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My daughter is going to be 10 months old next week. Don’t ask me where the time has gone. It’s probably hanging out somewhere with my good jeans and my desire to do my hair in the morning. Someday I will get all three of these back. ;-)

Every week that goes by there seems to be something new and exciting that she’s doing. I just wanted to share two fun things that we did this week. First, for those of you that know my Olivia, you know ALL about her hair. It is quite something to behold. But as lovely as those curls are, she was having a little issue with her hair always being in her eyes. So, my wee one got her first hair cut this past week from my stylist, Gina. And yes….I saved the trimmings. Second, today was really our first chance to get outside and actually play in the snow. We haven’t had a lot of it this season and we certainly haven’t had any since she’s been able to sit up totally on her own and be pulled around in a sleigh!

Love you, little bean! You sure are growing up fast.

Maine wedding photographer, Anne Schmidt, shares Real Maine Wedding contest winners Laura and Nolan in Freeport, Maine.

Hello happy readers! I hope you’re all having a fantastic start to 2012. I don’t know why people call this the “off season,” because I certainly haven’t shut off or slowed down since my last wedding of 2011. It’s been so busy that it’s taken me forever to actually blog about this wedding! But finally it’s here and I’m happy to share it with you. 

Laura and Nolan were Real Maine Weddings Wedding of the Year contest winners for 2011 and their was wedding was featured in the 2012 issue of that magazine. I blogged about being published in that issue a few weeks ago. There were four photographers covering this wedding and all of us had a different vantage point for the day. My pre-ceremony time was spent with Laura and her bridesmaids getting ready at the salon and in their hotel room where I was able to get some lovely portraits of the group. For the ceremony, I was staked out facing the audience capturing the faces of the guests. Then there were the beautiful details and things caught in between.

It was a lovely event and I was very happy to be a part of the very first wedding contest sponsored by Real Maine Weddings magazine.

This blog entry (and the few coming up next) have been a long time coming! I have been dying to share with all of you some of my work that is featured in the 2012 issue of Real Maine Weddings Magazine.

As many of you know, I had the honor of being selected as one of the four photographers that shot the wedding of Laura & Nolan, RMW’s free wedding contest winners. Myself, Audra Welton, Nadra Edgerley and Michelle Turner all worked together to shoot thousands of photos for our lovely couple. Those photos were featured in a huge spread in the new issue. The below shots are examples of my work (excluding the first photo) I just wanted to show the cover page! This wedding was in October and I had to wait till it went to print to share all the goodies with you. Pheeww…that was a long wait!! To read the entire wonderful article and to see the work of all these amazing photogs, pick up a copy on newsstands now. You can also read the digital version on the RMW website.

In addition to the featured wedding, I also had a couple other images in the magazine that made me jump for joy when I was told they were being published. Ashley’s bouquet made by Sweetest Thing is featured in the Flowers section and my lovely Lanie and her cowboy boots kicked off the Trends page.

Thanks Real Maine Weddings for featuring me in this issue. It makes my heart very happy.

images on this page: top, middle and bottom

images on left page: bottom left & bottom right

images on right page: bottom left, center (gelato)

image on right page: bottom left

image on left page: bride in boots

2011 was a great year for me both personally and professionally. The business saw great, steady growth, as did my family….although I wouldn’t describe that experience as steady….  :-) But none the less, it was an experience I cherish and little miss Olivia has been a joyous addition to our family.

I am so grateful to the wonderful couples who chose me as their wedding photographer this past year. I had a fabulous time capturing the moments of their big day and traveling to some lovely locations (including my first Canadian wedding!!). Thanks to all these brides and grooms for letting me into their life for the day. I had a blast. All my best to you in 2012.

Jack was one month old when I got to meet him with his parents for this newborn session in November. What an adorable little man! I love it when my clients are so laid back and relaxed and I can just sit back and capture them lounging around their home. Can’t wait to come back and visit them again soon!