Monika and Joel had a perfect day for their lovely Queens and Brooklyn wedding! They put a lot of work into their day, and it really showed. Monika spent hours arranging the rose petals on the looong aisle runner for the church, and also worked on the flower arrangements herself. They picked the Grand Prospect Hall for their reception venue, which allowed us some spectacular views of lower Manhattan and the bay at sunset

Red kate spade shoes! Delicious

I am obsessed with the lace on her dress!

The aisle runner!

Monika’s parents offered bread and salt to the couple, a Polish wedding tradition

Their cake topper was so cute!

Monika is a wonderful dancer and really knew how to move that heavy dress around!

Congratulations to Monika and Joel on a fabulous wedding day, and best wishes for all the years to come

Links:
Monika & Joel’s Engagement Photos
Church – St Aloysius Roman Catholic Church
Reception Venue – Grand Prospect Hall
Bridal Makeup – Sabrina Gilbert
Bridal Hair – Maria’s Hair Salon
DJ – Daniel Linares Entertainment

Tracy and Tom’s wedding day was such a great mix of tears (happy ones, of course!) and laughter! They chose Water’s Edge to host both the ceremony and reception, and not only were the views spectacular, but the wedding was both moving and crazy-dance-party fun

Respect for the wedding Chucks!

They had the sweetest first look, they were both so emotional!

Signature cocktail – Dark ‘n’ Stormy

They had a mix tape theme running through the wedding stationery

Everyone appreciated the amazing skyline!

Tom’s parents brought him and Tracy up to sing “That’s Amore”

Always so great to see past clients at a wedding! Check out Victoria and Matt‘s dance moves

Tom’s dad pulled out all of the stops with his signature “Turtle” dance, and Tom joined in too:)

Congratulations to Tracy and Tom! All the best to you both

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Tracy and Tom’s Engagement photos
Venue – Water’s Edge
Hotel – Wyndham Garden Hotel
Florist – Black Dahlia
DJ – Dave Quinn
Officiant – Amy Faust

Kristen and Mike had such a fun wedding at the W Hotel in Union Square! The W is such a stunning location, and since the weather cooperated, we were able to get some great shots in Union Square park itself too. Kristen worked her butt off on so many personal DIY details for the day — but I must say that my favorite part was the giant candy display in the cocktail hour room!

Their little puppy Toby was there to give his blessing! He looks all innocent, but he actually chewed up Kristen’s first pair of Jimmy Choo’s Luckily, she had backups that were just as gorgeous!

Loved Kristen’s red calla lilies!

Toby was a very good boy through (most of) the ceremony

Candy table!

We ventured outside for a quick nighttime portrait session!

Congratulations to Kristen and Mike on an amazing wedding and years of happiness to come! Bonus photobooth slideshow coming right up

Links
Kristen and Mike’s Engagement Photos
Venue – W Hotel Union Square
Hairdresser – Stacy Pitt
Florist – Ariston Florist
Ceremony Music – Jason Liebman Acoustic Guitar
Band – JK Band

I had the honor of photographing Alex’s first birthday party, and I am excited to share that it’s been published on On To Baby! It was great working with Amanda of Amanda Barbara Events, who put the whole amazing party together.

Click through here to see the rest of the photos on On To Baby!

Kristen and Mike decided to keep their engagement session close to home, which, when you live near Prospect Park, is a no-brainer! Kristen loves the Society for Ethical Culture building on the park, so we headed over there for some shots, and we also got to include their adorable puppy, Toby

Love her shoes!

Grand Army Plaza has that Parisian thing going for it

Congrats again to Kristen and Mike! Your wedding is so close now, can’t wait!

Monika and Joel had a gorgeous day for their engagement session at Grand Central! We had a lot of fun exploring. This little diner is across from the main entrance, and I love the entryway window (plus, it complemented Monika’s dress perfectly )

Can’t get enough of the iconic chandeliers!

