife. He could not keep his eyes off of her. I can't wait to meet their little girl, Shantel!

A favorite!

The Kennedy's Pea Patch

2011-05-07T16:48:00.000-07:00

In our little community, Klahanie, here in Issaquah, Washington there is a Community Pea Patch. During a walk through one of the many wonderful walking trails in the neighborhood we discovered not only the patch but that is is merely minutes from our apartment. In fact if there was not these big glorious trees right outside our balcony we could see the patch. So we of course called the number on the sign and quickly reserved our patch. Patch #18 and actually in a wonderful spot! I am of course going to document every minute of our gardening adventure. At this point it is just soil but hopefully soon I will have some fun photos of tiny little sprouts!

Got my boots on! Lets plant :-)

Look at that sun...for 5 minutes!

April's {Newborns}

2011-05-04T16:01:00.000-07:00

In an effort to blog more I am going to start posting, once a month, the newborns I photographed during the past month. Let's start with April!

Can't wait to meet all my May newborns :-)

Anarama {Babies}

2011-05-03T12:52:00.000-07:00

I photographed Anarama in the hospital when she was only 2 days old.

She has grown so much in 2 months! Her expressions are awesome and it is so much fun to watch her little personality. I can't wait to photograph her again in a few months :-)

Mom was trying to make her smile. Well she just thought mom was weird apparently.

She absolutely hates being on her tummy. Seriously. Don't do it. But on her side she was adorable!

A couple favorites :-)

Happy baby!!

Well she peed on daddy and the bed so we took a break to feed her and I couldn't resist that naked baby shot!

She did not like this idea at first...

Eventually she fell asleep. Luckily we wore her out during the rest of the shoot!

Love baby feet :-)

Before Anarama mom and dad's babies were their 4 dogs {Maggie, Addison, Dash and Bex}. We wanted to use this chair to put Anarama on it but Dash was a little confused because normally it is his bed! Caught a funny photo of him. Maybe next time we can include more of the dogs :-)

Gina and Peter {Engagements}

2011-04-25T09:19:00.000-07:00

I've been holding these photos in for weeks. Gina and Peter wanted me to wait until they picked their Save-the-Date and sent it out before I posted the rest. They are out and the photos are going on the blog! Gina is one of my amazing friends who is also a photographer. She asked me to do her and Peter's Save-the-Dates because she didn't want to pull out the tripod and remote :-) They had a whole shoot planned in a field with vintage furniture. Well as Tahmida and Sagar's wedding day went - the weather just did not cooperate. So we improvised and it was so much fun. Cold. Windy. Rainy. Who wouldn't LOVE that? Seriously though. My favorite engagement shoot to date and it will take a lot to top it. To set up - picture frame. disguises. cardboard signs. spectacular. Be prepared. There are a lot of photos in this blog post. A lot.

So much laughter :-)

The photo chosen for their Save-the-Dates...

Peter's laugh is amazing!

Jump. Now Dance. Didn't tell them to do any of this by the way :-)

A favorite. Love Gina's feet posing and the way the wind caught her dress.

Yeah. There was wind.

Now for the disguises!

Another Favorite!

So Gina and Peter right here.

Love these 4...

Oh Peter...what were you thinking?

Another favorite!!

Think that was enough photos?? You should see how many I gave them!

Tahmida and Sagar {Wedding}

2011-04-20T11:55:00.000-07:00

Tahmida is my best friend's sister-in-law and I was so excited she asked me to photograph their wedding reception. Her and Sagar were married a few months before the reception. They wanted to celebrate with their friends and family though - who wouldn't? :-) The location was absolutely beautiful (Ritz Carlton, Half Moon Bay, CA) but the weather just was not on their side. Tahmida and Sagar had arranged to do a ring exchange on the bluff. The torrential downpours had a different plan. Tahmida and Sagar did not let this get them down though. They and all their friends and family enjoyed a lovely evening together. Though I was a little sad I did no get to make 'smores over the fire pit!

Tahmida really was excited for this photo of Sagar. He had a blemish and wanted it covered up! :-)

Took a minute to get some photos of my love, Anderson, in. My best friend's baby! Auntie Lauren is addicted to his smile:-)

Beautiful mother and daughter!

