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Tara & Joe | Hamptons Wedding, NY

Tara and Joe exchanged lifelong vows at Oceanbleu at Westhampton Bath and Tennis. I love the Hamptons and beach weddings! They invariably add a dose of light-heartedness to a wedding which, with all the complex preparations and expectations, can be overwhelming. Despite the feeling that this is a life changing day and everything must be fairy-tale perfect to commemorate it, those reeds and dunes and soft ocean breezes, remind us to just savor and enjoy each day, and to take things with a grain of sand (especially between the toes).

Tara is a talented reporter and anchor for News 12 Westchester, and when she came to our first meeting, it was clear how important a photojournalistic approach was to her wedding. I thought it would be interesting to know how Tara would feel, with her role now reversed, and someone telling her story. I also found out a bit later that Joe is not particularly camera shy, summoning up the courage for an on-air proposal.

I could indeed envision some of those wedding day moments being encapsulated in made for TV news soundbites that would entice the viewer: “Searing Fire Alarm at venue disrupts wedding … ” or “Wedding dove insists on sticking around and celebrating.” Regardless, with the poise of an anchorwoman, Tara embraced all those unexpected moments, stressful or humorous, with equal delight. However, if there is an Emmy to be awarded, it has to go to that dove, with his perfect sense of comic timing. At the conclusion of the ceremony, when the doves were released in celebration, one refused to fly away but took up residence on the shoulder of Tara’s brother. There he stayed through family photos, dinner and a good part of the night. One can see a great moment in the photos when Tara’s brother is making a toast with the dove on his head until he flies to a new perch on the head of another guest- only to return again later. Of course, doves are messengers (even funny behaving ones) and perhaps here the message was this: that a happy fruitful marriage always means having a shoulder to stand on.

  • January 14, 2013 - 11:23 am

    Tara Rosenblum - Dear Shira,
    You were such an unbelievable support at our wedding and the pictures are just incredible. You managed to capture every moment that meant the most and we were able to relive the wedding through your pictures!

    Thanks so much!

    Tara and Joe

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