Quickest maternity session ever!

We took a couple of minutes yesterday to grab some shots of one of me favorite couples. We were all at the wedding of Danielle and Ricky (and they'll be the topic of a future blogpost) yesterday. Kyle and Joanna are moving to Kansas tomorrow, so no time for a full-blown session. They're so cute! We did their wedding a few years ago and had a blast, so I felt like we had to do a few pregnancy images.
Hopefully we'll get to do some baby pictures the next time they visit family in the area.

Laura and Neil at Enigma!

As we venture into more Hudson Valley venues, we got to check out Enigma for Laura and Neil's wedding in July. Enigma is in Milan, and will eventually be a dance club.

There was a lot of love between this couple and their families. The chuppah was the groom's father's prayer shawl. The flowers were by Floral Fantasies by Sara. Catering was by Gendron Catering. The cake was by Calico.

Some more photos can be seen on their Facebook album
Laura and Neil's FB album

Unplug your wedding and get your guests back in the moment!

As wedding photographers we have noticed a dramatic upswing in the number of cameras, smartphones and other devices and weddings and events. It can be daunting trying to stay unobtrusive while still capturing the day and all it's attendant moments and emotions.
Often guests will insert themselves in the aisle, stand on pews, shoot over our shoulders, and just generally not be considerate of the the day, the couple, or even (I hate to say it) the wedding photographers.
And this doesn't just happen at weddings, at my son's college graduation in May one mother had her Ipad up and was either taking pics or doing video. I took a few pics, but was just so happy that he was finally graduating that it was wonderful to sit and drink in the happy and festive atmosphere!

Offbeat Bride   is a great blog devoted to the odd, quirky, and just plain not-typical wedding and they often have great posts devoted to different styles and trends. They have been writing about "unplugging your wedding" and the original post can be found here  with a followup on wording templates and signs that can be printed and displayed at your venue, the link is here

We encourage bride's to think about "unplugging" because we can provide images that you can share with your guests afterward. Digital images can be posted on FB, we also can provide an on-line gallery that is password protected. Just send the link and password to anyone you want to share with and they can view and order on-line, very simply and easily.

Bring your guests back into the moment, enjoying your day!

Great Florist Post....

Do you get what you pay for when it comes to flowers?
Read this post from A Night in Bloom and decide if you really want to DIY your flowers.
My personal preference is to hire a professional and have less stuff to worry about for the day of the wedding.
http://anightinbloom.com/blog/?p=1289

It's all in the details....

They say that the devil is in the details, and this is very true in weddings. How much time was spent deciding in the dress, the flowers, the ring, the decor? I feel that it's an important part of the photographic coverage of the wedding day to document the details of your day. Some of my favorites below.