Image of the Month: Cocktails at Blue Hill at Stone Barns

Happy New Year!
I chose this image for my Image of the Month for December, 2009.

It was made at a wedding I photographed in September at the fabulous Blue Hill at Stone Barns restaurant in Pocantico Hills, NY. I thought the bright, full glasses were appropriate as we celebrate and toast to a new decade ahead.

For more of my NY weddings you may click on NY Weddings on my blog, or look at my website: KarenWise.com. For more food & drink imagery click here.

Thank you for your continued interest throughout the year. Here's to happiness, good health and prosperity in 2010!

Best wishes,

Karen

Marissa Mayer and Zack Bogue’s Wedding

Happy Holidays to all!

What a huge honor it was for me to photograph former Google Vice President, now Yahoo! CEO, Marissa Mayer and Zack Bogue’s wedding last weekend in San Francisco! It was a beautiful 3-day wedding, and an amazing experience for me to shoot it.

Here is one photo from Marissa and Zack’s magical winter-themed church ceremony, published in the San Francisco Chronicle.

As mentioned in the article, Marissa and Zack worked with Robert Fountain Productions to plan the event.

Marissa Mayer’s gowns were designed by Naeem Khan. (Khan was made famous by Michelle Obama wearing one of his beautiful gowns back in November, when the President and she met with India’s Prime Minister at the White House.)

Friday night venue was Bimbo’s 365, San Francisco with a surprise performance by the Killers!

Saturday night venue: Four Season’s Hotel, San Francisco.

Both venues (Bimbo’s 365 and Four Seasons) were splendidly styled by Robert Fountain.

Their cake design was by the fabulous Ron Ben-Israel. Funny enough, we had worked together remotely in NYC, but only formally met in San Francisco!

For more of my New York, California and Destination wedding galleries click here.

Amanda & Jim at Blue Hill at Stone Barns

Happy Holidays!

"Footwear"

From left to right: Karl, Whiskey, Shining.

More from Shining and Karl's New York wedding here.

The Comfort of Being Home

As I compose this post on the airplane, on my way back from San Francisco (Virgin America is so awesome), I yearn for home. It’s been a few days and many weeks since I’ve really BEEN home. And with a few days off to enjoy it.

Here are a few photos that soothe me, containing things that I enjoy or comfort me (flowers, sweets, candles/pretty light, water and family).

(I just need a photo of a comfy bed to complete this Home Comfort story.)

The candle was made by Joya with graphics designed and art directed by Oh Joy! Studio. (Candles, cremes, and soap sold at Anthropologie). They were shot in my home.

The flowers were styled by Emily Thompson, and shot in my home.

My sister, her daughter Allie, and my new nephew Johnny provide a lot of laughs and comfort. As well as my beau Chandler who I look forward to going home to!

Image of the Month: Fall Harvest

I spent a lot of the month of November traveling and shooting destination weddings. (I was in the Caribbean twice in 2 weeks for work––no complaints here!)

At the beginning of the month, I spent a few days in the Hamptons documenting local harvested fruits & vegetables. Now that I'm back in Brooklyn, I thought these photos would be appropriate for our long winter ahead.

I couldn't choose just one so I decided to create this collage of favourites for my Image of the Month newsletter.

More of my food images can be seen here on my food photography website: FoodAndArt.com and here on my Blog.

Cookbook Shoot – Part I

In the morning, I'll be traveling to the Hamptons to shoot a continuation of the cookbook project.

Excited by the results of last week's cookbook shoot part 1, I took this snapshot of the proofs laid out on my work table.

In these photos for the Savoring the Hamptons cookbook, you can see Roman Roth of the Wolffer Estates winery, some apple trees from the Halsey family's 70 acre farmland, and a harvest grape tart made from some of the locally harvested wine grapes.

More to come!

Sneak Peek: Lindsey & Scott in Manhattan

Back in September, Lindsey and Scott married at the Columbia University Chapel. What a beautiful day for their wedding and what a stunning couple. More to come after I'm back from Punta Cana…

Image of the Month: Anar’s Indian Wedding

I chose this month’s image from a recent trip to Birmingham, Alabama where I shot Dale and Anar’s Indian wedding. This photo was one of my favorites because even amidst the commotion I was able to capture a moment of stillness as Anar fastened her earring, pensively anticipating the day ahead.

I also liked this color image which I shot through Anar’s balcony window looking into her bridal suite. In the end, I chose the black and white image from Anar’s Indian Wedding for my Image of the Month, as I love the intricate detail and the composition of that image best.

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