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July 17, 2013

Wanderlust: Poland Heritage Tour, Interlude

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Down the aisle, together ๐Ÿ’– โ € *โ € โ € I love when my couples shake up traditions and do things their own way, like the awesome Erin + James, whose walk down the aisle together set the tone for a beautiful and personal ceremony.โ € .โ € .โ € .โ € .โ € .โ € .โ € .โ € .โ € .โ € #nyweddings #nycweddingphotographer #apracticalwedding #greenweddingshoes #love #marriage #nontraditionalwedding โ €
Excited to be up on @apracticalwedding today talking about feminism, community-driven weddings, and the kinds of freakin awesome couples I like working with ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿ’–Check out the post via the link in my profile!โ € .โ € .โ € .โ € .โ € .โ € .โ € .โ € .โ € .โ € .โ € #apracticalwedding #feministwedding #inclusion #community #nyweddings #nycweddingphotographer #laweddingphotographer #sfweddings #sfweddingphotographer #samelove #loveislove #lgbtqweddings
Happy 2nd anniversary to two awesome humans, @hala.n.alyan and @jheisermanperkins; you proved not even the worst of torrential downpours (seriously...the worst๐Ÿ’ฆโ˜‚๏ธ๐Ÿ˜ฏ) can ruin an awesome wedding celebration. Congrats, you two! ๐ŸŽ‰๐Ÿ’– .โ € .โ € .โ € .โ € .โ € .โ € .โ € .โ € .โ € .โ € .โ € .โ € #nyweddings #nycweddingphotographer #hamptonswedding #hamptonsweddingphotographer #apracticalwedding #marriage #love #citylove #citylovephotography
Is it time for a cheese plate yet?! ๐Ÿง€ โ € *โ € โ € I was so blown away by the food at @mymoonnyc, a perfect place for couples looking for a delicious and more relaxed setting for their wedding. I totally love restaurant weddings: fantastic food, fun, and the ambiance is built-in, so you don't need to do much to the space to make it feel warm and inviting. (Full disclosure: I had a restaurant wedding myself! At @bluesmokenyc โ˜บ๏ธ)โ € โ € *โ € โ € Know of anyone having a restaurant wedding in 2017 or 2018? I'm booking dates and would love to capture your fabulous celebration, and, of course, eat cheese with you and your lovely community!๐Ÿ’–๐Ÿง€๐Ÿ’–๐Ÿง€๐Ÿ’– .โ € .โ € .โ € .โ € .โ € .โ € .โ € .โ € #cheeselove #mymoonnyc #restaurantwedding #brooklynwedding #nywedding #intimatewedding #apracticalwedding #catalystwedco #marriageequality #citylove #cityloveweddings #citylovephotography
Summer is in full swing! I still love to duck into air-conditioned movie theaters when I can in order to continue to enjoy the city whilst the sun bakes our sidewalks; but I do also love a nice jaunt to the country, particularly to the North Fork (@gonorthfork) for wine-tasting and noshes in Greenport. โ € โ € Do you prefer to hang out in the city or head out of town during sunny day heat waves?โ € .โ € .โ € .โ € .โ € .โ € .โ € .โ € .โ € .โ € .โ € .โ € #gonorthfork #summerinthecity #summatime #citylove #nycweddingphotographer #nyweddings #instanyc
Current mood๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ˜“๐Ÿฆโœจ .โ € .โ € .โ € .โ € .โ € .โ € .โ € .โ € .โ € .โ € .โ € #summerinthecity #nyweddings #instanyc #nycweddingphotographer #thehighline #lgbtqwedding #twobrides #samelove #citylove #citylovephotography #currentmood #heatwave #beattheheat
One of the greatest gifts my work as a wedding photographer has given me is a heightened attention. My background in writing and theater has certainly also contributed to an attuned sense of my surrounding world, but it's really been weddings, with their endless swirl, that has allowed me to really see and appreciate small moments for what they are, as they pass. โ € โ € *โ € โ € I'm so grateful to use this gift outside weddings, too. In a city like New York, paying attention to everything around you can seem like more a game of whack-a-mole than a pleasure. But New York, with its magnificently intricate cross-currents of people and places, at any time, also yields the most unexpectedly breathtaking moments of beauty. I really think that is the core magic of this place, and one of the reasons I love it so much, and will always find happiness here: the idea that if you go outside, into the city, and pay attention, you will find and become part of the most wonderful things.