Kristie's Wedding

In early June, Liza flew out to Maine for her friend Kristie's wedding. It was in the quaint, New England town of York, Maine and a lovely destination for a wedding. Liza was one of the bridesmaids, so she had the chance to get some fun shots of the rehearsal and wedding prep.

Kristie and Rob listen to the minister explain the ceremony at the rehearsal.


Kristie prepares for her first practice walk down the aisle and Rob contemplates the upcoming vows.


After the rehearsal the group took a trolley down to a local lobster wharf for a Maine lobster dinner, complete with bibs. Below is Kristie's good friend Derek waiting for his lobstah.


Latoya, a friend from college and her fiance.


Yum!


And, wedding day!
Kristie getting ready




Kristie, one of the world's most organized people, is ready with plenty of time to relax before the dress goes on.


This was the last shot as it was time to put my dress on and let the official photographer take over.

Despina & Tom's Wedding

In the end of May, we flew out to New Jersey for Despina's (Yannie's cousin) wedding. Here are a few shots from the reception:

Yannie's cousins Sophia and Stergios


Yannie's brother Chris and his wife Holly


Yannie and his cousin's son Apostole.

Liza's Hair

Liza's hair has grown quite long over the years and is well below her waist. The time is nearing for a haircut, but before doing so, she decided to make a photo project of it. Here are a few of the favorites so far. To see others, take a look at her photo blog: www.lizalittlehawk.wordpress.com

Gorilla Hands

We spent a warmish spring saturday at the Brookfield Zoo, just outside of Chicago. It was a nice day to walk around. We were surprised to see that Yannie's hands are not much smaller than the gorilla's:

Fish Eggs

Yannie's Blue Ram's layed some eggs recently in a piece of driftwod. They are very protective of their offspring and, once finding a place to lay the eggs, the take turns protecting them and guarding the surrounding area. The eggs are the small white dots below the fish. The chances of them surviving is slim, but after a day or so you can see them squirming as development begins.

The White Sox

Yannie's friend Ovid invited us to join him, his wife Lora, and baby girl Gia at a White Sox game.

US Cellular One Field where the White Sox play.


Liza lets Yannie have the camera for a moment.


Gia checking out the camera.


The Valentin family.

Kristie's Bridal Shower

The weekend of April 5th, Liza headed out to Boston for Kristie, her friend from college's bridal shower and bachelorette party. Here are some shots from the shower:


Kristie and her sister Heather talking with guests.


Opening gifts.




Kelly and Heather, the other two bridesmaids, help Kristie with the gifts.