While traveling in Spain, I met a Spanish girl named Marina. She is beautiful and full of life and possibly the most photogenic person I’ve ever met. She’ll be coming to the US this fall to study, so I’m sure this won’t be the last you’ll see of her on this blog :)
It’s not too often that you can say you spent Valentine’s Day photographing a wedding in the Empire State Building :)
Samantha and Brett had a super special wedding, followed by a super fun shoot at Grand Central Terminal. I am super stoked to share the rest of the images from their wedding day – coming soon, I promise!
Merry Christmas (Eve), and happy holidays!
(by the way, if you’d like to wrap your cat too, check out this amazing video… or if you’d like a good laugh, watch our parody of it! :)
As you’ve likely noticed, the past few posts on this blog have been from my recent trip to Europe. There are still plenty more Europe photos to come, but we’ll take a break for now and resume our regularly scheduled wedding and portraiture-related posts :)
It’s worth noting that the main impetus for that Europe trip was Jasmin’s 30th birthday party, to be held in mid-September in Denmark. I got the invite earlier this year and I don’t think anyone really expected me to make the trek over there. But it’s exactly the sort of thing I would do – something that may seem a little crazy, but that I’ve rationalized and justified in my mind. I first met Jasmin two years ago on a Switzerland camping trip with two of my Swiss friends, who were also invited to her party. When would be the next time we’d all be able to get together like this? Plus, I was also due for a reunion with my Dutch friend (who will also make an appearance on this blog in due time). Everything fell into place, I found a cheap flight (I’m telling you, I’m freakishly good at this), and come September 10 I found myself across the pond in Europe.
While visiting Jasmin in Denmark, I also had the pleasure of meeting her boyfriend, Kenneth. I didn’t get to do a full-blown photoshoot with them, but I did snap a few pictures of them during the time I spent in Denmark. They are so great together that I can’t help but smile about it :) Kenneth provides the balance to Jasmin’s crazy, goofy side – if nothing else, I think these photos show that perfectly.
Rute and Peter’s wedding took place somewhere most people can only dream of visting, nevermind getting married in: St. Patrick’s Cathedral, 5th Avenue, Manhattan, NYC. I am absolutely entranced whenever I visit this church. It is just over-the-top, jaw-droppingly stunning. Their ceremony took place in a private chapel behind the main altar, and they walked down the main aisle and out the door to applause from church visitors. It was absolutely beautiful, and I am so grateful to them for entrusting me with their wedding day photography.
After the ceremony, all wedding participants and guests headed up to Central Park for pictures. I got to lead a group of 40 people through Central Park! The newlyweds got so many congratulations from passers-by, it was unbelievable.
Without further ado, here are the photos from Rute and Peter’s wedding, straight from Sweden (where I’m currently traveling – I couldn’t wait to post them, I was too excited!):
