Only 10 weeks after shooting their engagement session in NYC, I am now packing my bags for Riri & Virraj’s multi-day wedding in Mumbai. It will be my second time in India- I am just in love with all the contrasts- modernity and tradition, rich and poor, the grey of...
Yearly Archives: 2009
Wedding of the Month | Westchester Magazine
Thanks so much to Nancy L. Claus, Features Editor at Westchester Magazine for choosing my Blue Hill Wedding work as “Wedding of the Month.” Also many thanks and compliments to Karen Berliner for the beautifully written feature, and of course to Adam & Dale for their kind cooperation with the interview and willingness to share...
Lauren & Jeff | Water’s Edge
Lauren and Jeff were married at Water’s Edge in Long Island City. The Groom dressed the Ravel Hotel, while the bride preparation was at Lauren’s family’s house in New Hyde Park, close to the Notre Dame Church, where they exchanged vows.
Lauren approached her wedding with the aim of realizing the storybook romance...
Allyson & Josh | Grandview, Poughkeepsie
Allyson and Josh were married at the Grandview in Poughkeepsie, which they chose not only for the convenience of being located between both families, but also to reflect the charm of the Hudson River Valley in which Allyson grew up. There was also a hint of Josh’s upbringing at the celebration. His family...
Michelle & Thomas | Brooklyn Museum Wedding
Michelle & Thomas were married at the Brooklyn Museum. The magnificent Beaux-Arts Court was recently renovated and provides a splendid and majestic setting, replete with stunning chandelier and arches, for celebrating. There was an inescapable air of sophistication, sipping champaign and walking amidst some of the Museum’s finest paintings- Monets, Picassos and Renaissance masterpieces....
Rachel & Glenn | Angel Orensanz Wedding
Rachel and Glenn were married at Angel Orensanz. Ever since Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick’s weddng there in 1997, Angel Orensanz has become one of NYC’s most desirable venues. It is a marvel just to walk into this gothic 1849 synagogue in the Lower East Side, modeled after the Cathedral in Cologne. And...
Fraidy and Tani | Temple Beth El
Fraidy and Tani were married at Temple Beth El in Cedarhurst. The path to their happy union was started by that modern friend of many Jewish singles - Jdate. Even though they actually met on their own, hundreds of people were evidently trying to set them up, so like Tani says “it took a...
Yvonne & Jason | Bridgewaters NYC
Yvonne and Jason were married at Bridgewaters. I have felt very connected to this special couple since last year and was very excited to be a participant in their wedding- to witness both the joining of two people in love and marriage, but also to see the melding of their Jewish and Chinese heritages.
The...
Jean & Roy Married
Jean and Roy were married at the Thatched Cottage in Centerport. The portraits were shot at the historic Gold Coast-era mansion, The Vanderbilt, close by on the North Shore. It was an early morning start, since we were driving out from Manhattan to get there by about 7, but I was very excited about...
Nell & Scott | Engagement
Nell first wrote me that “We are getting married in Pennsylvania, but met and live in Manhattan. It is very important to us that we capture pictures of us in the city where we met and fell in love.” When I get lines like that, passionately felt and simply expressed, I know instantly that...