Gina & Ed took the leap!

I met Gina for the first time over the summer. She was reluctant to hire a photographer, but luckily her friends told her how she might regret that decision later. We met up a couple of months later to do their engagement shoot. I had so much fun with the two of them, I couldn't wait for the wedding. Gina and Ed had their intimate ceremony in the garden's at their apartment in Washington Heights, New York. What I didn't realize until I got there, was that they have an amazing view of the George Washington Bridge, the fall foliage just beyond the bridge and the water it crosses. Absolutely beautiful! After the ceremony, we headed down to the meatpacking district in Manhattan for some fun bride and groom portraits. The reception, which was an intimate dinner with close family and friends, was held at Gradisca Restaurant in New York City. Thanks so much to Shannon Cunningham for shooting with me! Shannon, you rock!









Check out the slideshow for more images from their beautiful day!




Congratulations Gina & Ed and I wish you guys much love and happiness in the future!

Lauren and Sergio

Lauren and Sergio were married at the beautiful and historic St. Patrick's Old Cathedral in Soho. They left plenty of time for us to do portraits, so we started in Soho in the area around the church and then walked the streets of Tribeca. I love love love all of these portraits. We had so much fun - Lauren and Sergio were up for anything - the pink horse was even their idea! They had a dinner at Savore Restaurant, so I stuck around for bit to capture everyone mingling and having a great time. Congratulations Lauren & Sergio, and thanks for an inspiring Saturday!



Check out more in the slideshow:

Eileen & Brendan

A few weeks ago, I shot Eileen and Brendan's wedding with Jennifer Davis. They were married at the beautiful Tarrytown House Estate in Westchester, NY.

Here are some details from their amazing, Irish themed day:



The funny thing about this day is that one of my good friends from college, Siobhan, was a guest. I hadn't seen her in years, and during group portraits, I noticed her hanging out on the side lines. I had a feeling I would run into someone I knew at some point while shooting - and I'm so excited that Siobhan and I are back in touch now.

Siobhan is the one in the middle here:



Some more of my favorites...

That's the groom walking to where he'd see his bride for the first time:





Irish Dancers performed -- they were so good!





Congratulations Eileen & Brendan!

Gina & Ed are engaged!

A few weeks ago, I met up with Gina and Ed at Fort Tryon Park here in NYC. Gina was worried about being in front of a camera, but she turned out to be a natural! It was great practice for their wedding day, which is coming up in a couple of weeks. They are such a great couple, who are obviously very much in love.

Here's the story of how they met in Ed's own words:
So my sister had another one of her improv performances in the West Village and since I had missed the last two, I really had to go this one. Afterwards, I tagged along as my sister and her friends headed to the bar around the corner. I met Gina when she moved in on my plate of Buffalo wings. As we devoured the plate, we talked about my recent trip to Italy and her relatives there. We flirted for a while, but when I walked her to the subway and sneaked a kiss at the turnstile, I knew she was something special.

And here's how they got engaged, as told by Gina:
In December 2007, we really needed a break from New York City and headed down to Florida. We were sitting on the beach, when I noticed Ed fumbling around. I glanced over and shot him a “what are you doing?” face as he got down on one knee. And when he said, “Gina, will you be my wife?” I was so stunned that I just kept repeating “Are you serious?” Ed looked concerned as he assured me that he was. I smiled, got a bit misty eyed and said, “Yeah! Of course I’ll marry you!”














Congratulations Gina & Ed! I can't wait for your wedding day - only two more weeks to go!

Anne & Carl

Anne and Carl are the amazing couple who adopted my 8 year old cat, Zoey, last summer. I found out I was allergic, and they quickly came to the rescue! I couldn't ask for more loving & caring parents for my fat ex-kittie. Here's a photo of her from about 2 years ago...



So here's Anne & Carl's story in Annes' own words:

"We met in 2003 at Wesleyan University, where we were members of the Anthony Braxton Ensemble, Carl as bass-player and college freshman and me as a singer and prospective graduate student. We had our eyes on each other from the beginning, but Carl was a shy 19-year-old and was a little intimidated by me; I was kind of flashy at 27, and I assumed Carl probably found me obnoxious. When we finally started dating 2 years later, Carl and I quickly fell in love, and on October 15, 2005, he presented me with a touching letter about how much I meant to him. When I was finished reading it, and had already melted into tears of happiness, Carl said, "So, Anne, will you marry me?" To which I replied (practically sobbing now!) "Yes! I'll marry you good!" We called our parents to share the news and then went out for an ice cream sundae. The next day, we spent our first day as an engaged couple at Storm King Sculpture Park in upstate NY. Later that week, we picked out my amazing fire-opal engagement ring, a unique mid-century estate piece."

They were actually married August 12th, 2006. Anne and Carl had decided not to hire a wedding photographer. Though an art photographer friend of theirs took lots of great pictures, they didn't end up with any portraits of just the two of them. So…they came to Central Park two years later to have them taken! Anne says it was fun walking around Manhattan dressed for a wedding, and they found it amusing to receive so many congratulations and wishes of good luck from passersby…already having two wonderful years of marriage under their belts!

And by the way, check out Anne's dress - she made it herself!

Here are a few of my favorites from the shoot:
















Congratulations Anne & Carl!!

Maine & George Clooney (the dog)

My husband and I and our dog, George Clooney the French Bulldog, took a little mini-vacation this past weekend. We visited his family up in Maine and spent a few days at his Mom's cabin, which is located in West Gardiner, Maine. It was so beautiful and peaceful - I finally had a few days to relax! Thankfully, the family tolerates and some (Teagan) even love having their pictures taken. Teagan, my brother-in-law, that's his tattooed arm, was a little upset he hadn't done his hair for the photos, but he posed anyway!

Here are the details of the cabin...



This was a during a cribbage match between my Mother-in-Law, Cheryl, and Teagan. They wouldn't explain to me how to play cribbage, they said it was too confusing, but that once you learn, it's easy. Either way, I still don't know how to play.







And finally, here are some pictures of our dog, George. We adopted him back in March and since then, I've been meaning to post about him. He's almost 8 months old now and is so well-behaved, and so damn cute. Josh and I are just so in love with the little guy.

So now, without further ado, here's George Clooney... (the dog)...

Jessica & Steve

Jessica and Steve were married at the Prospect Park Picnic House in Brooklyn. Their ceremony, performed by Reverend Mary Jane Weiss, was held just outside the Picnic House on the South Lawn of the park. The morning brought heavy rain and thunder, so we weren't sure if the ceremony was going to be outside. But by the afternoon, the sun peaked out and stayed out. All the finger crossing actually worked! One of the coolest details of their day was the bluegrass band, who played the music for both the ceremony and reception. There was spoon, washboard and even saw playing involved. The band was amazing!

Check out the details from their day...

Jessica's fabulous hair and makeup were done by the Beehive Salon in Brooklyn.
The amazingly yummy cakes were from Baked NYC.
Flowers by Sarah at Saipua.
Their fantastic bluegrass band - M Shanghai String Band.



Thanks so much to Jayd Gardina, who shot with me all day and took the beautiful ring shot you see above.

There were so many great moments from the day, I had a hard time narrowing them down for the slideshow. Check it out:



Congratulations Jessica and Steve!!

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!