new york wedding photographer – top 10 in the world – brian dorsey studios

new york city wedding photography always has to push an envelope in some way – in a city filled with unique people you need to provide unique wedding images in unique locations – like the Ghostbusters’ firehouse.

But let’s start at the beginning.

Dorothy’s ruby red slippers ain’t got nuthin’ on Francine’s tourquoise Loubatins.

below – a great shot of the guys by Ron

and Francine was radiant

as francine and peter see each other for the first time…

mail order bride?

in my photography lectures, I always stress how unique shots are everywhere around us – you just need to have your eyes open, think outside the box and be willing to ask for crazy things with a straight face.

excuse me, Mr. UPS Man, would you mind if we climbed in the back of your truck for a sec?  In the case of the Ghostbusters’ Firehouse shot (top and below), I actually had the Fire Chief move the ladder truck forward to even out the light across the face of the truck and the firehouse.

Below: “The Spectacle” by Ron.

The 18 person bridal party on our way to Tribeca Rooftop.  Keeping the ladies having a good time while avoiding breaking their ankles on cobblestones while in high heels is a neat trick.

on the Tribeca Rooftop

lillian and richie really enjoyed central park the day we went to take their engagement portraits.

it was one of those magical days that made it seem like all the world was in love…

and even the gondola dude was singing…

an idyllic world in the middle of manhattan…

Shabu and Michael met while she was at Barnard and he was at Columbia and in fact, Michael proposed on campus.

It seemed only fitting that we do their engagement portraits at their alma mater…

wait until you see the wedding !

I received this note the other day from a bride of mine whose wedding we shot 2 years ago and thought I’d share it.

Hi Brian-

It has been just two years since you shot our wedding and I just wanted to thank you again for the job that you and your team did. Aaron and I were just flipping through our album, reminiscing about the day, and it is amazing how much emotion you were able to capture in all of the pictures. The images bring back all of the memories and the excitement of the day, which can be felt looking through the album.  There are a few in particular that bring me back to the exact moment when Aaron and I saw each other for the first time before the ceremony and it’s like being there all over again.

Our wedding really was one big party- exactly what we were hoping for- and that is the exact feeling we get looking through our album. It was such a special day, one that we and our families love to remember and talk about and we are lucky to have such amazing pictures to look back on.

Thanks again for everything.

All the best,

Kim and Aaron

and a party it was…

Ron and I worked together again when Soyeon and Tim were married at Glen Island.

Here’s a shot Ron took of Soyeon and the girls…

me pulling out the old trustee tilt/shift lens

We got into the fact that Tim works for a large aerospace manufacturer and could name for us every plane as it went overhead.

Ron got this cool ceremony shot as Soyeon was walking down the aisle.

Then during cocktails, it was time for the Paebak.

Apparently, since Soyeon and Tim caught so many dates and nuts in their silk as their parents threw them they are going to have 23 children.

If it’s true, I’m wishing you both lots of luck with that…

karli and kevin had our self portrait studio at their reception and once again, it was a huge hit.  this time we fit it into a cute little brick nook.  and as usual, things start out kinda calm…

and since guests see the image that they’ve taken immediatly after taking it – they tend to get incited to riot…

at least until the drinks make the single button remote seem challenging…

karli and kevin were married at the bowery hotel -the first of two weddings coincidentally that we shot at The Bowery in a single week.

i thought karli and kevin’s invitation was really cool.

and although it rained most of the day Karli looked radiant

wait until you see the self-portrait studio shots!

There’s something really special that happens when a wedding officially creates a new nuclear family.  Such was the case with Shelly, Stu, Maddie and Billy.

Stu is a former co-worker of mine back from my corporate days who has been raising Maddie and Billy as a single father since shortly after Billy was born.  He was fortunate to find someone like Shelly who was the type of person who could easily slip into the roles of both spouse and mother to his two children.  As such, it wasn’t your typical wedding of a bride and a groom – it was a celebration of what it means to me a family.   And it was a delight that I could capture it for them.

Billy was especially excited since he got to wear A TIE!

and he felt good.

really good.

He and Maddie were ready to take on the world.  After all, it was their wedding day!

But when Billy got his groove on later in the evening – it was clear he was just hitting his stride.

But in the end, it really was the creation of something special.

And the guests and family members alike was delighted for each and every one of them.

Well our 2nd Annual Tribeca Costume Collection was a blazing success once again.  This year we were raising money for UNICEF and we had a ginormous turnout.  Halloween in Tribeca is a wonderful thing.  The street throngs with people dressed up – kids with their little candy bags.  People were lined up for us before we were even finished setting up.

We took just over 900 images during the 3 hour shoot (averaging a shot every 20 seconds) and a number of times people were lined up 12 and 16 deep.  Many thanks to Lance Lappin who provided us with sidewalk space in front of his salon as well as power and wine.  A special thanks to Lindsey and Kim and Celeste for donating their Saturday afternoon for a good cause – and to my kids – who trick or treated without their mother and father so we could do this for the neighborhood and for UNICEF.

Here’s a few highlights – leading off with Cole as Link from the Zelda series of games in a costume his mother and I made.

Dot and Toto.

A lion who can really roar.

This amazingly brilliant “American Gothic”.

Another wonderful costume – the marionette.

A group of friends traveling together – I personally was quite fond of the witch in her pink glasses.

A very cool William Wallace.

And I have to throw in this shot of both my boys with Kim, our studio manager, who makes just the cutest damn kitten.

Parents can download images of their kids free of charge from the Client Area of our website or order prints from Pictage.  All proceeds go to UNICEF to help children in need worldwide.

Thanks again everyone!

michelle and chris got married on a beautiful day in Greenwich at the Bellehaven Country Club.

In trying to pull together this blog entry I was trying to select a few images that represented the day, but I found that I couldn’t pick just one from the perfect little vignette that I captured of Michelle as she walked out on the balcony of the 2nd floor.  She and her bridesmaids were waiting for her guests to arrive and ceremony to begin.  So here’s all 6.

almost like a little movie, right?

and the couple sailed off into the sunset…