These two amazing New York City chefs wanted to have an engagement photography session that would capture their personalities and their loves... for each other and for delicious food. They began with sharing dim sum with one another as a starter, then Ryan's famous beef noodle soup. They topped it off with some chocolate souffles ... which tasted... amazing. And yes... as the photographer I got to try some of the food.. hehe! It was really fun working with these two and we got some amazing shots in the process! I love doing things differently and trying new ideas- so much diversity and customs to experience as a New York City wedding photographer!! Here are some of my favorite shots from the session:
Lower East Side, New York City Coffee Crawl Engagement Session
Amie and Tim lived in New York City for a few years right above the Urban Outfitters on 2nd Ave. When they lived here, they had their favorite cafes, bars and restaurants that they frequented. They currently now have moved to San Francisco but still miss all their favorite NYC spots, so they decided to celebrate their old spots for their engagement session in New York City. So here is an amazing engagement session that is spent eating, drinking and walking our way around the Lower East Side. We hit up Third Rail Coffee, Liquiteria, a super cute stamp shop and a few bars on the way. Man, I love being a new york city wedding and engagement photographer. I get to hit up great spots and find new spots to go back to!
Here are some of my favorites from the session:
Bobo Restaurant Wedding in West Village, New York City
Nancy and Tim now live in Seattle, but wanted to have their wedding in New York City! They used to live in New York and had since moved but most of their wedding was planned while being across the country in Seattle! They utilized and depended on the internet and images to help with the selection of their NYC venue and vendors. They found and fell in love with Bobo, a chic French restaurant in the West Village, New York City.
Nancy and Tim are laid back and cool and have a great eye for design and aesthetics. Even though they were. planning from afar, they came into NYC the week before the wedding and got everything together for their special and gorgeous wedding day. Nancy hand picked her top from BHLDN, a gorgeous lacy piece, and paired it with a simple sleek skirt from Jcrew. Tim looked great in his Jcrew suit — and the two of them looked like they walked right out of a bridal magazine!
We started the day at Stumptown Coffee for some coffee and to give the couple some energy, then spent some time roaming around the west village getting gorgeous portraits of the two. We also found an amazing brownstone with a red door that reminded them of their time in Barcelona (where the two met while studying abroad!!). Afterwards, they had their intimate ceremony in the balcony of the NYC restaurant Bobo, surrounded by family, friends and the soothing songs from a ukulele. It was such a beautiful day to meander around New York City and I was so honored they chose me to be their new york city wedding photographer. I love days like this, exploring new york city, having a wonderful and sweet couple and friends and family to celebrate with!! It was a pretty awesome day. Here are some of my favorite snaps:
New York City Proposal at the East River Park in Manhattan
Belinda and I met when we played varsity volleyball together in high school. Since then we've kept in touch, seeing each other at different events. It was a pleasant surprise when her now-fiance, Omar, reached out to me to photograph their proposal. Omar told me that he kept me in mind ever since Belinda once showed him my work and told him that she liked it! (*^__^*)
Omar decided to propose at a local park (East River Park) where they used to run together. This past week has been raining like CRAZY.. so on Christmas eve-eve, Omar and I met up and scoped out the "spot" - mind you...it was raining cats and dogs-- and we were a little worried that on Christmas eve, the big day, it would be raining... but the heavens opened up and the weather was pretty awesome! It was a perfect moment and the sun even beamed down on Omar and Belinda during the proposal! It was awesome and I was so glad to capture it as their new york city wedding photographer! Here are some of my favorites from their moment:
