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jenn + luke . engaged

Caitlin — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:41:58 +0000

Jenn and Luke are awesome. They live in South Carolina and they are getting married just outside of Pittsburgh at one of our favorite venues this summer. It was a cold, rainy, December day when I met them in the Strip District for their engagement session, but I loved it. Thank you guys for being troopers. xo

the moments . weddings . favorites of 2011

Caitlin — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 15:34:04 +0000

2011 was an amazing year. It was filled with some of the most amazing clients in the world. The kind of clients who become friends. I decided to start my “Favorites of 2011″ posts with my favorite wedding “moments”. From getting ready to the last dance, these were some of the moments that stuck out in my mind. Moments where I was laughing, crying, or smiling from behind my camera. These ones aren’t as much about the actual photos, they represent a point in time that I want to remember forever. It was SO hard to pick favorites, and there are many that I left out so this post could actually appear on the internet before 2013!

THANK YOU to all my lovely brides and grooms, and their awesome family and friends for making it such a wonderful year!

With no further blabbering…my favorite moments, in no particular order.

lindsey + andy. married.

Caitlin — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 18:21:33 +0000

2011 flew past. I knew from the beginning that Lindsey and Andy would wrap up our wedding season. We couldn’t have been luckier. Their wedding was the fireworks at the end of an amazing year. We had SUCH a wonderful time with them, and their wonderful and welcoming family and friends. Lindsey and Andy are so perfect together, like pieces of a puzzle. Thank you guys SO much for choosing us to capture your beautiful day. We had a blast! I decided not to add any captions to any of the photos, and let them tell their own story.

As always, Jim’s photos are mixed in with mine.

ceremony : heinz chapel
reception: the university club
florist : parkway floral
DJ : d&t music
hair & makeup : serendipity
videography : fineline weddings

new york city in november.

Caitlin — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 14:49:59 +0000

Most amazing city on earth. Each trip is new and wonderful in its own way. When the opportunity to photograph one of my favorite families in the city presenting itself, I was obviously way over excited, doing my usual happy dance. I enlisted my friend Sam to come along for the ride and help out. So on Thanksgiving weekend we headed to New York to take in the sights, shoot, and relax. It worked. New York has a way of rejuvenating me even when I am most burned out and exhausted. These photos won’t be in chronological order.

Our favorite part of our stay was the Nolitan Hotel in Nolita. Unfortunately we only got to stay one of our three nights. If I could change one thing from the trip, it would be to stay at the Nolitan all three nights, without hesitation.From the cozy beds, super friendly staff, amazing design (totally my style), and all of the unique branding touches, this is definitely my new favorite New York hotel. I can’t wait to go back. Some Instagram shots of a few of my favorite details…

In the evening we went up to their rooftop deck and took some photos.

You can even borrow skateboards from them. Obviously I opted out because well…I wanted to make it home without any broken bones. But next time, I will definitely partake in some skateboard action.

Another highlight was the Bosie Tea Parlor in the West Village. We went for Macaron’s and stayed for the wine, chocolate chai tea latte, and the super sweet staff that even offered to charge my dead iPhone. Only in New York.

LOVES (via Instagram): I might not enjoy Time Square on foot, Time Square by cab (in traffic from dinner) can be pretty. Kate Spade taxis. Bright lipstick. Shooting. Walking off all the calories.

And some random shots…

So, who else wants to bring me to New York for work

adventures in new york city. family session.

Caitlin — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 16:14:16 +0000

As you may have gathered by now if you read my blog often, I love New York City. I love everything about it. I travel there at least a couple of times a year. This time I was lucky enough to meet on of my FAVORITE families in the city for a lifestyle session as we ventured from the bright lights of Time Square, to High Line Park and the Meatpacking District. I have been dying to do a session like this, and Michelle, Andrew, Luka, and Griffin were the perfect subjects. They are basically everything I hope my future family will be.

Thank you guys so much for hanging out with me, and a big thank you to my travel buddy Sam for all of your help! If YOU are interested in having your photos taken in the big city or beyond, shoot me an email at caitlin@caitlintphotography.com.