Two years ago,  I woke up on a warm, sunny day and showered in an open air shower under a cloudless blue sky. I had breakfast under a thatched roof palapa with my very soon to be husband. I laughed when the waiters brought us ‘lucky love tequila shots’ to wish us good luck. We didn’t need shots. We already felt so lucky. Two years ago today I walked barefoot across the sand, Caribbean blue water in the background, and promised to love him in good times and in bad, with all that I have to give and all that I feel inside, in the only way I know how. Completely and forever. 

This morning I woke up to 30 degree temperatures and frost on my windshield. I smiled at my husband and wished him happy anniversary, leaning over past the puppy that separated us in bed to kiss him. I felt just as lucky as I did two years ago. A bit chillier, but just as lucky. Before I left for work he pulled me close to hug me, and when he released me I turned around to see a small red box sitting on our bed. I opened it to find a beautiful charm bracelet with charms that he had thoughtfully chosen to represent some of our first two years of marriage… a heart to represent his that I carry with me, a seashell to represent our wedding on the beach, a dog to represent our pups, and a house to represent our first home. And though there’s much remaining space on my new bracelet, he reassured me… ‘We can build on it.’ Very true. I couldn’t imagine building a life with anyone else. 

Happy 2nd Anniversary, love. 

Our wedding slideshow… Disclaimer: It takes awhile to load due to the massive amount of photos. Don’t say I didn’t warn you.

Photo credit:  Del Sol Photography

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  • Emil - Happy 2 Year Anniversary!

  • claire - congrats!! those wedding photos are fabulous!

  • Christy - Happy Anniversary!!!
    What a sweet hubby. 🙂

  • Grace - Congrats on your 2 year anniversary 🙂

  • Mary Millard - What a sweet hubby! Congrats on two years – time has certainly flown!

  • Emily Beaty - El Dorado Royale! Right? We went there on our honeymoon. Such a gorgeous place. Love the slideshow – the images are beautiful. Happy Belated Anniversary. 🙂

  • happy 4 years! » Philadelphia Pet Photographer | April Ziegler Photography - […] ago, we were so far from where we are today. It’s hard to believe how much has changed from that day on a Mexican beach when we promised to love each other in good times and in bad. There have certainly been some bad. […]

  • 5 years. » Philadelphia Pet Photographer | April Ziegler Photography - […] years ago today, I married the love of my life on a beautiful beach in Mexico. The day was everything that I imagined it to be and more. I can say the same about the past five […]

I wanted to post a few more of Amaya to let Emma know that her images are coming soon… very soon… 

Sometimes I fall in love with images as soon as I see them. This was one of those images. A momma’s sweet silent affection…

And this expression was just too cute not to post…

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  • Emil - Oh my goodness April I can’t even take it!! These are great. I can’t wait to see the rest!!!!!

  • Emma - you are so awesome!!!! thanks so much for showing me more. they’re amazing and i can’t wait to see the rest!!!

  • Rachel - OMG…a baby in a bowl! That is darling. 🙂

  • Christy - What an adorable baby!

  • Jen - April, these pictures are so precious, you are amazing.

I recently came across an innovative website… our area’s first online magazine! It has tons of great information:  articles, interviews, events, recipes. You can check it out here: http://aroundmainline.com Check back often because it is updated regularly with new bits of interestingness.

AroundMainLine.com will be hosting a fabulous Valentine-themed event on Friday, February 6 called Be Mine on the Main Line. There will be appetizers, champagne, dancing, and fantastic prizes… one of which is a gift certificate for pet photography by yours truly. Proceeds will benefit the Pennsylvania SPCA. You can RSVP by sending an e-mail to rsvp@aroundmainline.com or on the Facebook page by clicking on the image below. Come out for a fun night to support a wonderful cause!  

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  • AmandaD - Very cool! I wish we had neat stuff like that. That’s awesome you are donating your services- can’t wait to see 🙂

  • Sarah Lockard - April,
    WOW you are soooooooo talented, I have been really busy and just stopped to check this out.
    Great, this will be an awesome prize I can’t wait to meet you at Be Mine–you go girl!!

    🙂
    Sarah

  • Sarah Lockard - April,
    Thank you so much for your generous contribution to the night, so sorry we did not get a chance to chat more!!! Many many thanks for all your fabulous support!

    Most Sincerely,
    Sarah Lockard
    AroundMainLine.com

After having to reschedule once due to uncooperative weather, Jess, Cody, and I met up at Valley Forge Park on Saturday for his pup session. Cody is a Jug… Jack Russel + Pug mix. Though he looks like he has mainly pug features, he definitely has the typical Jack Russel activity level. What a little ball of energy! We had so much fun exploring the park. And even though it was FREEZING (it even started snowing during our session!), we drove through the park so we were able to retreat to the car to warm up when necessary. It was worth it… I can’t wait to post the rest of the images. Cody rocked it. Thank you Jess for braving the cold!

And the classic head tilt… I adore this shot!

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  • Melissa - What a great breed combo! He is so adorable – and great shots, April! /Thanks for the congrats on my 100th post by the way!

  • leslie - He’s so cute but I am biased because I am a pug owner ;D

  • Dana - My BFF has a pug – this makes me miss Gus! Love the pics – so good!

  • laurie guenst - WOW, my Cody looks GREAT! You did a wonderful job with the pics. Keep up the great work

  • Betsy - SO CUTE!!!

  • Jess - April, thank you soo much.. i cant belive that we got my CRAZY dog to sit. they turned out AMAZING!!!! cant wait to call you again for more pictures!!!!

  • Jill Beninato - I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE these! Great angles and bokeh…what a personality that little dog has.

  • leesia - these are adorable! looks like a fun location, too!

I don’t know why I’ve been on a black and white kick lately when processing photos of my pups. If I had to guess, I would say it’s because the light in our house is terrible, particularly during these bleak winter months, and that is less evident when I process it in black and white. Or perhaps it’s because Lucy’s dirty beard is much easier to disguise in black and white. I can’t help it, the girl’s a hot mess.

I previously posted about how I love to capture the little things about my dogs that make them unique. I love Lucy’s short-top, long-bottom haircut. And I absolutely adore her little nubbin tail. The way that it wags so fast when she’s happy makes me melt… 

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  • leslie - I think your boston terrier looks adorable in b&w!!!

  • Christy - So cute!
    What a beautiful lil’ nubby tail. 🙂

  • sarah - lucy is adorable as always! i think gracie looks weird with the “schnauzer” cut, so we like to keep her in scruffy pup mode 😉