Check out Sarah Elizabeth’s blog here: http://www.eventsbysarahelizabeth.com/home/2011/6/13/kate-justin-rustic-barn-wedding-real-wedding.html

Also, here is a link to view my original post of their wedding day: http://melissahassey.com/2010/11/farmhouse-wedding-in-berks-county/)

http://www.eventsbysarahelizabeth.com/home/2011/4/14/christy-nick-engagement-session.html

If you are unfamiliar with Alchemy/  Alkaline diets, my understanding is that “Alkaline foods reduce inflammation that may oxidize healthy cells and start the deterioration of your body”.  Here is a website with some information that I found very useful:

http://www.ehow.com/way_5242533_alkaline-body-diet-foods.html

or even better, “let me google that for you”.  Okay, admittedly, I have been wanting to do that kind of link for some time now….  haha…

ANYWAY, as a vegetarian that loves healthy foods and believes strongly that a person’s diet heavily influences mood, energy and overall health, I was interested right away.  We met in the beautiful Merion Botanical Garden in Merion, PA.  We were lucky to have a gorgeous day and it was such a pleasure to meet Elaine and her 3 beautiful daughters.  I am so happy that we were finally able to set this up.  As Elaine’s business progresses and I have more information/ the new website I will be sure to share it with all of you.

From the short time that I have spent corresponding with Elaine, I can confidently say that she is extraordinary kind, strong and full of gratitude.  Very refreshing.  : )

Some yoga….  and, yes, I did indeed climb a (surprisingly challenging) tree for this portrait.  Clearly, I can’t help myself.

Seriously, what a magnificent location… so serene and calm and such an authentic moment.

Elaine and her daughters. I know, beautiful, right?

One of my favorites:

when my friend, Mike, first asked me about the portraits and how much it would cost, i knew right away that i would prefer to barter for some of his fabulous artwork. i have always enjoyed his work and i am so happy to have yet another print to add to my collection! be sure to check out his website HERE! some really great stuff!

anyway, here are a few pics from the day::::

i like this next picture because of 1- the cat and 2- the guy in the background. that man in the background had walked by us carrying a cage with what appeared to be a live squirrel in it. i have no idea of his intentions…. but it was quite interesting and a bit creepy.

here is the man…. unfortunately i noticed him a bit late and didn’t get a great shot of the animal he was carrying…

i had this idea to climb a nearby wall that i thought would have a great view of the city. so, we busted out our climbing skills [to those that climb, i'd say it was 5.6/ 5.7 move ] and ventured up the wall. turns out that the view wasn’t all that great… but it was fun anyway. you can see just how tall the wall was in the background on the left of the photo. eventually a guy with a badge came over and told us we were going to be arrested if we didn’t get down. now that would have made some interesting photos!

Jason jumped down ahead of me which allowed me to get these….

thanks again, Jason! best of luck with your new endeavor!

The project, again, was collaborative and I got to work with a group of very talented people. Namely, designer and “ring leader”, Dale Parenti, of The Creative Department, writer; Amy Hughart, as well as videographers; Janet Gala and Jason Fifield. My photographs were used throughout the new website and on the videos as well.

Here is a link to the new website:
University of Penn School of Nursing Psychiatric Mental Health Program

Part of my job was to take some photographs of toys that are used to help evaluate the mental health of children. How fun and fitting that I got to play with toys for this project.

Here are a few:

Okay, I know…. enough talk show some of the pictures….  Here you go!