Category: New York City

Life is funny… in a good good way. I have known Nicole since 2010, having met her when she was the bridesmaid at this wedding. Then, years later, we started working with her for events, photographing the likes of John Legend, One Republic, Jewel and more. When she and Jeff got engaged not to long ago, we waited with bated breath hoping they would ask us to be a part of their wedding. Thankfully the text/call/email came through and we are going to be there for thier New York wedding. Yassssssss…….

We decided to try something a little different with them since we felt like if anyone was down, it would be these two. Instead of our regular “two-hours-prior-to-sunset” setup we always do, we instead did half the session before and then half the session after the sunset. This meant more work with Off Camera Lighting and environmental lighting… and WE LOVED IT! Thanks Nicole and Jeff for being open to our ideas and for being so so so very in love.

Anytime we are invited to do engagement sessions where the couple lives we are all.in.for.that! Meaningful places make the photos just that much greater. I know that Grand Central Station is classic, but it really is a part of these two humans lives. Ray commutes to and from CT here and they even used to meet at the clock inside the station for date nights. Meeting them for the first time in such a busy place made us hone in on them and listen harder and work intensely, a flurry of activity happening all around us. New York City is nothing if not exhilarating.

After going full speed from the get go in Grand Central, we walked over to Bryant Park for a little greenery and natural light. Even though this session was a total and complete whirlwind from start to finish, it felt really good to be around these two and their happy happy love love.

After a fun day walking around the city, Dan and I sat on a park bench watching the ice cream eaters and dog walkers underneath the Brooklyn Bridge. We were just relaxing for an hour before Kim and Justin’s engagement session was to begin. When they arrived, we were so happy to finally meet Justin in person, having only met Kim at a cafe in Cambridge a few months earlier. As soon as we began, we were almost inundated with Wedding Parties and Quincieras all being photographed all around us. At one point, we could see three separate brides, all at once. Apparently we were in the right place for photographs!

We hung out in the park for a while, walking along the water and dancing in the shade. After an hour or so, we headed up to the bridge itself to walk across it and create some unforgettable images. Walking across the bridge has always been a bucket list item for me, so when Kim suggested this as a location I almost jumped out of my office chair. It totally and completely lived up to my expectations. I also really loved that it wasn’t just a tourist location for them. This is where they live and it is meaningful to them. That’s how we like it.

My only piece of advice if you want to photograph or be photographed on the bridge: watch out for the bikes!