An attempt to be outside.

Back inside we go :-)

Favorite!!

Loved the flowers!

Bay Area Weekend {Engagements, Wedding, & Baby}

2011-03-20T18:31:00.000-07:00

I traveled to the San Francisco Bay Area this weekend (my true home sweet home) to photograph a friend's wedding and do an engagement shoot for a friend. It was an awesome weekend of great friends, family and of course, photography!

I can only post this one photo I took of Gina and Peter. Gina was one of my bridesmaids and is my photography friend :-) Being that she is a photographer she asked me to do a photo shoot of her and Peter for her Save-the-Dates so she did not have to pull out the trusty remote. Gina and Peter had such a spectacular shoot planned but the weather had other plans. We decided to go ahead and do a shoot anyways, even if it wasn't our original plan. We headed out with our umbrellas to the farm Gina and Peter will be getting married on September 17. I am soooooo happy we didn't let the weather stop us. Hands out my favorite photo shoot to date. Of course I love them, which helps, but every photo I snapped they had a different facial expression and just so much hilarity was had by all! I can't give away too much about the details because they want to surprise their guests with their Save-the-Dates so here is one that doesn't give it all away :-)

The following day I went down to Half Moon Bay to photograph my friend's sister's wedding reception. They already were married a few months ago but wanted their family and friends to celebrate with them. Here are a couple sneak peek photos!

An added bonus to this weekend is I get to see my best friend's baby boy, Anderson!! He is 4 1/2 months old and just my favorite thing ever. I can't get enough of him and wish that I could see him every day. He was at the wedding and I took a few moments here and there to snap some adorable photos of him!! Seriously. Love him!

My favorite!!!!

Heather & Dave {Wedding}

2011-01-02T13:34:00.000-08:00

I was waiting to blog this wedding at the end of 2010 because Heather and Dave's wedding date (well the reception at least) was 10-10-10!! Unfortunately I became very ill the past few days and didn't get around to it. My boredom in bed sick has led me to blog on Heather and Dave's wedding now. Better late than never right?

Heather and Dave were married in Massachusetts. The ceremony was held at a beautiful gazebo in a park and only bridal party/family were invited. The lighting for their ceremony was - for a better word - magical! I really could not ask for more. We had so much fun playing with the light during their portraits.

Heather and Dave's reception was held the following day (10-10-10) at Heather's Aunt's backyard. When I arrived Dave was working hard putting the final touches on his cake! Yup, he made the wedding cake! It was beautiful and delicious!

Heather got her dress at the Running of the Brides in Boston. It was designed by Austin Scarlett from Project Runway! It was probably my favorite dress of 2010 :-)

I loved the centerpieces!

Magic!!!

Look who didn't show up!!

Love this! They know something you don't know...it's fake :-)

Where did that real piece of cake come from??

Baby Anderson {Newborn}

2010-12-12T22:56:00.001-08:00

My posts are few and far between now that I am living in Washington! I am diligently working to build my business out here but while I do that I have taken a job as a freelance photographer for a company called Bella Baby Photography. I am loving my job while I work on my business. Taking photos of newborn babies is definitely a wonderful way to make money in the mean time :-)

More importantly this post is about my best friend Meredith (her maternity photos are in the previous post) and her new baby boy!! Meredith and her husband Mainul could not be happier parents. They completely glow!! Since they live in San Francisco I sadly do not get to see them very much. I fortunately got to visit and photograph Anderson during our trip down there for Thanksgiving. I love being Auntie Lauren and can't wait to get down there in a couple weeks to love on Anderson some more :-)

Only 2 weeks old and he can lift his head up! :-)

Happy momma!

Love his eyes in this one :-)

Happy parents!

These next three I love...especially the last one.

Such a good daddy :-)

Meredith {Maternity}

2010-09-24T14:16:00.000-07:00

My best friend, Meredith, is expecting! This past weekend I went down to Northern California to help throw her a shower. After the shower I took a few quick photos of her. She is so beautiful and glowing it made it so easy :-) I am so happy that I am finally on the west coast and could be there for the shower and to see her all pregnant and happy. I can't wait to go down in November and meet her new baby boy!!

