Vivian & Victor's Wedding!

Vivian and Victor definitely hold a special place in my heart. Exactly one year before their wedding, I had the pleasure of shooting their engagement session-my first ever!! Pretty much as soon as they got the photos, Vivian told me I would be her wedding photographer. When I decided to host a contest for a free wedding, these two entered almost immediately and won second place! I was so excited to shoot their wedding, and rightfully so! The wedding was on May 24th at Jericho Terrace in Long Island. It was a gorgeous day and I had a great time working with my second shooter, Andy Chin. The ceremony was so incredibly moving, and the reception was so much fun! The dance floor was packed the entire night!

As usual, don't forget to click the photos to see them larger (again--only a few more posts like this, promise!) Enjoy!!


I have an obsession with shoes! Vivian's reminded me of Cinderella's glass slippers. So pretty!












Pastor April was the officiant. She was absolutely amazing! I love the emotion in this photo. The ceremony brought pretty much everyone to tears, including the Pastor!








After a brief cake fight, Viv and Victor kissed and made up!






Love was definitely in the air at this wedding...I've heard that these two (one of Vivian's bridesmaids and one of Victor's groomsmen) are now engaged! Congrats!

I love a bridal party who listens when I tell them to give me a pose full of fun and excitement!



This is one of my absolute favorites of the night.


Congrats again to Vivian and Victor! I wish you both all the love and happiness in the world!

Le Ink Coquette!

When Barbara (unless this is your first time visiting my blog, don't act like you don't know who she is!) told me I was going to be featured on Le Ink Coquette's blog, I was completely flattered and excited! First of all, Eve (the creator/author/owner/fashionista) is amazing! Her posts are filled with gorgeous wedding ideas, witty writing and a great sense of humor! On my first visit, I immediately bookmarked the site and made myself a "follower".

Next, I checked out her Etsy site. Let's just say that I wish I could rewind back about two years and hire her for all of my wedding paper needs!! I mean seriously...LOOK at this table number!!!! I want. I can put it on my dining room table. My husband might think I'm a bit nuts though...(as if he doesn't already?)


Her Etsy site can be found here: http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=7618009
Her work is custom, original and gorgeous! When you visit, you will be drooling over menus, table numbers and save the dates. Consider yourself warned. You may want to arm yourself with a credit card in case of emergency.

Her blog is here: http://leinkcoquette.blogspot.com/
You will definitely have a new daily read with this one! Eve posts the most amazing ideas, photographs (if I do say so myself!), stationery and fashion. She "swoons" over select items...She swooned my photos!! I feel so honored!!

Eve--thank you so much for featuring me on your blog! And keep on rockin' it! You definitely have a new loyal reader, and I can't wait to see your future swoons and Etsy items!

For those of you who want to check out Le Ink's feature on me (and Barbara & Michael!), head over this way: http://leinkcoquette.blogspot.com/2009/07/coquette-engagement-session.html

Barbara's Bridal Shower

If you're like most people who read my blog, you remember Barbara from her gorgeous engagement party, and incredible (if I do say so myself!) sunset on the beach engagement photos! A few months ago, Barbara's maid of honor, Raquel, contacted me about shooting Barbara's shower. I was SO excited to document yet another great moment for Barbara and Michael! It was all top secret, but I started to get nervous when Barbara started to tell me how much she wanted me there to shoot her shower! Little did she know, it had all been arranged months beforehand! The party went off without a hitch, and Barbara's Mom and bridesmaids did an AMAZING job creating a Barbie pink themed shower. Enough of me blabbing...enjoy the photos! Barbara and Michael, I can NOT wait to shoot your wedding in August!!!




This amazing dress (and matching shoes) were there waiting for Barbara to change into.



This was when Barbara first spotted me. I *think* she was happy :)


Her bridesmaids were taking photos of the guests and printing them up to paste into this adorable guest book that they made. LOVE this idea!



You may see in front of Barbara a pink suitcase. Well, what you don't see as clearly is the card her mother gave her which revealed that she would soon be using that luggage on their mother-daughter trip to Vegas!!


The favor was lip gloss. These two couldn't wait to try it out!






Raquel also made Barbara a slideshow consisting of photos of her and Michael. It resulted in a ton of laughs, a few tears, and everyone in the room realizing that Barbara has some of the most awesome friends ever!





How amazing is her ribbon hat??



That's all for tonight! More blogs to come soon!