Bushwick Collective Murals in Brooklyn, New York City Engagement Photography Session

Had an amazing time photographing with these two. With Brandon's lightheartedness and Christina's edginess, the two melded together to create really adorable moments. We started at the Bushwick Collective in Brooklyn, New York City, since they wanted to encapsulate a more industrial and edgy feel to represent their personalities.

Afterwards we ended up at the East River Park for a sunset and a softer look. It's not easy being models in an engagement session, but I was really happy to see such amazing shots come to fruition with them. They are going to be getting married at Dumbo Loft, an amazing venue in Brooklyn- I can’t wait for their urban chic New York City Wedding in a few months!

PS: Brandon used to be a child model in his early years- which made things much easier for me, haha!

Times Square, Grand Central Station and Brooklyn Bridge Photos in this New York City Engagement Session

Meet Tiffannie and John!  Hailing from Vancouver, Canada, Tiffannie and John have been preparing for their big day by traveling the world and getting their wedding and engagement sessions done.  Having last been in Paris, France, they knew the next place they wanted to shoot in was the Big Apple- getting their engagement photos done in New York City!!  So they called me, their New York City Wedding and Engagement Photographer, and wanted to get the most "New York" spots they could.  We decided on doing their NYC engagement session at Times Square, Grand Central Station and finally at Brooklyn's finest, the Brooklyn Bridge!  It was an extremely cold day (as following the tradition of the NYC 2014 Winter Polar Vortex year) and Tiffannie was a super-trooper, her final words for the shoot (even though she was freezing on the top of the bridge was), "It's all worth it!!!"  Such an encouragement!!! :) Here are some of my favorite shots from their engagement session shoot that tooks us all over New York City!! I’m so thankful to be a New York City wedding and engagement photographer!

Metropolitan Opera House and Lincoln Center in New York City Engagement Session

So here again are two good friends of mine from good ol' college years.  Meet Elaine and Gary, two lovebirds that had gotten together at the very end of my time at school and have been together ever since!  Elaine just finished up her Masters in Music Therapy and Gary is a graduate of the Eastman School of Music and is now an amazing piano teacher.  BOTH of these individuals are highly talented in music and both can play a number of different instruments.  Which is why the Opera House in New York City was such a fitting place to get their engagement photos done!! :) Elaine and Gary are currently living in Rochester, New York and came all the way down to NYC to see my face (jk- to take the photos).  I'm pretttty excited to be heading back up to my old college town (Rochester) to photograph their wedding in August! PS: I always love shooting in the New York City Subways and getting those fun shots!

A New Jersey Engagement Session in Mitsuwa Marketplace with Japanese Ramen

Meet Alex and Shekhar (pronounce shake-er).  These two are fun, silly, hilarious and totally fun to work with.  Alex is from New York City and Shekhar hails from New Jersey.  When we were brainstorming ideas and places for the session, we decided a bridge that brings together NY and NJ would be perfect!  So we chose the George Washington Bridge.  Knowing that, I also suggested going to Mitsuwa (a Japanese supermarket and food court) that was nearby.  This place also houses some of the best ramen on the East Coast- which worked out perfectly since Shekhar says their first date was over a bowl of ramen!  So cute! It’s great to be able to capture these moments as a New York City wedding photographer!

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