May 24 2014

Melissa & Ben’s Wedding in Rhinecliff, NY

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Melissa & Ben are a sweet Brooklyn couple who met during their time at Vassar College.  For their wedding they chose the Rhinecliff Hotel up in the Hudson River Valley and guests enjoyed a weekend celebration in the quaint town a few hours from the city.  With a view out to the river and a charming old train station right in front of the hotel, I had plenty to work with for their pictures.  I started with Melissa and her bridesmaids getting ready upstairs in one of the rooms while my assistant shot Ben and the fellas downstairs.  We had picked out a spot for their first look where they’d see eachother for the first time, and then jumped into the pictures with them and their wedding party.  I loved getting to utilize this beautiful train station– the stairs, the railroad tracks, it was all great for pictures!  After a batch of family group pictures up on the green guests settled in for the ceremony.  Melissa is a lawyer and fittingly they had Melissa’s aunt, who is a Judge, be the officiant– she did a marvelous job and the ceremony was moving and sweet, complete with vows the couple wrote themselves.  Highlights of this wedding included some live musical performance by the best man, a lively Vassar alumni picture, and of course as always I loved hearing the toasts, which, whether funny or serious and moving are always just a real treat to hear.  I was so honored to be the photographer for this great couple– Congratulations to Melissa & Ben!

Vendor Credits: Venue & Catering: Rhinecliff Hotel Hair & Makeup: Dream Bride – Tania Amrod Officiant: Hon. Lydia Lai Invitation Design: Minted.com Floral Design: Floral Fantasies by Sara Music: 74 Events – DJ Sean Marquand  

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May 15 2014

Heather & Keith’s Engagement portraits in DUMBO

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Heather and Keith are getting married this September up at The Basilica Hudson, up in Hudson, NY.  I couldn’t be more excited about the opportunity to shoot at this cool and unique venue so keep your eyes peeled for pictures from their big day come the fall!  For their engagement session we selected DUMBO in Brooklyn for it’s variety of interesting backdrops– everything from the skyline and bridge views down in the waterside area to the giant murals and city textures around the cobblestone streets down that way.  They went with a nice and casual everyday look wearing simple jeans and it suited their chill vibe perfectly for the pictures!  Check out my favorites from their shoot… can’t wait for the wedding!

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May 10 2014

Laura & Joel’s Wedding at Fort Tryon Park & New Leaf Restaurant

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Laura & Joel planned a simple and beautiful ceremony followed by cocktails and a lovely clear-tented reception at New Leaf Restaurant, which sits just downhill from Linden Terrace, where they were wed.  I started the day with Laura’s preparation at Lucerne Hotel on the Upper West Side while my assistant shot some preparation with Joel and his buddies at an apartment nearby.  We met up in the gardens (crowded on a beautiful saturday like this one!) up by the venue and had a fantastic round of portraits with them around Fort Tryon Parkbefore heading back to New Leaf to meet up with their families for group shots.  Before signing their Ketubah I got inspired to do a double exposure with the gorgeous tall trees up there as one frame and a silouette of Laura & Joel as the main image– I love what I got!  Highlights of this wedding for me included the Joel’s emotion during the vows, a toast that had me tearing up, and some fantastic dance floor action under the beautiful raindrop-covered transparent tent that night.  I also must say that the food we had was divine– that New Leaf is not messing around, that place is G at what they do!  Oh and another highlight was NOT getting sprayed by the skunk I ran into when I was outside the venue shooting a long exposure of the venue at night on my tripod.  Check out my favorites below… Congratulations to this wonderful couple!



Vendor Information:
Ceremony Location:  Linden Terrace, Fort Tryon Park
Reception Venue & Catering: New Leaf Restaurant
Wedding Planner: Emily Lester, EM Event Management
Wedding gown:  Romona Keveza
Bride’s shoes:
Hair & Makeup: Margie Bresciani
Officiant:  Rabbi Diana Gerson
Invitation Design:  Bella Figura
Floral Design:  Rachel Cho Floral Design
Music: Beat Train
Ketubah:  Joshua Alvarez
Laura’s wedding band: Written by Forest  
Cake by: A Simple Cake

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May 04 2014

Meghan & Terence’s wedding at The Lighthouse

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I was so excited to shoot this manhattan wedding– Meghan & Terence started their day at the Hudson Hotel, which was super unique and fun to shoot in–we had fun getting some portraits of Terence with the groomsmen down in the hotel bar (complete with pool table).  We were just a short walk away from Blessed Sacrament, where the ceremony would be.  I have shot in this church before and it is so lovely!  Afterwards we did the family pictures right there indoors and then hopped in a shuttlebus down to the Highline for portraits of the couple and wedding party.  I was so psyched to get shots of the wedding party off in the distance on a platform with the highline below and the cool manhattan brick buildings in the background.  One of my favorite wedding party shots I’ve ever shot!  The High Line was busy and crowded as usual on a gorgeous day, but that’s a small price to pay for good weather and amazingly it wasn’t even too windy up there.  Once we’d shuttled over to their reception venue, The Lighthouse at Pier 61 I shot a few more out on the terrace with the water, and then it was on to cocktail hour as guests arrived.  Over the course of the evening I enjoyed highlights like fantastic dance floor action, a hilarious best man toast, and some pretty night portraits with the lights across the water.  I couldn’t have been more thrilled to shoot this all-around perfect wedding day!  Congratulations to Meghan & Terence on their beautiful wedding and a clearly great match!!!




Vendor Credits:

Invitations by Vera Wang

Wedding dress: Pnina Tornei

Veil by Kleinfeld

Rings by Sydney Rosen

Makeup & Hair by Laurie Mason

Flowers by Superior Florist

Catering and Cake by Abigail Kirsch

Music by Hank Lane’s Russ Bennet Band

Ceremony at Blessed Sacrament

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Apr 30 2014

Alisa & Ari have a baby girl!

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It has been a few years since I last shot with this beautiful couple– I had the pleasure of shooting the NYC engagement portraits (prior to a California wedding!), so I was thrilled to hear from Alisa that she wanted to do a shoot with their beautiful baby girl Aerin in Central Park. I’d been so excited to see the pictures of their growing family as news of their little bundle of joy popped up in my facebook feed so I was delighted to finally meet this absolutely delightful baby. She couldn’t have been more chill during the shoot, it was gerber-model behavior for real, she’s all smiles and relaxation this one. Check out my favorites from our shoot!

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