A Brooklyn Wedding in New York City

Melissa and Andy really knocked it out of the park with one of the most well-oiled and planned wedding I've shot to date. We started the day early in the morning where the girls got ready at Melissa's apartment in the lower east side.  Soon after, we headed over to South Street Seaport to grab some photos.  It was especially great since it was early and not a single soul/tourist was around and we had the whole area to ourselves.  They then had a beautiful outdoor ceremony in Brooklyn with a western style reception afterwards... following after that with another Chinese Banquet right after! It might have been a long day, but Melissa, Andy and their whole party was really awesome to be around!! It was a lot of fun to run around all over New York City as their new york city wedding photographer! Here are some of my favorites from the day:

New York City Wedding at The Swan Club in Long Island

YES!!!!!! I dont even have the words to express how much I love these two! Henny and Justin have been huge supporters of my work and my growth as a New York City Wedding Photographer— and for them to trust me with such a special day for them is SO awesome and I’m just so thankful! I love all of these shots and I LOVED being a part of this wedding! Here are some of my favorite shots from the day:

Nothing beats the end of a reception with an outfit change an a Hanbok to give a cultural nod to their Korean heritage! I love photographing these fun, diverse weddings in New York City!!

A New York City Proposal with Korean BBQ

Christy, Dan and I spent a lot of time together in college.  They were my two best friends and pretty much my "parents" during those brutal winters in Rochester.  We had a lot of potluck parties, rescues from bug infested homes and random adventuring, eating amazing food (korean food is our fav) and wandering around Rochester and slipping and falling during entrances to stores.  It was awesome.  Every time Dan would gchat me, I would get really excited and be like, "ARE YOU PROPOSING?!" --  and many, many times I've been disappointed- hahaha... UNTIL! a couple of weeks ago! Dan FINALLY asked me to help him plan out his proposal! So, I made plans with Christy to get our nails done but instead of me picking her up, Dan showed up on her doorsteps and popped the question!  It was actually really sweet and a COMPLETE surprise for Christy.  It was a really bittersweet moment for me. Dan had gotten a new job at Amazon, in Seattle, and his time in NYC was almost up.  So here I am, watching two of my best friends committing to begin their new life together and also knowing that in a few months, they will be married and moving across the nation to the west coast.  I was happy and a bit sad, but mostly happy because this is what life is about.  Moving on, growing up and reaching different milestones in our life. So very fittingly, we went out to celebrate and had some delicious Korean BBQ and also got a few moments to snap a few shots of this happy couple on their big day (until the wedding day)!

THIS IS THE BEST GIF THAT TOTALLY DESCRIBES THEM <3

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!