Steph's Bridal Portraits

Back in the fall we were able to spend some quality time with Steph, her maid of honor and her mother. Her maid of honor actually lives in these awesome apartments and we were fortunate able to use the penthouse and the courtyard for some awesome pictures! What Steph did the day of her bridal portraits is something that I would definitely recommend to any bride, she had scheduled her hair and make up trials the same day as the shoot. Which is great because then she get the chance to have a complete trial run and see what everything will look like on the day of her wedding.

So, now, that Steph's wedding has come and gone I am pleased to bring you all some of her bridal portraits!

Inside the apartments there was a lounge with a beautiful black marble floor that we just had to take advantage of.

We had some fun playing with her veil!

We then moved outside to the rooftop and to the surprise and fear of Steph's mom, Steph climbed in her dress onto the wall that overlooked a 14 story drop.


And even though we were worried that something would happen to the dress, we were able to get some beautiful shots of steph in her dress.

I just loved how happy that Steph looks here!!

I really liked the angle on this portrait!

Thank you Steph, we had so much fun and we are looking forward to your Trash the Dress Session!!!

~M

Kate's Portrait Session

This past Monday, we had the pleasure of shooting Kate. She is a fun and charismatic person that definitly made our job easy when it came to getting a good picture. I definitly find that a lot of people are initially nervous in front of the camera but after a little while they tend to loosen up and have fun! This was definitly the case with Kate, after the first few shots she was much more relaxed and had a great time.

We took these pictures down by the River Walk in Shelton. Now having worked there for several years I never knew that this walkway by the river existed but it made from some amazing pictures.

On the opposite side of the fence there was some awesome stone stairs, so we just had to take advantage of them!!

So everyone knows that I have an obsession with shoes, if you don't believe me just take a look in my closet!! Anyways, Kate had these amazing shoes and of course we just had to take a moment to capture a picture!

After taking some shots on the river walk, it was time for and outfit change and then we headed over to the train tracks to capture a few more shots!! I love the feeling behind this picture. Kate just looks so beautiful looking down the tracks!

If you have ever walked the train tracks you know that they are probably not the easiest thing to do in heels. So after a few shots we ditched the heels and took some fun shots with out them

We did however take advantage of the amazing architecture of the bridge. I really was pleased at how this shot came out!

This is one of my favorite shots from the day, on our way back to the car we were just playing around and trying to walk on the railings and I decided to just take a few shots for fun and I was so pleased when I got home at this shot!! Kate looks amazing and the colors of the sky and grass just make her pop from the picture!


Thanks Kate for such an amazing day! And stay tuned for Jason's pictures from Kate's shoot coming soon!!

~Maggie

1st Annual Shelton Craftfair

Sunday Maggie and I were involved in the Shelton, CT 1st annual craft fair. This was a great event, minus the mini tornado (I'll get to that in a few). The day was perfect awesome weather and a wonderful turnout vendors and the public.

Here's Maggie working on her tan at our booth ;)

We got up bright and early to get the Jeep packed up to go then headed out. Our booth got set up and then I had to put some shorts on since we finally have the right weather for this time of year. AMEN for summer. :)

The scene was really cool, about 70 vendors I think, and since Maggie and I are involved with Shelton's EMS service, Echo Hose Ambulance I got to roll around the whole field on their Segway, Man that was SOOO cool.

Dear Santa the above photo is what I want for Christmas.

The Second Company Horse Guard was even there, they are the only Calvary left in the US well that's what the guys in uniform old me. They had a bunch of stuff on display and a great bit of history about the Calvary, I wish that had some horses with them even though I would of tried to ride them too :)

These were some cool reins that had the state emblem on them.

This saddle was about 100 years old and was donated from a Calvary Veteran.

Ok so I bet you were sitting on the edge of your seat wondering about the mini tornado, well here it goes. My father came down to visit and as we were sitting and chatting we saw this sign flying around about 50 feet up in the air with no sign of it coming down. Then the main walkway is a dirt path and it began to up rise like a mini twister and worked its way down the isle of tents lifting the 3 food vendors tents whipping them around roughly 20 feet in the air. I had my father girlfriend and her granddaughter hold down our tent and flat screen we had going as my father and I went to make sure everyone was ok after the tents came crashing back to earth destroying them. Luckily no one was injured but the pop up tents were mangled like that old paper clip on your desk that you love to play with, yup I do it too. It was quite a site to see and glad everyone was ok.

This was a quick shot of the food vendors with their tents.

Here is one of the tents after the wind.

We had a great time, got some sun, ate some excellent pulled pork sandwiches, had some fresh squeezed lemonade and limeade, and got to see some peoples great talents with all the craft booths. We will keep you updated for when and where we will be next.

