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I absolutely love tented estate weddings, especially wedding receptions. They are blank canvases on which my couples, together with their designers and florists, have realized their wedding visions. So I was especially honored to have Greenwich Tent Company feature me on their blog today, where they write about my photography career and my love of […]

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THE BEST TENT WEDDING VENUES IN NY & CT

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gramercy park terrace wedding

The Gramercy Park Hotel terrace provided the chicest setting for Tara’s 40th birthday party. She’s in good company, this storied New York rooftop is where Humphrey Bogart married Helen Menkin in 1926. Tara celebrated with her closest friends, two young daughters and a son due a few months after her birthday. The colorful spring palette […]

GRAMERCY PARK HOTEL TERRACE PARTY

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I was honored to have Town & Country to ask me for some wedding planning tips for brides whose weddings fall on hot summer days! My best tip is to hire a great makeup artist and contract her for the full day.   When looking for a makeup artist it is always important to hire an […]

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TOWN & COUNTRY CONNECTICUT WEDDING BRIDAL FEATURE

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best portrait photographer connecticut

Each year I am commissioned by Moffly Media to photograph portraits of those in Fairfield County who work tirelessly to help those in need. The images appear in the November & December issues of all the Fairfield County magazine and features locals who were nominated to receive recognition for all of the giving that they […]

GREENWICH MAGAZINE COVER & FEATURE

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What a treat it was to be asked about my candid photography process by Brides Magazine who published one of my favorite candid reception entrance photos along with a quote about candid photography from a Westchester Country Club wedding I photographed in September. I was so honored to have them designate me one of the […]

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BRIDE’S MAGAZINE CANDID WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHY FEATURE

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