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!

A Westchester New York Wedding

Jon proposed to Sara on a beach while they were on vacation together. The two love traveling and making photo albums of their travels--so photos play a huge role in their life. They agreed with me that photos are the way to look back in time and relive memories-- so I was very honored to be chosen as the photographer for their wedding! They picked a beautiful venue with a gorgeous barn just outside of new york city- near where they are both from in upstate, westchester! It was great to get some amazing wedding photos in front of. It was a sweet time and a nice change of pace from the typical fast paced and urban New York City weddings.

Here are some of my favorite shots of their big day:

A Jericho Terrace, Long Island Wedding in New York

Grace and Roger made their wedding day a fun, care-free day, spent with people they love surrounding them.. and that's how a New York wedding should be!  It was such loving environment to be around her friends and family and the wedding turned out so beautiful!  Grace looked gorgeous in all her gowns- especially the ballroom wedding dress!  Everyone partied it up on the dance floor and gave me a lot of great opportunities to capture sweet moments.  

Here are just a few I picked: