West Village and Balloon Saloon Engagement Session

I had SUCH a fun time with these two, wandering the west village and Tribeca in New York City and trying to tame a dog-balloon! (I named him ROGER, and I tried to sneak him into Haiti with me... but that was a bust..) I loved how carefree these two were and willing to have fun with me in strange little creative spaces. We wandered around and even found a HUGE PIZZA BALLOON. You can never go wrong with PIZZA in NEW YORK CITY! It was so awesome to be able to be their New York City wedding photographer and capture these amazing and funny moments! I cannot wait to shoot their new york city wedding in a few months!

Here are some of my favorite shots:

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NYC Engagement Session in the West Village & Oculus World Trade Center Building

Fall is always a beautiful time for engagement photo shoots! The sunsets begin earlier, the nights a little chillier, but there’s nothing a DKA from Dominque Ansel in New York City can’t fix! Check out this adorable NYC engagement session with Jessica & Arcadius shot in the West Village and then some at the Oculus World Trade Center in downtown Manhattan! We were able to capture the randomness of NYC (including some random group shot of kids hanging out) and the chill of October has got nothing on sweet kisses, smores, wine and an awesome time together! I was so thankful to be their new york city wedding photographer and the following year photographed their wedding at City Winery! Here are some of the highlights of our engagement photo session:

A Central Park Conservatory Gardens Engagement Session in New York City

Caught Casey and Eric on a gorgeous day out at the Central Park Conservatory Gardens in New York City.  All the flowers were blooming, the sun was shining and everything was just a great set up for an awesome engagement session!  Afterwards, we walked a little bit around the neighborhood and grabbed some shots on the streets and finally down under in the nyc subways.  Special note: Eric is a huge Mets fan (ayyyy, Queens!)  It was so awesome to get some of these neighborhood shots and some of these gorgeous spots in Central Park and New York City. Another great session to capture as a New York City wedding photographer! Here are some of my favorite photos from the session:

Central Park, New York City Engagement Photography Session

There's quite a few funny stories to surround this engagement session.  Our first date was overtaken by a massive flash flood thunderstorm warning in New York City - so we had to reschedule.  On the day of the reschedule, it said 0% of rain, yet still managed to have a few drops come down on us. The weather in New York City is SO unpredictable. But we were still determined (because their wedding is coming up soon in August!) and Margaret and Jing are super sweet and patient people!! We had also planned to do the shoot in Central Park.. and when we got there we realize that the NYC Philharmonic free concert was happening the same night! There were floods and floods of people entering Central Park--but we didn't let that get in our way!  We got all the shots we needed and then finished up the shoot at Hudson River Park with some great waterfront shots.  Even through all the obstacles--the shoot ended up being a ton of fun and we got some awesome shots!! You never know what to expect here in New York City - that’s why with weddings you have to be able to be flexible and go with the flow!

Here are some of my favorites: