A Central Park, Upper West Side and Shake Shack Engagement Photography Session in New York City

I met Christine during my last year in photo school in RIT. She had moved to Rochester, New York for a job. As a hobby, Christine was a huge Model Mayhem-er and me, as a senior- constantly working on my photo projects, I was lucky enough to enlist Christine in a lot of my shoots. Given all the photoshoots we did together, we bonded and built a relationship that is still strong even til today. I'm so excited for Christine as she is about to begin her new life with Jon. Jon has a been a great guy, a producer for HsuBox Productions. He's always been a man of passion and continually is working towards his dream after graduating from NYU. They wanted to do their photoshoot in New York City- we went to Central Park and incorporate food with burgers and shakes from Shake Shack! And without further ado, here are some of the awesome shots I got with the couple!

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Jon and Christine met in their childhood and spent most of their 4 year relationship long distance. Jon making his career in New York City, while Christine went from Florida, to Rochester then now to White Plains. Grand Central Station was a popular spot for them to meet. This is one of my favorite (moving) shots, so please wait for it to load!!

Glen Cove, New York City Engagement Session

We drove out to this beautiful park over in Glen Cove, Long Island.   It had a beautiful view of the water, large beautiful trees and just a peaceful place to photograph. It’s so nice to get away from New York City sometimes! They had stumbled upon this park a few months earlier and chose it to be the destination for their engagement session.  Jason, I've known probably since I was about 15 years old.  Much like an older brother figure, I was elated when he found his partner for the rest of his life, Alice! And not only is Alice beautiful, but she's so warm-hearted, loving and has such a way of making a person feel so loved and appreciated.  I thank these two for their support and encouragement in my life and so excited to share their big day with them soon!! PS: it was pretty much super windy and super freezing, so cheers to these two for making it look easy!

Here are some of my favorites from the session:

A New York City Wedding at the Plaza Hotel and all over New York City / Destination Wedding

Ness and Dennis have traveled a lot in their lifetime.  Dennis hails from Australia and Ness from the Philippines, and New York City brought them together.   They currently live in Hong Kong, but hold a special place in their heart for New York City.  That's why they decided to come to New York City for a destination wedding and do a photo session at some of NYC's spots that meant something to them.  We started the day at the Plaza Hotel, then went down to City Hall to get married.  It was pretty awesome, we drove around in a black escalade, which took us to the right spots.  We start downtown in New York City Hall, then we photographed at Union Square, Times Square and lastly at Central Park.  It was a whirlwind of fun and we got some amazing photographs in the process! I love being able to be a New York City Wedding Photographer !!

A Wedding in Greenwich, Connecticut and outside of New York City

Meena and Suyash had memorable pre-wedding events. Meena had a special event in the house where she grew up in Connecticut, with a morning ceremony and tying of kalira (silver ornaments tied to the bride’s marriage bangles for good luck) by family and friends, and henna as well. Then the couple had a wonderful dinner for family and out-of-town guests. Both the couple currently live in New York City so they brought along me, a New York City wedding photographer to help them capture their day! The venue was a former bank and the marble floors, vault, floor-to-ceiling windows, and stained glass dome contributed to the beautiful atmosphere as guests mingled, watched a video of wedding wishes from friends around the world, and joined in a touching and hilarious open-mic. The day was gorgeous and elegant, as were Meena and Suyash. Here are some of the highlights:

Credits:

Bride’s lengha:  Ushnak Mal Mool Chand (South Extension I, New Delhi, India)

Groom’s suit:  Tailored by Studio Personal Touch (South Extension II, New Delhi, India)

Bride’s hair & make-up artist:  Zeenat

Henna artist:  Sejal Shah, Trendy Henna

Rehearsal dinner venue:  Bank Street Events

Floral arrangements:  Handmade by Tara Sharma & Mala Sharma

Video of wedding wishes from friends around the world: Harjant Gill