Jen Amato Photography Blog

Dustin & Tiffany :: Wedding

Jen Amato — Thu, 17 May 2012 13:25:59 +0000

Dustin and Tiffany married on May 4, 2012 at Nottoway Plantation - prep, ceremony and reception were all held at this beautiful southern venue. I’ve known Tiffany for a while since we both have mutual friends from High School – I was so excited when she asked me to photograph her BIG DAY! I had a blast seeing lots of people I knew at the Wedding, this crew surely knows how to have a good time. I think the guests danced from the minute the first dances were over – all the way until midnight when it ended. I found myself dancing and cracking up several times behind the camera, you couldn’t help but just smile and have a good time!

Thank you Dustin and Tiffany for allowing me to capture your Wedding, it truly was an honor. You guys are adorable together, the Wedding was beautiful! Here are some that I loved from the day:

The white room at Nottoway is GORGEOUS! Photobooth fun!

Jordan & Jordan :: Engagement

Jen Amato — Wed, 16 May 2012 16:27:55 +0000

YES! You read that right – Jordan and Jordan! I had a great time photographing this sweet couple with the same name :) When assisting them with posing, I referred to them as Guy Jordan and Girl Jordan. That’s what they said their friends call them! We took these in the Botanical Gardens at City Park and then a few in the more traditional parts of the park. It was a beautiful day – not too hot and slightly breezy. I’ve really been enjoying the weather lately and I always love an excuse to be outside soaking up some sun and fresh air!

Here are some that I loved from their session:

This is where Jordan proposed to Jordan, so we did a little reenactment as a keepsake :)

Cami :: 5 Years

Jen Amato — Tue, 15 May 2012 13:55:40 +0000

I’ve been photographing Cami’s cousins Cooper and Olivia for quite some time now! I was excited when I was asked to photograph Cami’s 5 Year session :) We took these in Rivertown and the cousins also jumped in for a few. I think we were able to sneak a few cute smiling ones in there for their grandmother! I loved the girls dresses!

Here are some of my favs!

The Olwell’s :: Family

Jen Amato — Mon, 14 May 2012 21:13:35 +0000

You guys get to view more of my family today! This is my cousin Erin and her family. Justin, Ryan and new baby Reed! These were taken at Audubon Park, we did a few more of Reed a couple of days later to make sure we got enough of him at 6 months! He is getting so big, so fast!! My favorites are the ones of him with the tie on in the basket. Love those rolls! Reed is my godchild, so this session is very special to me.

Here are some that I loved:

Mother’s Day 2012

Jen Amato — Mon, 14 May 2012 03:45:44 +0000

I am so fortunate to have such wonderful Mom’s in my life. I only hope to one day be HALF the Mom that my Mom and Mother-in-law have been! Even though I don’t say it enough, they mean so much to me! I am truly blessed and I thank God everyday for giving me this life. Sometimes I wonder how I got so lucky?

This past Thursday, I gathered my 3 Brothers, my Husband Randy, my sister-in-law Jen, and my brother-in-law Dustin! We headed to City Park at 7pm for some family portraits for our Mama’s! My grandmother took us all out to dinner afterwards, which was such a treat!! Although none of of us have children yet, it’s never too late to do something special like this.

Many of you might wonder why people spend so much time, effort and money on pictures. THEY ARE PRICELESS!!! I believe it’s one of the best gifts that you can give. I loved seeing their reactions, it’s the best feeling in the world! I hope one day that my photography allows you to feel this way. Loved, appreciated and celebrated!! Life is short – embrace it!

My Mom said this afternoon….. “JEN! I look at your pictures every day! Finally a shoot of my own children!!” Then…..I melted….

Please enjoy these pictures of my family! For this session, we played PASS THE CAMERA! I set all the camera settings and we just took turns photographing each other :)

The Trouard’s :: Family

Jen Amato — Sat, 12 May 2012 02:06:01 +0000

The Trouard’s are such a sweet family! We headed over to Rivertown Heritage Park to take these, love this spot! We were able to get family photos, Emma and Gavin together, some portraits of Emma (she is SUCH a model), then some portraits of Gavin. Ohh, and we can’t forget Gavin’s cake smash for turning ONE!! I am so pleased with all the smiles we got from the kids – this was such a fun session :)

Here are some of my favs:

Patrick :: 18 Months

Jen Amato — Thu, 10 May 2012 22:58:41 +0000

I’ve really enjoyed photographing Patrick over the past year! He is such a ball or energy! His Mom, Amelia suggest the French Quarter for this session and I was all for it! I love the colored backgrounds and fun textures. His outfits were too cute – loved the ‘Patrick’ name blocks and baby blue sunglasses! This kids got style ;) Can’t wait until his 2 year session in November. I’m very thankful for Mommy’s like Patricks who book for the whole year – that makes me happy because I get to watch them change and grow!

Here are some of my favs from our fun shoot!!!

Eddie & Christina :: Wedding

Jen Amato — Wed, 09 May 2012 23:54:13 +0000

I had a wonderful time photographing Eddie & Christina’s Wedding. They married on April 20, 2012. Preparation was held at Chateau Bourbon, the Ceremony was at St. Anthony of Padua and the Reception was at the Pavilion of Two Sisters. It’s always a blast working with Blink Video! Christina was such a joy to work with… from her Engagements, to her Bridals and then the Big Day! I couldn’t have asked for a sweeter bride.

Thank you Eddie and Christina for allowing us to share in your day, I hope you enjoy my favs!

Christina :: Bridals

Jen Amato — Wed, 09 May 2012 00:13:22 +0000

I’ve been looking forward to sharing Christina’s Bridals with you all for quite some time. I am working on her Wedding right now – I’ll have it up this week!! Christina is so sweet and just beautiful! I enjoyed taking these in City Park several weeks back. When we first headed outside to begin her session, the clouds started shifting and the thunder began to rumble! Thankfully, we made it through just in time. I literally walked back to my car and it started pouring! Ahh! I love the way her Bridals came out, here are some of my favs:

Her new initials….. Christina Persand! CP!

Clay & Sarah :: Engagement

Jen Amato — Mon, 07 May 2012 23:49:15 +0000

I loved photographing Clay & Sarah’s Engagement session on LSU’s campus! It brought back so many memories for me! Although I felt like I lost my sense of direction around there – it was awesome being back! I can’t believe it’s been 5 years since graduating college, time flies.

Sarah and Clay have been dating for a while, they even grew up on the same street! But there’s a funny story behind it. It wasn’t until a class in college when they sat near each other that things changed and they became more than friends. Clay picked up Sarah for their first date…. he asked her address… ironically it was on the same street as him! They had no clue :) I love walking and talking with couples while taking their photos. I get to learn all about how they met, what they do, where they plan to live, talk about their Wedding plans, etc. It’s lots of fun!

I photographed Clay’s sister Katie’s Wedding a couple of months ago, so I was so excited when Clay’s fiance Sarah contacted me to shoot their Engagements :) We had a great day… here are some that I loved: