Talisa & Allyson's Sweet 16

Talisa and Allyson celebrated their sweet 16 this past friday. We had a blast! I brought along a 3rd shooter and hopefully my new associate photographer, Izzac. You can check some of his work at at his website Izzacgonzalez.com

Here are a few shots from the day... Stay tuned for their awesome slideshow! EDIT: Here it is...
You can see the fullsize version here.




Here I was thinking that a bridal party was tough to get to keep still for a photo. I couldn't get these guys to stop jumping around... must be those raging teenage hormones. =)


Masquerade!


Mom and her two lovely daughters!


Mom and her manly man.... slow down ladies... he's spoken for. =)

The Wedding of Nadia and Phil

Nadia and Phil were married this past weekend at the Orange County Arboretum. Talk about romantic... This place is amazing! We were honored to be present at this beautiful couple's wedding. The reception was held at the Lippincott Manor in Wallkill, NY.

Click here to view their slideshow.

Here are a few fav's from the day.

Photoshop is so much fun! =)

Addi's Baptism and Celebration

Hi Everyone!

If you've received an invite from us, here's the info for the baptism and reception. I will repost this entry to the top of my blog every day until June 1, 2008. If you have any further questions, you can leave a comment on this blog or reach me at jayc@jcastrophotography.com.

The Baptism will take place at St Peter's church at 1pm. The address is as follows:

104 Main St
Danbury, CT 06810

Directions from the Hartford area
For directions coming from I-84 westbound from Hartford. Take exit 5 towards Downtown. Make a right off the exit onto Main st.. Follow Main St. for about a mile. The church will be on your left. You'll have to make a U-Turn to get to the parking lot.

From Upstate NY
From the NY State throughway take exit 17 to I-84 East into Connecticut. Take exit 5 and go straight from the exit then right at Main St.. ollow Main St. for about a mile. The church will be on your left. You'll have to make a U-Turn to get to the parking lot.

From NYC
Take I-684 North out of NYC to I-84 East toward Connecticut. Take exit 5 and go straight from the exit then right at Main St.. ollow Main St. for about a mile. The church will be on your left. You'll have to make a U-Turn to get to the parking lot.

The reception will be held at 707 on Main in Monroe, CT promptly at 2:30pm. The address is a follows:

707 Main St
Monroe, CT 06468

Directions from the Church
Make a right out of the church parking lot and head north on Main St.. Follow signs to get on I-84 East. Take exit 9 to merge with CT-25 Hawleyville rd. Follow CT-25 for 8 miles. The restaurant will be on your right. There is parking available in the rear of the building where the banquet hall entrance is located.

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Menu Choices

~Malibu Chicken~
Almond encrusted chicken served with rice and vegetable with a Malibu rum sauce

~Sesame Salmon~
Sesame encrusted salmon served over stir fry vegetables with an orange ginger sauce

~Bourbon Steak~
Soy marinated steak served with mashed potatoes and vegetables

~Pasta Primavera~
Linguini in a cream, parmesan cheese sauce tossed with broccoli, tomatoes and peas

~Lobster Ravioli~
Lobster ravioli tossed in a sherry cream sauce

~Kids Meal~
Children 10 and under will have a choice of chicken fingers, pasta, or hot dogs, yum!