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Christine and Steve

admin — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 04:15:20 +0000

New York City

Scene One

hristine and Steve's wedding day started with the bride in New York at the Plaza Athenee Hotel. Christine was looking exquisite and in some kind of zen like state. I rarely see such calm and confidence in a bride. You can see and feel her self assurance in the photos especially the portrait session. Christine really gets it! She truly has a talent for relaxing and being herself in front of a camera. Meanwhile, Steve was getting ready in Westbury and was photographed by my second, Rob Lowell. To view more photos ,click here.

The bride in her limo.

The ceremony took place at Old Saint Pat's on Mott and Spring Streets. I am told that Old Saint Pat's is 200 years old and well kept up. A celebrity unto his own, Saint Pat's is an amazing place to have a wedding! The photographs come out extremely well and the colors, wow, warm and rich as you can see.

Ceremony at Old Saint Pat's, Mott and Spring Streets NYC.

The portrait session was done near the water at Battery Park New York City , as a host of tourists provided us with the needed attention and encouragement.

Bride and groom in Battery Park.

The Bride at Battery Park.

Russo's on the Bay

Scene Two

Ballroom at Russo's on the Bay.

C hristine and Steve's reception took place at Russo's on the Bay in Howard Beach New York. Russo's, one of the older established wedding venue, has been bringing pleasure to brides and grooms for many years. For those of you not familiar with Russo's on the Bay. Its Italian (as if the name doesn't give that away), the food is exquisite , and they are well know for their killer cocktail hour. The staff is friendly, helpful and downright unpretentious. And the room...well, take a look for yourselves.

Wedding reception at Russo's on the Bay.

All in all, I think we did a killer job for this wedding. We hope you think so as well. Thanks Alfonse

Winter Wedding at Bridgewaters

admin — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 22:11:35 +0000

Suzanne and Michael

Bride and Groom portrait

J anuary 17, a balmy 6 degrees, well balmy for some at least. The groom Michael is originally from Toronto and at least half the guests attending were as well and the weather did not faze them in the least! All the New Yorkers, after a healthy amount of complaining and griping got on with the program and partied and enjoyed themselves till the wee hours. The cold did keep us from doing any portraits outside, but we did good...set up some studio lights and had some fun.

The Ballroom at Bridgewaters

Bridgewaters at the South Street Seaport, a mere 2 blocks from my studio, yahoo! I get to walk to work, how strange is that? Well, Bridgewaters was decked out in candlelight, winter flowers and warm glowing colors with the Brooklyn Bridge always in the background. As many times as I have worked at Bridgewaters, I never get tired of the ambiance, and as usual, the staff is amazing.

Ceremony at Bridgewaters

Seth David Cohen was the videographer for this affair and if you would like to see some of his work, click on his name.

A Wedding at Twenty-Four Fifth, New York City

admin — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 19:50:17 +0000

Wedding at the Twenty-Four Fifth Ballroom

Portrait of Tanya in the doorway of Twenty-Four Fifth

Tanya in doorway

Tossing The Bouquet

Bride tossing boquet at 24 fifth

The windup and a kiss The Grand Finale !

First dance and a Kiss

T Tanya and Brian, whose wedding reception took place at New York's Twenty-Four Fifth's Ballroom, loved just loved to dance, They definitely had a passion for it and could not stop all evening. This moment caught just at the right time was the grand finale of their first dance as man and wife. The ballroom dance floor is sort of a circular sunken affair with all the dinner tables surrounding it. If you are thinking about having your wedding at the ballroom, you can check out more photos on Tanya and Brian's proof site.