All the details and soft romantic colors that Lauren worked so hard on transformed the ballroom at The Grandview from everyday already beautiful to stunningly spectacular. The soft dusky rose colors perfectly complimented pale champagne accents and white peonies. The uplighting in the ballroom highlighted all the details and brought oohh’s and ahh’s from the...
Margaret and Nick’s wedding was one I have been eagerly waiting for all year. As the banquet manager at The Grandview, Margaret has seen hundreds, maybe even thousands of weddings. So when you’ve seen it all, how do you top everything for your own wedding? And as Nick is an executive chef, I was definitely...
Dress by Mori Lee
Flowers by Marianne’s Floral Garden
Ceremony and Reception at The Grandview
Music by Third Stone Blues Band
Meghan and Ryan wrote me a little note just after booking me telling me how they had met and how excited they were about their upcoming wedding. It was so sweet and I loved how I had a...
Holley has been my assistant, second shooter, my second brain for the past 4 years. And then she decided to get married and move to Alabama – I’m not sure I will ever forgive her for this. But, one of the highlights of my year was having the privilege of shooting her and Matt’s trash...
Sherida told me she almost flew off a four-wheeler the night before her wedding. So how perfect was it that the path thru the woods at Vassar was muddy and torn up with atv tracks. Some brides would have said, nope, I’m not going down there. But Sherida was fine with going on and Luke...
Finally, some sunshine! Or at least for a little while. I felt the pressure to get as many photos taken as possible at the gorgeous Locust Grove Estate in Poughkeepsie early during the day, as thunderstorms were predicted for 1pm. Sure enough, just a few minutes after Val and Roger walked back down the aisle...
Wedding Ceremony at Our Lady of the Rosary Chapel, Poughkeepsie, New York
Dress by Tara Keely
Flowers by Weddings by David Anthony
Music by DJ Teddy Rauert
Photobooth by That’s Entertainment
Reception at The Grandview in Poughkeepsie, New York
Lauren’s emerald cut half eternity diamond wedding band still has me captivated. I can still see it sparkling across the room! Our...
My very good friend and an awesome photographer herself, Vivian Lanzarone, had asked me to photograph her group of cousins (best friends) about 2 years ago. Amazingly, it took that long to pull everyone together! Vivian picked a cute spot on the Hudson River at Waryas Park for a few photos and then we headed...
I had photographed Ryan’s sister’s wedding 4 years ago and had kept running into him, Deanne, and his parents at friends weddings every year, so I was thrilled when they decided to use me as their photographer also! It was so wonderful to see so many familiar faces and I sometimes wished I wasn’t working...
I had just photographed Jackie and Tony’s engagement photos a few weeks before, so it seemed like the wedding day arrived so quickly! Jackie was stunning in a Maggie Sottero gown that was absolutely perfect for her. Her makeup was done perfectly by the fabulous Makeup by Jenny. Although the day was hot, her...
