Last weekend I helped out Michael Blanchard with a beautiful wedding at Castle Hill in Newport, RI.  Although it was a very windy and rainy day, Kelly, Andy and the guests really didn’t seem to mind.  Here’s a few shots from the day -

I love these shots of Kelly getting into her dress -

She looks great, even in the gale force winds -

Instead of a wedding cake, Kelly and Andy opted for my favorite dessert in the world - WHOOPIE PIES!!  I might have had a couple of them.

I think this guy had a little too much fun -

At the end of the night Kelly and Andy had a sausage truck there for the guests as they left.  Mike and I took advantage and had a little fun with the rings -

Here’s Mike and his sister, Carol with a couple of friends -

I’ve been a really bad blogger lately, or so I’ve been told many times from my friend, Rachel.  We’ve had a lot of great stuff happening lately so I thought I’d share just a few tidbits from the last couple of weeks.  Cameron turned 8 last February, but he likes to have a party in the warm weather.  We just recently got around to doing something for him.  Tricia and I surprised him with a VIP trip to see The New England Revolution with a few of his friends.  (most of these were shot with a point and shoot)

We were lucky enough to get down on the field to watch the warm-ups and the kids were able to meet Jay Heaps (#6) and get their shirts signed.

It was a great game.  After being down 0-2, the Revs came back to tie in the last couple of minutes.

Halloween really snuck up on me.  I wasn’t ready for it at all.  But, the rest of my family sure was.  Here’s Lincoln as Woody -

Reese as some crazy, scary witch -

and Tricia as Sarah Palin -

Here’s the whole gang -

Tricia and I just got back from an awesome vacation in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico.  It was a belated 10th anniversary trip.  While we were there, we also shot an absolutely incredible wedding with our friend Michael Blanchard!!  Hopefully, I be able to post a few images from that wedding soon.  You won’t believe it.  While in Cabo, besides the wedding, we really didn’t take a lot of photos.  We didn’t do much besides sit on the beach.  Although, we did take a sunset cruise on a big catamaran around the southern most tip of Baja to check out the cool rock formations -

I also caught Tricia getting a little friendly with the local hombres -

While we we away, Cameron’s football team played in their league’s Superbowl.  We were really bummed to miss it.  But, we received score updates by text message while we were poolside.   They ended tying a previously undefeated team from Hanover to be crowned co-champs!  So congratulations to Cameron and the rest of his team -

Here’s the second half of the awesome double-header last weekend.  Megan and Chris were married at Blithewold Mansion in Rhode Island, one of our favorite venues.  Again, our friends from The Chef’s Table made the whole event just perfect.   Here are some of my favorite shots-

Megan, the levitating bride-

The weather last weekend couldn’t have been any better for back to back weddings.  The first was at an incredible resort in Laconia, NH, right on Lake Winnipesaukee.  Tricia and I had such a great time with Kim, Jamie, their huge wedding party, and their family.  Here are some highlights -

This has to be the coolest cake I’ve ever seen -

Another cool detail - the guest book was a paddle -

This post is a little overdue.  It’s the second half of a rainy double header a couple of weeks ago.  Although the rain did hold off just enough to get some great shots outside.  I was very luck to have Rachel Buckley shooting with me and we had an awesome time.  Here a few of my favorites, which are mostly black and white this week -

Great couple, beautiful ceremony, reception under a tent, photos on the beach, 3 inches of rain.  One of these things doesn’t belong!!  But, the rain really didn’t put a damper on the day and despite the weather, Martha and Dave did a great job putting together an awesome party with some help from my friends at The Chef’s Table.  In between downpours, I even managed to get some great photos.  Here’s a few -

Check out the expression on the alter girl to the right.  Let’s just say she put on quite a show the entire ceremony -

I think this one is my favorite -

Celebrities (former Pattison Photography couples) in attendance - Brian and Andrea and Lauren and Brandon -

Okay wait, this one is my favorite -

Congrats!!!!

Here’s a few images from Karen and Kevin’s wedding last week.  The huge amount of planning all the details was obvious as everything looked beautiful.  We lucked out with rain.  It didn’t start pouring until we got to the reception.  Then, the real party began.

I love the emotion of Karen parents in this one -

Karen and Kevin had an incredible candy bar at the reception.  I made sure to grab a bag -

Hi everyone.  Believe it or not, this is Tricia here (the better half of Pattison Photography).  I’m making this my first post because Bobby is such a sweet kid and as parents ourselves, his situation really hits home for Bob and I.  Please read on.

He has an amazing smile, an enthusiastic personality, and he loves Shrek.  Bobby has a condition called glucose transporter deficiency syndrome (GLUT1).  It means that his cells do not pick up and transport glucose to his brain properly.  Glucose is the principal source of fuel to the brain.  Bobby has defied the odds.  At eleven weeks old his parents were told that Bobby might never walk or even talk.  Miraculously, he does all of that and practically everything else a typical five year old does.  He even rides his 2 wheel bike without training wheels.  Bobby’s early diagnosis was possible because of the efforts of the Colleen Giblin Foundation and Dr. DeVivo at Columbian Presbyterian Medical Center.

Bob and I really enjoyed taking these shots of Bobby.  He just smiled away with no complaints; until he tripped and fell playing with Reese.  But, she took him back to the house for a band aide and he was as good as new.

To celebrate his fifth birthday, Bobby’s family is establishing Milestones for Children, which is affiliated with and part of the Colleen Giblin Foundation.  Milestones for Children, through the CGF, will support finding causes and cures for the children’s neurological diseases, disorders and cancers, and will specifically support the GLUT1 research initiative.

To learn more about this cause or to make a donation go to www.colleengiblinfound.org.

Last week, I was lucky to have Michael Blanchard help out again at Kirsten and Carl’s wedding.  Kimberly made sure everything went smoothly at Black Rock Country Club and the weather was perfect.  This is going to be another long post because there are so many photos I like. 

While the girls were finishing up their preparations, the guys were relaxing before the ceremony -

I couldn’t decide which ring shot I liked better, so here’s two -

The girls were having a hard time keeping it together during the ceremony -

After the ceremony we took a ride to take a few shots on the golf course -

We had a lot of competition -

Black Rock at night -

I’m still sifting through the thousands of images from two great weddings last weekend.  But here’s a little taste -