I had to include this photo I took at an engagement party the night before the shower. Meredith and Mainul are just so happy to be having a baby!!

Tricia & Matt {Wedding}

2010-09-08T18:07:00.000-07:00

Tricia and Matt's wedding was my farewell to Rochester! Since this wedding I have moved to Issaquah, WA and am setting up my business in the Seattle area. Tricia and Matt made my last Rochester wedding a great one. A photographer loves when a couple just can't stop looking at each other and loving on each other! Makes my job so easy. Their ceremony and reception were both held at Webster Park at the White House Lodge. Tricia and Matt wrote their own vows and all I can say is "Wow!" Their vows were so full of their love and energy as a couple it was hard not to tear up. I wish I had them as a narrative to this blog because they truly were beautiful!

Mom holding back the tears...

Bridesmaid parade!!

Tricia wanted a photo of Matt nervous before the ceremony. Well Matt wasn't nervous so this is his attempt :-)

Tricia could not keep her eyes off of Matt!!

So happy to see his bride!

Tricia was just so full of emotion during Matt's vows. Love it!!

Definite favorite.

Matt was pretty good at holding his tears in...

...yeah not really!

Seriously so much love!

And now for comic relief we have the mother of the bride trying to get the sugar out of the jar. It was so hot it basically melted and stuck to the bottom! Tricia and Matt did a variation on the sand ceremony by using sugar and spice. That is how they see themselves in their relationship. Sweet and spicy!

Tricia was so happy when the officiant announced them man and wife!

So we took this photo of the guys holding Tricia up. The groomsmen second from the left felt there was no need for him to hold her up!

These cupcakes were delicious!!!

Loved the mini cupcake idea so everyone could try a few flavors. This was peanut butter and jelly!

It was so hot and humid that day. Everyone migrated outside and eventually the dancing was outside too!

Gina and Peter {Wedding}

2010-07-27T15:04:00.000-07:00

I have been so excited to blog about this wedding! I met Gina when she was Maid of Honor in my friend Tara's wedding back in February 2009. I loved her constant smile and happiness! I knew when she asked me to photograph her wedding that she would be such a joy to photograph. I was right! Since I last saw Gina she had lost some weight. She is stunning! When I got to her house that morning and saw her dress and shoes I knew it was going to be a wonderful day. The love Gina and Peter have for each other shines in the photos. They cannot contain it! Congratulations Gina and Peter. I wish you all the best in your marriage :-)

I love her hair piece!

LOVE LOVE LOVE!

Peter waiting anxiously behind the alter!

Gina is gorgeous!!

One of my favorites!

Two more favorites!

Gina's parents...so sweet!

Marina & Edgar {Wedding}

2010-07-24T15:35:00.000-07:00

I don't know if I have posted about my moving to Seattle, Washington but that is what I have been doing these past few weeks! Marina and Edgar's wedding was one of my lasts in Rochester before we headed out to the west coast. They had a beautiful beach themed wedding with the reception being on the beach in Charlotte. Beautiful!

It was a very very hot day. These fans came in handy for everyone!

Colin Craig {Newborn}

2010-07-12T23:40:00.001-07:00

My best friend's sister had her first baby on June 26th! His name is Colin Craig and he is amazing :-) I am so happy we happen to be back in California a week after he was born! Needless to say, he is a wiggly and wide awake baby. I have never seen a newborn that just would not go to sleep. In the end we had to have mom sit in the papasan chair while we covered her in the blanket and placed Colin on her! It worked but still not the best situation. I think considering the lack of a sleeping and still baby we got some beautiful shots of him! Meet Colin Craig!!

We took some photos on a blanket made by Colin's great grandma!

A shot of mommy and baby in the chair!

Adelaide {Newborn}

2010-06-13T19:31:00.000-07:00

I received an email on Thursday from a past bride and groom, Erin and Nate. They wanted newborn photos of their baby girl, Adelaide. I was so excited that I had today open to do this for them because we are moving to Seattle in 10 days! Addie is a beautiful little girl. She is 9 weeks old and now I realize why we do newborn photos within the first 2 weeks of a baby's life! She was so squirmy and alert! There was no sleeping for Addie. So we took some fun shots of her squirming around!

