Carla Ten Eyck and her team get together every once in a while to shoot each other’s families. I love that they do this, it’s such a great idea.  Photographers obviously love taking pictures and are always capturing other families but ironically can’t shoot their own unless they want to photoshop themselves into the shot.  This summer, Carla and her studio got together at Buttonwood Farms during their sunflower display – which I might add is pretty awesome to see in person. You can tell there’s a lot of love to go around in this group and I was honored to tag along and film their hijinks. Watch the video below and then check out the amazing results of their photo shoot over HERE.

Buttonwood Farms Ice Cream, Inc.
471 Shetucket Turnpike
Griswold, CT 06351

Sunflowers for Wishes

I spent some time with Justin & Mary Marantz during their Walk Through a Wedding Workshop here in New Haven, CT a few weeks back and put together this behind the scenes recap video. The workshop is pretty thorough and walks everyone through the day, from their arrival on the scene, all the way to the reception and cake cutting. We finished up the day with a mock reception over at the always beautiful Lighthouse Point Park. You can give them some love at JustinMarantz.com

I had an awesome time this past Memorial Day Weekend shooting Sara & Andy’s wedding over at the Stamford Museum and Nature Center in Stamford, CT.  They decked the whole place out with the help of Sierra and Juliet from Poppies and Posies floral and event design.  Every detail reflected Sara and Andy… from the all Beatles playlist for the day, to the floral arrangements in vintage tins – from the menu (consisting of mac & cheese and late night english muffin pizzas provided by my good friend David Donnelly of Pane E Panini) to the planetarium shows throughout the night.  You can tell they enjoyed the whole process and threw one hell of a party for their friends and families!  Thanks Sara & Andy!

Stamford Museum and Nature Center
39 Scofieldtown Road
Stamford, CT 06903
203.322.1646

Poppies and Posies
Floral and Event Design
Sierra and Juliet
132 W. 88th Street, Apt B
New York, NY 10024

Pane E Panini Catering
79 Washington Street
South Norwalk, CT
203.831.0204

I had the great pleasure of shooting Erin & Gino’s wedding a few weeks ago over at Amarante’s Sea Cliff in New Haven, CT.  We started off down in Norwalk for the ceremony and then headed down to New Haven later in the day – stopping off at the Lighthouse Point Park.

This guy always had an awesome smile for me… I couldn’t sneak up on him.

I was totally digging the brown pinstripes… Gino is a graphic designer (He’s good with color).

Just to show how cool Erin & Gino are… they had custom made cufflinks for all the groomsmen that related to their favorite comics or video games.  (P.S. “Popeye RULEZ”)

We also had two newborns that were only week(s) old.  Couldn’t help but sneak a few shots of them too!

It was a little windy at Lighthouse Point but we had some great light and found just the right spot after a short walk

I had to bust out the Polaroid here… couldn’t resist.  I have to say.. not too bad for on camera flash

I actually went to high school with Gino and a few of his groomsmen as well (hence the gratuitous photos coming up soon.)  I also went to High School with Steve Fernino of Music in Motion who did a fantastic job with the uplighting in this place…. it really kicked up my reception photos!

And now for the gratuitous photos…  Who can resist shooting their high school buddies with a 14mm? Not me.

I worked up this short montage of our shoot in Central Park in NYC and mixed in a little video I managed to shoot throughout the day.
Thanks again to Lindsey & Jamie!

As promised, here’s part two of Lindsey & Jamie’s Engagement Session in Central Park, NYC!

After all this hard work we headed over to Big Nick’s Burger and Pizza joint and they treated me to a pretty mean burger.
If you’re in the area check Big Nick out… it’s worth the trip.

Big Nicks Burger & Pizza Joint
2175 Broadway (Bway/77th)
New York, NY 10024

I had the awesome pleasure of meeting up with Lindsey and Jamie in central park yesterday.
We couldn’t have had a nicer day to be shooting and hanging out outside.

I love the pairing of Lindsey and Jamie, the split tree and the two towers here.

I spent a cold and windy afternoon on Main Street in Westport, CT a few weeks ago but it was well worth it.  Erin & Gino are getting married this spring so we snuck out in between snow storms and found some great spots in downtown Westport to hide from the wind and snap a few engagement shots.  Gino proposed down by the library so we started there and worked our way up Main Street.
I think Gino would look good with this hairdo…
I can’t wait to shoot their wedding! See you in a few short weeks Erin & Gino!
I admit I did sneak over to Crumb’s Bakery after our shoot to test out their chocolate chip cookies.  I’m very particular when it comes to chocolate chip cookies. Not bad but I’d stick to their delicously huge cupcakes if you happen to find yourself there.

I had the pleasure of shooting Hien & Matthew’s Wedding a while back with Graham Scobey.
We met up in North Haven for the ceremony where I found some nice floral work and a few really cute kids.I really loved this old organ they had at the church.
Alright… I can’t resist the cute kids…. there was actually a bride at this wedding too…
After the ceremony we headed over to a park in the center of town and got a few great shots of the wedding party.
Then we got to the reception.  Everyone was enjoying themselves and having a lot of fun… but no one was dancing…
It might have been the 6 or 7 course traditional meal they served that delayed the dancing…
but all of a sudden there was some M.J. played and the party really got started.  Even Grandpa was busting out his moves!

Thanks again to the talented Graham Scobey for being so great to work with and having me assist him on this wedding shoot.

Graham Scobey
Atlanta and New England Wedding & Portrait Phootographer

Villa Capri Banquet Facility
906 North Colony Road
Wallingford, CT 06492
203.265.7174

Here’s a little home movie I made of my daughter enjoying her day off from school. I had some fun with my new Canon Eos T2i playing around with some slow motion footage.