In late October, we drove to Bucks County, Pennsylvania for our 1st wedding anniversary. Hiking, dinner in quaint Lambertville, and antique store browsing in historic New Hope was the perfect retreat.
It was a pleasure getting to know Rachel and Kelley at their wedding, what a wonderful couple!
This wedding was featured recently on Style Me Pretty blog. You may see the post here.
In the feature, Rachel recounts:
When Kelley proposed, I had received a promotion at work (I worked in HR at a hedge fund in Connecticut), it was my 28th birthday, and our 2 year anniversary. We had so much to celebrate, I didn’t think a proposal was coming even when Kelley surprised me with lunch at Per Se. He knew I would want to have a say in the design of my engagement ring, so he gave me a simple gold ring on a necklace. I didn’t figure out he was proposing until I read the engraving “Will you marry me” on the inside of the ring. That ring is now my wedding band.
When we were planning the wedding, we wanted everything to be elegant but comfortable at the same time. Where we could, we included our local favorites and sentimental details from our relationship. The wedding and reception were at the country club attached to our favorite restaurant in the area, The Tavern at the Highlands Country Club. The favors were burnt caramel and Hawaiian sea salt truffles from a chocolate shop in our town. The invitations and all of the paper goods were custom made by my friend Misako, who owns the paper company, To You From Me. Kelley and I share a love for wine, so both the invitations and the flowers included vines.
I studied photography at Cornell, so the other aspect that was really important was that we have good quality photos. I came across our photographer, Karen Wise, through a friend. I fell in love with her documentary style, which went with the relaxed feel of the wedding. She also uses medium format film, which is impossible to find, and the photos made everything look that much better. The wedding was not only gorgeous, but incredibly touching and great fun!
More of their artistic team:
Floral Design: Engaging Floral Designs / Band: Miracle via IGMC / Venue: The Highlands Country Club / Coordinator: Adrienne Madama / Stationery: To You From Me, Misako Rothery / Wedding Dress: Priscilla of Boston / Favors: Bittersweets
Happy 1st Anniversary to Chandler, the love of my life….. xoxo
It was one year ago today that Chandler and I said "I Do" before a judge and our families as witnesses :)
Photos by Heather Waraksa
Flowers by Saipua
It was a pleasure working with Stellina Events and Rountree Flowers at Emily and Grady’s beautiful New York Botanical Garden wedding.
Take a peek my photos of Emily and Grady’s wedding over on Style Me Pretty today too:
I’m thrilled to be featured on the fabulous Style Me Pretty wedding blog today!
Click here to see the full post on SMP and more of Lindsey & Brian’s wedding photos here on my blog.
Another recent wedding I shot was featured on Style Me Pretty this summer. Veronica & Nick’s winter wedding at the Trump Soho Hotel, here on SMP. More of their wedding is here on my blog.
My photographs of Patty & Joe’s gorgeous Montauk wedding was also recently featured on Style Me Pretty:
Check out the whole feature on Style Me Pretty here. You may see more images from Patty & Joe’s wedding on my blog here.
It's been a busy summer. After my own wedding in May, I came back to New York and photographed 5 more in June!
August is the month that many New Yorkers take off. Many day trip to the beach, or take a long weekend away… This August I find myself shooting and editing, but also catching up on creative projects like painting my home/studio a few new shades of white :)
A few weeks ago, I photographed Lindsey and Brian in DUMBO, Brooklyn. DUMBO stands for Down Under the Manhattan Bridge Overpass. It's a quaint little neighborhood between 2 bridges, with much cobble stone, textures and views – a beautiful backdrop for any photo shoot. Lindsey and Brian, who are joint owners of a greenhouse in Nyack, have a love for flowers and for Brooklyn, and decided to tie the knot at a gallery space there.
Because they sell and look at flowers on a daily basis, they wanted something really different for their wedding. Lindsey's bouquet was one of the most unique bunch of flowers I'd ever seen! According to Blossom and Branch who designed it, it was a collection of cymbidium orchids, scabiosas, artichokes, croc ferns, succulents, viburnum berry, safari sunset and fern curls.
The bright colors and hearty textures played perfectly against this rustic historic district of Brooklyn.
For more images from Lindsey + Brian's wedding click here. You may also see more of my wedding photography here.
Lindsey and Brian’s Smack Mellon Wedding:
Congratulations to Lindsey & Brian on their super fun and cool Smack Mellon wedding! There was so much love, joy and fun had at this DUMBO Brooklyn gallery wedding. Thanks to Style Me Pretty, for featuring this wedding on your beautiful wedding blog. You may see the post here.
Lindsey and Brian were married at Smack Mellon Gallery in DUMBO, Brooklyn on June 11, 2011. Lindsey got ready at the Gaansevoort Hotel in downtown Manhattan. Since Lindsey and Brian run their own business together in Rockland County, a greenhouse/greenery, the flowers were very important to them. They didn’t want anything “generic” or “common” to NY. (Apparently Hydrangeas and Peonies fall in that category!) Lindsey requested more tropical arrangements. There were succulents and many other wild blooms in tropical colors in her bouquet and around the rustic venue. She was thrilled when she saw Blossom and Branch’s work.
Brooklyn was also very important to them, as they both lived here for a while. They fell in love with their venue as soon as they saw it, the rustic nature of the building, and the proximity to the cobblestone streets and bridges in the background. As Lindsey was particular about the flowers, Brian’s main request was to have burgers at the wedding, and so their caterer, specializing in BBQ, made mini burgers for them and their guests. One of our main focuses was the food so finding caterers who understood what we were about – no-frills, good food that our Italian families would be happy eating. CaraLeo were exactly that!
Thank you to all of the collaborating vendors who all did such a good job:
Venue: Smack Mellon Gallery
Bridal Gown: Marchesa
Bridal Shoes: Christian Louboutin
Groom’s attire: Ralph Lauren
Wedding Planner: Elizabeth Leath of Just About Married
Floral Design: Blossom and Branch (Sarah, I just loved the Cymbidium orchids, scabiosas, artichokes, croc ferns, succulents, viburnum berry, safari sunset, fern curls!)
Cake: Nine Cakes
Music: Andy Anderson/Gotham DJ
Catering: CaraLeo Catering
