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Jul 22 2009

AIMEE & JONATHAN

Posted in WILL YOU?

Their eyes met as soon as she walked in the door. She smiled, ordered a drink and found her way to an empty table just beside him. There she sat, perched in her chair, pouring over a book on fashion, as she sipped the warm beverage from her paper cup. He, stood tall in his chair (not a challenge for a man who is 6’7”) pretending to look engrossed in his GMAT prep book when, instead, he pondered an opening line. “Your book looks more interesting than mine” were the words that changed it all.

This was no ordinary day at Starbucks.

Aimee, a beautiful Southern belle from Alabama, and one of the founding designers of the vintage and fabulous clothing line Sara Claire & Esther, and Jonathan, a brilliant young man and Partner Development Manager at the Associated Press from Johnstown, New York are getting married in October and I had the honor of shooting their engagement session.

I’ve been friends with Aimee since she met Jonathan and I have to say, I never seen someone so in love. Well, that was until I saw Jonathan look right back at her. They are SUCH a sweet pair and it’s impossible not to laugh and smile right along with them. You’ll see! It’s contagious! They’re head over heels, fall on your face, ridiculously in love. Hate them? You can’t! They’re too nice and too adorable! I feel so lucky to have captured this special time in their lives and even more lucky to call them my friends.

In honor of Aimee & Jonathan, I have a little challenge for all you coffee addicts out there who are just about ready for their next fix. In the comment section, leave your usual fabulous comments and then take a stab at their beverages of choice on the day they met. The lucky winner to guess first receives a $50 gift card to the place that brought these two love birds together. All guesses must be in by Monday, July 27th at 9:00 AM EST. Happy Coffee time, kids!

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Ronald Scott

Wow!! what awesome photos…each one will provide a lifetime of memories!! Maybe I should get married again!!

Aunt Linda

Can’t find the words to express what my heart is feeling for the two of you as I look thru these amazing photos of you both sharing your love with the rest of your family and friends to see and feel that you are meant to be with each other. I am just speechless…..but my tears are not.

Aunt Linda and Uncle LaVerne

J. Mitchel

AWESOME images. Super creative way to show off an very lovely couple. Nice variety in the images and in presenting different looks.
She had a caramel frappichino he had a coffee with caramel syrup.

Olga Perez Flora

Maggie…you have stolen my heart!!! I wish YOU were our wedding photographer. These pictures are smart & classy & elegant & genuine:) Please take my next headshots for me!!! I guess she had an iced green tea and he had a latte…hugs

Beth Alix

They are ADORABLE and You my sis are AMAZING! These photos make me want to get married again and have you take our pictures!
Here is my guess…Aimee had a cappuccino and Jonathan had a latte.

maggie harkov

Thanks everyone! This is great! Keep the guesses on’ coming! :)

Rebecca

Love these pictures. The first one – the expression on her face is awesome! And I love the Einstein ones! Great work.

I’ll take a stab – an Americano and a nonfat latte?

Greg Coates

Great pics. I’m going to guess that they both had iced mochas.

Aimee

Honestly I think this is the 98th time I have looked through these pictures. They are simply gorgeous, and it was truly a pleasure having you shoot us Maggie. I know these pictures will be hanging in our home until we’re both old and gray!

Kim

Beautiful work, Maggie! They look like a fun couple. I’m going to guess that she had a nonfat caramel macchiato, and he had an espresso con panna :)

Sara Greeson

Hmmm…He had a cafe americano and she had a zen tea.
AWESOME pics!

Amanda

His was a drip coffee, hers was a soy latte, no foam.

Fun contest, Mags! And as usual, gorgeous pics – some REALLY amazing poses.

Hey, were there any good pics of Catie? Probably not, she was in such a bad mood that day!

Kelliann Festa

These two look like models! GORGEOUS! I am forever captivated by your art, Maggie!

Jun 24 2009

OUR SOPHIE

Posted in PERSONAL

After years of begging, and months of strategically placing different puppy breed and obedience training books around the apartment where I thought Mr. Hallmark might happen to stumble upon them, he finally agreed. We could get a puppy.

In typical Hallmark form, we wasted no time. We immersed ourselves in everything puppy. We took quizzes to help us pick the right breed, found a breeder we loved, read books, picked a vet, puppified the apartment so it would be safe and ready for its arrival, bought all the necessary supplies and drove up to Maryland, ready to find the perfect puppy for us.

As newlyweds, what better gift to give one another than a puppy who would fill our home with fun, joy, and love? (i.e fur, late nights and early mornings, scratches on the hardwood floor, holes in our socks, and accidents on every square inch of our new apartment) and we were right. Sophie has changed our lives for the better and we can’t imagine our lives without her now.

When we walked into our breeders home, all of the little 12 week old puppies came running over to us, except for one. Crouched beneath the couch, with only her little head peaking out, Sophie looked out at us with her big baby brown eyes and we were hooked. Moments later, while we were petting her brother, Sophie came over and crawled confidently into my lap and she never left. This was our puppy.

Sophie came into our New York City apartment and made it feel even more like home. She has filled our lives with so much happiness and we are simply smitten with her. We adore her enthusiasm. We love how she runs to greet us when we’ve just come up from taking the garbage out like she hasn’t seen us in a month. We love that she bolts through the front door when she & I come back from our walk, jumping up on the bed and licking his face with an incredible fervor to wake Mr. Hallmark from his slumber. We love how she sits by the door waiting for him to come home. We love how she knows when to just be calm and be there. We. love. her. She has the ability to make us smile and laugh constantly and has filled our home with an irreplaceable joy. We simply adore her. She’s our Sophie.