Keira Grace - The First 2 Days

We just got back from New Jersey where we have been spent the last three Days with our good friends Kathleen & Gabe for the birth of their second child, a incredibly beautiful little girl... Keira Grace. As I said in the previous post, we were there right from the beginning and I don't think I stopped shooting. These last few days were filled with so many emotions and hopefully the photos show the wonderful moments.

Gabe (the Daddy) is in the military and was fortunate enough to be able to come home (he has been deployed for training - he goes to Iraq in a couple of months) to be there for the birth of Keira and spend some time helping his family get used to their beautiful new addition.

Here are just some of the photos that I captured both on Monday evening when she was born and on Tuesday when we spent time with them at the hospital.

While waiting for Keira to make her grand entrance into the world on Monday evening, Kathleen & I drove around to pass the time. While driving around the sunset over Union Beach in NJ was absolutely beautiful. I just had to capture it in order to tell the story of Keira's birthday.


Kathleen & her mom holding hands while waiting for Keira.


The birth was a C Section so the first time we got to see baby Keira was through the nursery windows. Here is Gabe showing her off at just minutes old. What an amazing moment.


Gabe watching on as the nurses clean her up and get her ready.



Keira opened her eyes up almost immediately when she was handed (by Gabe) to her mommy, Kathleen for the first time. She is so beautiful.


Mommy & baby.


Mommy & Daddy (Kathleen & Gabe).

DAY TWO


Keira on Daddy's lap still only hours old.




It is amazing how much hair she has and how precious she is.




Holding Daddy's hand.


I love LOVE photographing baby's hand's and feet, the detail just amazes me.


My Kathleen holding Keira while my mother-in-law looks on. Kathleen is the God-Mother to Keira as she is to Keira's older brother Aidan.


Aidan meeting his little sister for the first time. He was a little shy at first and was a little confused by her yawning, but it was so cute.


He did warm up pretty quickly though and reached out and gave her a big hug and kiss. Such an emotional and adorable moment.



Aidan made a painting for Keira as a gift and this is him giving it to her. So cute!!


Daddy & Aidan, there is no mistaking that they are father and son!! Aidan is a mini-version of his Dad.

Introducing Keira Grace!!

At 11:14pm tonight (July 14th) our good friends Kathleen & Gabe welcomed their second child into this world... a beautiful little girl, Keira Grace. Kathleen & I were fortunate enough to be at the hospital with Kathleen & Gabe and her mom. I was taking photos of her at just an hour old. I will have a ton more in the next couple days but for now here are just a couple. She is absoutley amazing!!

Me and my crew!!

Here is a shot that Vicki caught at Beth & Mike's Wedding this past weekend of me shooting the bridal party. I saw it on her blog and just had to steal it because I thought it was funny. Check out all of the people surrounding me with cameras and of course me with my two.

Beth & Mike are Married!!

Yesterday my second shooter Vicki & I photographed Beth & Mike's Wedding. They got married at West Avon Congregational Church with their reception at The Bond Ballroom in Hartford. After the ceremony we made a quick stop at Elizabeth Park for some photographs of Beth and Mike in the gardens. It was such a beautiful day. Here are some of my photos from the day, be sure to also check out Vicki's Blog for some of her shots!!

I love taking photos of dresses before the bride puts it on. In this case we actually got to take some photos of the dress outside the church since the church is where Beth got ready.


Such a beautifully simple church.


I loved the light coming through the window of the church before the ceremony.




This shot is one of my favorites, it is of Beth's mother and maid of honor pulling the dress over her head. I like how it seems like an endless sea of white.




The first kiss!!


The wedding party right after the ceremony, I really liked the bridesmaids' dresses, they were so different.




I really love this bridal portrait of Beth back in the church. The simplicity of it all was something that really called out to me.


Elizabeth Park is really gorgeous, what more can I really say.


I LOVE sun flare!!






Beth & Mike's first dance in the beautiful Bond Ballroom.


This was something fun and artistic I did. During the first dance, I took a quick close-up / movement shot of Beth's dress. I like the texture and colors that came out.


The Bond Ballroom is in such a beautiful old building, we saw this hallway and mirror immediately and just had to take a quick bridal shot of Beth on the bench.


Here I am with the happy couple, thank you Vicki for capturing this!

Thank you Beth & Mike for such an amazing day, congratulations again!! I hope you have a great time on your honeymoon in Greece & Egypt. Can't wait to see some of the photos you capture there!!

Jessica & Baret's Ceremony Slideshow

Here is Jessica & Baret's slideshow from their beach ceremony in New Jersey. Enjoy!

Paris Anyone??

Is anyone out there honeymooning in Paris between July 28th and August 4th of this year? If so, please either drop me an e-mail (rob@rjtpictures.com) or leave me a comment. We would love to hear from you!!

Pixar = Genius!! Wall.E = Awesome!! Green = Very Cool!!

Kathleen & I just got back from seeing the new Pixar movie, Wall.E. I have always been a huge Pixar fan since Toy Story so I couldn't wait to see this one. Let me first start by saying that this is arguably Pixar's BEST film yet. Not only does it meet all the standards that Pixar has set for itself, it exceeds them. If that is not enough, it has many incredible messages within this movie. I STRONGLY recommend that everyone see this movie. It may be one of the most important movies out right now.

After you see it, I would love to hear what you think of it, so take a minute and leave your comments on this post. I hope everyone is having an incredible week!!