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Windy Weddings!

Nicole and Kevin’s wedding day was one of the windiest days in the Hudson Valley yet this year!  Hudson Valley weddings typically have very mild weather, but this was like a sunny day hurricane.  Luckily, the hairstyles held and families just laughed as they were blown back and forth as I kept them moving in...

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The wedding season begins! An April Wedding at The Grandview.

The 2010 wedding season has begun!  Jennifer and Brett had a beautiful warm sunny day in April for their wedding at The Grandview in Poughkeepsie.  This was the perfect start of spring for me.  A very touching service was performed by the Rabbi Jonathan Kligler of Woodstock under a chuppah that Brett had made himself. ...

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2010 Wedding Wire Brides Choice Award – Thank you!

So you like me, you Really Really do! Thanks to everyone who voted me a 2010 Wedding Wire Bride’s Choice.

Muchas gracias.
“February 2, 2010 – WeddingWire, the nation’s leading wedding technology company, just announced Lori O’Toole Images has been selected to receive the WeddingWire 2010 Bride’s Choice Awards™ for photography!
The annual Bride’s Choice Awards recognizes...

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Baby Ben – The Christmas baby

Baby Benjamin Hudson was born on Christmas day!  Kristen called me on News Year Eve to tell me the great news and schedule his newborn photos.  Which really wasn’t a minute too soon as  I don’t think he would have fit in the suitcase in another week at the rate he is growing.  Congratulations to...

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Adriana at 2 years old

It’s hard to believe it’s been 3 years since photographing Sean and Pati’s wedding and another entire year since I photographed baby Adriana at 1 year old.  Now she’s 2 and running, running, running!  I don’t think she stopped moving for even one second of the entire hour we spent at Vanderbilt Mansion.  This was...

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Maternity Session – the belly!

Nope this is not Boudoir – this is a belly shoot!  Although I took a break from blogging last month, I do have tons of new stuff to show.  After shooting my last wedding of the 2009 season, I have moved onto a winter schedule of belly’s, babies, and families.  Add on tons of wedding...

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Chill Wine Bar in Beacon ROCKS!

So you have a winter wedding, it’s cold and dark out.  Plans for photos had been talked about, but nothing came through.  Well, we winged it.  Just parked on Main Street Beacon and looked around for someplace cool and hoped they’d let us in.  I want to send everyone I know to the Chill Wine...

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A little bit of New York Yankees

Dress by Mikaella
Flowers by JoAnn
Shoes by Stuart Weitzman
Video by Jen Casarro of Masterpiece Video
Ceremony at St Mary’s, Washingtonville
Reception at The Clubhouse at Patriot Hills, Stony Point, NY
A touch of Irish and the NY Yankees wound it’s way around Erin and Dan’s late October wedding.  The Celtic cross decorated the church programs, menu cards and other...

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Chondra & Claudio’s “Once Upon A Time’ Rock n Roll Wedding

Chondra and Claudio Sanchez had a whimsical ‘Once Upon A Time’ theme that mixed in perfectly with pieces of their rock n roll lifestyle.  Chondra’s feather bouquet was absolutely stunning and perfectly complimented the delicate lace in her Monique Lhuiller gown.The Kidrobot dunny’s as favors and in a giant size for the guests to sign...

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Rainy day umbrellas at Dutchess Manor

Rain, well it happens.  Over the years I have come to love rainy day weddings, which is a good thing because there were alot of them this year!  The ceremony may have moved Robin and Adam’s planned outdoor ceremony indoors, but bright pink and purple umbrellas gave a beautiful pop of color to grey rainy...

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