Rachel & Jonathan are getting married next June at Cold Spring Harbor Country Club on Long Island. For their engagement portraits they selected a few sweet spots in lower Manhattan– namely South Street Seaport and Battery Park. We met on a cobble-stoned corner downtown and made our way towards the water. What a beautiful day we had! After getting some shots out by the boats and a Brooklyn Bridge view we hopped in a cab and headed down towards the southern tip of Manhattan near the Staten Island Ferry. From there we walked through the park hitting several areas this couple was fond of from their walks there. Check out my favorites from their shoot!
Laura and John were wed on a beautiful October Saturday at one of Abigail Kirsch’s newer venues, Current, at Chelsea Piers. We were just blocks from the High Line Park so naturally I shot Laura & John’s couple portraits up there and then returned to meet their wedding party and family groups for the rest of the formals inside since there were fairly strong winds over there by the Hudson river. I was particularly excited to see what Laura had in store for us as she is an editor at Real Simple, and WOW she came up with such great ideas for her wedding decor! I was particularly enamored with the Apples tagged as escort cards- they made such a pretty entryway table display! I was floored by the “floating ring” Chuppah put together by the florists at Atlas. I’ve never seen anything like it– they did a marvelous job and it looked incredible there during the ceremony. Another neat idea was having the guests sign and write messages on Jenga pieces that the couple can keep and use. And I’d be remiss if I didn’t mention that they had a gorgeous cake from Momofuku Milk Bar— check it out! Not only were the details incredible but there was so much love in the air all day long– from their first look through the toasts to the parent dances, the atmosphere was rich with sweet emotions. I particularly loved hearing the couple’s own toast in which Laura told a very funny story from the beginning of their relationship, when she and John were separated long distance but knew it was real even though they’d only just met a little while before she’d left the country. It is so nice when couples aren’t afraid to share their experiences and tell a story or two at their wedding– you can always tell that the guests love hearing these stories, and of course so do I! It was such an honor and a pleasure capturing these special wedding memories for Laura & John– with any luck maybe we’ll get to read Laura’s wedding planning tips on Real Simple sometime soon!
Ethan & Chen are getting married next June at Red Maple Vineyard, a beautiful venue nestled in New York’s Hudson Valley. I was excited to hear that they wanted to do a portion of the engagement portraits in Long Island City– Gantry State Park is probably one of my favorite spots in the whole city… Central Park is another great spot for portraits, so my only worry was getting between the two quickly so as to maximize our session time. After making our way to Bethesda Terrace (Chen especially wanted to capture this area) we hopped in an Uber and rode over the bridge to catch this couple at the water’s edge park in the end of the day’s light. I had a great time shooting with Ethan & Chen and I can’t wait for the wedding!
Tracy & Tim are getting married a year from now at The Roundhouse at Beacon Falls, one of my favorite Hudson Valley venues. They both went to, and now teach at the same school in Riverdale, but they grew up in the upper west side– in buildings only a few blocks apart on 86th and 83rd! It was only natural that we should capture them here for their engagement portraits. We started at Tim’s childhood building and moseyed around capturing them with the treelined streets and beautiful stoops, making our way to Tracy’s childhood home. At a few points we shot their feet for a concept Tracy had fora Save the Date card, based on a series of photos that they take of their feet in different locations. I love collaborating on ideas like this with my couples! To conclude our walk we made our way over to Riverside Park and wound down by the water along the greenway. We couldn’t have had nicer weather for this sweet shoot– I had a blast working with this great couple and I can’t wait for the wedding!