Awaiting Lucian

Had a great session with the lovely Tania & Julian...about a month before Tania's due date.

(stay tuned! we just photographed baby Lucian this past weekend....5 days old!)

Tania & Julian are so full of life and love and are so caring about each other. It was a privilege to share the day with them.

xxx

Judge a magazine by its cover!

Thought i'd share...my cover of Parent and Child Magazine for November 2009.

Yippee.

Erica and Riva, Shelter Island

How much do you love October??

Erica and Riva had THAT weekend. Remember that weekend?!

Where the pie stands and fruit stands on the North Fork had lines in front of them, where you almost felt little vitamins being dropped from the sun, as you soaked it up, knowing these moments were fleeting now.

And they had THAT wedding. Where the love and joy between the 2 of them planted perma grins on their friends and family all day/night long, where 8 hours went by and you wondered, how did that happen, and where you realized for the umpteenth time, that love truly is a wonderful thing.

Thanks for sharing your day with us Erica & Riva. Wishing you all the best. xx

seeing each other for the first time...

30 days has September, April, June, and November

Photographed the most adorable family on Halloween morning.

Simeon was 1 month old.

While he didnt want to sleep a wink during the shoot, he was super chilled out.

Mom even had a rocker t-shirt to put on him (though we decided he looked a little too metal for the pics.)

I love the energy of a new family. Soaking up each new experience with awe.

Reminds me of those little colored plastic capsules you had as a kid...where you put them in water and they grew into a big purple sponge the shape of a flower or a dinosaur. They were the coolest, growing right before your eyes....

3rd Annual Halloween Polaroid Corner

A little behind but I wanted to share about our 3rd Annual Polaroid Corner at the Cobble Hill Halloween Parade this year. 

Read about our day here over on my Polaroid blog

A few snaps here. We didnt actually keep the Polaroids, so I took a few shots of the pictures the families took home, along with a couple other stellar costumes and cute trick-or-treaters.

Oh, and our set up! I love it in the midst of chaos. 

Same place, same time...next year!

What happens in Palm Springs...

Just got back from a weekend with 8 of my closest girlfriends for my bachlorette weekend!

(Doesnt the word 'bachlorette' just ooze with cheesiness though? I'm just calling it my girls weekend)

Anyway, Palm Springs is amazing. The light, the mountains, the gorgeous windmills on the road into Palm Springs...and most of all my nearest and dearest friends!!

Have to share this image of my friend Kelly whose been my friend since 4th grade, and who rallied like a rockstar...making the journey to Palm Springs (it was Pride Weekend at our hotel,OMG.) with 7 week old Max.

I'm in love with this picture. Its one of those frozen moments that I have just keep looking at to know that it actually happened. To know that there are times in life where everything is just in sync in its awkward ways, when everything aligns in its crookedness, and produces proof of life that teters on the edge of a dream.

Luca

Seven days in this world. Wow. Luca is the newest addition to the gorgeous artistic Brooklyn couple Jill and Vram (check out Jill's awesome wallpaper and design here).

The concept of LITTLE is so fascinating! Did you have a miniature collection when you were little? I did! I loved it. Little piano, little suitcase, little globe. Oh, and when i was little i wanted to be a vet, but only for LITTLE cats.

Welcome to the world Luca.

xx

Woodstock 2009

I may not wear daisies in my hair, but i'm heading to Woodstock this weekend!

The Center for Photography at Woodstock is a well respected venue for photography and photographers.

I'm thrilled to be part of a show that's opening up there Sat night!

I'm part of a group called Nutopia that is lead by the fantastic Platon, who has created inspiring photographs that we all recognize.

Here is my image that will be exhibited as a 30x40! Very exciting.

I love these events for the burst of energy that floods into my veins as i elbow rub and story swap with everyone on what they are doing in this fabulous industry in this fabulous city.

Elissa & Joshua-Lower East Side

I'm SO EXCITED to share this wedding with you. Elissa and Joshua got married at the absolutely gorgeous Angel Orensanz Foundation on the Lower East Side a few weeks ago. Wow. They are both event planners so needless to say, they know how to make it happen! I would follow them blindfolded into the forest. C'mon...she had an outfit change! Perfection.

