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Nope this is not Boudoir – this is a belly shoot! Although I took a break from blogging last month, I do have tons of new stuff to show. After shooting my last wedding of the 2009 season, I have moved onto a winter schedule of belly’s, babies, and families. Add on tons of wedding...
So you have a winter wedding, it’s cold and dark out. Plans for photos had been talked about, but nothing came through. Well, we winged it. Just parked on Main Street Beacon and looked around for someplace cool and hoped they’d let us in. I want to send everyone I know to the Chill Wine...
Dress by Mikaella Flowers by JoAnn Shoes by Stuart Weitzman Video by Jen Casarro of Masterpiece Video Ceremony at St Mary’s, Washingtonville Reception at The Clubhouse at Patriot Hills, Stony Point, NY A touch of Irish and the NY Yankees wound it’s way around Erin and Dan’s late October wedding. The Celtic cross decorated the...
Chondra and Claudio Sanchez had a whimsical ‘Once Upon A Time’ theme that mixed in perfectly with pieces of their rock n roll lifestyle. Chondra’s feather bouquet was absolutely stunning and perfectly complimented the delicate lace in her Monique Lhuiller gown.The Kidrobot dunny’s as favors and in a giant size for the guests to sign...
Rain, well it happens. Over the years I have come to love rainy day weddings, which is a good thing because there were alot of them this year! The ceremony may have moved Robin and Adam’s planned outdoor ceremony indoors, but bright pink and purple umbrellas gave a beautiful pop of color to grey rainy...
Kristina gets the award for my sexiest wedding dress of the year! An amazing Anne Barge dress with jeweled straps crisscrossing the back. Kristina looked stunning. A short and sweet ceremony at Marist College Chapel then on to photos on the college campus, where Mike and Kristina had graduated from a few years back. Each...
Lindsay and Corey were very clear that they wanted lots of fun photos. That turned out to be an easy thing with the groomsmen – they were climbing walls, modeling fig leaves – I had a hard time just keeping up with them. Lindsay and Corey couldn’t resist going for a walk in the field...
You know it’s finally fall when pumpkins start appearing at weddings! Sarah and Justin’s fall themed wedding had pumpkin centerpieces, carved pumpkins, large pumpkins and small. I had been to the Eagles Nest exactly one year earlier, but what a difference! Last year, the trees were still solid green, this year was an abundance of...
Onteora Mountain House in Boiceville has always been a special place for me. A romantic mountain retreat with amazing views of the Catskill Mountains. Deborah and Jim’s wedding day had a steady drizzle all day, except for the one hour that the rain just completely stopped and allowed for the outdoor ceremony they had always...
Well this is the first time I have ever photographed guinea hens at a wedding and I really don’t think that this is a photo I’ll ever be able to duplicate. (so no requests for guinea hen photos please!) Rory and Regina are very cool people who I immediately bonded with over exchanging photos of...
Johanna and Matt’s wedding day was one of those sparkly bright fall days that everyone wishes for. The Belvedere Mansion in Rhinebeck had astounding bursts of color everywhere, from the gorgeous fall leaves to the bright blue silks draped over the tables, to the stunning array of fall colors with hints of gold in all...
When Maureen and Sean told me they were getting married at the old stone foundation on the 13th hole of Winding Hills Golf Course, I thought, hmmm, I’ve been there for a few weddings but don’t remember an old stone foundation. Well, it was gorgeous! Not a very quick walk, but a convoy of golf...
Margaret and Nick’s wedding was one I have been eagerly waiting for all year. As the banquet manager at The Grandview, Margaret has seen hundreds, maybe even thousands of weddings. So when you’ve seen it all, how do you top everything for your own wedding? And as Nick is an executive chef, I was definitely...
Jessica and Adrian had a caravan of Hot Rods at their September wedding in Poughkeepsie. The vintage parade started at Holy Trinity Church in Poughkeepsie and followed the couple as they headed to the Hudson River for photos. A blown radiator hose at the church and another car that just plain stopped and had to...
Jen and Garth’s engagement photo session was a cold snowy day in February. What a difference when you fast forward to the gorgeous 70 degree weather on their September wedding day! I love working at the Chateau Hathorn and Jen and Garth’s wedding day was no exception. The ceremony at St Joseph’s in their hometown...
Dress by Casablanca Bridal Flowers by David Anthony Video by Jen Cassaro of Masterpiece Weddings Ceremony and Reception at The Clubhouse at Patriot Hills in Stony Point, NY Music by That’s Entertainment Threatening rain clouds moved the ceremony inside, but not a drop of rain showed up to stop the photos at Debbie and Rob’s...
Dress by Mori Lee Flowers by Marianne’s Floral Garden Ceremony and Reception at The Grandview Music by Third Stone Blues Band Meghan and Ryan wrote me a little note just after booking me telling me how they had met and how excited they were about their upcoming wedding. It was so sweet and I loved...
Dress by Yvonne Chu, Kimera Flowers provided by Taliaferro Farms and arranged by the bride’s dad and aunt Photos taken at Historic Huguenot Street, New Paltz Ceremony and Reception at The Locust Tree, New Paltz, New York Music by JTD Productions Color and wildflowers… Meg and Kevin’s wedding was a beautiful explosion of bright colors,...
Erica and Jesse told me that all of the children at their wedding were important to them. And to please get tons of candid photos of the children. Well, these kids were so cute and so comical that I could probably have spend the entire day just photographing them! But, luckily for Erica and Jesse,...
Details, details, details….I just have to write about some of the beautiful and numerous details that Marissa and Shawn put into their West Point wedding. Marissa’s hand embroidered dress was exquisite – I have never seen another dress like it! She told me she had been admiring her dress designer, Claire Pettibone for years and...
