First, I sit down with my boys and we go through some of our favorite photographs this year.  They can choose their favorite photograph of themselves from the year- this year, they both chose images from our trip to Switzerland this summer.

It’s pretty easy to find great custom Valentine’s templates for purchase online, but the second step is to tweak that template to fit the folded card design.  I print my images through my pro lab- ideally I want to fold the card and staple it on the bag of candy, so I either create a card or tweak the template that I purchase so that it will work for a folded card.   They boys and I generally choose a nice, simple message for the back of the card, and then choose a complementary solid color for the inside of the card (since it will be invisible until the candy bag is opened).

Then we stuff cellophane bags with the candy of choice for the year.  I like wrapped candies so that the kids can help me.  Finally, fold the cards over and staple them to the top of the candy bags.  The boys love taking in custom valentines to their classes, and I love working on a photo project with them.

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What’s not to love?  Sasha and Sam were married in a gorgeous spot (the Asticou, right outside of Bar Harbor), they had beautiful dahlias as their wedding flower, and Sam and his guys wore kilts to celebrate their heritage!  Plus, they are an unbelievably sweet couple!  This wedding was designed and coordinated by Amber Small at Sweetest Thing Weddings.  Sasha and Sam’s wedding was also featured on the WellWed Blog – click below to head over to the Vermont Vows feature.  Of course, you can click below to take you to my original blog post about Sasha and Sam’s Asticou wedding.

The magazine also featured some of my work from Skye and Allen’s fall wedding outside of Bar Harbor, Maine, which was designed by Judy from Flora Fauna Weddings- click on the link below to see my blog post about Skye and Allen’s fall Maine wedding.  Skye and Allen’s wedding was also featured on Grey Likes Weddings- click below to check out the Grey Likes Weddings feature.

Here are a few quick snapshots of the magazine with my iPhone- to see it in all of its loveliness you can pick up a copy of Seacoast Weddings online or in stores now.

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Post by Maine Wedding Photographer Michelle Turner.

Post by Maine Wedding Photographer Michelle Turner.

It’s been an exciting year for us– this year found our family in Mexico, New England, England, Scotland, Wales, Luxembourg, France, Germany, and Switzerland.  We enjoyed so many wonderful experiences and saw so many beautiful places that it was difficult to choose just one for the holiday card this year!  So we decided to include some of our favorites in a blog collage!

Best wishes to everyone- I hope you all have a healthy and happy New Year that is full of love and laughter!

Post by Michelle Turner, Maine Wedding Photographer and Puerto Vallarta Wedding Photographer.