our day did not start out on the best foot. our cab was rear-ended at the foot of the brooklyn bridge while we were on our way to meet the bride for the getting ready shots. getting rear-ended in a cab is not fun but is especially sucky when it happens near a bridge...slowing traffic..therefore slowing the arrival of another cab...eehh. being late for a wedding is something i have nightmares about. luckily, if possible, i always schedule a little extra time in the shooting schedule...just in case:) when we arrived sara was already looking like the beauty she is. her gown was by romona keveza http://www.romonakeveza.com/runway/current3/pages/collections.html and as you can see... was perfect for her. keri degeronimo is responsible for her very natural, held up the whole day in the humid weather hair and tanya rae tanyarae.com for the makeup. as a photographer hair and makeup are essential to great pictures. it's so important that the makeup and hair not make the bride look completely different from how she normally looks. the importance of having a makeup artist and hairstylist is so that 'look' lasts all day. we makeup/hair civilians simply don't have the tricks and tools to make this happen. it really says something to me when a bride actually likes the photos of herself from the end of the day as much as she does from the beginning and tanya and keri made that happen. sara and michael arranged a 'reveal moment' so that we could devote more time to pictures (i highly recommend doing this) after they saw each other for the first time on the street in front of the hotel http://doubletree1.hilton.com/en_US/dt/hotel/NYCBPDT-DoubleTree-by-Hilton-Hotel-New-York-City-Financial-District-New-York/index.do we jumped in a cab and headed to the south street seaport southstreetseaport.com. it had been raining for days but the rain stopped that morning and there was virtually noone at the seaport which was amazing to me. i was worried i'd have to spend hours and hours photo-shopping people out of the background but i didn't have to. we got some amazing shots then headed back to the battery gardens batterygardens.com for the wedding and reception.
battery gardens is another of new york city's perfect event venues. it's flooded with light and has a view for days. it's perfect if you have a lot of people coming in from out of town because they can see the statue of liberty, be on the waterfront, see the city backdrop and marvel at the sight of the big apple. the event was put together by yvette ceselka a brilliant event planner who is both a pro and easy to work with (these two things don't often come together in this profession) ilene from battery gardens also did a terrific job! she was on hand making sure everything ran smoothly. she dazzled me! if they gave out awards for multi tasking she'd sweep. if you want a city wedding you should make an appointment to see her...i think you'll be impressed! info@batterygardens.com the flowers and decor were provided by jolie events jolieevents.com and you can see for yourself that they hit it out of the (battery) park.
the reception was catered (all kosher) by main events caterers of englewood nj www.mecaterers.com
they also did the cake. everything was beautifully presented, unfortunately i had about 5 seconds to eat but what i did have a chance to taste was great! the band http://www.hanklane.com/blog/category/pete-saunders-band was also great and kept the dance floor full which is tough job on a sunday afternoon.
i was very surprised when sara asked if we could take more photos after the reception ended....this never happens. i was happy to oblige given the setting and the couple. the groom, however, not so much.
michael is hilarious and, while letting it be known that he wasn't 'into' the post photo shoot, went along with his brides request and brought his sense of humor along too. with compromise like this i'd say their marriage is off to a great start... mozel tov!!!
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