Hot Pink Shoes with a White Dress

I love those hot pink shoes!!!

Backlit Bride

 Backlighting is one of my favorite photography techniques. Sometimes the backlight is so bright that you completely lose whatever you were trying to capture in front of it, but sometimes you get something so magical with that sunlight-pouring-through-us kind of feel. This shot is a perfect example of that. There was a good balance of exterior light and interior light, which allowed me to still capture the bride's expression. Rachel had just put on her veil and was about to leave for her ceremony.

 This shot was taken with my Rolleiflex, 800 speed color film.

Conga!

The conga line is still so fun! Shot with one of my Nikon 35 mm cameras, with 3200 speed film. 

Washington Square Park in the Springtime!

 Boy, is Washington Square Park ever packed in the Springtime! I've shot in this park many times, and I love shooting there because there are SO many terrific background options. The architecture of the park is beautiful on its own, but there are also so many great surfaces and textures throughout the park.
 Here is the engagement portrait of Chris, Audra, and VIP poodle, Archie!

Kaelen & Simon's Wedding on Style Me Pretty

 Kaelen and Simon's beautiful wedding at Alder Manor is featured on Style Me Pretty today! Alder Manor is an incredible old mansion in Yonkers, New York. It has kind of a rock star glam vibe, which totally fit the bride and groom.

 Kaelen is a fashion designer and has her own line called Kaelen. She of course designed her own dress and she actually dyed the train pink with rose petals! So cool.... 

City Hall

 I was recently chatting with one of my best girlfriends about her City Hall wedding. She was getting married in the Bahamas a week later, so she and her husband decided to get it done at City Hall beforehand just to make the whole marriage license thing a bit easier.
 We were all relatively casual about it- I was the only one there and I was their "witness". They did get dressed for the occasion, but no one brought any rings- so before I left the house I shoved some silver twisty-ties in my pocket just in case. And when the justice of the peace said, "And may I see the rings" it was a good thing I had.
 Looking back, Shree said that these pictures are even more meaningful to her than her "real" wedding pictures. "It's just that - to me - that was when we really got married!" she said.
 And I'm so glad I was there!

 These pictures were shot with black and white film on my Nikon F100, and Portra 400 film on my Contax 645.

Wedding Dogs: A Celebration of Holy Muttrimony

 I am thrilled to be included in this beautiful book, Wedding Dogs, by Katie Preston Toepfer, which celebrates the special doggie buddies that are so important to us we couldn't get married without them! This book features some incredible photography, and each photograph is accompanied by a heartfelt anecdote describing the roles that Scotty, Pepper, Baxter, and Codie played in their owners' Big Day!
 I have two weddings featured, that of Caroline Loomis and Jason Klein, whose dog Cholula was the official ring bearer; and the wedding of Sarah Paseltiner and Erik Cooper, whose chihuahuas were dressed for the occasion and provided essential moral support during the getting ready.