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“I don’t know if you knew this, but I was obsessed with you in high school.” That was me, during our photo shoot, revealing to Hyo Jung that I became totally infatuated with her after she did an epic presentation about samurai in our senior year World History class. We had always been very friendly […]
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“Did you get married when you were 12??” That was the second question (after “Hiii how are you?”) that I asked Summer and Paul when I met them at the start of our anniversary photo shoot. I knew that they were on a trip to New York from Arizona (without the kids!) to celebrate their […]
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Tao’s voice started breaking as he read his vows, Olivia was wiping away tears from her eyes, and I was struggling to hold back tears from behind the camera. I couldn’t understand a word of the language he was speaking, and yet I could totally understand his intentions. Tao is a very intelligent man, and […]
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There was a subtle shift when Jen and Ben were reunited during their first look (the moment the bride and groom see each other for the first time on their wedding day). Sometimes the moment is big, full of boisterous laughter; sometimes it’s small, full of tender tears. With Jen and Ben, the moment was […]
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“I love them. Oh my goodness, I love them,” I kept repeating to my assistant Andrew. I’m trying to not make this post all about me and how smitten I am with Sophia and Mike, but the truth is, they are irresistible. Mike, I love the way you look at Sophia with so much care […]
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“May the world treat you the way you treat the world.” Spoken by Yuval‘s mother Ziva Cohen, these words already seem to be coming true. To say that Yuval is loved is an understatement. And clearly, that love is a direct response to what he puts into the world. Yuval’s surprise Birthday party at the […]
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“And then right here, I started to hear people singing.” Kellie was re-telling the story of how Marshall proposed to her in Central Park after the two “coincidentally” “stumbled upon” a choir singing the Gilmore Girls theme song. (naturally) The two followed the sound of music (which of course Marshall had organized) and found themselves […]
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Being invited into someone’s life is such an honor, and it’s part of the reason I love my job so much. Adrian and Michael wanted to keep their engagement shoot casual, relaxed, and authentic to them. They invited me into their everyday life, and we spent our time together doing activities that they love to […]
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Having lived in NYC for 19 years, I can’t remember the last time I traipsed around Times Square, laughing and giggling the entire time. Olivia and Tao, your zest for life is absolutely infectious! You are both somehow so high in the sky and yet so grounded and down to earth. The lights of Times […]