One of my favorite places in the whole world is Mohonk Mountain House in New Paltz, NY - it is especially one of my favorite places to photograph a wedding. Things feel simpler there. The air feels cooler and crisper. The days feel nostalgic even while you’re in the midst of living them. Getting back into your car after a wedding day there feels like a bubble bursting, as if getting back into your car is the first step back into a reality that is pretty ok, but may never feel as beautiful as staying at Mohonk just a little longer would.

It was the perfect venue for Sam and David’s sweet little microwedding.

When I think about Crystal and Joe, I think about their fun senses of humor, their smiles, their warmth. I think about Crystal’s adorable mom and sister, and Joe’s generous laugh. And I think about their beautiful West Hills Country Club wedding day on a perfect spring day with the breeze gently flowing through their ceremony space, smelling of flowers. I almost tear up when I remember it…

I think about Jillian and Nick a lot. About their wedding. Their precious families. Their sense of style. Their amazing wedding day vendor team. I’ve adored Jillian from the moment she stepped out of her car for engagement photos in the fall of 2020 in a bright floral skirt. And I’ve loved Nick with her and for her from that very same moment, as well.

On Jillian and Nick’s wedding day, one of their amazing wedding planners turned to me and said, “Nick just loves her so much.” And he does. It’s so evident that they work so well together - they’re a team. They just make sense…

This blog is a special one because it’s about my family - a brother who is not technically mine but who I consider mine, and his wonderful life teammate…

Leslie and Billy’s October microwedding at a small bed and breakfast in the Hudson Valley is one that I think back on often. It feels so clear in my mind - like it just happened yesterday. I vividly remember the overcast skies and cool breeze; the bright colors of the foliage on the property; the smile Leslie greeted me with when I first arrived; the way Billy seemed to just link right up to Leslie for their photos; their cute families; the joy. All of the joy.

When I think back on Lisa and Mike’s October Otterkill Country Club wedding, all I remember is vibrancy. Warmth. Excitement. Joy.

Although we were still weathering pandemic requirements, Lisa, Mike, and their guests just exuded happiness at being able to be together. It was a nice day - a warm, beautiful, happy, nice day.

I feel lucky to have photographed as many precious wedding days as I did during 2020. While they all looked vastly different than their original plans, they were all incredibly beautiful and meaningful - almost more so than they were initially planned to be.

Michelle and Joe got married on a cool September day atop a hill overlooking the Hudson Valley at Red Maple Vineyard - the perfect setting for their intimate pandemic wedding.

Michelle and Joe got married on a cool September day atop a hill overlooking the Hudson Valley at Red Maple Vineyard - the perfect setting for their intimate pandemic wedding.

If you tell me you want to take wedding photos on the beach, the only question I will ask is, “When?” As a Boston native, I find the ocean extremely comforting. The sounds of the waves, the feel of the sand, the lack of shade from the sun - it all feels like joy to me.

When Casey and TC decided to host their small ceremony at the Spray Beach Chapel on Long Beach Island, with accompanying first look and couple portraits at the nearby beach, I had no reservations - I just knew I wanted to be there.

In 2020, I photographed exactly one (one!) “traditional” wedding, held at Hollow Brook Golf  Club in Cortlandt, NY. A traditional wedding like this one during the pandemic looked like a guest list of less than 50 people, submitting COVID test results prior to arriving to the venue, always being 6 feet away from everyone, and a first dance being the only allowable dance on the dancefloor. Times were weird.

Oh, I feel these next set of blog posts are going to be hard to write, but so lovely and rewarding to look back on.

We all know 2020 was a year. But today I get to share a beautiful moment in that strange year that was important and lovely and a sweet break in everything else that was so hard to handle that year.

Enter Stefania and Daniel’s Westchester wedding. 💛