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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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“Just have fun. Do your thing!” It was the shortest consultation phone call I’d ever had, and it seemed to be more for me than it was for them. On the five minute phone call, Augie and Jeffery invited me to do what I wanted and have fun at the wedding! During one of the […]
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In the middle of the most celebratory horah I have ever witnessed, Karen’s friend made her way through the crowd with a glass of water for the bride. Karen took just a moment to hydrate and then got back to the most joyful and energetic circle dancing I’ve ever seen. A few minutes later, the […]
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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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“It’s supposed to rain all day tomorrow.” We were at the rehearsal dinner going over some last details for the wedding the next day. Without skipping a beat, Tina Marie responded matter-of-factly “Oh, that’s good luck.” The truth is, rain on your wedding day is only good luck if you say it’s good luck. If […]
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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 […]