Congratulations Katie and Jason!

Congratulations to Katie and Jason who were wed on Valentines Day this year. Their ceremony was held St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in North New Jersey. Their reception was at the New York Botanical Gardens. What a great way to start off the wedding season, and Valentines Day no less! Katie and Jason are a joy to be around, I have so much fun photographing them. Steven and I feel lucky to have spent such a special day with them. Thank you for having us. And finally, a special thank you to Jason and his groomsmen for their service to our country.

Congratulations Jen and Jeff!

Jen and Jeff were wed on June 21, 2009 in Cape May, NJ at Congress Hall. Shooting at Jen and Jeff's wedding was being among friends. I have photographed the weddings of most of their friends now, and it's a great bunch. They not only know how to rock a good party, they are all truly good people.

Jen and Jeff's day went very well and we were lucky enough to have some time with amazing light out on the beach. Enjoy the photos!

Third Place at Fotoweek DC!

This image from my Filforce Airsoft story won 3rd place at the National Geographic Fotoweek DC photo awards. The competition received over 3500 entries from 39 states and 28 countries. The awards ceremony was held in DC this past Thursday. Congratulations to all of the other winners and kudos to the Fotoweek crew for putting together such an amazing event.

Lastly, my most heartfelt thanks go to NGS' Stacy Gold for taking great care of Steven and I during her busy schedule.

Halloween Happenings

Halloween is just now behind us... but I had to share this image I found while traveling this weekend.

How could I not stop and shoot this???!!!

Hope everyone had a fun, and safe, Halloween.

International Photography Awards

Good news! I received word that one of my wedding photographs has taken 2nd place in the 2009 International Photography Awards. In the 7th year, IPA received nearly 18,000 submissions spanning 104 countries.

The winning photograph is from Kyle and Melanie's rainy day wedding. This image has also won an award from the ISPWP Photography contest.

Diamond Dash for a Cure, NYC!

What do wedding photographers do on a Saturday not shooting a wedding? Race with the contestants of the First Annual Diamond Dash!

Steven and I joined the "Diamond Dash: Dash for a Diamond & a Cure" yesterday. The Diamond Dash was sponsored by Michael C. Fina and TACORI. 1,000 couples were chosen to take part in this Manhattan-wide scavenger hunt/race. Each couple received a text message with a clue which took them to the next location where they received the next clue. The first couple to each stop received a special prize from one of the participating partners. Whoever solved the final clue and made it there first won a $20,000 TACORI engagement ring and Hawaiian honeymoon at Waikoloa Beach Resort.

Proceeds from the dash went towards The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.

Please consider making a donation here.


Elissa Mummolo and Jeff Pellegrino were the first couple to make it to the first location, winning a special prize from Michael C. Fina.

At home editing, we realized we had a shot of the winning couple right before the race started!





Jessica Schoen and Jennifer Frankel at stop three receiving their next clue.



Yisel Vasquez and Leon Allen work on solving the next clue to location six.


At each stop, representatives from Michael C. Fina were on hand to stamp the couple's "passport". This allowed judges to confirm every required stop along the dash.



This couple came in second place overall (I didn't get your names unfortunately! Please send me your names if you are reading this!).

The Grand Prize winners, Tom Weymouth and Katherine Gordon. They attributed their success to "knowing the subway system". We heard that those who ran, made it to each location faster than those who took taxis. We heard one couple even had their own private driver!


A shot of THE ring!

I had to put this shot in here as it was too mouth watering! We had an opportunity to sample Ron Ben-Israel's cakes. Not only are they works of art to the eyes, but to the taste buds as well!

Congratulations Tom and Katherine!

Diamond Dash for a Cure

I found out about this too late to inform future brides and grooms out there! In any event, if you are in NYC tomorrow, check it out.

1,000 couples will take part in the Diamond Dash around Manhattan. Similar to Amazing Race, the couples will follow clues throughout NYC with the ultimate goal at the finish line being a $20,000 Tacori engagement ring. The winning couple will then have a televised proposal on the spot.

Check out this link for further information.

While there, the most important aspect of this "race" is that this is a "Dash for a Cure." The race was created as a fundraiser to raise money for The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. Please consider donating money towards this important cause.

Hope to see you there! I'm hoping to get there in time to photograph the winning couple's proposal!