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Hi! I'm Clare. And here at CEP, my mission is simple: to chase the real, messy, beautiful moments with you. I’m here to sneak behind the scenes, capture the giggles, the quiet looks, and all the in-between magic that makes your story totally yours. ✨ 

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Hannah and Nicholas’s BEAUTIFUL winter wedding at the Lodge on Echo Lake was my first of 2023, and holy cow! Celebrating this lovely couple was THE way to start the year out, let me tell you. From my first meeting with Hannah and her dad at a little coffee shop in downtown Albany, to our […]

Winter Wonderland Wedding in the Adirondacks

02/25/2023

Weddings

Anna and Colton’s beautiful September wedding was nothing short of wonderful. The love and happiness these two share was so clearly sewn into their day. Surrounded by dear family and friends, Anna and Colton tied the knot at the Rose Garden in Schenectady, New York, followed by a fantastically fun reception at Key Hall at […]

Late Summer Wedding at the Schenectady Rose Garden

09/17/2022

Weddings

It’s about damn time I blogged this beautiful winter wedding. Alexis & James grew up together, and fate brought them together several years ago when they decided to start dating. The rest is history. Their beautiful January 2022 wedding at the Desmond Hotel was inevitably freezing cold, but these two tied the knot in stride […]

Winter Wedding at the Desmond

01/08/2022

Weddings

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