Jimmy Lafave

I recently discovered the amazing music of Jimmy Lafave. His voice is off the chain.

http://jimmylafave.com/

i love brian dorsey studios

Photography to me is an art form that provides unending inspiration. If my husband and son would let me, I would spend hours just looking at photographs; which is what I like to do late at night with my favorite moody music playing, the room dark and just a splash of light on the photo or computer screen.

Which brings me to a part of my job job that completely humbles me.......getting to work with unbelievably talented vendors.  Brian Dorsey and his award winning team are one of my fav's. American Photo calls him “One of the Top 10 Wedding Photographers in the World."  Without a doubt.  http://www.briandorseystudios.com/

Doing a photo shoot is one thing (and I'm certainly not diminishing the complexity of a shoot) but having to weave in and out unobtrusively at a wedding, and immortalize those least expected magical moments, is a completely different beast which requires a cocktail of skill, intuition and talent.  Not to mention, a great event photographer must be a master at arm-wrestling fate & time to capture the perfect shot.....all night long.  Brian & his team rock this ability with seemingly flawless ease. 

Which is not easy at all.  This is why you should always hire the absolute best photographer your budget will allow. 

The following photos of us are provided by Brian from a recent event that we shared at one of the hippest Catholic Churches in NYC, St. John Nepomucene.  http://www.stjohnnepomucene.org/

Thanks Brian!

i love the brooklyn museum

We did another wonderful event with Jung Lee and her amazing team at Fête  http://www.feteny.com/  at the Brooklyn Museum.  What a fantastic space for a wedding.  Amidst the soaring glass ceiling at the entrance to the museum, we performed a very personal ceremony for this "classic with an edge" couple.  Jung timed this event perfectly to the sinking sun, so that the view of the sky was stunning as Katie & Andrew said "I do." 

Andrew choose to walk down the aisle to "Just the Way You Are" by Billy Joel.  The flowergirls danced into "My Favorite Things" which alone is very magical, but we arranged it for the girls to have a little added whimsy. Katie walked in to one of her father's favorite Roy Orbison's songs, "All I Have To Do Is Dream" and they broke the glass to "All You Need is Love."   

We heart Brooklyn. 

i love annie sullivan & alder manor

We did a very sweet romantic ceremony at Alder Manor this past month for couture bridal designer Annie Sullivan.  The photo here is one of Annie's designs and she promised to forward us photos for our blog of her stunning gown when she returns from her honeymoon in Morocco.  http://www.annie-sullivan.com/

We will also keep you posted as Annie's wedding is being featured in MARTHA STEWART WEDDINGS.

Alder Manor remains one of my favorite wedding spots with it's gorgeous grounds and shabby chic mansion, that boasts over 70 rooms plus an indoor pool.  It was used for location shoots of "A Beautiful Mind", "The Royal Tanenbaums", "Mona Lisa Smiles", "Crododile Dundee" and a 2009 Victoria Secret's Shoot!

Annie's romantic, retro style was perfect in this setting and she walked down the aisle to our arrangement of THE VERY THOUGHT OF YOU with string quartet, ukelele & voice.  Her good friend Matthew Brookshire was featured on ukelele and vocal.  It was a pleasure to work with Matthew who has an amazing voice and who you all might know from his alt-hit song "I can see Russia from Alaska (when I look in your eyes)"  http://www.matthewbrookshire.com/music-8.html 

I can't wait for Annie's photos!  Here are mine in the meantime.