Jessica+Matt

This is Jessica and Matt. They came to New York as part of a whirlwind trip to celebrate her 30th birthday, and one of the highlights (!) was having photos taken by me!  We headed to Central Park where we eeked enjoyment out of the last little bits of fall weather and color before everything goes cold and gray.

 Jessica was flying high!

Laura+Russell

This is Laura and Russell, winners of one of my two photoshoot giveaways on A Practical Wedding.  How much do we love Laura's pink hair?!  They hopped on a bus in DC and came up to New York where we did their engagment session in Dumbo.  They used these photos to announce their engagment!  They were SO much fun to work with.

Brittany+John

Brittany and John are getting married next year, and I was so excited they asked me to take their engagement photos. 

They wrote me saying they wanted iconic New York City shots, especially in Chelsea, and some with movement in the background.  I was all over that!

Here they are on the Highline with John's seminary in the background.

We borrowed someone's front stoop for this shoot!  John mentioned that, next to Brittany's sparkly Tom's, his shoes were boring.  "I like the story that tells about you two!" I said, and they laughed.

"This one," I said, is for your grandma to frame.

Our iconic New York City shoots included the Highline, Hudson River Park with the Empire State Building in the background, walking past a charming public school, some funky graffiti, and, of course, the subway.

We also went to Billy's and I got some cute shots of them sharing a cupcake.

But not before I stuck Brittany's engagment ring in it!  "It's ok," she said.  "I can just lick the frosting off."

These are my kind of people.

 

My Cousins

I really enjoy working with clients and meeting new people, but turning my camera on people I love is a whole other level of joy.

Here are my cousins with their eight week old.  They mentioned there were no photos of the three of them since he was born, and I decided that just would not do. 

(They are so very in love!)

We were at a family gathering when I stole them away for a quick 15 minute photo shoot.  The little guy would NOT wake up for me!  That's ok.  I'm looking forward to many years of chasing him around with my camera.

Emily, James and Walter

When I met Emily and James, they placed Walter into my arms like a newborn baby.  He flipped over, snuggled in, and sighed contentedly.

"How old is he?!" I asked, because he looked young and acted spry while walking around but had the mellow disposition of an elderly dog when I snuggled him.  I patted his belly and kissed his nose while he blissed out in the crook of my arm. 

"He's one," they said, "and that's just how he is.  We're amazed, too."

Walter is in the final rounds of training and evaluation to becoming a therapy dog, and I'm sure he'll pass with flying colors.  I've never met a dog so chilled out and so sweet, although we got him to be a bit of a rule breaker, just for fun.

Here he is looking quizzically at my camera, one paw resting on my knee.

Emily and James have been married for five years, and they wanted some updated photos of themselves.  We took advantage of the gorgeous afternoon to get shots in Central Park.

Family friend Megan came along, too, to watch Walter while we took couple photos. 

James was fun to photograph, because he was a little shy at first ("I don't want to that much kissing in public!" he declared) but by the end of our shoot, we found his romantic side, with a little help from a nearby busking violin player.

And I managed to sneak in some kissy photos, too.