These first 2 sets of photos I like to call "The Many Faces of Adelaide"!

One of Erin's friends made this cute little green hat :-)

So squirmy! She is so wanting to crawl!

She loves to stick her tongue out...that made my job a little challenging...

A classic!

Rachel & Jonathan {Wedding}

2010-06-10T09:40:00.000-07:00

Rachel and Jonathan have been together since they were teenagers and their love for each other has only grown. You can see it when they look at each other. Perfection! I try not to play favorites when it comes to weddings but this was definitely a favorite! Everything was beautiful. I couldn't have asked for more. Happy Honeymoon Rachel and Jonathan!

Rachel and her bridesmaids got ready at Gel Salon. A quaint, funky little place on Park Ave in Rochester. Loved it!

I love Rachel's eyes!

Rachel was brave and cut her bangs on her wedding day! They turned out great :-)

Rachel is BEAUTIFUL!

Rachel was so happy to see Jonathan!

There were so many people I couldn't get down to them!

Two of my favorites!

The speeches were back and forth - laughter and tears!

It was Rachel's grandparent's wedding anniversary. So special!

Oh this cake...was beautiful!!!

Heather & Jim {Wedding}

2010-05-24T12:45:00.000-07:00

This past weekend my husband was in his best friend's wedding. It was a wedding like I have never photographed! Though, I was not the photographer:-) The little details were so perfectly Heather and Jim. Everything came together beautifully. I had fun being on the sidelines and snapping photos. I took many more photos than this of course, but here are my initial favorites! Congratulations Heather and Jim!

My hubby watching family photos being taken:-)

There is always time for some "arm-lenth" photos of me and the hubby!

I loved the flowers. I snuck in there to take this while the photographer was posing them:-)

Another fun perspective:-)

Love it!

Quickly got in there to take this one as the photographer was adjusting her camera settings!

The bridal party did a line dance instead of the traditional couples dance. Hilarious to watch my husband do this. He is NOT graceful!

This photo cracks me up!! He threw it. It landed on floor. The guys preceded to stare at it. Priceless!!!

Danielle & Tom {Wedding}

2010-05-18T15:40:00.000-07:00

I've been super busy these past few weeks I almost forgot to post this wedding preview for Danielle and Tom!

This one cracks me up...Tom was hilarious!

Cake was gorgeous!

They played this game where they held up a shoe to answer questions about their relationship. It was hilarious when they gave opposite answers...Danielle has such a fun laugh!

I think everyone in the room including me was sobbing during this dance...so much father-daughter love!!

Becca and Joe {Wedding}

2010-04-20T10:27:00.000-07:00

Becca and Joe's wedding last weekend was my first wedding of the season! It felt amazing to be taking pictures. The reception was held at The Chatterbox Club and I LOVED it! From a photographer's point of view it doesn't get much better than this place. Lighting, perfect. Background, beautiful. Decorations, gorgeously simple! As you may have noticed from my previous posts I love to photograph the details of a wedding. My favorite detail of this wedding were the table signs. Becca loves to read so they used author's names. My favorite - Sophie Kinsella! Here is a sampling of the photos. I can't wait to edit them all.

Joe was hidden behind the alter. I had to sneak a peek:-)

A little self in the pretty mirror:-)

Bubbles, Family and a TuTu {Family Portraits}

2010-04-09T10:57:00.000-07:00

Here are the rest of my favorites from my recent shoot with the Aguirre-Hillebert family. Madden had just turned one so we took a lot of photos with just her. I love family shoots because there is just so much you can do! They were an awesomely beautiful family to work with.

I realized we did not get any photos of Brandi and Cade but I loved them in these. Since they don't work well as a family portrait I think they are perfect for the two of them. So cute!

Cade is such a good brother. It was so fun to watch him with Madden. When Madden would cry he would start singing her favorite song and a lot of the time she would stop crying. So precious!

Time for Madden photos...I just love her!!

Now it is time for Daddy and Daughter photos!!

