Oct 26 2014

Hilary & Andrew Wedding at Le Parker Meridien

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Hilary & Andrew planned their wedding in midtown Manhattan at the fabulous hotel, Le Parker Meridien.  Hilary is an artist herself (look at her beautiful work!) and I knew she valued my creativity so I was particularly excited to scout around the area and get ideas for where we might do some great portraits of the couple and their wedding party– there was so much to work with in the surrounding blocks I knew it would be hard to fit all my ideas in, but we managed to get a bunch of what I had in mind at spots like the oh-so-appropriate LOVE sculpture and nearby spots around office parks and the sidewalks that really offered excellent ‘city views’ with graphic elements of interest in the background. After portraits with family back indoors we captured their Ketubah signing and ceremony followed by a cocktail hour on the 3rd floor before guests were sent up the elevators to the reception room and it’s terrace overlooking manhattan.  Highlights for me included shooting the couple up on the terrace a little after sundown when the nightscape was full of pretty lights and of course taking the challenge to shoot a big wedding party group shot in the streets of manhattan and having it turn out as cool looking as I had visualized it!  Another rare delight came just after the first look– Andrew hadn’t been able to figure out his bowtie so he got Hilary’s help with it and for a few sweet minutes we got to quietly document this sweet moment between them.  And of course I always love hearing the toasts but there was one particular story about Andrew’s support of Hilary through the stress of her first gallery opening where her work was for sale… being a creative professional myself I found this story incredibly touching as I know from experience how invaluable and stabilizing my own husband’s belief in me has been.  Congratulations to this sweet couple, they couldn’t be more wonderful together!

Vendor Credits
Venue & Catering: Le Parker Meridien New York
Event Design & Coordinator: Casey Solomon Events
Bridesmaid dresses: Jim Hjelm Occasions and Lazaro
Groom’s suit/tux: Alton Lane
Officiant: Rabbi Deborah Hachen
Invitation Design: Albertine Press & Lettering by Liz
Floral Design: Mark Rose
Music: Faze 4
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Oct 22 2014

Jamie & Max: Engagement Portraits in DUMBO

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Jamie & Max are getting married next June at The Village Club at Lake Success on Long Island.  For their engagement portraits we settled on DUMBO, a beautiful neighborhood that has a significant variety of backdrops to work with, everything from the water and skyline in the distance to the murals of this art-heavy neighborhood. I was excited that they brought their little dog for a portion of the shoot too! Check out my favorites from our walk around this vibrant area of Brooklyn.

 

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Aunt Teri & Uncle Tim - October 23, 2014 - 7:31 pm

Your engagement pictures are beautiful! Wishing you both every happiness. Looking forward to sharing your happy day!
Love you!

Bonnie Levitt Dietzek - October 23, 2014 - 11:30 pm

they are so great , i can’t even pick one favorite!

Ellen Blum Cantos - October 23, 2014 - 11:55 pm

OMG they are amazing love them all

Oct 22 2014

Zackary at 6

Posted in Families,Little Ones,Portraits

I’ve been shooting Zackary’s portraits since he was a baby and I was excited to hear from his mom this fall and we planned a fun shoot to capture him at home with his toys and at the park across the street from their house. My favorite part was shooting him climb a tree he’s familiar with. We finished the shoot at their local farmer’s market, a tiny veggie tent just down the road from them. What a beautiful afternoon! Happy 6th birthday to Zackary!

 

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Oct 20 2014

Family Portraits Central Park Conservatory Gardens

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Caitlin had been one of my home birth project subjects a while back and I was thrilled when she got in touch about a possible family portrait shoot in the Conservatory Gardens at Central Park, where she and her husband had gotten married.  She secured a permit for the shoot and after doing some pretty shots in those beautiful gardens we hit the playground for some shots of the kids in action.  I loved getting to see this family gro

 

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Oct 16 2014

Jenn & Dan’s Engagement Portraits: Grand Central to Bryant Park

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Jenn & Dan are getting married at Glen Island Harbour Club later this fall and for their engagement session we settled on meeting in  Manhattan, though a rainy day dictated that we meet in Grand Central to start our session. After shooting a handful of indoor shots we poked our heads outside and sure enough it had stopped raining so we made our way down the street and captured some sweet shots of the couple on the street, at the library, and in and around Bryant Park and it’s subway station. My favorite moment had to be when I had the couple pose with some jugglers in the park– they were so enthusiastic about contributing their skills to the portrait, it was sweet and fun to capture.


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