Amy & George, Bryant Park: I Promise From The Heart

Amy and George got married this past summer in New York City. Although not my first Manhattan-based couple, it was my first Manhattan wedding, and the reception was be at the legendary Bryant Park (clearly I watch too much Project Runway). I met Amy and George through Katie & Ryan, so I already knew how much fun they could be at a wedding! They did not disappoint! There were so many wonderful little details to their day. They included all of their nieces and nephews in the wedding, so they were surrounded by adorable flower girls and ring bearers (as well as one beautiful junior bridesmaid). The favors were bottles of hot sauce with a label that said "You're Hot, Call Me," which is apparently the note Amy left on George's car when they first met. How great is that story?



Amy's gorgeous dress is from Vera Wang. Swoon. The shoes were Manolo Blahnik, so I was in fashion heaven!


The handsome groom. This looks like a photo taken straight out of a movie! I love it! Taken, of course, by my talented second shooter, Allana Taranto.


A few photos from the ceremony. Amy shared an emotional moment with her father before she walked down the aisle.




Since we were in NYC, Allana & I had to hop in a cab to get down to our portrait location. We met up with the bride and groom and the rest of their wedding party at the Flatiron Building and used the sidewalk space out front for our portraits. We were even able to see the Empire State Building in some of our shots! It was so very romantically New York City!






The reception was held at the Bryant Park Grill which was amazing! The cocktail hour was out on the roof and the reception was in the main dining area.




The cake was made by the sugar Sweet sunshine Bakery in the Bowery.


And the dancing! Oh was there ever dancing! Bud Maltin Metropolitan Music provided the night's soundtrack and Amy and George's wedding guests danced all night. George's nieces and nephews even put together a performance of a Justin Bieber song. It doesn't get any cuter than that! And there's always lots of singing into spoons. One of these days I'll have to find out how that started, but for now I'm just happy with all of the awesome photos it gets me!






Amy and George, thank you so much for including us in your wedding day! We had so much fun! And I know that honeymoon was well deserved! I always love a good reason to get down to New York City - adventure abounds down there!

Tiffany & Sean, CT Wedding: One Love! One Heart!

I met Tiffany when I was a freshman in college. All of the freshmen in our dorm were friendly and it just so happened that Tiffany and her roommate lived down the hall from me and my roommate. And thus began years of friendship. Like a lot of people these days, although we kept in touch sporadically, it was definitely Facebook that reconnected us. One of the perks of being a photographer is that it brings me back into people's lives, so I was thrilled when I spoke with Tiffany about photographing her wedding! She was a glowing bride - truly. She radiated joy from pretty much every fiber of her being. It made me so happy to see her and Sean celebrate their marriage with such an amazing wedding. Their wedding took place this past July at The Candlewood Inn in Brookfield, CT. The ceremony was outside, overlooking Candlewood Lake, on a gorgeous summer day!

Tiffany was so excited to get married, she was already in the process of getting dressed when I arrived!










Tiffany and Sean had an informal "First Look" right before they signed the Ketubah.
































Tiffany and Sean, thank you so much for inviting me to part of your wedding! It was such an honor to celebrate with you both!

Taj Boston Wedding: You Know I Believe And How

Look at me! I'm like a blogging machine (in comparison to my performance during the "high season")! I'm sure I've mentioned before how much I enjoy second shooting weddings. As a second shooter, I'm often responsible for photographing the groom and groomsmen before the ceremony and then covering the rest of the day with the primary photographer. All of the pressure is off and I just get to play! Plus, when I second shoot, I'm working with photographers I absolutely adore and love to hang out with. For Kelly and Dan's wedding, I was working alongside Kristin Chalmers and we were rocking it out at The Taj Boston. Or, as we in Boston like to call it, "The Old Ritz." It is an amazing venue, right across from the Public Garden. The reception was held on the roof of the Taj in this gorgeous room, surrounded by the skyline. I got some amazing photos of the city that day. So, here are some of my favorite images from that day!

Hello, shoes! I'm attracted to anything that sparkles and these shoes were AMAZING!


The men! Like our Abbey Road shot? Much like trying to take a photo at the real Abbey Road crosswalk, you take your life into your own hands and you can't control all the other pedestrians just trying to cross the street!












Kelly and Dan did all their "formal portraits" in the Public Garden. I grabbed a couple of Kelly when she wasn't paying attention!


This is the kind of photo I get to take as the second shooter:




I've got a few other weddings that I second shot and will probably get them up on the blog eventually! I've been working on a new blog recently. Hopefully it will be up and running soon. For now, I'm posting everything in both places, which is double the work, but I'll be happy when it's time to make the switch! I'm also attempting to update my wedding website and will be starting a food photography website. The blog will probably still be for ALL my work (families, weddings, boudoir, food, etc), but it's all a work in progress!

Have a wonderful weekend!

Carly and Mike, South Shore Wedding: You Teach My Heart to Speak

Carly and Mike's summer wedding was held down in Mattapoisett, MA at Shining Tides. What a beautiful venue! Their ceremony overlooked the water and we had such a beautiful day! Bright blue skies with just a few puffy clouds to add some depth. I loved it! Carly and Mike are the kind of people you want to hang out with - they're smart, funny, kind, and totally in love. I had so much fun photographing their engagement session, I knew their wedding would be awesome.











Mike and Carly opted to do a "first look" on their wedding day. Basically, that's when the couple sees each other before the ceremony. Couples choose to do this for a few reasons. They want to enjoy all of (or most of) their cocktail hour, which is traditionally when portraits are done. Sometimes it's done to use the light! If a couple wants to do their portraits outside, they may need to do them before the ceremony depending on their timeline. And, some couples just like to get them out of the way! Anyway, photographers still like to preserve that "a-ha!" moment when the couple sees each other for the first time. So, this is Mike and Carly's first look.





































My second shooter for the day was Julie Moscatel. We have so much fun working together! Some of the photos in this post were captured by her creative eye! And Carly and Mike, thanks for being so awesome!