Madden didn't get to wear this shirt because it was long sleeved and 90 degrees outside so I took a few shots with daddy and Madden blowing bubbles in the background:-)

We took a few photos of Brandi and Matt in the end. Why not right?

A ring shot because they didn't get one on their wedding day. I love Brandi in this one!

If this just isn't enough scroll down a few posts!:-)

Happy {Easter} Everyone!!

2010-04-04T11:12:00.000-07:00

I hope everyone's Easter is full of family, friends and LOVE!

This one is one of my mom's:-)

Aguirre-Hillebert Family {Preview}

2010-04-03T15:39:00.000-07:00

Since I am concentrating on advertising in Seattle right now I have not had a photo shoot in a while. I was so glad to get outside today to photograph this beautiful family. I have not filtered through the family shots to find the good ones (Madden is one so we had to take a lot to get a good one!) but I found my favorites of Cade and Madden. Enjoy!

Long Time No Post!

2010-03-22T15:59:00.000-07:00

I have been MIA for a while now. I thought I would fill everyone in and post a few photos of why I have been gone (well part of the reason!). About a week ago I returned home from a trip to Walt Disney World for a friend's wedding. I was Maid of Honor in the wedding, not the photographer. I, of course, took some photos anyways! Here are a few of my favorite shots from the wedding and the trip!

I'll end with another shot my hubby took! This country bear pulled me into dancing the Hokey Pokey. It was fun!

Diana & Tom {Wedding}

2010-02-02T09:58:00.000-08:00

I'm behind on my wedding blogging since this wedding is from October! Ooops! This wedding proved I can do anything! I had a horrible stomach bug the morning of this wedding and I did not think I was going to make it through the day. Thankfully Diana and her mom were extremely understanding and very helpful. To add to the horrible flu it was pouring rain all day long. Diana and Tom's ceremony was planned outside by a lake as well as all her photos. They moved the ceremony to the tent. The photos were another story! We wanted those outside photos. So...we braved the weather. I stood under a gazebo (to protect my camera equipment) while the bridal party stood in the rain to get the photos! The reception remained in the tent and it was beautiful (even though it was probably 40 degrees in that tent!). Everyone had fun anyways, taking breaks to stand by the heater. The highlight of the evening was Diana's grandma catching the bouquet. Hilarious! Diana and Tom are such a happy, wonderful couple and I wish them all the best!

Blake Charles {Newborn}

2010-02-01T17:42:00.000-08:00

This week I had my second newborn photo shoot! This one was super special because it was for two of my best friends, Miranda and Jeremy. They just had their first baby - Blake Charles! He is absolute perfection. We had a hard time getting him to fall asleep. You'll see in a couple of the photos. He is wide awake and wiggling around in the photos. We used a papasan chair for the photos. At one point Jeremy and my husband picked up the top part of the chair and rocked Blake to sleep. It worked and we finally got some amazing shots! I can't wait to take Blake's 6 month photos in June when it is warm and we can go outside.

Wine a Little You'll Feel Better {One Liners, LLC}

2010-01-21T12:23:00.000-08:00

One of my good friends contacted me recently to do some product photography for her friend who is starting up her own business. The company is called One Liners, LLC and right now she concentrates on wine glasses with different sayings on them. She needed some photos to put on EBay and other places she sells her wine glasses. I have never really done something like this before, but I knew I could do it! It was fun playing with different ideas for setting them up and I am very happy with the way they came out. I wish Jen all the best with her new company and hope to do business with her again!

Kate and Hank {Wedding}

2009-12-15T19:54:00.000-08:00

I know it is bad to play favorites, but if I were to Kate and Hank are my favorite couple! Kate and I met for coffee to sign their contract over a year ago and that meeting went on for over 3 hours. Both Hank and my husband were calling us but neither of us could hear our phones (or we just ignored them I don't remember!) Kate and I have become fast friends and we still meet for 3 hour long coffee dates every once in a while. Needless to say I was very excited to photograph Kate and Hank's wedding. I am even more excited to show Kate her photos and I hope her and Hank love them!

