I’m excited to announce the launch of my new blog at http://www.jenniferstoneblog.com.

It’s absolutely gorgeous and will showcase my images and your weddings with huge pictures. I really wanted to import this blog into the new one but was having too many technical difficulties. So turning lemons into lemonade, I thought what better way to start off the 2008 wedding season except with a new blog and look!

Right now the new blog is just waiting to be filled with beautiful images from weddings, portraits and my life! So for those of you just getting to know me and my work, please feel free to browse through this blog and then check out my new blog.

If you use an RSS reader to keep track of all the blogs you follow (I just know you’re a blog stalker like me) make sure to update your RSS subscription to my blog — I highly recommend Google Reader.

I’d also like to announce that my wedding website Jennifer Stone Weddings is now located at http://www.jenniferstoneweddings.com. My old site is still up and running and the wedding link will take you to my new site. Guess what will be coming next…Jennifer Stone Portraits!

for big changes to the blog!  Just a little teaser to drive everyone a little crazy

I graduated from Rollins College with a BA in Creative Art (this year is my 20th reunion!) and Rollins has this long standing tradition where every year in the spring the president surprises the students with Fox Day. What the heck is Fox Day? Early in the morning the statue of the Fox is placed on the lawn in center of campus and on that day all classes are canceled….Yeah!! Everyone gets the day off and there is lots of celebration and a huge picnic for everyone. It’s a big secret what day it’s going to be and for weeks leading up to it there is lots of speculation.

The above photo is courtesy of Rollins College (from the email I received this morning announcing Fox Day). I may just have to take the day off to celebrate

Yesterday our awesome group of Maine Women Wedding Photographers got together to chat, catch-up, and share ideas before the wedding seasons kicks into high gear.  Emilie Sommer does such a great job organizing this for all of us and we all had such a great time!  Thanks Emilie!

I’ve been working hard on designing an album for Aimee & Alex’s wedding album as a studio sample. Their wedding collection includes a credit towards an album and since they haven’t had a chance to choose the pictures for their album yet, I decided to show it to them and see what they thought. This was Aimee’s response “YAYAYAY!!!! It is so beautiful, Jennifer ” I think a lot of couples are extremely busy and feel overwhelmed with the thought of picking out 50-75 of their favorite images from over 600 pictures, so I think it helps to visualize and have a framework for the album and then if they want to make changes it’s much easier. I love it!!

Calling all clients:) Do you have a personal wedding website to share information about your wedding plans to your family and friends? Some of my clients have let me know their website address. It really helps me get a little background on your wedding, plus I just LOVE looking at them. If you have made your own wedding website and haven’t given me the info, I would just LOVE it if you would share it with me, either by leaving a comment below with the website address or emailing it to me.

If you haven’t created a personal wedding website and think it’s a cool idea, here are a few sites where you can make your own:

• Ewedding
• The Knot
  
• WedShare.com

I hope everyone’s wedding plans are coming together! I am just so excited for the upcoming season…I can’t wait!!

I had such a great time today with one of my best friends, Dominique. We’ve been best friends since attending Rollins College but we don’t often get a chance to get together (you know how life is), but whenever I visit NYC we somehow manage a visit together. We spent the day wandering around the Metropolitan Museum of Art, although I think we did more talking than looking at art:) Thanks Dominique, it was so great to see you and catch up!

Brendan and I are in New York City for the weekend and even though both of us are recovering from the horrible cold that is going around, we’re having a good time. Brendan is actually here working and I’m just tagging along to have some fun and explore the city.

The New York Public Library Reading Room.

Bryant Park. Even though it was windy and cold the sun felt great, so there were a lot of people sitting around the park soaking it in.

Ahhh…spring! It was so exciting to see some flowers!

Grand Central Station. I love using a slow shutter speed to get the movement of all the people moving through the station.

St. Patrick’s Cathedral was extremely crowded because of Good Friday.

I just returned from Florida (which is why I haven’t posted to my blog in awhile). I had a great time with my Mom, I only wish I was closer so I could get down there more often. Last weekend we went to Sea World with my sister Becky, and her two adorable kids, Matthew and Meagan. I can’t believe how quickly they grow!

If you’re getting married in 2009 and are planning on a Maine wedding than you have to check out this contest! Thanks to Sam DePoy-Warren of I Do Click for posting this on her blog. This is an amazing opportunity to have your wedding at the Sebasco Harbor Resort, an absolutely stunning location in Maine, that I wanted to pass on to my blog readers as well. If you’re interested in entering, you can get all the details on the Sebasco Harbor’s website. This is what the winner will receive:

• The Pure Maine Wedding Giveaway includes Sebasco Harbor Resort as the venue of a stunning destination wedding ceremony and reception for up to 200 guests.
• Catering for the reception including wait staff service and wedding cake of the bride and groom’s choice (note: catering does not include alcohol)
• Overnight accommodations for the bride and groom for their wedding weekend
• Spa services for the bride and groom at the seaside Fairwinds Spa Golf for the wedding party
• Wedding coordinator services
• A sunset rehearsal celebration cruise aboard one of Maine’s longest running passenger boats.

Good Luck!