Engaged!

April 10, 2013 Beth Caldwell Photography

I was introduced to Amy and Ian through one of my colleagues at Discovery who went to high school with Ian. But Amy and Ian met at Florida State and after graduation moved to DC for work. Ian proposed at the Jefferson Memorial last fall and they plan to wed in Amy's home state of Michigan in May 2014. So they asked me to take their engagement photos.

So Amy hatched a plan to shoot at the Jefferson Memorial and Tidal Basin with the infamous DC cherry blossom trees. Being a native Washingtonian the blossoms can come out anywhere from mid March to mid April. So we waited . . . and waited . . . and two weeks had passed. . . and it had snowed twice since we first chatted. Blossoms or no blossoms this shoot was happening on April 7th, and lucky for us about 20% of the trees were in bloom! We were in business.

Now the trickiest part was to take a very busy and crowded time in DC and make Amy and Ian look like they were the only ones there. So we waited . . . and waited . . . and tourists would walk in and out of the photos, but Ian would kindly tell them to scram and voila!

There was also a cupcake break. I brought in some cherry blossom Georgetown Cupcakes as a special treat.

But my favorite thing about this shoot, other than Amy's adorable dresses, was the fact that Ian did not wear socks. Now my dad also grew up in Florida and he used to say he only owned 3 pairs of socks: black, brown, and blue. So when I saw Ian sans socks I knew I was dealing with an real Florida boy. :-)

Congratulations you two!

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Sneak Peek - Love (and finally spring) is in the air

April 7, 2013 Beth Caldwell Photography

Well, look what I did today! More to come this week with Amy and Ian.

First sleepover

March 31, 2013 Beth Caldwell Photography

My son, Greydon, and his best bud, Dexter, had their first sleepover this weekend! I have been planning this photo story for a couple weeks, so I am thrilled to see it come to fruition and it's exactly as I had envisioned. One thing to know about my kid...he HATES having his picture taken and it's rare to catch him in front of the camera without sticking his tongue out or making a silly face. However, with Dexter by his side he warmed up to my camera immediately. Dexter seems to have magical powers.

These two have had the fortunate opportunity to be in school together since they were infants. Discovery Communications has a daycare/school within its headquarters and these two little guys, separated by about 5 weeks in age, have been through it all together for almost four years. Diapers and bottles, learning to walk and riding bikes, reading letters and holding pencils. They truly enjoy each other's company and I consider Dexter to be Greydon's better half. Another interesting fact about Dexter is that his mother and I went to high school together in Rockville. For any fellow RHS-ers reading this post I am talking about the lovely Kelly (Picciotta) Kane.

So, let's go on with the Dexter-n-Greydon Show!