Meagan & Brian | Wedding at Oceanbleu in Westhampton

Photographing Meagan & Brian’s wedding was a joy, because they are just a really nice couple. They put all their trust in me and were up for anything on the wedding day. They took such a relaxed and easygoing approach to the day, and it left a lot of room for fun and making great pictures.

Meagan & Brian

This was my first time photographing a wedding at Oceanbleu. It was right on the beach in Westhampton and really gorgeous. We were easily able to take Meagan & Brian to the sand and along a really cool boardwalk through the dunes for lots of portraits.

Meagan & Brian

After we spent time making photos together on the beach, one of Meagan’s bridesmaids told me it was really easy, fun and relaxed to work with me. She said she had been in too many bridal parties with exhausting photographers who took too long during formal photos. It was one of the best compliments, because I really do try to bring that experience to all my weddings. It’s just as important as making great photos. I was touched.

Meagan & Brian

We totally lucked out with the weather. It was warm and we had a gorgeous cloud cover, perfect for making pictures.

Meagan & Brian

Lately, I’ve noticed my brides and grooms really embracing how social media can make their weddings even more fun. Meagan & Brian had a designated hashtag for the wedding and encouraged friends to post photos on Instagram. #montaltopartyoftwo Love it!!

Special thanks to Whitney Browne for capturing some of these beautiful moments with me as my second photographer!

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Wedding Collaborators

Second Photographer: Whitney Browne
Wedding Dress: Reem Acra
Bride’s Shoes: Kate Spade
Make-up: Karen Loree
Hair: Nicole D’Anglo
Bridesmaid Dresses: Carol Hannah
Ceremony: Church of the Immaculate Conception
Reception: Oceanbleu in Westhampton
Wedding Band: David Clark and the Renegades
Floral Design: Flowers by Rori
Wedding Cake: Lady J Cakes

Gibney Dance | Studio Shoot at Gibney Dance Center

I recently did a studio photo shoot with Gibney Dance in Gina Gibney’s Gibney Dance Center. It’s always so exciting to see what a hub of activity it is at Gibney.

Gibney Dance studio photo shoot at Gibney Dance Center, New York

Dancer Casey Loomis

 

Certainly, it’s a popular place to make and present work in my corner of the dance world – when I was photography Gibney Dance, I ran into so many other familiar faces. It’s such a great resource for dancers. A great place to be, and a good vibe to it.

Gibney Dance studio photo shoot at Gibney Dance Center, New York

Zachary Leigh Denison & Amy Miller

It was fun to photograph Gina Gibney’s dance company there. It was my first time working creatively with Gina, and she was getting ready to head off to Turkey with the company. These images were made to promote the show they were performing abroad, and she was able to use them right away.

Gibney Dance studio photo shoot at Gibney Dance Center, New York

Javiar Baca & Zachary Leigh Denison

It was a good exercise for all of us in coming up with ideas and creating something together in the studio. Now that Gina’s company is back in action, I look forward to seeing what they’re up to!

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LeeSaar Dance Company | MASS MoCA in the Berkshires

Welcome to the bizarre and brilliant world of LeeSaar Dance Company.

Not only are these some of the most physically fit and expressive dancers I know, the company is really smart when it comes to documentation and creating media for marketing their work. I photographed the first showing of this dance, “Grass and Jackals,” at Jacob’s Pillow last summer. LeeSaar performed it for the camera then, with a select audience, and when I photographed it again at MASS MoCA it was performed strictly for the camera as well.

Photos of LeeSaar Dance at MASS MoCA, Berkshires

LeeSaar performing for the camera at MASS MoCA

Nel Shelby Productions filmed the performance with 2-cameras as well: Nel and I drove up and back the same day and brought Nel’s videographer Jessica along. It’s so worth it to make the trip when you work with talented and grateful artists like Lee & Saar. (See Nel’s footage – with Saar’s editing – on their Kickstarter page.)

It will premiere for audiences at American Dance Festival in summer 2013.

Their agent Harold Norris commended the dance company on the lengths they are willing to go to to document this piece and create media for grant-writing, promotion, getting it out to presenters, and more in order to bring this dance to life. More dance companies should follow their lead on this!

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Kimberlie & Andrew | The Rockleigh Country Club, New Jersey

Weddings at The Rockleigh

Kimberlie & Andrew were married this month at The Rockleigh in New Jersey, and I can’t wait to make more and more wedding photos at this beautiful venue with two more weddings there this year. I met Kimberlie & Andrew through Yael & Adam, whose wedding I photographed last year at The Rockleigh, too.

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There’s a great garden at The Rockleigh, so we made time to make photographs near the pretty trellises. At sunset, we ventured over to some beautifully lit fountains on The Rockleigh grounds.

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The bride and her grandma

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I have Yael & Adam to thank for introducing me and recommending my wedding photography to so many of their friends. My business continues to grow through the heartfelt referrals of my past clients, and it feels wonderful to have such enthusiastic support.

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Wedding Collaborators

Ceremony & Reception: The Rockleigh
Wedding Dress: James Clifford Collection 
Bridesmaid Dresses: Jim Hjelm Couture
Bride’s Shoes: Jimmy Choo 
Wedding Cake: La Petite Gateau 
Floral Designer: S&K Floral Expressions
Hair & Make-Up: Ten Hair & Make-Up 
Invitations: Yes I do, Hoboken

 

celia milton - May 4, 2013 - 8:05 am

And who was the officiant?

Christopher - May 7, 2013 - 1:40 pm

I’m not sure, Celia – I unfortunately didn’t get his information. Do you know? I’d love to include it!

Vilcek Foundation Prize 2012 | Joyce SoHo, New York City

If I win the Powerball someday, I think I’ll create a foundation to cultivate dance in America, and that’s partly inspired by the Vilcek Foundation. In 2012, Vilcek awarded several dance artists, like Mikhail Baryshnikov and Michel Kouakou.

Prize finalists Fanny Ara (France), Thang Dao (Vietnam), Alice Gosti (Italy) and Pontus Lidberg (Sweden) and winner Michel Kouakou (Africa) got to perform work here at Joyce SoHo in New York City.

Kouakou was the prize-winner for “promise in dance.” I would love to be able to personally assist artists at this level as articulated by Cathy Eilers at The Joyce. The choreographer at this level generally is the marketing person, the bus driver, the press person, the costume designer, the technical staff, everything. To be able to support these artists is something near and dear to my heart.

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