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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.

Times Square Holiday Shoot

admin — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 16:52:53 +0000

The Diamonte Family

Annual Portrait Session In New York, Times Square and The Palace Hotel

Every year for the past three years, just before Christmas the Diamonte family has traveled to New York for fun and photos. We are very honored and pleased that they like out photography so much that they have returned to us for a number of years. Every year they have been coming up with a new twist on what the session should be about and this year it was about elegance and dress. Tuxedos and formal gowns... We started at the The New York Palace Hotel where the Diamontes booked a room for a few nights, if you have never seen The Palace Hotel, well, check out the website and you can see just how festive this place can be during holiday season. A great portrait session wandering around Times Square where all the tourists could not imagine or quite place the celebrities they thought they where just because they had a photographer following them around. I can't tell you how many times I get mistaken for a paparazzi and my clients as celebrities.