Mia {Newborn}

2009-12-11T05:59:00.001-08:00

I did my very first newborn shoot yesterday for my friend Deanna. Little Mia, who was a week old yesterday, is absolutely gorgeous. I love her full head of hair and her big cheeks. Mia had a hard time being comfortable in any other position besides lying on her tummy with her head turned to one side, so I did not get to experiment with a lot of poses. I am hoping to get into doing Newborn photos more often. It is so much fun playing with a one week old! How could I not want to do this all the time?? I hope Deanna and Kevin like the photos I took of their little Angle Mia.

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Courtney and Marc {Wedding}

2009-12-01T10:26:00.000-08:00

Courtney and Marc's wedding photos were not the next to be edited - until Courtney contacted me. Her mom has become very ill and Courtney would like to have some wedding photos to show her. I quickly edited about 75 of their photos for Courtney to show to her mom as soon as possible. I thought since I edited some I would share a few of my favorites on my blog. My heart goes out to Courtney and her family.

Danielle and Tom {Fall Engagements}

2009-11-16T17:19:00.000-08:00

I am photographing Danielle and Tom's wedding this coming May. We met up a few weeks ago to do an engagement shoot. Things have been busy and I forgot to post their photos. I had a blast with them. We took many mental notes of things we all need to remember on the wedding day. One of which is that Tom needs to smile more but he definitely got better towards the end! Here they are:

Featuring Leah and Jonathan's Wedding!

2009-11-16T17:17:00.001-08:00

I was contacted by Leah who had been contacted by a NY state wedding magazine. They loved the photos of Leah's wedding and wanted to post their own blog along with some of my photos. Here is the link: http://www.weddingsnystate.com/blog/behind-scenes/ny-noteworthy-news-fiddlehead-concepts-garden-wedding

They also asked me to submit more photos of Leah and Jonathan's wedding to possibly be featured in a 20 photo spread in the Spring/Summer 2010 issue. I will definitely post if that happens!!

Leah and Jonathan {Beautiful Backyard Wedding}

2009-11-04T15:35:00.001-08:00

To call Leah and Jonathan's wedding beautiful would be the understatement of the year! The wedding was held at Leah's childhood home in Lima, NY. When I walked to the back of the house to meet Jonathan's sister-in-law I was taken back by the beauty. The wedding was held in the garden, where Leah's bouquet was made that morning by her mom. When I finally found Leah she was glowing with excitement. Her dress and coat were stunning, made by her good friend Brooks Ann Camper. During cocktail hour guests could type a note to the happy couple using typewriters. The guests headed to the tent along the candlelit pathway (I couldn't wait for the sun to go down to take some photos of this!) to enjoy a meal made from locally grown ingredients. Before eating they had to find which table they were seated at which were labeled using herb packets. Instead of a traditional cake Leah and Jonathan had a cake and pie table. Each cake and pie had it's own individual antique "cake topper". Leah and Jonathan are a beautiful couple and I loved capturing their special day for them. I hope you like them guys!

The ladder I stood on to take the group photo above!

Apryl and Josh - An Extensive Sneak Peek:-)

2009-10-15T10:50:00.000-07:00

I uploaded the photos to last weekend's wedding last night. I did not intend to edit any of them since I am still working on a few weddings before it from this past month. I always have to look through my images even if I don't plan on editing them because I am so anxious to see how they came out! I got excited about some of the photos of their car that I kept going and ended up with quite a few of my favorites edited. I will post later when I have them all edited because I am sure I will have more favorites but here is a quick sneak peek of Apryl and Josh's wedding in Brockport, NY!

Rae and Greg's Wedding - August 8, 2009

2009-10-14T22:02:00.000-07:00

I have been super busy these past couple months with weddings that I have been bad at updating my blog! Things are finally settling down. I have my last wedding until Spring (unless a last minute wedding is booked) on Saturday so I will have plenty of time to catch up on editing and blogging!

Rae and Greg booked me well over a year before their wedding. I couldn't believe their wedding day had finally arrived! I hope my photos can portray how unbelievably in love Rae and Greg are because I cannot describe it in words. Rae's bouquet of purple Calla Lillies was probably my favorite detail of the wedding. I just love how they photograph!! So here are the photos:-)

Ashley and Jesse - August 1, 2009 - Corning, NY

2009-09-04T13:53:00.000-07:00

Ashley and Jesse got married at a beautiful little white church just outside of Corning, NY. The weather was perfect, the ceremony was perfect, they were perfect! Let's get to the pictures!