Connor's First Communion Shots

This past Sunday, we ventured down to Mineola, New York to take some communion portraits for an awesome little man Connor. He has such a dynamic personality which made photographing him a ton of fun, even though he wanted to be riding his bike instead of wearing his suit, but he still stuck it out and we all had a great time!

We started our adventure at the Church where Connor will be receiving his first communion. When we arrived we thought we were going to be allowed inside for some portraits near some of the amazing statues and have Connor get the Our father on in one of the pews. So we decided to do the right thing and ask the church staff if we could take some pictures inside instead of just barging in, and to our surprise they denied us. Guess not going to Church in a while made the man upstairs unhappy with us, hahaha. I remember the good old days when church doors were left open all the time for anyone to enter anytime. So instead of being bummed out and shooting somewhere else we decided to shoot outside of the Church and then hit up the park.

Although the Church did not have the traditional cathedral arch ways and doors, it did have some fabulous etched doors, and this little man looked so grown up standing in front of them.

Kind of what God would see looking down on him praying, I would assume ;)


It was surprising how straight faced many of these pictures in this portion came out because we were all laughing so hard. Connor has such a great sense of humor and it was hilarious how he would get everyone laughing and then quickly revert into stealth, serious mode.


These are some of the traditional first Communion accessories. Gotta show off the church going bling!!


What a priceless look! What do you think is going through his mind, praying or bike riding? hmmm


It actually looks like he was reading the Bible. It was super funny how once in a while we caught him posing with the little first Bible upside down.


The Our Father kept showing up in a bunch of the images we grabbed.


While we were shooting Connor was the make shift safety coordinator, every time a car would come down the street he would yell CAR like we were back in the day playing kick ball or something, hehehe. Even though he was checking for cars in this shot I still think it came out spectacular.

We had such a good time photographing Connor and we can not wait until May for the Communion party!!!

Relay for Life

"Whether it is a friend, family member, the neighbor down the street, or our own personal experience, we have all been touched by cancer in some way. We all have the power to make a difference in the fight against cancer." That's why Jason and I have chosen to fight back by participating in the American Cancer Society Relay For Life® in Shelton, CT. For those of you who do not know Jason and I have been proud supporters of the Relay for the past 3 years and with recent developments within our own extended family this years Relay holds even greater meaning. So in addition to simply participating this year we are actually the CO-captains of our team. We are very excited and we will definitly keep all you bloggers updated on the events leading up to and including the Relay!!!

On a side note every year the Relay has a theme last years was Pirates and we just got word that this years theme for the Relay is Super Heroes and with that in mind we decided that our team's theme is going to be Super Friends Fighting for a Cure!!!

To join our team or to make a donation click here!

Relay For Life of Shelton

When: June 06, 2009

Where: Riverwalk, 118 Canal St Shelton, CT

Echo Hose Ambulance 1st Annual Craft Fair

On Sunday, April 26, 2009, Maggie and I will be participating in the Echo Hose Ambulance 1st Annual Craft Fair. At the fair we will have a booth where we will have prints for sale, as well as our current work on display. We hope you will all come out and support us and the craft fair. See you all there!!!!!!!!!

Sunday April 26, 2009

Rain or Shine

10:00 am to 5:00 pm

Shelton River Walk (Canal St)

Shelton, CT

We will also be giving out some super deals..

Melissa S. Trash the Dress Shoot

Last Saturday we had the pleasure of doing a trash the dress shoot with Melissa S. We absolutely love TTD shoots since they are such a blast for us and the bride or model. It's a easy way to be Fun, Sexy and Elegant all in one.

We headed up to an old abandoned bowling alley and took advantage of the departed building.

Half of the building was missing but the lanes were still there, the ball returns were filled in with dirt and gravel but make a great leading line.

and the boots with the Wedding dress COME ON, how hot is that?

The sun coming through the huge hole in the ceiling made a awesome cast on Melissa and completely accents her.



We found some construction tape lying on the ground that made a dope accent with the fallen bricks she was propped up on.

We then moved to another location where there was lots of great backgrounds everywhere.

So all in all it was a great time, Melissa was a super trooper especially when there were many people driving by, beeping and honking. It made us all laugh and figured out that doing a shoot like this in the open public on a main road and getting that response was a great ego booster for all of us.

Help support our troops

So as I'm sure some of you know I HIGHLY support our troops.

Being a son of a Vietnam Veteran and grandson to a WWII Veteran, the services these troops provide us with is Freedom and they way of life we live, if it was not for them we may of never of had a blog to write or many of the other things we do each and every day. So I thank all the troops all around the world past, present, and future. God Bless You All.

Here is a photo of MY BEST FRIEND, MY HERO, MY FATHER while on his tour in Vietnam.



