we've moved!!!!

It occured to me that some of you might have this address on your blog readers....so I wanted to be sure to let you know the blog has moved in with the website, and you can see it all right here!

wee baby rory

My dear friend Karen just had her second baby girl, and I was delighted when I finally got to meet her!!! She made her appearance on Christmas Eve at home (planned), but about two minutes before the midwives arrived! Well done Karen & Todd, way to go on the DIY!

Without further ado....here she is at the ripe old age of 5 days old -



Oh the humanity!!!



with daddy, the baby whisperer...




angel baby....


I don't know how she does it, but Karen just looks absolutely beautiful after having her babies. So happy and literally glowing, even prettier than on her wedding day!


Hello! I'm Rory. You will now love me to bits.

Giving is Awesome portrait winner(s)

Happy New Year Everyone!!!
I hope that everyone has enjoyed this holiday season! We had a bit of a rough start here with most of the family being sick, but now everyone is finally feeling better, and we've had a chance to see most of our family and friends.

I want to thank everyone who took the time to write in with nominations for my Giving is Awesome portrait donation. There were so many stories of people who are just doing everything in their power to give all they can to their families, communities, and children.

It was very difficult to decide, but the winner of the $1000 worth of portrait services is a family with three children - two of which have both Autism and Mitochondrial disease. Their parents sound amazing, and I can't wait to meet this family.

For all of the other nominees, I am going to pick one day in the spring, and invite each family to come for their own complimentary mini-session, where they will receive three custom prints and all of the files high-resolution on disc so that they can make their own prints as needed. Each person who nominated the family will receive a $100 credit on a future portrait session.

Thanks again to everyone who wrote in for this event, and I look forward to meeting all your nominees!!

Cheers!
Nancy


ps - just because I can't stand to post without a picture, here's a christmas card reject!

happy holidays!

I hope everyone is enjoying the holiday and relaxing with friends and family! This year has been a little different than we planned - my youngest has been sick since last Thursday, and my husband was sick for a few days, too....so things didn't really go as planned. We had to cancel plans to get together with friends, and couldn't have my family over for Christmas dinner. As a matter of fact, we're about to dig into some Chinese take-out.
That being said, I haven't had much time out in the studio to go over the nominations for my Giving is Awesome portrait donation. I will go over them and make my decision as soon as possible, but tonight it seems like my older child also caught the bug, so I can't say a specific date right now!

Hope everyone is healthy and happy wherever you are!!!

Cheers,
Nancy

Deb and Bill || Hawthorne Hotel || Salem, MA

I hope everyone is enjoying this holiday season and is ready to get pounded with snow this weekend! Luckily, the snow held off for Deb and Bill's wedding a few weeks ago.






This is one of my new favorite pictures....





The ceremony was at Holy Armenian Apostolic Church the same church where Bill's parents got married, it was really beautiful, even in on a cold day with no leaves on the trees!



Married!!






We did a few pictures on the common, even though it was cold & dark!  I love the giant stone gazebo there.





Heading back into the hotel - isn't this just a classic picture?  I feel like it could be from 100 years ago.  Although, maybe there weren't tiny string lights 100 years ago, but you get the idea.

Christine Turner from The Hawthorne Hotel made sure everything looked perfect.


Cake from Montillio's.








I decided to hang out with Deb & Bill while they were waiting to be introduced since they were being so cute. Did I mention how smitten with each other they are? It's adorable, and also makes it really easy to take great pictures. Here they are practicing their first dance moves.

























I know it's hard to imagine what with the pretty chandelier and high ceilings....but the song playing here was The Search is Over by Survivor.  Apparently it got vetoed as their first dance song, but I think it's adorable and they clearly enjoyed dancing to it at the end of the night.


I would also like to give a big shout out to Lynne Valeri from Video Design. I don't have any pictures of her here because she is super-stealth and totally respectful when I'm shooting. Love that.

Welcome back from Hawaii Deb & Bill, can't wait to show you the rest!!!

Giving is Awesome!!!

I know this holiday season is coming up fast and furious for ya'll, but I just wanted to let everyone know about a project I am participating in started by Kristen Kalp from Essential Imagery. It's called Giving is Awesome. The basic gist is to nominate someone who TOTALLY deserves some beautiful custom portraiture of their family, but just can't swing it financially. And, whoever nominates the winner gets a little somethin'-somethin' for themselves, too! Read on for more details....

(and just because posts are boring without pictures, here's a picture of Lee....)



Here's the deal:
You know someone. You know someone who's experienced a tragedy, is struggling to stay afloat, is raising kids while holding down more than one job, or is volunteering selflessly despite extenuating personal circumstances. You know someone who can't afford custom photography, but who would cherish it this holiday season. You know someone who deserves a year-round reminder of their family's spirit, love, and beauty.

You know someone. I guarantee it.

I want to know who they are, and I want to give them the chance to experience complimentary custom photography -- $1000 worth, to be exact. Whether it's canvas or albums, prints for Grandma, or a slideshow to watch over and over, it's in your power to give them the artwork they deserve this holiday season.

Oh, and the best part? The person who nominates the winner receives a $250 credit towards a portrait sitting of their own. What better reason to show some love could there possibly be, people?

The rules:

* You cannot nominate yourself, and the person nominated must sincerely be incapable of purchasing my services. (Being unable to make mortgage payments for a two-million-dollar-vacation-home on the Cape does not qualify as sincere financial need.)

* The nominee must reside in Massachusetts. Tell me who you know, what they're experiencing, and why they deserve my artwork. Please include a way to contact both your nominee and yourself as well.

* You must e-mail me the full story : nancy@nancygould.com.

The winner will be announced on Christmas Eve -- get nominating! I can't wait to read all of your entries!

Open your heart to someone this holiday season -- and thanks for giving me the opportunity to open mine.

Cheers!
Nancy

miscellaneous....

hello there!
i have a bunch of little things i've been meaning to post, but none of them were really business-critical so i've been procrastinating. anyway, if you are bored, here is a short video of my kids at the Strong Museum of Play in Rochester. It was a really fun place and I highly recommend it if you have kids and will be headed out that way. They are shopping at a mini-Wegman's where the kids could fill their carts, man the bakery counter, and ring up the groceries.

We made the 6-hour road-trip out there with the kids to see my good friend Mary from NESOP. I wish I could say that I got some great pictures of her and her adorable new baby while I was there, but we were far too busy chit-chatting, and also keeping my kids from destroying her house and torturing her dog.
more randomness to come....as well as some pictures from a november wedding!

Antonio's pizza watch out - you have some competition!

My mom's group had a field trip last week to Hooray for Books in Hopkinton. They do really cool classes there with cooking and books. Mary Murphy had her pizza hat on and was being very entertaining for all of the kids...




My kids decided to do their own thing for a little while....

My friend Kristen's son Luke, it is physically impossible to take a bad picture of this kid!!!



Lee was being very serious.






The best part was the tiny pizza boxes they had, aren't they adorable??

Thanks Mary, we had a great time!!