New York City Chapel of Love

While I lived in New York city, I photographed a few of my friends " intimate wedding affair " at the " New York City Chapel of Love " or rather the Manhattan marriage bureau at city hall. " The setting was a warren of offices on the second floor of the Municipal Building, its hallways lined with cracked tile floors, fading yellow walls and dim fluorescent lighting, where city employees have been giving true love a brief, secular send-off since 1916 " says the NY times article I have just read this morning. Nicole Bengiveno , a New York times photographer, documented a Day and a Life of the Marriage bureau at city hall before its closure. The photots are great and brought back wonderful memories!
New York City Chapel of Love

Wedding photography...

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This is what I do best . Wedding Photography, I LOVE. It allows me to express myself the way I want, Loose and Free: Just be Creative - This is what my Brides expect from me! Just great work, unique visual, photographs that are going to stand out in their beautiful custom made wedding album. Our Memories cherished for the years to come.
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The University Club Experience

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This is my favorite wedding reception site in the big Apple, I love this place!
The University Club of New York, located at 1 West 54th Street at Fifth Avenue in Manhattan, New York, NY is a private club. It received its charter in 1865, but the origins date back to the autumn of 1861 when a group of college friends, principally Yale alumni, founded the club hoping to extend their collegial ties....

There is hair, there is make up and there is Stacey!

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I received an e-mail from my friend Stacey Lyn a few days ago - Sometimes difficult to keep in touch because everyone's life is ever so busy - And I try ! Regardless, Stacey is a very talented hairstylist. A few years back, Stacey asked me for some wedding images for her new website when she launched Once Upon a Bride in New York. Of Course, the company grew and she has just opened a new Salon named Violet on Elizabeth street. And i am very glad to give stacey a few more of my wedding images for her promotional usage...
Very much looking forward to come and visit and work on our next wedding together
Hug and All the Best...

And Everyone should go and say Hi - I Love The Village - And I love Stacey, She is Great.



Once Upon a Bride
296 Elizabeth St.,
New York, NY 10012
nr. Bleecker St.
212-353-2350

Park Avenue Rocks !

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Little note on Park avenue - as I have photographed quite a few weddings at location like the Waldork Astoria, The W Hotel or The Council on Foreign Relations. I love Park Avenue weddings. When Comes the time of formals,the wedding party gets together, I have the best of New York at our doorsteps. As i said in other posts, there are many ways to photograph formals. The style is often discussed beforehand with wedding planners. IT could be done any style though, it si all about your vision. The location is important, sure - but it is about YOU and the way the photographer interact with a group. As a matter of fact, any streets of New York is just a great backdrop for photos. Here are a few of Sarah and Marcy's wedding at The Council on Foreign Relations at 58 E. 68th St., on Park Ave - "bien sure" - Simply great Fun... The street is almost "empty" on weekend, left to wedding photographers to use and abuse of ...






And even MUCH later, as i was looking for images, I realized that there was a group of girls standing outside, drinking wine and smoking the Cigarette. That was too good to be true and i had to indulge in more fun before the party was over !



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A Great Wedding Planner's Web Site

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The wonderful people over at Lyndsey Hamilton Events have created a new website and it looks fabulous. It’s very easy to navigate and filled with colorful examples of their work.
They are based in downtown NYC and have since expanded their services to New England and the West Coast.
Meanwhile, I have also expanded to my new office, just opened in Paris, and am so exited at the idea of shooting more wedding all over Europe (especially Provence)!

You can contact Lyndsey at
http://www.lyndseyhamiltonevents.com
NY 212.274.0074
CA 805.686.1602
info@lyndseyhamiltonevents.com


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A Wedding in New York City

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Seth and Nicky Cohen















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