http://www.kristieblakephotography.com/blog Kristie Blake Hancock is a Wedding & Portrait Photographer based in Bel Air, Maryland. Baltimore. DC. New York . Destination Weddings Fri, 28 Aug 2009 04:52:15 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en remember the kid in the classroom who's desk would be floating around in an abyss...ALONE...like an island? the kid the teachers would play "musical student" with, the kid who fell asleep in class, challenged authority, NEVER studied, & NOT only scurry by doing homework in homeroom but shouting about..."what were we supposed to do?"...and being ... http://www.kristieblakephotography.com/blog/2009/08/24/im-a-teachers-worse-nightmare/   where to start?  upon returning home from last yrs vacay from st. kitts with my family & friends i had a message from jessica. she viewed  photographs of st. kitts on my travel website via St. Kitts & Nevis Forum. huge PROPS to all the contributers of myislands.  if it weren't for you (especially liz) ... http://www.kristieblakephotography.com/blog/2009/06/25/john-and-jessica-wedding-dayst-kitts-marriott-resort/     oh.my.word...i have A LOT to write about...but for now i'm just placing some images on here from jessica & john's "dress-up" the day after their wedding in Basseterre, St. Kitts... much more to follow in a few days!                                                                                             http://www.kristieblakephotography.com/blog/2009/05/31/john-jessica-st-kitts-west-indies/ let me say planning GTG's isn't as easy one may think.  personally i LOVE planning parties & casual friendly gatherings... my friend Armin takes GTG's for photogs to a whole new level for our profession. EFFICIANT.TALENTED.HELPFUL.ORGANIZED...and yep, a bit of a ball buster (can i write that on a blog?).... for this ... http://www.kristieblakephotography.com/blog/2009/04/28/humpha-little-ole-rain-wont-keep-us-away/ the majority of us have a "list" of places we would like to visit within our lifetime.  one of the numerous i have on my list has had a visit from me! POMPEII,ITALY...one of my TOP three actually...i won't go into the entire history  of Pompeii (too long) but here ... http://www.kristieblakephotography.com/blog/2009/04/17/i-do-not-break-the-lawjust-bend-the-rules-a-little/                          my good friend and fellow photographer amy compared christine to having a "jackie o" style.  i'm inclined to agree.  christine is absolutely stunning...& embodies...SOPHISTICATION.ELEGANCE.PANACHE & a subtle inner confidence that makes her special... I had the honor of capturing these moments...and LOVED every minute of it...                                                                                                   i loved witnessing tom's "first" peek at Christine. look at his expression...ADORATION.BLISS.EXHILARATION!!                                                     i find ... http://www.kristieblakephotography.com/blog/2009/02/25/the-bromwell-wedding/ my beloved dictionaryi love my dictionary...so of course i opened it up to find the definition of the word blog.  NOTHING.ZIP.NIL.   it does not exist in my Webster dictionary...albeit, it IS ancient...from 2005!!!!                  when in doubt?  Google is here to oblige. blog: (a contraction of the term "web log") alright... i cannot list EVERYTHING ... http://www.kristieblakephotography.com/blog/2009/02/07/sniffgoodbye-webster-hello-wikipedia/