TenTenTen at Brooklyn Botanical Gardens!

WowWowWowWowWowWowWowWowWowWow

Ok, that was 10 wow's.
Meg + Aaron's gorgeous wedding on 10.10.10 deserves it.

Andrew and I loved them way back when we first met at our studio last year.
And as the year unfolded, I only got more and more excited to document their day.

Not only did Meg change into a handmade Japanese Kimono flown in for her by her aunt in Japan, at the end of the night for cake-cutting and some last dancefloor moments, (and can I just say, I was dying with excitement and awe behind the camera, as she was getting cloaked in it. She had a specific person to dress her, as the knots, and the ties, and the layers were all so complex, it was fascinating.)

But...she also is a competitive dance champion! She also changed into a short white number, put on her sparkly shoes and did the cha cha on the dance floor with her dance partner of many years. I had a front row seat at Dancing With The Stars. All I could think about was much my mom would have loved the show!

And Aaron is a big wig at the Brooklyn Botanical Gardens, (he's a groom that knows his flowers!), and although I know the staff at the BBG is ALWAYS gracious, this just felt extra special. And Aaron just has that calm, cool, collected energy that makes you feel like he was born to wear a tux on a beautiful day in a beautiful garden with a beautiful girl.

Congrats to you both. I hope you're having a fabulous time in Greece!

Thanks for inviting us to document your day.
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Inside the Patrick Dougherty sculpture that was temporarily visiting the park.











Doesn't her mother look like a porcelain doll?

Nathan, 13 Days

Seriously. Or rather as East Side Bride says, Srsly.
Seriously or srsly, I love my job. Most days I really like my job, but then some days i LOVE it. I mean sometimes I just feel so damn lucky.

And photographing Amy, Seth, and newborn Nathan last week was one of those days.

I went to college with Amy and Seth (those college lovebirds!), and I spent many college days laughing with Amy. (That girl is always smiling!) We hadn't seen each other in years, only to run into each other a few months ago in the city when Amy was counting down the weeks to her due date. We made a plan then to photograph the new little guy when he came on the scene.
Enter Nathan.

It really feels like a gift, I mean not to be too cheesy, but to be able to reconnect with an old friend on such a personal level, witnessing the new phase in their life, and doing everything I can to capture it in a way that will make them happy to look back on that day, this new life, with awe and joy.

It was an honor you guys. And 'srsly', Nathan was such a little songbird rockstar. Joy!

xx




As Andrew said when he saw this one, "Victory!"



omg, this cracks me up.





Isabella Rosallini, I'm just sayin



Behind the scenes



Seth and Amy bought this glass bowl on their honeymoon. Love.





all the best to you guys.
big love
xx

Meg + Aaron in the Times

This past Sunday was a popular day to get married...it was 10.10.10

Definitely a cool looking date, and one that will be easy to remember as old age sets in!

And it was a INSANELY gorgeous day! We photographed Meg + Aaron at the Brooklyn Botanical Gardens and I just came across them in the Times. How fun!

Pictures coming soon...in the meantime..meet Meg and Aaron!

19 Hours in Boston

I made a spur of the moment quick trip up to Boston this week.

My cousin Julie's oldest daughter Jane was turning 8.
I love that girl big time so i decided to go surprise her for her bday.
When she walked in the door from her piano lesson and saw me, she did a bee line right into my arms, wrapped her legs around me like a fancy ice skating move and we twirled and twirled. Those 20 seconds were worth the 4hr drive up and back. Though hello, where are the drive through Starbucks along the way?? I looked for 4 hours and came up with bubkiss.

Here's a oldie but goodie of Jane.


Made the family rounds a bit more. Saw cousin Rebecca whose Gallows restaurant just tied for Best Gastropub in Boston. You go girl!

And also got to meet the newest cousin on the scene, Ellie! Cousin Danny + Brooke are proud new parents and it was a treat to be able to photograph them. Ellie was a perfect little model, completely fixated on my camera. Congrats you guys!

xx








See you cats soon.
xx

Introducing Taible! by Andrew Raible!

It's been a long time in the works..but Andrew's new line of 'Taibles' is out on the town!

Between the months of designing (years in some cases), the building of the prototypes, the photo shoots (!), and the endless discussions, i'm proud of what he's done. It's not really in his personality description to stand on the top of a building and shout it out loud, but it is in mine!! (You gotta meet my mom!) He's such a .....designer!! Oy!!

But in Andrew's case, the New York Times is shouting it out for him today right here!

Wanted to also share some results from our collaborative photo shoots.
Thanks to Annie Nicholas for styling as well!

Train to Dijon



All Y'alls



Il Palio



and a CD cover we made for the Press Launch Party. (inspired by an idea from our friend Maren Levinson)



Now, lets sell some of these babies and move to Italy!!

Cassin + Geoff Are Hitched!

What a gorgeous wedding!
Cass is an alumni of the stunning private school in New York called Sacred Heart.
So they were lucky enough to be able to tie the knot there!
Amazing.

I dont think she dropped her smile even once. Everyone there was beaming, especially Geoff, her Aussie husband (!) who whisked her away to a super secret destination for their honeymoon!

Congratulations Cass + Geoff! Thanks for sharing your day with us!


















One proud Papa.


























And it was a fantastic collection of vendors too!

Dress- Ines Di Santo from Bergdorf Goodman
Flowers-Sarah Tallman Design
Event Planning-Kristen Ashley Events
Catering-Creative Edge
Band-GDO Soul
Make Up-Adele Genovese