Tremendously excited for the blog post that the Knot posted about my Stop-Motion photography that I've been implementing in my New York City Weddings! They're calling it a "trend" that I've been setting. It’s so awesome to be noticed among all these great New York City Wedding Photographers all around me! Here's a link to the FULL ARTICLE.
Homy & Michael - Metropolitan Museum of Art and Upper West Side
Homy has been one of the most influential, encouraging sisters in my life. I was so thankful and excited to photograph her and her fiance Michaels' engagement shoot! Homy (yes, it's pronounced Homie, like, "yo-this is my homie!") is a wise, beautiful and loving woman who has a knack giving great advice. I am so glad that she has found someone to commit to for the rest of her life! I still remember the first time she told me about him... we were sitting in the backseat of someones car and I begged her to show me a facebook picture. That's how I first met Michael. This blond chap, that was holding a cup of coffee, wearing a book-bag. Their relationship built via long distance, Michael in Saratoga Springs, and Homy in New York City. Every time they visited each other, they spent their time exploring Manhattan and just being happy in each other's presence. The train station became a staple in their relationship. (Note the last photo in my set, Pennsylvania Station ^_^) I am so happy that these two really love each other and decided to really commit themselves to each other. When planning our engagement shoot, we decided to mirror Homy and Michael's 2nd date. They went to the Metropolitan Museum of Art and then to Shake Shake, and Lady M Cake Boutique. Please take a look at our date together in just a few (of many!) photos from the date, also, please be patient while some of the are "moving" images and will need a few moments to load :) ENJOY!!
Homy & Michael Wedding - Queens, New York City
Luke's Lobster, Halal and yes, Waffles & Dinges. Let us EAT! Homy & Michael got married at the Colonial Church of Bayside in Queens, New York City and had their reception in the form of Food Trucks galore. It was a beautiful and warm autumn day. Everything was beautiful! Their vows were so well written-- I was weeping while I was shooting. I think I cried the most at this wedding. I cried mostly because they cried. Take careful note to their faces in some of these shots, teardrops were falling everrrrywhere. Heehee. Cute couple!
Allaya & Damany - Union Square - New York City Wedding
So Allaya and Damany's wedding day finally came! We started the day at the Conrad Hotel in New York City out on the west side of downtown Manhattan, then made our way over to the SGI Culture Center in Union Square . Allaya and Damany are devout Buddhist. This was my first time witnessing a Buddhist wedding. It was a beautiful day, sunny and warm for early March. The event was full of close friends, heart-felt speeches and loving family. We did their portraits in Union Square amongst the seas of people. Their reception was at the Blue Water Grill also right by Union Square. What an amazing true New York City wedding!
P.S: Check out their outfits! Damany has probably the coolest grooms outfit I have ever witnessed in my life.
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And of course, if you've seen and read the story about how they met you would know we HAD to do a shot in front of Starbucks to commemorate it. Cute!