The Lissow Family - Highland Park

2009-09-02T06:16:00.000-07:00

I did family photos for a good friends sister and her family. It had been so long since I've seen them so it was a lot of fun! I used to take pictures of Connor just for fun when we would all hang out. He is very good at being in front of the camera now! Hailey is super cute but not quite as good in front of the camera as Connor (to say the least!). She made the photo shoot a challenge for me but I never turn down a challenge. Since I had to stick with mostly candid shots with Hailey I did end up getting a few really cute ones we never would have gotten. Enjoy!

Amy's Senior Portraits

2009-09-01T14:09:00.000-07:00

I had a lot of fun photographing Amy along with her boyfriend and brother. Her family was wonderful. We all endured the heat as much as possible to get these photos done! I just downloaded the Lightroom and Aperture free trials to test the programs out for my future purchase. Amy's photos are a result of Lightroom:-)

Don't be Nervous Kate - Kate and Hank's Enagement Photos

2009-08-25T17:55:00.000-07:00

Ok so I shouldn't play favorites but these are two of my favorite clients:-) I get together with Kate every once in a while for coffee and we always seem to nearly close Starbucks after a few hours of chatting. I had a blast doing these photos for them and I can't wait for their wedding at the end of next month. Kate is pretty nervous to see these photos but I think they came out wonderful!

Courtney & Marc Enagagement Photos

2009-08-15T09:39:00.000-07:00

I recently did an engagement shoot with Courtney and Marc. We went to a small park in the town of Pittsford where they first met playing softball. They seem to have fun during the photo shoot which always makes my job much easier! Marc always seem to want to look at Courtney more than the camera which actually made the shots beautifully personal and emotional. Here are some of my favorites!

Laura and Lauren - A Delightful Business Meeting

2009-08-13T13:17:00.000-07:00

Today I met with a local wedding planner - Laura Linder of Better Together Events. She had contacted me a week or so ago wanting to set up a meeting to talk about our businesses together. She was such a joy to meet with! I can tell she truly loves what she does and feels lucky to be able to do what she loves for a living. We are similar in that way. So, the meeting was great and I hope we can provide some business for each other in the future.

Check out her website: www.bettertogetherevents.com for more info!

Sarah and Matt's Wedding - Canandaigua, NY

2009-07-28T10:30:00.000-07:00

Sarah and Matt's wedding was beautiful. The setting, decorations, and especially the couple. During the ceremony I would catch Matt sneaking peaks at Sarah when everyone else was praying. I wish them all the happiness in the world!

Something Fun!

2009-07-28T09:28:00.000-07:00

During our trip to Disney in June I took a couple fun shots of my friends Amanda and Eric. They are getting married at Disney this coming March! The idea of the photos was a great one but the castle was apparently much farther away than we anticipated. The result was a castle you didn't even know was there. Thus, I brought out my photoshop skills and put the castle into the photos. This is something I do not do all the time but it was fun:-)

Kirsten's Senior Photos

2009-07-28T09:21:00.000-07:00

One of my first clients ever was Krystina. We did senior portraits. That shoot gave me confidence that I could be a successful photographer! Well, here we are a few years later, and her sister needs senior portraits! Kirsten was such a good sport. I always have a blast with her, her mom and of course Krystina.

Rory, Lily and Xavier Photo Shoot

2009-07-12T12:38:00.000-07:00

I did a fun little photo shoot with my nieces and nephew last week. They live about an hour away and we rarely get out to see them since we are so busy. My sister-in-law asked if I could do a photo shoot with them because we haven't done one for a couple years now. Wow they are getting so big! I can't believe how old they look in some of the individual shots. Rory will be 6 this month, Lily is 4 and Xavier is 3.

Payton

2009-06-25T09:17:00.000-07:00

Sorry I have been MIA for a few weeks now. I have been out of town a few times in the past month and am just now getting back into a normal schedule here at home. My website and email are both working now. I am in the middle of editing a wedding as well as editing shoots as they come along. My good friend Tara asked me to photograph her new baby, Payton's, christening this coming July. I unfortunately have a prior commitment and cannot be at the christening. So, yesterday she had me do a small photo shoot of Payton in her christening gown. We also did a couple mother daughter shots because she has not had any yet. Here is Payton!! (she is so cute!):

Website and Email Down

2009-06-06T09:41:00.000-07:00

If you have attempted to visit my website recently you may have noticed it is not working. I ran into some problems when my website host decided to change the webmail. I am in the process of figuring out what is causing my website to not work.
If you need to contact me please email me at laurenkennedyphotography@gmail.com. If you are a prospective client I will be more than happy to provide you with my pricing list and more photos to view. I apologize for the inconvenience but I am working on fixing the problem quickly.

LAUREN

Katie and Michael's Wedding

2009-05-22T17:51:00.001-07:00

I finished Katie and Michael's wedding photos a couple weeks ago but I immediately went on vacation so I am posting them a little late. I believe I already told you how much I loved photographing their wedding and I'll tell you again! They were so much fun to work with and I hope maybe someday I will get to photograph them again. Here are some of my favorites!

More Godown Familiy (Coudln't resist!)

2009-05-04T17:59:00.001-07:00

So I have been really busy recently. I am finishing up Katie and Michael's wedding photos (almost done!) and filling an order for 5 copies of a wedding DVD slideshow. I also have a couple albums I am working on so I definitely have work to do before vacation in 10 days!! I couldn't resist posting a couple other photos I loved from my shoot with the Godown family:-)

The Godown Family

2009-04-29T08:59:00.001-07:00

So I recently did a photo shoot with the Godown family. Can I tell you how amazingly easy this shoot was. Sure, Joshua was incredibly literal at everything I told him to do (it was hysterical!!) but there was very little whining or tears. Emma is adorable and couldn't have been any easier to photograph. The most difficult part of the shoot was dealing with the harsh sun since there were no leaves on the trees yet! I hope to do more with them in the future!

Katie and Michael Sneek Peek!

2009-04-20T19:56:00.000-07:00

I am editing my latest wedding right now and thought I would post a couple pictures I am excited about! I will of course post more of my favs when I complete the editing but this will have to do for now. I loved meeting and working with Katie and Michael. Their wedding was beautifully intimate!

My Photo on an Album - Jason Daniel

2009-04-16T21:07:00.000-07:00

Last fall I did a photo shoot with a new and local artist, Jason Daniel. He needed some photos for his album. I loved this shoot because I could be as creative as I wanted and it was encouraged! The album just came out and I found the jacket online! It is very exciting to see my photo used for an album and I am so glad Jason was happy enough with the photos to use one! I don't know if the inside of the cover has more photos or not but here is the cover. Funny thing is I think the cover photo was one of the very first pictures I took! Always works that way doesn't it?

Here are some of my other favorites from the shoot!

Erin and Nate's Wedding

2009-04-16T16:22:00.001-07:00

Erin and Nate's wedding was a blast! The location was perfect and all the little details really came together as a beautiful and elegant wedding. When I walked into the cocktail reception I got so excited to see a roaring fire and an Irish Trio! I knew this would be an easy wedding to photograph. Then they opened the reception doors and I saw that every table had a cake as the centerpiece. I thought I was excited from the Irish band! The room was gorgeous and the cakes just added that special touch. Everyone seemed to have a blast during the reception - including me! I couldn't decide which photos to post so there are a lot! The very last photo is of a guest dancing to 'Nsync's "Bye Bye Bye" - he knew the whole thing it was hilarious!!

Congratulations Amanda and Eric!!!!!

2009-04-15T18:08:00.000-07:00

Ok...I had to post this! One of my best friends, Amanda, just got engaged to her boyfriend (well, Fiance now!!) Eric. They are getting married March 9, 2010 at Walt Disney World! I couldn't be more happy for Amanda and I can't wait to see her get married. I don't know what I would do without her - she deserves all the happiness in the world. I am not photographing their wedding (I want to party instead!) but I did take some photos of them back in December. I did them as test shots when I received my Canon 5D Mark II. Here are a couple!