Karen & Ron engaged!

Karen and Ron are getting married this October and I can't wait for their wedding day. Here's Karen and Ron's engagement story in Karen's own words:

"We got engaged while on vacation in February. We took a sunset cruise on Valentine's day, but it was really windy so the boat was getting knocked around a lot and I wasn't feeling well. He started to propose but I stopped him because it wasn't the right moment - I didn't want to forever associate our engagement with being seasick! A couple of days later we had breakfast delivered to our room and he proposed again. Of course I said yes. :)"

Even though the heat was almost unbearable this past weekend, we still had a lot of fun! We started in Gramercy Park. My idea was to walk down to Union Square, and since it was still kind of early, maybe it'd be empty, but no... the Farmer's Market was in full swing, so we kept on going. We continued on to Washington Mews down by NYU and Washington Square Park.

Check out some of my favorites from the day in the SLIDESHOW!

Tara & Conor are getting married!

Last Sunday, I took Tara and Conor to the famed Meatpacking district here in NYC for their engagement shoot. I asked Tara to tell me a little bit about how Conor proposed, thinking I'd share the story myself, but instead here it is in Tara's own words:

"Conor and I were planning on taking a walk and then going to dinner but there were terrible thunderstorms that day. The rain stopped just long enough for us to make it to our neighborhood bar, Trailer Park, and then there was more rain. We stayed there for about an hour, had some beers and tater tots and waited for the rain to stop. Once the rain let up, we took a walk to Chelsea Piers and went out on one of the piers. As I was pointing to a large rain cloud saying that we should leave, I turned around and he was on his knee and asked me to marry him. Later that night we had a romantic dinner at the restaurant where we had our first date. It was the best day ever!!!"

Check out the slideshow!

Heather & Mike

Heather and Mike were married at The Library Hotel in Manhattan. Strangely enough, the hotel is right down the street from the NY Public Library... so we walked down the block and captured some great portraits on the way. Their reception followed at Astra, which is located in the D&D Building and has a beautiful view of the city and the Queensboro Bridge. Things got a little crazy toward the end of the night when Heather's Dad broke out the lawn mower. I tried to find a video that demonstrates the lawn mower, but nothing did his dance moves justice. You'll just have to see the pictures! Check them out in the SLIDESHOW!

And thanks to Christopher Duggan for helping out!

Alexx & Julio - The Party

As promised, here is part 2 of Alexx & Julio's wedding celebration. They had their reception at a place I doubt I'll ever have the pleasure of shooting at again, Queens Theatre in the Park, which is located in Flushing Meadows Corona Park. It's surrounded by the amazing architecture of the 1964 World's Fair - you can see a video from the Fair here. I'd never been over to the park, only to the stadium for a baseball game or two. I highly recommend a visit if you're ever in the area.

Alexx & Julio started the party off with a parade. The two of them, along with friends and family members, marched into the theatre, singing and dancing. That followed by a special dance performance for Julio by Alexx. Later, Julio and his band performed Chan Chan by The Buena Vista Social Club -- which is the song you'll hear in the slideshow. Some of their friends danced for them, one you'll see is a Mime, who's performance incorporated some great images of Alexx & Julio. Alexx's Dad even brought tears to his own eyes by showing images of Alexx growing up. And later, an impromtu performance of Thriller broke out when the song came on.

This party was so much fun. I loved being able to be a part of it and watch all of these amazingly talented people come together to show Alexx & Julio how much they are truly loved.

Special thanks to Ryan Jensen, who captured some great moments from the evening.

And now, for the slideshow....

Alexx & Julio - The Ceremony

Alexx and Julio are a beautiful, creative couple who split their wedding festivities into two days. This is part one - the ceremony. It took place on the rooftop of their amazing Long Island City apartment. Alexx and Julio had only their closest friends and family surrounding them in a circle creating an even more intimate setting. It was such a moving ceremony and so unique to them. I had an amazing time shooting it. Thanks to Shannon Cunningham for helping me out!

Stay tuned for Part 2 - Thriller, a parade, a little dancing and a Mime. Yes, a Mime.

Here's the slideshow!