Wedding: Jane and Jesse

The first thing Jesse said when he saw Jane on their wedding day: "You look like a princess." And doesn't she? How gorgeous is she in that dress?? I could've taken portraits of these two for days...

They had scouted out the perfect place for their "first look" and portraits--the Maritime Museum in West Sayville, New York. From there, we headed to the Snapper Inn in Oakdale for the ceremony and reception. And guess what? Jane and Jesse made their entrance to the ceremony on a boat!

I had so much fun meeting Jane, Jesse, and all their family and friends. Congratulations, you two! And a big thanks to my second shooter, Jordan Gomez.

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Jordan's shot below:











Jordan's two shots below:

Married: Roseanne and Frank

I had already known how great Roseanne and Frank were from their engagement session last fall, but what REALLY hammered it home was when I found out that we share a deep love for Neil Diamond--a couple after my own heart ;)

I had such a good time photographing their wedding at St. Francis de Sales Church in Belle Harbor and the reception at the Bridgeview Yacht Club in Island Park. It's so easy to see how much fun they have together--the smiles and laughter come so readily! Thanks so much to my fabulous second shooter, Dante Williams.

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Dante's shot below





Dante's shot below

Wedding Wire Rated for 2011

I'm proud to announce that I'm Wedding Wire Rated for this year! Click on the icon below to read the great reviews. Thanks so much to all the clients who took the time to write them!

Engaged: Caitie and Phil

I had a fantastic time shooting Caitie and Phil's engagement session in Central Park. Caitie has such expressive eyes and Phil had me laughing so much that I totally lost all track of time and ended up shooting them for twice as long as these sessions typically go! But they're used to being in front of the camera--they're both performers (opera singers!). Actually, check out Phil's surprise proposal that was featured on the TODAY Show and ended up going crazy viral--click HERE to hear the whole story and watch the video!

I so cannot wait to shoot their wedding in March. Here's a few of my faves...












Caitie had never had a hot dog until very recently, and is now apparently obsessed with them ;)

Thoughts on a Sunday Morning

I woke up early this morning for a Sunday--at 6:00 a.m., still high on the amazing wedding I shot last night. When my husband woke up a couple hours later, I relayed all the details of yesterday's shoot to him, telling him all about the couple and what they're into, her dress, his suit, their crazy friends, their sweet family, everything. And I ended it by saying, "they're just really great!"

This morning I'm feeling so lucky that I thought I would write about it here. I'm lucky because I get invited into the most special day of someone's life almost every week. It seems the last couple I've shot is somehow always my favorite. But when I think about it, it's that each pair is in love in an entirely different way so that it feels new to me during each wedding, or engagement, or maternity, or family. And when I see that love between them, I just want to make them happy.

I just got married myself about month ago, so bear with me if I'm being overly mushy today--still a lot of leftover sentimentality that I just don't know what to do with ;) I guess the thought here is just that I love my job. I love getting to know my clients and seeing what makes them tick. We're all such incredibly different people, and what I hope to do with my photography is put an emphasis on those differences, so that the people I fall in love with each week really show for who they are in my images.

Thanks for reading, and have a lovely Sunday :)