โ € โ € *โ € โ € I like to read @brain.pickings, an amazing newsletter that highlights fantastic books and authors. The following excerpt was included from the writer Mary Oliver, who had written a book in elegy of her recently departed partner, the photographer Molly Malone Cook:โ € โ € "It has frequently been remarked, about my own writings, that I emphasize the notion of attention. This began simply enough: to see that the way the flicker flies is greatly different from the way the swallow plays in the golden air of summer. It was my pleasure to notice such things, it was a good first step. But later, watching M. when she was taking photographs, and watching her in the darkroom, and no less watching the intensity and openness with which she dealt with friends, and strangers too, taught me what real attention is about. Attention without feeling, I began to learn, is only a report. An openness โ€” an empathy โ€” was necessary if the attention was to matter... M. instilled in me this deeper level of looking and working, of seeing through the heavenly visibles to the heavenly invisibles."โ € โ € *โ € โ € Here's to our attention; our empathy; our explorations; and to ever-growing our capacity to love xo
That window light ๐Ÿ˜I love capturing natural portraits like this quiet moment with Charlotte + Afsah after their ceremony ๐Ÿฅ‚No shade to posers, but keeping it natural is my thing. I believe that being comfortable and fully trusting your wedding photographer yields a happy, relaxed couple, which creates beautiful authentic photosโœจ๐Ÿ“ทโœจI'm all about making sure my couples have an awesome experience on their wedding day๐Ÿ’–Here's to being in the moment, and to creating from those moments art that lasts forever โœจ .โ € .โ € .โ € .โ € .โ € .โ € .โ € .โ € .โ € .โ € #momentsovermountains #gramercyparkhotel #gramercypark #nyweddings #modernlove #apracticalwedding #citylove #cityloveweddings #candidphotography
I'm always looking for awesome poems and other literature that enlivens my spirit. If you want to check out a great resource for poems + poets to read this summer (or something different to add to your wedding ceremony!) check out @poetryfoundation. I love their comprehensive search features, which allow you to check out individual poets or poems by subject. โ € โ € *โ € โ € And if you're feeling really saucy, and would like to try your hand at some poetic activities yourself, @wavebooks has an amazingly fun + interactive poems erasures project that allows you to sculpt some works of your own from previously written poems. I just found this the other day (while looking up one of their amazing authors, #maggienelson) and I'm kind of obsessed with it. So freakin cool!โ € .โ € .โ € .โ € .โ € .โ € .โ € .โ € .โ € #goodstuff #citylove #citylife #thatsdarling #poetry #apracticalwedding #weddingideas #weddingceremonyideas #poetry #writing #nerdstuff #booknerds
Ditch the cake and serve for dessert grilled peaches and cream. โ €โ € โ €โ € *โ €โ € โ €โ € Build an altar for your ceremony, and have each member of your bridal party bring up items that are meaningful to you and your lives. โ €โ € โ €โ € *โ €โ € โ €โ € Share your first dance with all your guests, because solo spotlight dancing isn't your thing. โ €โ € โ €โ € *โ €โ € โ €โ € Get ready with just your mom and your sister. โ €โ € โ €โ € *โ €โ € โ €โ € Invite all 250 of the people who have made up the core of your life experience. Have them pledge to support your union, and read to them literature that makes them know: something special is happening. โ €โ € โ €โ € *โ €โ € โ €โ € A wedding is ritual, but that doesn't mean it has to be traditional. Traditions are a basis, not a rule. Keep what works for you; toss the rest. Be present for your amazing, unique, once-in-a-lifetime wedding day. โ €โ € โ €โ € *โ €โ € โ €โ € Do your thing, radical lovers! You can't lose xoโ €โ € โ €โ € *โ €โ € โ €โ € Check these out: my favorite resources on IG for couples seeking inspiration for their nontraditional weddings are @catalystwedco and @apracticalwedding. My favorite resource on IG for humans in general seeking inspiration for their unconventional life is @_nitch โ €โ € .โ €โ € .โ €โ € .โ €โ € .โ €โ € .โ €โ € .โ €โ € .โ €โ € .โ €โ € .โ €โ € #weddingplanningtips #unconventionalwedding #apracticalwedding #nyweddings #laweddings #engagedcouple #nontraditionalwedding #candidweddingphotography #momentsovermountains
 

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