Lynn & David's Wedding

Lynn is Elizabeth's sister whose wedding we photographed last November 1. I met David at that wedding and realize he must have been planning to pop the question at that time because less than 8 months later they had gotten engaged, planned and executed a phenomenal wedding. But I must give David his props here and congratulate him for not stealing Elizabeth's thunder by proposing near to or (even worse) on Elizabeth & Sean's wedding day!!

The wedding ceremony was held at Brooklyn's First Presbyterian Church in Brooklyn followed by a reception at the Picnic House in Prospect Park.

Kim met the girls at Lynn's apartment for some getting ready images. Here Mom and sisters Elizabeth and Debbie are about to help Lynn put her dress on..



...and some final tweaking and buttoning with the help of sister-in-law Jennifer..



Lynn wore a beautiful hairpiece and I just love this photograph that shows it off..



This is how to keep flower girls pre-occupied and happy!





Meanwhile, over at the church, I met up with the guys in the church's summer camp room!





Lynn and David had a very unique and uplifting ceremony during which they conducted 'Passing of the Peace' I had never seen the likes of this before but it was truly inspiring - everyone just got up out of their seats and walked around the church hugging and greeting everyone else for about 15 minutes!





The beautiful Schnarr sisters: Elizabeth, Lynn and Debbie..



Lynn and David had rented a 1960s Checker Cab for their wedding Limousine which you can only really pull off if you get married in one of the 5 New York Boro's and makes for a very cool ride. Being in Brooklyn however, you never know who's going to be strolling around and sometimes you get lucky and are able to set the scene with a local carrying his groceries and wearing his Yankee's jacket!





and off to the promenade - that's the Brooklyn Bridge in the background..





..and Manhattan in the background here. We were so fortunate that the rain held off long enough for us to get these great location images for Lynn and David..



This next image has to be one of my favorites from the wedding: beautiful light, beautiful bride and a little vintage processing magic to make you feel you are back in the 1960s!





At the reception, musical entertainment was supplied by the outstanding Ron Sunshine Band



..and gourmet catering by Naturally Delicious..



And a shared cup cake to cap off a perfect day - Congratulations Lynn and David!!

Brooke & Jude's Wedding

Brooke has been a friend of ours for quite a while now and when she told us she was getting married and wanted our studio to handle the photography we were absolutely delighted.
We sent our associate Ethan off to capture the day's events and he came back with amazing photographs of a fantastic wedding aboard a sailing yacht in Huntington Harbor.
The ceremony was a very private affair and included just Brooke and Jude, Brooke's two sons, their witness Bryce, a minister and Ethan..



Pre-wedding jitters...



Brooke looked absolutely stunning in her gown with Huntington Bay in the background..



This beautiful sailing yacht was chartered from BellWell Charters in Huntington harbor..



A perfect ceremony focused on just the bride and groom, family and their future lives together.



...and the first kiss...







One big happy family!











After the ceremony and sail around the harbor, Ethan took them to a local beach for a few landlubber photos!





Brooke, Jude - thank you for trusting your wedding memories to Cousins Photography, we wish you many years of happiness together!

Kimberly & Richard's Bridal Session

We were contacted recently by Kimberly's mother Jeannie to photograph a post wedding bridal session of her daughter Kimberly and new husband Richard.

Richard is in the armed forces and was scheduled to report to his new post in Germany the following week so timing was critical. Luckily we were blessed with a beautiful evening at the pre-scheduled session time and Kim was able to get some incredible photographs of this lovely couple at an awesome location.

I put the editing and processing of the images at the top of my queue and Richard was able to enjoy looking at them with his new wife before heading off to Europe.

I love the look of these next two photographs - the processing, color, location and uniform is somewhat reminiscent of WWII images..























Kimberly, Richard, may you have a long and wonderful marriage and a safe tour of duty in Germany!

Michaela & Dan's Wedding

Wedding photography is, for the most part, a fun job. Our subjects are impeccably dressed and looking their very best, every one is in high spirits and we get to attend a really fun party at the end of the day.... every week. Therefore, I don't usually like to say one wedding was better than any other because they are all so uniquely wonderful and individually special. However, I broke my mantra at Michaela and Dan's wedding by telling them both it was one of my favorite weddings in recent memory and now it's in writing so they know I'm not just blowing smoke.
I tried to narrow the reception photos down for the end of this blog post but gave up and in the end just made a couple of party collages of the guests having a great time.

Meanwhile, when I arrived at Michaela's father's house, I was greeted at the door by the lovely Kelsey - notice my reflection in the door (oops)!



Michaela making her appearance in pre-wedding dress attire...



..and the dress goes on with the help of 2 aunts and 3 bridesmaids!



A job well done and worthy of a high five!!



Beautiful Maid of Honor, Cailinn having her hair sprayed by Kelsey..



..and off for some portraits..





Michaela was on top of things and ready way ahead of schedule which was great for me as I was able to take my time and try a few different locations. This window allowed for some great soft, natural light portraiture..



..while dad looks on..



Maid of Honor - Cailinn..



and bridesmaid Kelsey..



When I shoot a wedding solo like this one, I usually like to position myself half way down the aisle so I can not only photograph the bride and her father make an entrance but then follow them for the groom's reaction. However, it also allows me to get interesting photographs like this one of Michaela's aunts telling Cailinn to SLOW DOWN!!



...first sight of his beautiful bride...



...and first kiss..



One big happy family - all the siblings..





Dan's sister Ella watches her newly wed brother with mom in the background..







After we were done with the bridal party, the girls wanted to do some fun, quirky photographs so we staged an impromptu Charlie's Angels..



..and a Sex and the City, or something!! I don't know, it just reminds me of that show for some reason - anyhow I love this photo!



Cheers!!



Lot's of lovely details..



..and Michaela's aunts with her grandmother..



OK, here we go! As I mentioned at the top of the post, this was a party like no other. Music was supplied by Anthony and Jamie of Rantin & Raven Entertainment , enjoy the revelry!





and the Father Daughter dance caps it off nicely..



Michaela and Dan, you know I had a great time at your wedding, thanks for providing me with so many wonderful photo ops!!