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Tag Archives: Wedding Photographers

shabu + michael – the wedding at capitale

Early this morning, I met with Capitale’s Director of Catering, Larry Goldfarb and Amanda Len to chat about the upcoming year.  For those of you who may not know, Capitale is a wonderful event space in the old Bowery Savings Bank building on… you guessed it… Bowery Street on the Lower East Side.  If you want a grand Beaux Arts space that’ll fit between 200 and 400 people or so you can’t do much better than Stanford White’s stunning 1895 space.

I thought I would share some images from a wedding we photographed at Capitale in the fall.

They’ve got this great old mirrored brass elevator.

And there’s so much great culture to work with in the neighborhood!

Mike’s wonderful sense of humor…

alison + scott – engagement portraits in central park, nyc

from the files of – you never know what you’re going to get to work with while shooting in central park – comes Mr. Bubble.

It seems there’s someone trying to give The Naked Cowboy a run for his money….  he blows bubbles all day long at Bethesda Fountain.

check out the upside down reflection of the fountain in the left hand side of the bubble

and the right side up reflection in the right side….

Can’t wait to photograph their wedding at the Essex House this spring…

lindsay + steve – the wedding day (by ron and chris)

I wanted to share another wonderful wedding shot by my Associates, Ron and Chris.

erica + danny – the wedding at capitale

i wanted to share another fantastic wedding photographed by Ron and Chris.

erica and danny’s beautiful wedding at capitale.

you’ve got to love a bride in a wedding dress willing to get into a trash filled grafitti covered truck in chinatown -now  that’s heart!

my favorite part of the following overview shot are danny and erica’s new york mets jerseys hanging over their chairs.

and off the newlywed’s walk into the sunset…

on the bowery.

brie + aaron – the metropolitan club, nyc

brie and aaron had a stunning wedding at the metropolitan club in manhattan.

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and i thought the raw silk runner was a great match for the room…

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such a cute couple.

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decor was done by the wonderful and fun to work with David Beahm.  Check out the copper mirrored tabletops.

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that image you see in the table above is the reflection from the ceiling’s trompe l’oil

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clear glass chargers… brilliant.

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the grand entrance

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the first dance… soul street bringing everyone to the dance floor.

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and then this amazing duo came out – Black Violin – wandering with wireless violins – cranking out some classical tunes until the hiphop dj joined in and the 3 of them rocked the house.  awesome!

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and the self portrait studio once again was a huge hit with everyone.

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debra + william – wedding at the plaza hotel

If you’re looking to have an old school new york city wedding you can’t do much better than The Plaza Hotel.  Debra however wanted it to reflect a bit of her personality as well so she meticulously planned out some amazing details.

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like leopard print and purple table linens…

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and these amazing flower filled birdcages…

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and a cake to match.

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making for a completely new spin on on school.

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francine + peter – the wedding in tribeca

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.

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But let’s start at the beginning.

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

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below – a great shot of the guys by Ron

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and Francine was radiant

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

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mail order bride?

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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.

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Below: “The Spectacle” by Ron.

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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.

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on the Tribeca Rooftop

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lillian + richie – engagement portraits in central park

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

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

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and even the gondola dude was singing…

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an idyllic world in the middle of manhattan…

shabu + michael – engagement portraits at columbia university

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…

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wait until you see the wedding !

note from a bride – 2 years later

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

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and a party it was…