Its double digits! Ethan’s mom and dad made a carnival birthday party for Ethan over the weekend. It was rainy and very windy at the shore, but you wouldn’t know it inside Ethan’s tent. There was popcorn, and hot dogs, and games and prizes. There was an amazing magician too. And of course, making wishes.
Happy Birthday Ethan, I hope you get your wish!
Tricia’s brother is the best. She planned an intimate ceremony and then a great dinner at one of their favorite restaurants. Bobby, her brother, had something else planned. He surprised her with a limo, a violinist, Dom Perignon champagne and me! It all came together in Lloyd Harbor on the beach in perfect weather.
Tricia and her brother.
Mr. and Mrs. Love
On October 25, Pamela and Ilan were married at Temple Beth Sholom, Roslyn Heights. The bride wore a luminous vintage gown inset with beautiful floral panels and exquisite detail. Her mom told me it was purchased at an antique store.
Two years ago, I photographed Pamela’s sister get married. And at that wedding we made some of my favorite pictures together while in the dressing room. Mom wanted to do this again. Here are a few moments from Pamela’s dressing room:
It was time for the first look.
Pamela and Ilan selected a laser cut design for their Ketubah.
The ancient custom of Bedeken was followed.
The bride and groom after the ceremony.
The first dance.
The celebration would be incomplete without freestyle dancing.
On October 5th, eleven months after their original date, Claudia married her love, Omer, at the Woodmere Club on Long Island. The bride and groom observed Jewish marriage rituals some of which include circling the groom seven times, placing the wedding band on the pointer finger, drinking wine and, privacy immediately after the ceremony. The bride was so present and in the moment, that I found her to be a captivating subject. I made hundreds of photographs of her. A few follow.
Claudia circles her groom 7 times.
I love Eileen, the mother of the bride, signaling to her daughter that she completed “seven” circles.
I love picking up the detail of Claudia’s veil as she drank from the cup of wine.
The Rabbi reads the Ketubah.
After the seriousness of the ceremony, Claudia and Omer were ready to do relaxing portraits, so I borrowed a club car and off we went to the far-flung corners of the golf course for landscapes and a few romantic shots.
Jamie’s Bat Mitzvah is less than six months away. Marissa, Jamie’s mom and Betsy Low the graphic designer, came up with a great idea for Jamie’s save-the-date card and asked me to shoot some pictures for it. After we got our “work” out of the way Jamie was ready to pose for some personal shots. Such a natural beauty. She radiates. She glows! And I love the way Elvis is posing - especially his paws, they are so expressive. So cute!
