Easy! Your name. Back in the day it was fun to have a quirky and witty name to identify your business with. Nowadays a personal brand is becoming the next biggest thing. If you ever want to pivot with your business into something more broad you don’t have to change your business name. Therefore you […]

G + I October 2022 Clermont Historic Site, Germantown NY Picture this: a wedding meticulously planned to unfold within the beauty of Mills Mansion, only to face an unexpected twist of fate. Unfortunately, a bad storm destroyed a vital bridge to the original venue, rendering it inaccessible for my couple’s wedding day. Luckily, the couple […]

Dana and JP came into my life after I shot a friend’s wedding. I didn’t know at the time that there was a girl in the bridal party that was engaged and looking for a wedding photographer. She had no hesitation telling me that, “I want you”. Can I tell you how amazing that feels […]

I bet planning anything since March 2020 is somewhat to VERY complicated. Am I right?! Especially if you got engaged during the pandemic. It has to be so frustrating navigating what could be, or what should be, when we could plan this, or when we can do that. All the what if’s really put a […]

At first Alyssa was chomping at the bit to pull together her and Davids (technically second) wedding day. I could tell by our first phone call. They live in North Carolina, but wanted to come back to their families in New York to have an elopement that they deserved. They married at town hall in […]

M + M September 2022 The Garrison, Hudson Valley These sweet souls who’ve been together for 10 years have finally tied the knot! At a beautiful venue in Hudson Valley, NY, The Garrison, which offers breathtaking views of the mountains and Hudson River. They had their wedding on a Thursday in September, right before Labor […]

Envisioning what your engagement session will look like is one thing. The next is to find that perfect location. BUT WAIT, you live in an area with different seasons! The changing seasons will make the background and the vibe of your engagement session very different. Here are some Hudson Valley, NY locations in different seasons […]

Let’s get right into it! If you are having a hard time figuring out what you would like to do for your engagement session ask yourself these few questions here first: Here are 10 location ideas in the Hudson Valley for you to start to get idea’s for a location to choose for your engagement […]

You can debate whether Mother Nature was on our side during this cloudy afternoon in August. Melissa and Matt were such troopers when it came to us taking our chances with what the weather brought. In upstate New York, our sunflowers bloom around late July, early August. Photographing an engagement session in the tall, beautiful, […]

We were on our way down to North Carolina to the Outer Banks for a family vacation. The worst thing to happen to a photographer is not having their camera during a special moment. Read more to find out the FULL story of what happened on our family vacation: I knew my sister’s boyfriend (now […]