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“It only took one date,” Celina told me over the phone. And five minutes into our engagement session, I could absolutely see why. Celina and Greg both have that thing that instantly makes you fall in love with them. They radiate joy and warmth in a way that makes you feel excited and calm at […]
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It’s not every engagement session that I’m greeted with wet, slobbery kisses before I walk in the door. But in the case of Jen and Ben, and their irresistible dog Bella, the lovefest started as soon as the door opened and didn’t end until a few hours later after a trip to Carl Schurz Park […]
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“Do you want some dessert?” asked the mother of the bride-to-be. It’s not every day that an engagement session ends with a home cooked Easter dinner on Long Island, but with the Minutillos, heading back to NYC on an empty stomach wasn’t an option. Like everything else about this couple, the invitation for dinner, and […]
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When an Instagram post leads to magic… Jamie and Garrett and I had already planned on doing their engagement session in New York, where we all live. We had a time, a place, and a plan. However, I posted a picture of myself on a plane excitedly getting ready to go to my home away […]
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“And that is why I’m marrying her,” Aaron said with a broad smile. “That is reason number three hundred sixty eight why I’m marrying her,” he corrected himself as he pulled Mila closer into him. The truth is, it was freezing cold. The weather reports said it would be slightly chilly, and the day had […]
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Karen and Baruch’s engagement session was unique to me for three main reasons. For one, it’s indoors. We had planned to shoot outside at the beautiful Fort Tryon Park, but then we got thrown a curve ball. It was 12 degrees outside. We opted to shoot in the Metropolitan Museum, which was fine by me! […]
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When Amber and David stepped out of the Uber at 7 am and 27 degrees, I was smitten. Not only were they awake, they were full of giddy laughter, and they looked like a million bucks. Honestly, before I even met them that morning, I was slightly obsessed. They were only going to be in […]
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Near the very end of our session, as I was putting all my gear back into its bag, and we were warming up from the chilly shoot, I noticed Tina Marie and Brian having some hushed conversation. She walked over to me and made maybe the sweetest invitation I’ve ever heard. “Do you want to […]
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Chelsy and Will make my heart sing. One of my favorite parts of the session came as we were just getting started, when Will admitted that he doesn’t love having his picture taken. This was great because it gave me the opportunity to set a context for our engagement session — it wasn’t about taking […]