Congratulations to Dave and Julie who were married last weekend on Thousand Island Park. It was a beautiful, relaxed wedding and the location fit the style of the day to a tee. I will have to make a separate post at some point to highlight all of the great little details and touches that this wedding had. It would really inspire those who are planning a wedding I’m sure.

Can you believe how cute these dresses are? Julie’s short dress was perfect for roaming around the island and jumping on a boat. The bridesmaid dresses were perfect for all of the swing dancing that happened that evening.

Julie made a stunning bride.

I love this shot.

And this one.

Thank you so much for having me as your wedding photographer.

To see more images from Dave and Julie’s wedding click HERE. *the music has a bit of a delay…just wait for it…or turn off your sound if you don’t want the music.

Congratulations Lindsay and Brian!!! I hope you are enjoying your Hawaii honeymoon. All of us back in Syracuse are wishing we were there. Stock up on lots of images and warmth to get you through the winter.

Last Saturday was spent photographing Lindsay and Brian’s wedding out in New Hartford and Verona. Lindsay has such a great sense of style and design. I really know nothing about that sort of thing, but would you check out some of the colors for her wedding? I just loved them.

And, call me crazy, but I am in love with this portrait of Lindsay saying goodbye to her bridal party who were going to the church ahead of her. She is just standing off of her parent’s kitchen in the garage, but I love it. Notice the veil sitting on the stove?

After the ceremony we did a few shots at Root Glen at Hamilton College. It is a lovely location.

The reception was held at Turning Stone in the Cypress Room.

Lindsay and Brian you were such a great couple to work with and I really enjoyed getting to know you over the past year. Best of luck! And to see a slideshow from the day click HERE.

And excuse me while I sniffle a little bit here. You see, Lindsay and Brian’s wedding was also the last wedding where I had Stephanie Antshel as my partner. For the past few years I have had the great fortune to have Stephanie with me at many of the weddings that I photographed. She started out as a traditional second shooter, but I soon realized that she was my equal in photography and I am really going to miss both her great skill, but also the friendship she provided me at the weddings we shot together. If I don’t think she will kill me I will have to give a whole new blog post singing Steph’s great qualities, but for now I will just say that I will miss her and wish her many a relaxing Saturday with her family. Oh, and if you ever get tempted to jump back into weddings you better let me know!

*thanks to Linday and Brian for having a fun photobooth (from partybooths.com) so that we could get this shot of us together.

Congratulations to Ellen and Matthew who were married on July 17th. I had all of the best intentions to get their slideshow up before my 6am flight the day after their wedding—when—my server wouldn’t let me upload anything. Nothing like a deadline to make that sort of thing happen. Then I was in the wilds of Washington state for two weeks….and the slideshow had to wait. Now, I’m back and I hope you are ready to enjoy some images from this wonderful wedding.

Ellen and Matthew were married at La Tourelle in Ithaca. It was a lovely backdrop for the wedding on a hot and sunny day.

I loved that Ellen and Matthew’s dog was in attendance and looking so charming.

My second shooter, Stephanie Antshel, got this adorable shot.

This wedding and reception was filled with children.

And many of them wanted to follow Ellen all around.

I love in this shot how Ellen and Matthew’s sister are both biting their lip in the same way.

Yeah!!!!! Married!!!

The sunset was stunning.

Thank you so much for choosing me to photograph your wedding. To see more images from the wedding click HERE to view a slideshow.

It was a beautiful night—full post and slideshow to go up when I get back from Washington State on August 1st.

Congrats!

Congratulations to Kara and Brian who got married last weekend on Cape Cod. This was my first time to Cape Cod and my first time getting to do formals on the beach and so….my blog is just showing off those beach photos, even thought the whole day was awesome.

Yes, I wanted that guy in the photo, but just in case Kara and Brian do not–I got one without him as well. I loved this boardwalk.

I also loved that Kara and Brian were silly.

Their whole bridal party was really up for anything, and since we were on the beach I did ask if they would like to do a jumping shot. It looks like a few cheerleaders are in the bunch to me.

They could also be serious and sexy. And, thank you Cape Cod sky for being so awesome for me that day.

Look closely and you will see the rainbow. This was right outside the reception venue.

To see a slideshow from Kara and Brian’s wedding click HERE.

Thanks so much to Stephanie Antshel who assisted me with this wedding and

a big huge thanks to Kara and Brian for having us out to Cape Cod to photograph your wedding.

I was asked to photograph a 25th wedding anniversary vow renewal. It was simple, lovely, and very, very, sweet.

Thanks for allowing me to photograph the lovely sunny, cool day that you renewed your vows.

Last weekend Abbey and Chris got married on a misty, slightly rainy day in Fayetteville, NY. Stephanie Antshel was with me and we had a blast photographing this fun couple and their family.

Abbey and Chris have been so much fun to get to know and as this picture shows off pretty expressive. I just love this.

Getting ready was at the Craftsman Inn. Abbey was super cute yelling out greetings when she saw someone from her window.

