Sara+Somer // Top of the Garden

This is Sara and Somer, one of the sweetest and shyest couples I worked with all summer!  I have to say it's been a very full and wild year, with so many different projects and places and people!  I love being able to share images from the variety of people and places that I come into contact with, and Sara is what I consider to be a classic bride!  She is remarkably  sweet which is always a  breath of fresh air in this city!! I loved working with her, and seeing how she brought this modern romance to life at Top of the Garden.  When I showed up to photograph getting ready, she was all ready, minus the dress!  I couldn't believe how prepared and organized she was, which made it even easier to work with her.  She was so calm and sweet, and I'm happy to have worked with her and her new husband Somer!  Thanks so much for having me!

xo
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Venue: Top of the Garden
Day of Coordinator: Victoria Benedict
Hotel: Eventi Hotel
Dress: Selia Yang
Flowers: Dawn Melanie Designs
Catering: JPO Concepts
Cupcakes: Sugar Flower Cake Shop
Lighting: Robert Stark Lighting
DJ: DJ Intel

Wedding Crashers at 501 Union in Brooklyn

Dear readers, I want to share some news about an awesome event for Brides and Grooms coming up!  I'm so excited to be participating in the first ever fall Wedding Crashers at the gorgeous new venue, 501Union!  The space is gorgeous, and will be featuring some of the loveliest people from our hood.  If you're getting married and are still looking for vendors from all walks, this is the place to be.  Not only will you find florists and stationers, you will also find me with my dear friend Courtney from Love+Brain Films side by side offering a super sweet deal to those who want a photo and video package for your wedding day!  To find out more, drop by and ask us about A Love Supreme! 

To purchase tickets vist the brooklyn based website here.
The event will be Wednesday September 25th, 2013 at 501 Union from 5:30 pm to 9:30 p.m.
And a big special thanks to our friend Patricia from Fourteen-Forty who designed this promo for us!
Don't forget to check out her amazing letterpress stationary!

xo
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Flower Crown Inspiration

This is what happens when you put a floral designer, singer/songwriter, and photographer together!  Magic! All right here in Brooklyn.  The model is Dawn Landes, one of the most talented and prettiest singer/song writers in the land!! She is such a good sport, and rocked out this little shoot that Bess from Celadon Celery and I put together in the park!  We kept it simple, so that the core elements really shine through!! I can't believe how gorgeous this all came together!! Happy Monday!

Follow @celadoncelery  #lifewithbess for more pretty flower inspiration.

xo
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Model: Dawn Landes
Flower Crowns: Celadon Celery

Marisa+Chris // Engagement

Love is like a really good slow cooked soup.  It takes time to simmer and time for the flavors to take shape and round out into a really robust and flavorful experience.  This is one of those love stories that took it's sweet time.  Marisa and Chris fell in love in their twenties, after a year of being friends, he finally got up the gumption to ask her out.  They spent the next 3 years of their lives together, and shared some really good times.  After three awesome years, they decided to part ways.  They both had a little growing up to do, and needed to spread their wings on their own.  After 6 years of being apart, love brought them back together, and Chris proposed to her in Santa Barbara, my homeland of all places!  Circle back to NY, and now I am documenting their story. As camera shy as they are, I am very happy they trusted me to be a part of telling this story.  There are so many classic elements to this, I couldn't be happier with the way our shoot turned out.  I love that we shot on the rooftop of their Hell's Kitchen apartment, with the city skyline and industrial elements that are so NY!  From their  roof, we went back to the inside of their apartment, and then made our way to the handball court right outside of their apartment.  Who knew that the handball court would basically be an outdoor photo cyc??   Engagement photo sessions like this, are my favorite!  It's a chance to get to know the couple, feel them out in front of the camera, and bring a little story telling to the day.  I can't wait for their big day, and I'll be sharing those images with you later this year! 

xo
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Clam Bake in the City Featured on // Style Me Pretty

This little photo shoot is near and dear to me, as I love food, gatherings, lovely ladies, and a nice photo shoot to boot!  Some of my favorite creative women in the wedding industry and I got together to share an awesome evening with the best clam chowder I have ever had!!  We had three amazing dishes all prepared by Chandara, of Chandara Creative with a lovely mango salad, a beautiful clam chowder, and some giant lobster with corn on the cob!  We finished it all off with a crazy yummy dessert by Lael Cakes.  She made the yummiest little gluten-free lemon drop cakes with lemon curd, and accented them with fresh mint sprigs and topped them with cherries and blueberries.  Our host Patricia of Fourteen Fourty Stationary, brought this all together in her lovely West Village home, as well as art directed and made all the gorgeous stationary accents in the shoot.  My dear friend Thea of Hushed commotion, used this as an opportunity to bring something different to the table, as she usually makes accessories for brides, she thought, why not incorporate her awesome beading techniques into something for the home, so she made the awesome beaded burlap napkin rings, which I love!! You can get some for yourself on her website here! Not only do we have the photos, but Courtney from Love+Brain Films, made an awesome video of our day as well!!  Thanks so much for following friends!! I'm really happy to share this with you, and I will be making more food and lifestyle based work soon! 

xo
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Food Prep and Styling: Chandara Creative
Art Direction and Paper Goods: Fourteen-Forty
Accessories/Napkin Rings/Drink Stirs: Hushed Commotion
Desserts: Lael Cakes
Cinematography: Love+Brain Films
Full Clam Chowder Recipe: Style Me Pretty
Full Feature: Style Me Pretty