the Alicia Ann
journal of love stories

We sat in our camping chairs, looking at the stars above and swatting the mosquito’s away. Together by the warmth of the fire, listening to it crackle, we watched it let out little red fireflies into the sky. “Whoa, it looks like fireworks!”, Bruce said with his little devilish grin, knowing that my mother would […]

I was nervous. Scared to death was more like it. A frantic wreck, running around like a chicken with it’s head cut off. Ok, maybe that is a bit of an exaggeration. Or maybe not. It was t-minus 18 hours before Jenn & Shawn’s Hartford wedding, and the weather took a turn for the worst. […]

Some days I feel like I’ve got it all together, like everyone is on my side and like everything is going perfectly. And then it happens. In a matter of days….or hours….or sometimes even minutes. My perfect little world crashes down. I realize I missed a deadline. I get overwhelmed with my to-do list that […]

When I first met Jen & Shawn, I was super excited at the chance to shoot their upcoming wedding. They were referred to me by the delightful and talented Dee Dee Benyi at Always & Forever Weddings. Jen & Shawn are not your traditional couple, but instead have this über cool aura around them. I […]