Towards the end of last year, I met up with Jennifer and Mike in downtown Morristown, NJ for their engagement session. Again, it was one of those unseasonably warm (but windy!) days. I had so much fun wandering around with the two of them, getting to know one another. While it seems like they booked me ages ago, I’m excited that their June wedding is quickly approaching us! I can’t wait to capture their day and spend more time with the two of them – I am certain it is going to be a wonderful time.

I’m so excited to bring you Lyndsey and Jon’s engagement shoot. We lucked out with one of those unseasonably warm winter days with pretty gorgeous lighting! It was my first time shooting at Liberty State Park and I loved it. Lyndsey and Jonathan were so easygoing and fun to work with – I can’t wait to shoot their wedding (on my birthday!) this March at The Grove in Cedar Grove, NJ. Congratulations guys!

This past weekend was the Lovesick Expo at the Music Hall of Williamsburg. It was a total honor to exhibit along side of a select group of talented and unique wedding vendors – I can’t wait to share more about it.

At the expo I displayed a few of my new products for 2012, but this interactive guestbook was such a huge hit that I knew I had to share it on the blog. The book is 10×10″, 30 pages and completely customizable with images from your engagement shoot as well as questions for your wedding guests to answer on your big day. It makes a truly unique keepsake from your wedding day!

The short version of the story: Stacy and I have been best friends since high school (sparing the readers an embarrassing braces and bad haircut photo to prove it) and now she’s marrying Kenny (who I also knew in high school and college, but separate of Stacy. I believe from my more ‘theatery’ days). Sandwiched between meeting Stacy and shooting her engagement photos? Countless rides to and from school, meeting Rivers Cuomo, lots of mix tapes and lots of shows, the exploring of Weird NJ spots, trips to the diner, a shared love for ‘canceled after one season’ TV shows, a drive cross-country, matching tattoos, an intense Buffy marathon, several years as roommates, two trips to Glee Live… you get the picture. She’s one of my oldest and dearest friends and it was a total honor to work with her and Kenny on (my new favorite NYC shooting spot) Governor’s Island. It was also a little awkward at first knowing one another so well, I’m not going to lie! But the nerves (all three of our nerves!) quickly faded and we ended up laughing pretty much non-stop. I can’t wait to shoot their wedding next year at the Montauk Club in Brooklyn. But for now, enjoy these adorable shots.

Marysol and Jason chose their first date spot, Little Bay Park in Queens, for their engagement shoot. I love getting to shoot in new locations and this park has beautiful views of the Long Island Sound and the Throgs Neck Bridge and lots of photo worthy spots. Working with the two of them was so much fun. They brought a ton of energy and excitement to the shoot, which made it a fun day for all of us. I can’t wait to shoot their wedding next year at Stage 6 Steiner Studios!

Wow, time really flies. I photographed Nancy and Doug’s engagement session at Union Pool a few months back and their wedding is next week already! In honor of the approach of their big day, I wanted to blog some of my favorites from their engagement shoot. The two chose to be photographed at Union Pool, because it’s where they met and I was happy to head back to my old neighborhood of Williamsburg to capture them in such a sentimental place. We had an excellent time at the engagement session (Nancy is also a big gLee fanatic so we had lots and lots of gossiping to do!). It was great getting to know them better and I’m certain their wedding will not disappoint! Hope all the last minute details are going smoothly and I’ll see you two very soon!

I hate when I neglect my blog, but occasionally it happens. I’ve been shooting non-stop lately, which has been really fun. I thought I’d throw up a peek at what I’ve been up to before each gets a dedicated blog post!

I had an awesome time working with Kelly and Dan (& Marvin!) on their engagement shoot. I love getting out of the city every now and then for shoots and Asbury Park has so many fantastic photo spots, it was a bit overwhelming! By the end of our time together I’m pretty sure we all had cheek aches from smiling and laughing so much! Working with them made me really excited to shoot their wedding this November. I know it’s going to be an awesome time. Thanks guys, for all the laughs and for being so much fun to work with – enjoy!

I captured an adorable surprise engagement proposal on the Brooklyn Promenade a year ago. When Will hired me and told me about his idea to surprise his girlfriend, Lindsay, on the Promenade, he mentioned that he wanted a guitarist to play “Stand By Me” – their song – as he got down on one knee and asked for her hand in marriage (I know, swoon!). Straight away, I thought to ask the musically-talented folks at my favorite coffee spot, Roots Cafe. Sure enough, one of their baristas, Gypsy George, was available and willing!

Come the hour of the surprise proposal I was nervous: Not only did I have to sneak around the Promenade to make sure that I wasn’t spotted snapping shots before the proposal went down, but I also had to signal to Gypsy George to let him know when to start playing “Stand By Me.” Needless to say, my heart was racing! Luckily, it all went down smoothly, it was really romantic, and Lindsay said yes!

It’s now a year later and Gypsy George has used one of the images from the surprise proposal for his CD cover! (It’s the first image of the post below.) There’s also a CD release party tonight at Roots Cafe. If you’re local or in the neighborhood, it goes from 7:30-10:30 p.m. (Oh, and click here to check out a sweet love shoot I did at Roots with the owners!)

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You may remember back in April I captured Mike’s proposal to CJ on the Brooklyn Promenade. A few weeks ago we sat down to discuss shooting their wedding and engagement and I mentioned (knowing they’re big sports fans) that I kept envisioning their engagement shoot at a sports stadium. Well, leave it to Mike to make it happen because next thing I know – we’re shooting at the Coney Island Cyclone’s Stadium! Since shooting their surprise proposal, Mike and CJ have become friends of mine and the more I get to know them, the more I completely adore them. They were such fun in Coney Island. I can’t wait to shoot their wedding at Galapagos next fall!