Joel loves his Mac, so we had to head up to the Apple store for a bit

Congrats, Monika and Joel! I had lots of fun with you guys and can’t wait until your wedding day

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Michele and Carl were married on an unseasonably beautiful January day at the Park Savoy in Florham Park, NJ. Their wedding was during the day, which gave us some amazing light to work with as it streamed in onto the dance floor!

One of my favorite ring shots of all time! The Park Savoy had a lot of holiday decorations up, so I took full advantage of the sparkle

Michele’s dress was so gorgeous! Love the back detail

The bridal suite at the Park Savoy had a lot of interesting mirrors to work with Love!

The ceremony was held in the same room as the reception. I loved the whole setup and how light and airy everything was!

Michele and Carl are married!

We spent some time doing portraits in the garden after the ceremony was over.

There were a few jaw-dropping chandeliers in the reception hall.

There were a ton of little boys at the wedding, and they certainly made things interesting

Beautiful snowflake wedding cake!

Michele and Carl also had my photobooth at their wedding! Here are a few outtakes

Congratulations again to Michele and Carl! Wishing you both all the best!!

Links:
Venue – Park Savoy
DJ – Premier Entertainment
Flowers – Metropolitan Plant Exchange
Cake – Palermo’s

Tracy and Tom’s engagement session in Grand Central was a lot of fun! We found so many interesting spots both inside and around the area. I love exploring during engagement shoots

Loved this “You & I” sign!

We snuck into this gorgeous empty area of Grand Central. Looks like a ballroom!

Winter in NYC means early afternoon light is amazing

Congrats again to Tracy & Tom on your engagement! I’m looking forward to your wedding!

I was so honored to capture Pam and Jen’s gorgeous Central Park wedding! They planned the wedding all the way from Texas, and really did their NYC destination wedding right It was a beautiful, quintessential fall day in the park, and the foliage was a perfect backdrop for their vows. I loved all of the gorgeous yellow and gray details that they incorporated (and their getting ready hotel even went with the color scheme!) Check out their bouquets — those are actually dried flowers!

Getting ready at the Bentley Hotel

The brides had matching wedding rings and bouquets

Two brides means lots of great shoes Black-and-white Oxfords, platform heels and sparkly Toms!

Heading over the Gapstow Bridge to the First Look and ceremony

The ceremony took place by the Pond in Central Park, underneath a gorgeous handcrafted chuppah.

I must say that my favorite part of the day was just after the ceremony, when all of the guests paraded behind two bagpipers all the way from the park to the reception restaurant!

Gorgeous yellow-and-gray modern take on an ombre cake

Postcards in a vintage suitcase as a guest book

They had a great crowd with lots of fun dancing!

Thanks so much, Pam and Jen, for allowing me to be part of your big day. It was clear how much work you both put into making this day amazing, and it paid off! Many congratulations to you both!!

Links:
Hotel (getting ready) – Bentley Hotel
Ceremony – Central Park, near Gapstow Bridge and overlooking the Pond
Reception – Opia
Flowers – Preserved and Dry Floral Design
DJ – Jarrell Entertainment

Carrie and Rob were married at the NYC Marriage Bureau (aka City Hall) with their family, followed by a larger reception at City Hall Restaurant. Very NYC! It was altogether a very fun (and super stylish!) wedding celebration. Carrie’s bouquet, designed by Emily Thompson, was pretty amazing, along with the arrangements at the reception. I may have gone overboard with the flower photos

Carrie designed the beading on her dress herself!

Carrie, looking gorgeous on her wedding day

Seriously… the flowers!

Once again, David Toth came along to help me out, and grabbed these getting ready photos of Rob.

One of my favorites, on the streets of NYC

Married!

Absolutely love her hairpiece.

Wedding pies instead of cake! Yum

Congratulations again to Carrie and Rob! Hope you had a wonderful wedding day!

Links:
Carrie and Rob’s NYC Engagement Session
Ceremony: NYC Marriage Bureau
Reception: City Hall Restaurant
Flowers: Emily Thompson
Makeup: Sharon Becker
Hair: Extensions by Jill
Pies: Kierin Baldwin, pastry chef at The Dutch