Happy Summer!

How is YOUR summer going??
Sorry for a bit of a delay in blogposts..but our summer so far has been busy!

We had a lot of exciting weddings to photograph, engagement shoots too...and we moved!
After many many years in Brooklyn we're now city rats!


First we had a killer stoop sale!




We BBQed with friends




Then we said goodbye to Brooklyn



Then we soaked in the city...now we see the sunRISE instead of the sunset




Things i love about our new hood...
Old New York...the buildings!
If i squint my eyes I almost feel like i'm in Paris!
The buzz
More bike, less car
The proximity to K&M Camera and Staples
Taxi drivers that dont hate me when i get in the cab

Things i will miss about Brooklyn...well, Brooklyn!


Happy July!
xx

Here and gone again..!

I think it might actually be March 1st before I have a chance to sit at my desk and catch up!

But i wanted to send a quick hello!

The husband has been oh so fantastic on my 10 days back in NY between Detroit and Dallas (where i'm heading tonight to visit the fam)

The husband, who used to be a huge carnivore, still is, but we've deemed our house basically meat free. And his fish cooking skills in the meantime are becoming quite top notch!

I think he's just trying to make sure i actually come back and stay put.
I think it's gonna work.

(Oh yeah...i declare, i got an iPhone finally! Now i do not have to steal andrew's 'camera'...i have my own!
so, beware of occassional iphone camera pictures here and there...like right now!)

Happy weekend all!

One Year! Anniversary Trip

So many images from Colorado..and time is slipping away..!

So i thought i'd post a special shout out to my man...who i am about to celebrate ONE whole year of marriage with!..with some trip highlight pics.

Though my photo opening brought us to Colorado, we turned the rest of the trip into a little celebration, since I'll actually be out of town (that post to come!) for our actual anniversary in a few days.

Its been quite a year. Its been an amazing year. Its also been a challenging year. I guess you dont treasure the calm, if there have never been any waves.

But I have found someone to not only share the journey with, but to make the journey our own..funny, scary, kooky, amazing, shocking, brilliant, unexpected, and weirdly cool...and for that, I feel damn lucky.

Happy Anniversary Babe. !!

Labor Day + Bikes+ Sun + Ice Cream

seriously??!
was that weekend even for real?? maybe "they" were just trying to sweeten us with amazing weather so we would FORGET that summer is over!!

well...it worked!
(for the moment anyway!)

longest bike ride i've ever been on!
36 miles!
from brooklyn to the very top of manhattan..literally where the east river comes around the top of the island.
very cool.
such a great way to see, feel, smell new york.

and riding your bike on a holiday in the city is craaaaazy (fun).
its all your senses on alert at high speed.
dogs, roller bladers, babies, kids on training wheels, super speed olympic dudes on bikes, pedestrians, people who stop to tie their shoe or wave to their friend.
Passing On Your Leeeeeeeeeeft.

woo hoo.







hope you guys had a great holiday weekend too!

Fall Season here we come! Let's do it!

Dear Summer, I miss you already....

And I'm counting down the days until I see you again.

I'll never get sick of you.

NEVER!
_______

Farm Stands are definitely in the top 10 for summer-tastic-ness



We're not in brooklyn anymore...



Spent a few days with dear friends...and their dawg...andrew hearts teddy big time (hopefully our Fred wont be reading this post. woof!)



rockin the bike helmet hairdo....





here's to squeezing out every last drop of summer fun...
big love to all

OUR wedding, on Brooklyn Bride

Vane over at Brooklyn Bride posted about our wedding...which is kind of out of body, to see Andrew and I as a "Real Wedding." Its quite trippy to be on the other side of things...and so much fun!

Anyway, right in time for our 6 month anniversary, i thought i'd share!

xx



click here for more...

Part deux

When we shoot weddings, we offer to do some type of photo booth or Polaroid Corner. And can i say, opting to do it any our own event was absolutely ridiculously fun!! My dear friend Michelle rocked steady behind the camera that night, and also helped us project the images on the wall in real time. When people saw the images on the huge wall, it was like instant advertising, and people were lining up! To sound a bit like a 6th grader, I really love my friends! (or in 6th grade is it more "i really hate my friends?") Oh well.

And I have to just share this one of all my Texas girls that made the journey to New York. 

2+ decades of friendship...there really is nothing like it. 

If i had known being engaged would be this much fun...

well, of course its not just being engaged itself..but sharing it with Andrew (who by the way, is such a sport...i think he secretly likes these things, or i keep telling myself he does, but he's really not into all the planning. he would've been happy to duck off into the woods somewhere, say I Do, and get on with it all. But well, like I said, he's a good sport! :) I just get such a kick out of all of this. Meanwhile, where do I get the time? I thought I had no time for anything before all of this, and all of a sudden, I have time for all these DIY projects and I just cant stop!

Anyway, 2 weeks ago, we had our engagement party..which was absolutely dream-licious. Despite a few hiccups, like non stop rain that cancelled and delayed flights and sent me into freak out panic mode that everyone was going to miss it..and Andrew saying, "I'm glad we're not actually getting married tonight because I dont want to spend the day I get married like this!"...oh, and we DID actually wake up that day saying, wow, we are so on top of things. Today is going to be so relaxing. Yea, whatever.

The night was amazing though. I literally felt like i was twirling around in a fog (and didnt have a sip to drink!) Seeing everyone you know and love in one room together is downright crazytown. It was one of those nights where Andrew and I looked at each other half way through with that look, "Yea, we did it. I minorly wanted to kill you here and there, and you me. But we did it. And it was so worth it."

So anyway...the night!

Party at Ramscale studio in the meatpacking that is absolutely incredible. You get to pick your own art that they will hang for your party. What?! (tell Rocky we sent you!)

Nisa Lee did our catering. I've known her for years. Example of why I love her so? I called her that morning when I saw the rain, saying "I think we need more tables and chairs! No one is going to be able to use the outside furniture!" (Yea, that's right. I became that GIRL!) Her reaction, "No problem. We can do that. Just breathe. We'll be fine. We'll make it happen." And did she? Oh yea! She takes care of everything. She works hard, and her food is goooood! Plus, isnt she cute?

So you may have seen our engagement party invite. Vane at Brooklyn Bride put it up first, and then it went viral! So much fun. Check it out here, here, and here.

Anyway, we took the invite and made postcards out of the pages of the book.  Put stamps on them and made it into our sign-in book.(to go along with our UPS theme..the scene of the crime, better known as where we met.) Now we're getting postcards in the mail. What's better than real MAIL?

ok..next up...our photo booth pictures! 

stay tuned...

Turned Tables

Our engagement party was amazing. Sure, I'm probably biased. But to have everyone you adore in a room together is downright trippy and incredible (and good practice for the wedding. My advice...breathe!) . Andrew and I worked hard to put it all together. And it was so worth it. Despite the rain that crept in right in time for our event, everyone's flights made it here ok. And half way through the night, the clouds lifted. People went on to the terrace. The city lights were out. The September 11th tower lights were strong. And 5 minutes into the party, I was already nervous that it was about to end. More pics to come....Lots of love to everyone. We are floating. 

(photo: Manjari Sharma)