Maybe the baby belly was a calming influence.

Chris and Abbey had an adorable ring bearer. I’m not sure what my expression was to get him to look at me like this–still cute.

The ceremony was held at the United Church of Fayetteville.

Sometimes I just love a classic portrait like this one. Abbey and Chris were very easy to photograph–naturals.

The reception was held at the Wellington House in Fayetteville.

This image was taken while Abbey and Chris were dancing a traditional Danish Waltz. All of the guests surround the couple while a certain song is played (sorry can’t remember the song!) and the guests get closer and closer–sort of like a big group hug. As a side note, on my mother’s side of the family, I too am Danish. I thought a lot of the guests looked like they could have been at one of my family reunions.

Abbey and Chris had Primetime play their reception and there was a lot of dancing!

Thank you so much for choosing me to photograph your wedding. To see more images from the day click HERE for a slideshow.I used an extra long beautiful song to show off lots of the images!

Congrats!!!

Congratulations to Kendra and Chris who were married last weekend. I was thrilled that they asked me to be their photographer. I have photographed Kendra’s family before, and her nieces and nephews have shown up on my blog quite a few times (here, here), so photographing her wedding gave me a nice mix of adorable kids and an awesome couple.

I love these types of shots where something is happening in all of the corners.

Again, lots to look at–plus it was Kendra’s dad’s first look. Sweet.

Kendra you looked amazing.

Owen, the ring bearer took a nice slow stroll down the aisle–quite a change from the last ring bearer who sprinted past me.

Yeah!!!

In honor of the Oz Fest going on this weekend.

Such a nice bridal party.

I like how I caught Kendra’s brother in mid whistle. hee-hee

And, I like here how I caught some dirty little flower girl feet.

Congrats again Kendra and Chris. I hope you had a relaxing honeymoon. Too see a slideshow from the wedding click HERE.

Congratulations to Linnea & Kyle who were married last Saturday at the Plymouth Congregational Church in Syracuse. Stephanie Antshel was working with me at this wedding and we both keep commenting to each other how much we loved the wedding, and are loving the images.

Linnea and Kyle were both in the moment for the whole day, always looking at each other and I image really having a great day.

This image was taken at the playground area of Pratt’s Falls where the reception was held.

The reception at Camp Brockway at Pratt’s Falls was full of so many amazing details.  Outdoors there were games for folks to play and music. They even had some blankets if you got cold. Inside on each table there were photographs of Linnea and Kyle on different hikes with descriptions of the hikes. Along with the usual drinks they also had Italian Soda. And, along with the cake, there was a make your own sundae bar. This was the second wedding that I worked with The Event’s Company and I must say that the two weddings we worked together were some of my very favorites.

Linnea looking ready to get married, and oh so beautiful.

Kyle was fun and relaxed the whole day–always looking happy.

This little guy sprinted down the aisle–so cute. The father of the Bride is in the background which I also love.

This was the Bride’s nephew who had a lot to do in the ceremony and he made the perfect portrait for me here–I didn’t even have to ask.

Love it.

To see a slideshow from the wedding click HERE. The music was also the same music from their first dance.

Thank you so much for asking me to photograph your wedding. Congratulations!

Congratulations to Cat and Tony who were married on a super warm and lovely May 1st. As I look at the forecast for this weekend it is hard to believe that just last week I was wishing the weather was just a bit cooler–and I never do that.

I’ll start with one of my favorite parts of the day.

I love wandering around during the getting ready–finding the pretty details and watching all the last minute prepping .

Cat, had an amazing dress. I wish I new the lingo for this style, but since I don’t’ I’ll just call it amazing.

I swear that Cat just glowed all day–even in curlers and before makeup.

The picture in the background is a wedding picture from Cat’s parents wedding.

love this image.

Tony wasn’t too bad either.  He was even kind enough to stand near the dumpster for me to get this shot of him.

They guys were really fun to work with. I only do jumping shots if requested and if you can sell it–and these guys executed perfect. I just love how Tony totally has the most air.

The reception was at the Clubhouse at Shenendoah at Turning Stone. This was the first wedding I had photographed there and I loved all of the options for photographs–especially the stonework on the back patio.

I think one of the groomsmen was helping me get those great smiles and laughs in this image.

This was a found image–my favorite type. I had just been outside photographing the guys while the girls were cooling off inside (remember it was hot) and when I came in and saw how they were are arranged all I had to do was grab two of the bridesmaids and add them to the shot. I just love found “formal” shots.

FYI, for future couples considering an early NY wedding–the tulips were in overdrive on May 1st, 2010–what a backdrop.

The adorable twin flower girls had fun during the cocktail hour which was held outside on the patio over looking the golf course.

Cat again–so beautiful.

Once again the amazing Stephanie Antshel was there to photograph the wedding with me. To see more of our images from Cat and Tony’s wedding click HERE.

Congrats again–And Cat and Tony, I hope you are reading this from a nice warm beach somewhere as we expect snow on Sunday!