Jamie + Arnold 06.13.09 (Part 1)
Well, talk about the antithesis of a “beach” wedding! The very next weekend I photographed a very grand and opulent New York City wedding at Capitale. I knew it was going to be a most remarkable affair. Jamie is a jewelry designer and the couple own Max and Chloe. Some of the most beautiful jewelry ever! Check it out. To start off, you know I fell in love with Jamie’s metalic Christian Louboutin shoes. WOW! Shoes that great need to be paired with a very grand Monique Lhuillier ball gown. The day ran ever so smoothly with the guidance of event planner Adrienne Colosimo of Bespoke Affairs. It was my first time working with her and it was a pleasure. Jamie and Arnold decided to do some couple pictures around town prior to their ceremony. Check out the beautiful monogram designed by Jamie. It was incorporated into the invitations, billboard and menus. It will be wonderful for all their future stationary! Check back for more of this beautiful NYC affair!
This was the most perfect artwork for the bridal preperation room!
Catherine + Michael 06.06.09 (Part 4)
And so the conclusion of my beautiful wedding in Cape May. The cocktail hour was held outdoors on the grounds of Congress Hall and the laughing gulls had the last laugh when they tried to partake in some of the hors d’oeuvres. I just love the ballroom of Congress Hall. It has this marvelous checkerboard painted floor. Catherine followed the black & white theme with her table décor. I must admit, it’s a real treat to photograph a beach wedding. I want all you beach brides to call me so I can have another day at the beach!
Catherine + Michael 06.06.09 (Part 3)
OK, so I confess, I’m a beach bum. I just love the beach and I just don’t get enough beach weddings to photograph. I had to share these fun portraits on the beautiful beach at Cape May. It was “preseason” so we even had an unused lifeguard stand to use.
Catherine + Michael 06.06.09 (Part 2)
What a glorious day for a wedding ceremony on the beach! Blue skies, not to windy and a perfect 80 degrees! Catherine and Michael had planned for a wedding barefoot on the sand and they got it. I loved the beautiful white flags flapping in the wind. What a great idea. Check back for some fun beach portraits!
Catherine + Michael 06.06.09 (Part 1)
Well, I finally had my day at the beach, and there is no better beach in New Jersey than picturesque Cape May! I was looking forward to my wedding at Congress Hall in Cape May and the weather could not have been more perfect. I knew I was going to have great details to photograph when I arrived and saw Catherine’s amazing Amsale gown and feathery Manolo Blahnik shoes. You can’t go wrong with that pair! As a wedding gift, Michael presented Catherine with a Louis Vuitton bag. She was just so thrilled. Her gift to Michael was a beautiful David Yurman 925 tag necklace. Catherine’s mother gave her garter from her own wedding and her grandmother blue handkerchief. I loved Catherine’s bridal headpiece by Sara Gabriel. Perfect for a beach wedding! Check back for Catherine and Michael’s most beautiful ceremony on the beach and barefoot in the sand!
Rose + Chris 05.30.09 (Part 3)
Rose needed to rest let leg after the ceremony so she started using crutches. It did not deter her from taking more romantic couple portraits with Chris around Aldie Mansion and dancing the night away. Her bridesmaids had the great idea of placing her wedding shoes on her cake table so all her guests could admire the beautiful shoes she never got to wear. The couple’s guest tables were named with titles of some of the couples favorite songs as Chris is a musician with his own band! Guests were also treated to a really fun photo booth where they could put their pictures and well wishes in an album for the couple. They couple were off to Hawaii for their honeymoon. I wonder if Rose planned on taking any surfing lessons.
Rose + Chris 05.30.09 (Part 2)
Rose may have broken her leg but at least she had a perfect sunny spring day for her garden ceremony at Aldie Mansion. With the help of her father and husband she was able to make it up and down the aisle. The mother in me kept on worrying, but she was just fine!!! As you can see her wedding was picture perfect in spite of the bad break! Check out the adorable wedding ducks Rose put in the fountain at Aldie. Too cute! Stay tuned for their very fun reception!
Rose + Chris 05.30.09 (Part 1)
2009 marks my 10th year photographing wedding. Of the hundreds and hundreds of weddings I have photographed this incident was a first for me. My beautiful bride, Rose, broke her leg the day before her wedding! I always tell my brides that something will not go as planned with their wedding and they should take it in stride but this was quite excessive. Rose had planned for her wedding at Aldie Mansion in Doylestown, PA for over a year. She said she purchased her stellar Giuseppe Zanotti shoes a year ago and had been waiting ever since to wear them. That was not going to happen! Thank goodness she also had special “wedding sneakers” made by a friend. Check back this week for their beautiful ceremony and reception.
The Worst Bridal Shoe EVER!!!
You all know about my bridal shoe fetish. Stay tuned next week for the story behind this unique shoe!
Susan + Tony
Next year I will be photographing Susan and Tonys wedding at Mallard Island Yacht Club down at Long Beach Island, NJ. The couple obviously has a strong appreciation for the arts as they chose to do their engagement portraits at The Grounds for Sculpture in Hamilton, NJ. It’s one of my favorite locations for portraits and it’s only a 10 minute drive from my home! There are so many imaginative areas for diverse portraits I do get carried away. If all the foliage and sculptures were not enough, a friendly peacock decided to get in the act. He did not budge from his perch when the couple went near. I hope their wedding day is as beautiful as the perfect May morning we had!
Absolutely fabulous.