There will be a few local "SUPPOT THE TROOP DRIVE" s at the following locations. Feel free to go on down and give alittle something :)

Vietnam Veterans Of America Chapter 251 and the Sikorsky Veterans Association will Co-Sponsor a “ SUPPORT THE TROOP DRIVE “ at Wal-Mart 1365 Boston Post Road Milford CT on April 25 2009 from 9:00 AM till 5:00 PM.

Along with the collection of goods, we will have We Support Our Troops Flags that people can sign and leave an uplifting message to the troops. We will also have a poster board titled “ FACES OF FREEDOM “ where you can post a picture of your service member, loved one with his or her name and hometown.

All goods, donations, and signed We Support Our Troops Flags which are collected will be sent to our troops in harms way. Along with the drive we will also collect worn and tattered Flags for proper retirement.

For more information please contact Robert Chechoski at 203-368-3212 or Russ Edwards at 203-876-0914, or email me at photos@jasonhenriques.com. Thank You in advance for your time and consideration.

Bring a picture of your service member loved one and post it on the “FACES OF FREEDOM “board. This board will travel with us for all to see at each event we do.

HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE

The same event will take place on June 13 2009 at Shop Rite 155 Cherry Street Milford from 9:00 AM till 5:00 PM This event will be sponsored by the Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 251 and the Blue Star Mothers and Families.

This event will be titled FILL THE TRAILOR Which is a Military Trailor we have use of for that day. The FACES OF FREEDOM TRAVEL BOARDS will be there also to post your loved ones pictures.

Here is a photo of the trailor that we would like to be filled.



ITEMS WANTED

1. Beef Jerkey
2. Slim Jims
3. Ramen Noodles ( Pack Form no cups )
4Granola Bars
5. CD'S new or used
6. PS2 Games New or Used
7.XBOX Games New or Used
8. Pop Tarts
9. Twizzlers
10. Salted Nuts
11. Razors
12. Board Games
13. Pop Corn
14. Deoderant ( Non Arisol )
15.Cookies Crackers
16. Microwave Meals
17.Tuna ( Packs not Cans )
18. Snacks
19. Toiletries ( No Glass )
20. Batteries AA---AAA
21. Air Freshners
22. Rice Krispie Snacks ( Pre Packed )
23. Coffee
24. Tea
25. Powdered Drinks
26. Protien Bars
27. Gum
28. Mac & Cheese
29. Cards and letters UPLIFTING
30. Hand Held Games
31. Fruit Roll Ups
32. Sunflower Seeds
33. On The Go Drinks to add to water
Any other item you feel they might like


This is a thank you letter that was sent to the Vietnam Veterans of America with a few photos of our guys that received these goods.



"I sincerely thank you for supporting my company. I held off ondistributing the items you sent until I took command of Bravo Company,299th BSB on 13 March 09. Attached are some pictures of the company.We sincerely appreciate the dedication to your country and the Soldiers who admirably serve. The items you sent us were snached up in a hurry! The Soldiers loved the games, puzzles, snacks...everything! I will add you to my company public affairs distribution. My companypublic affairs representative is SPC Norman Smith. You will be hearingfrom us the in the days to come.Thank You Again for your Support!SUZANNE M. ELDRIDGECPT, LGBravo Company Commander"BANDIT 6"299th BSB, 2"




And again THANK YOU and GOD BLESS you to all of our troops, lets's pray to keep them safe and come home.

Roy's 50th Birthday party

This past Saturday night our friend Roy celebrated his 50th birthday party with many and family. This was a surprise party that we all set up to have him believe that it was a surprise party for Maggie. Everyone did such a great job Roy even gave money to one of the other guests to purchase Maggie a gift card to someplace. Our kind friend did get his money back though :).

Here is Maggie The "Birthday Girl" dancing her pants off.

Maggie's true Birthday is the 15th of March. So make sure to send her some birthday love ;)

Katie is grabbing up on some JH Love, hahaha

Here is the Birthday boy himself with dear mom.

Ok so besides just being a birthday party it was also a huge rock band challenge too, the DJ brought his xbox and a huge projector where everyone had a blast.

Here is Joe playing rock band and Nikki being a groupie.

Katelyn rocking out, let me tell you this girl can jam like a true rock star, She was kicking butt on expert.
Joe being a crazy, rock band rock star, he loves him some guitar. ;)
Maggie giving some "blue steel" while Katie was just Katie...

All in all it was a fun and long night. Lots of cake smashing too, I don't know if anyone actually ate any cake because so many people were smashing it in to Roy's face at first. Then it turn into a all out cake fight, people had cake on their faces, chests, down shirts and I'll stop there. I'll post a few censored photos of this later.

Good night and good times...