What can a wedding day teach us?

Hello Everyone,

I hope this blog sees you well. Last weekend was another interesting and brilliant weekend…yes I know I sound like a broken record when I say that…but I am sincere when I mention this…Last Friday, I personally shot a wedding at York Beach (www.unionbluff.com)…what was very interesting about this was the fact Kara and Tom (the bride and groom) were very much in the public eye for most of the day…mixing regular folk with bridal folk makes for an interesting mix…also I really have to applaud the both of them for their willingness to get wet and wild as the shots on the beach unfolded.

Saturday is a lesson in life…how do you deal with adversity when its your big day. My bride Tiffany was getting ready at the Holiday Inn in Salem when the fire alarm went off as she was still getting ready…then when we made it to the Castleton in Windham, NH (http://www.castletonbcc.com/) the JP showed up over an hour late because he had it in his calendar wrong (which I find unacceptable because he was at the rehearsal 2 DAYS before the event)…so Tiffany and Jim had 2 choices…they could have either stressed out over everything that was happening and ask the question of “why”…or they could have…and actually they did…roll with the punches go with the flow…make the best out of a difficult situation in which they would have fun and still enjoy their day…

So how did they handle it…when the fire alarm went off I got a pic of Tiffany next to the fire engine posing beside it…a great way to get a memory of something that happened…so what happened when the JP didn’t show and the ceremony was supposed to start at 7pm and on top of that we were running out of light to do pictures…I huddled together with each of them separately and decided to do a 180…we decided to do the formal pics before the ceremony so that we could at least get the outdoor pics…I staged an event in which they could see each other for the first time so that it would still be special…then we were off to the races…and the great part was that after the ceremony was eventually over they could enjoy as much of the cocktail hour as they wanted to…we all had a great time and everything went off without a hitch…

So what can a wedding day teach us…it can teach us that life isn’t always perfect and sometimes go with the flow can be go with the good times ahead.

I would also like to thank Kevin, Hallie and Dan for doing a great job in photographing/shooting video for us in Boston and in Lincoln, NH @ the Indian Head Resort (http://www.indianheadresort.com/). So whats up this weekend?...1 wedding Friday and 3 on Saturday...more to come next week :)

All my best to you,
Peter

Lets get it started

Hi Everyone,

I hope this blog sees you well. On our end all is about to get busy…between now and labor day we have over 20 weddings scheduled to be completed!...so many happy brides so little time! Last weekend I had off so that I could take care of everyone in the household after Hunter was born. He is such a cutie and is a hungry bear to say the least…

This weekend we have 4 weddings going on. Today I will be shooting up at York Beach in York Maine. Saturday I will be at the Castleton in Windham NH. Hallie will be down in Boston shooting for me and Kevin will be up at the Indian Head Resort in Lincoln, NH. ..3 weddings, 3 states.

Questions and Answers:

Every week I meet with dozens of brides to be and it never seems to amaze me all of the questions that get thrown my way. We have been in business for over 10 years and I have been asked about DJ’s, bands, flowers, JP’s even wedding rings and invitations…so I thought I would take a moment and suggest to you some of the better vendors that I have personally run into over the recent period…keep a couple things in mind…there are many great vendors out there so this is not an exclusive list…and I’m not being bribed by anyone…

DJ’s – Atlantic Sound out of Manchester, NH http://www.atlanticsoundnh.com/ There is mounds of sound out of Haverhill, MA and AT Soundforce out of Rhode Island. All are very personable and do a great job playing what couples are looking to hear.

Flowers – Tsubaki Flowers out of Hudson, NH. I have personally purchased from them many times and they do a great job. http://www.tsubakiflowers.com/

Invitations – Celeste Simpson is a master creator of some incredible invitations. I met Celeste last year at a bridal show and she create some incredible works of art….check her out at http://www.impressmedesigns.com/

JP’s – I will work on this one as I cannot for the life of me remember the names…I will report back.

Wedding bands – check out Burque Jewelers in Nashua. Ken does a great job taking care of couples and has a great selection. http://www.burques.com/

Well that is all for now…I will mention other vendors as time permits in the future…feel free to ping me if you have any questions or would like some advice....lastly here is one of the cutest pics that I took at the last wedding reception that I was at...enjoy!

All my best,

Peter

Gratitude to all

Hi everyone,

I hope this blog sees you well. I know that it has been a bit since I have written, but I believe I have a legit excuse…lol…Hunter is starting to settle in a bit on the eating and sleeping end of things and I am happy about that. I have hired one of my brides , who happens to be an excellent nanny…she is going to keep an eye on Hunter tonight so that Candy and I can actually get some sleep…I cannot wait for this…it will be better than free chocolate when you need it most ;)

First of all I would like to personally thank each and everyone one of you who reached out to us regarding Hunter…He is so incredibly cute. So what have we been up to…well since I have last written we completed another 2 weddings…and have booked 5 more…On July 5th we did a wedding up in Center Ossipee, NH…on the lake, in a backyard…its not very often that you run into someone who has a beach for a back yard. We also shot a welcome home reception at the Atkinson Country Club in Atkinson, NH…Cristy and Paul had their wedding in Bermuda and celebrated after the fact with their friends…it was very emotional on both weddings…

So what is up next…believe it or not, we do not have any weddings for this weekend coming up…I knew the baby was coming and thought this weekend would be a good time to chill…
Enjoy the pics and now that I am back on track (a bit) the blog will be rolling on…

All my best,
Peter

Welcome my son...

Hi Everyone,

I hope this blog sees you all well...I wanted to make a quick announcement...Hunter Miles Clayman was born yesterday, July 7th @ 5:35pm...cute as a button...born 8lbs 3oz...baby and mom are doing well...

Enjoy the pics and have a wonderful day...

Peter

Happy July 4th weekend!

Hi Everyone,

I hope this blog sees you well. ..and I hope everyone had a safe and happy 4th of July…Last week we photographed 5 weddings, 4 on Saturday alone. I would like to personally thank Charlie, Mike, Jen and Kevin, Tim & David for shooting for us this weekend…they did a great job to say the least! I will be posting some pics soon, but the weddings were all over the area again. Last Saturday featured Loon Mountain www.loonmtn.com, the Granite Rose, www.graniterose.com, Executive Court in Manchester, www.executivecourtbanquet.com, the Radisson Hotel in Chelmsford, MA and a backyard bbq…all very cool and everyone seemed to have a great time. Today features one wedding in Center Ossipee, NH…a family that has a great spot right on the water…good times ahead.

Tip:

If you are looking to photograph fireworks, here is a tip…grab your camera, a tripod and find a good spot…if you can control the settings on your camera set the shutter speed on your camera between an 4th of a second and 15th of a second…have the aperture setting at or around f16 and you should be good to go with nice sharp pics of the fireworks exploding especially being on a tripod…hope this helps…

Personal:

To everyone wondering…no baby yet. The due date is July 10th and I will be sure to keep everyone posted as to what is going on.
I also want to take a second and thank everyone for reading the blog!
All my best,
Peter