Kim+Hunter // Engagement

 So here is a fun little story!  Have you ever thought to yourself as you're getting ready to jump on a long flight, hmmmm??? Maybe I'll sit down next to a cute guy or girl, and we'll hit it off, and maybe they'll be my soul mate??  Well guess what!?  This is Kim and Hunter, and they met on an airplane sitting next to each other, and then it turned out, they lived only a few blocks from each other, and so began a romance that soon became an engagement!  They'll be getting married next year at the  Wythe Hotel!  There is is so much to say about this shoot!  First, this has been one of the best fall season's we have had in a long time!!  I wish that this weather and color palette could last forever, because as you can see, it has treated me well this!  Second, this was one of those drizzly overcast days, which I love, but it's not always how people picture their engagement photos, so I had to check in with them to make sure they were cool with that, as you can see, they were down!  Overcast days, just make the colors pop so much, and it's so easy on the skin!! I just love how much the colors come through, as well as how easy they were to work with!!  As I've said man times before, so much of photography is about trust, and you really have to surrender to get good shots!! If you are busy worrying about anything, it will come through in the photos, so you want to make sure you trust your photographer, and that you get to have a good time!  New York City is gritty, and you have to embrace it!   That's very much a part of my credo when it comes to shooting here, you have to work with it, and accept it, which did not come naturally to me at first, but now I love it!  I'm from California, where everything is beautiful, and here it's a concrete jungle and you have to learn to embrace it. Now, when I shoot here, it's like this fun little challenge every time to make it fresh, make it fun, and make it feel as alive as it is.  I love these photos so much because I really feel like it looks like Brooklyn, it looks like their neighborhood, it's their train line that sometimes gets shut down, and you just have to make the best of this life, and embrace it all!  The best part of this story his how they met!!

Congrats Kim and Hunter!

xo
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Heather+Mark // Lake Placid

When Heather and Mark contacted me about their wedding, they told me were having a very small ceremony on a maple syrup farm in the Lake Placid.  They asked me if I would I be interested in something like that, and my answer/ Um… YES PLEASE.  First of all, I have never even been that far upstate, and come to find out Lake Placid is famous for having had the winter Olympics  there in 1980.  Who knew?? Not me obviously!  I ended up tying my trip there into another travel job I did in Maine, which hopefully I will get around to sharing with you soon as well! It ended up being the best East Coast photo trip I could have, and these two were so awesome, and I had never even met them in person before their wedding.  They live in Rhode Island, so we only had a meeting over Skype before the actual big day!! Obviously, they are two of the chillest people, who decided not to have a super big party in a big venue, with lots of people.  Instead they opted to keep their wedding super chill, and only have their closest family members at a really special location.  Heather has been going there since she was a child, and has a very special place in her heart for Lake Placid.  I've never known a more laid back bride, who was also super tough and bad ass at the same time.  Not only are they both cross fit super stars, but she is also an orthopedic surgeon and he is a nurse.  Power healer/kick ass couple.  They are the couple who would come to your rescue if you were in a jam, and then patch you up and send you home, all in one feel swoop.  Yes, I want you on my team please :)  This intimate ceremony was so sweet and they were such an awesome genuine couple, that they couldn't have made my experience with them more lovely!  Some really special notes about their day include Mark's homemade beer, which they included in a beer flight that each of their guests got to take home as well (the wood base, that a close friend of theirs made for the flights).  Not only did they have homemade beer, but the food was really important to them as well, and they had their day catered by a local chef who really pulled out some stops with their gorgeous menu, which included wild boar, and totally blew my mind!! YUMMMM, I had no idea!!! To think those used to roam on the farm I grew up on, and yet, I have never tasted that yumminess!!  Their day also included some games, including that super cute cornhole set with a bride and groom silhouette  on them.  Oh, and of course, the fact that that place is home to a maple syrup farm called, South Meadow Farm!!! Hello, completely amazing!  I love maple syrup, and the place was so cozy and sweet, I think it really fit their day so well.  Congrats Heather and Mark!! Thank you so much for having me!

xo
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venue: South Meadow Farm
dress: Catherine Malandrino
shoes: Jimmy Choo
suit:  Hugo Boss
flowers: Heather's mom
catering: Chair 6
invitations: Minted
officiant: Heather's awesome cousin Peter