One big happy family!

Kristine and Tom and their 3 beautiful blond boys make for one big happy family! Dressed in all white we hit the jetty on Fire Island for some group shots. The boys were great, but they had surfing on their mind ...see below!







Running back to the house for their boards!











Let's not forget the adorable family dog! He was as excited as the boys to play on the beach!

Femi and Mark- NYC

Femi and Mark were my first NYC city wedding. It was an incredibly beautiful day in August and all their details and planning made the day like a modern fairy tale. For me, it was a nice extra challenge to include parts of the city to capture not only the bride and the groom but to also showcase their setting.






Trying to get a cab...





Femi and Mark got married at one of the most beautiful churches I have ever seen in my life- The famous St. John's the Divine on 111th and Amsterdam. Photography during the ceremony was frowned upon as the church finds it to be distracting- I don't disagree. But located outside of this church was a gem of a garden that we used to take some pictures. I love this shot of them in this secret little church garden.






After the ceremony Mark carried Femi across the street to their favorite weekend coffee shop.



The two of them hammed it up and role played their regular weekend activities of reading the paper with some coffee...funny how Femi turned right to the wedding announcement page!





Femi and Mark had their reception at a wonderful Italian restaurant on the upper west side called Nonna. The light in there was beautiful. The sweetest part of the wedding for me was when Femi and Mark played together. It was an incredible wedding moment. Congratulations to the two of you!

A summer business

This summer I was able to go home to Buffalo and hang out with the family. This included my sister and her two kids that live in Georgia. By the time I arrived from New York they had a full on business going! My brother Simon had taken them golf ball hunting in the pond off the golf course, and come morning they were clean and ready to be sold to the terrible golfers on my Mom's neighboring golf course!




A successful sale!

Uncle Simon teaches about the different brands of golf balls.



And then there were some not so nice golfers...

Catherine and Tom-

Catherine and Tom was my first real rainy day weather wedding. I had a great run for awhile, but still it mattered very little. Even though plan B may not have been as visually beautiful as plan A for portraits- their wedding day still contained all the elements that should be involved on a wedding day. Those being an abundance of love, joy, and happiness.