But the most amazing thing they dressed the space with was their love for each other and their families. Honestly, it was breathtaking. The way they both looked at each other as Elissa slowly walked down the aisle (to Cat Power no less)...i mean seriously, sometimes i feel like my job takes me to the movie theater of the best love stories ever written. Only instead of sitting in the theater with a box of popcorn, i'm there with a camera (or 2 or 3) witnessing it all live, putting it in a time capsule for generations to come.

Thank you Elissa and Joshua for inviting Andrew and I to document your day. It was truly a pleasure. Hope you are having a great time in Bali.

(and sorry for so many pictures, but honestly, i cant wittle it down any more!)

xxx

Elissa is part of the Mermaid Parade in Coney Island. Some of her fellow Mermaids put on an amazing performance for her.

make it your own

I was contacted recently by Wedding Window and their blog WedLoft to submit some images of a recent wedding. They've posted it here and it looks great!

I actually use Wedding Window myself for our wedding website, and I oh-so-love it! I did a lot of research because i wanted to use a site that i could customize myself until i was blue in the face. I didnt want anything that was confining. No. No. No. And Wedding Window has so many options, I still feel like i havent tapped all the possiblities and i'm running out of time! 

My favorite part is the thank you note tracker. Love it! After you write your thank you, you move the person from thank you note not written, to thank you note written, and its so satisifying! (As a side note, do you ever put something on your to-do list that you know you've just finished, just so you can cross it off? I have! I love a good cross-off!)

Anyway, if you're going to do your own wedding website, I would highly recommend these guys, and being featured on their blog is just icing on the cake.

Culley & Kenny, Tribeca

Culley is the perfect combination of southern sweetness mixed with New York energy. And Kenny, well lets just say that when Kenny took to the dance floor he could do no wrong. The 2 of them exuded such a level of honest fun that I'm not sure either of them dropped their smile all evening. Thanks for sharing your evening with us! Hope Italy treated you well. 

xx jami & andrew

love this shot of andrew's

this is defintely one of my favorites photos of the moment.

such a cinematic ending to the night.

Jill & Duce, September 26 2009

Jill & Duce had a gorgeous wedding a couple weeks ago. It felt very "them." as they stayed close to their neighborhood and put together a true New York City wedding. They have such a clear and present admiration for each other and an amazing group of friends. It almost felt like the whole wedding was one big billowy cloud of love surrounding them. Andrew and I really were so touched to share in this wedding. All the best to you Jill and Duce!

One of my favorite thing about having both Andrew and I shooting together, is putting the Getting Ready images together. I absolutely love seeing what each of them was doing at the same time, while preparing to see each other for the first time.

Aren't kids just classic?

Duce's grandfather made this brandy when Duce was born...to be opened and drunk on his wedding day..can you believe?! His parents flew it over from Europe, and everyone at the wedding shared in a shot of it! It was so sweet and from everyone's face, quite strong!

I love this shot that Andrew got at the very end of the evening as Jill went outside to say some goodbyes.

onetwothreefourfivesixSEVEN

my cousin's daughter, almost like a neice to me, turned seven this weekend.

so i made a quick trip to Boston to celebrate with her. (and the family kept it a secret from her which was fun)

i love that kid so much...AND she's a budding photographer.

i mean,  i can't pretend that i dont get a little bit excited when she gets a huge kick out of taking pictures.

anyway, happy birthday Janie Beans!

(cooking by cousin bec and aunt sal)

(and btw, i'm updating my blog on the train back to NYC...how fun!)

 

Six Degrees of Seal

Small world story! 

Project runway (love)...

Anyway, i photographed one of the models back in the day! Named Matar...

Almost 3 years ago...

She's the model currently assigned to Epperson, who is still going strong in the challenges!

When I photographed her, she'd newly moved here (from Israel i think), she was driven, she was good. Its no surprise she's still out there making it happen.

We shot this in Red Hook (before I lived there)...here are a few of the images!

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.