Jul 17, 2008

Michelle and Kfir Wedding | Wilshire Grand

You may remember Michelle and Kifir from their engagement session a few months ago.

In memory of her father, Michelle wraped her father's tie around the stems of her bouquet.





Below, an Orthadox Jewish tradition, the signing of the Tannaim and the Ketubah (the betrothal and marriage contracts) taking place at the Tisch (table). Together, the mothers of Michelle and Kfir broke a plate sealing the marriage contract, in recognition of the destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem.



At the bedeken, Kfir checked to make sure that it was, indeed, Michelle underneath the veil.


A quiet moment with Michelle and Kfir before the party.







Later on in the evening, Kfir sang to his new wife.

Jul 15, 2008

Cheryl and Chad | West Orange Manor

Here are a few of our favorites from Cheryl and Chad's wedding.

The church's wall of stained glass breath taking.





The guests released balloons as Cheryl and Chad exited the church.







The celebration at The Manor turned really lively. Its obvious that everyone had a great time.



Jul 10, 2008

Elizabeth and Bryan Engagment Session

Elizabeth and Bryan gave us possibly one of the best jump pictures we've ever taken during an engagement session!


 

We're looking forward to photographing their wedding next year.

Jul 6, 2008

Tina and David | Valley Regency

The day's celebration began at Tina's house with some traditional Greek customs. The bride's uncle played the violin and sang for the occasion.





The plan was for Tina to arrive at the front of the church via horse and buggy. It didn't look like it was going to happen when it started to rain shortly before the appointed hour. The rain cleared up as if by divine intervention, and Tina made her Cinderella arrival.



We love photographing in Greek churches; they provide a magnificent backdrop to a beautiful ceremony.







We were back at the Valley Regency for the reception.  From the outdoor session: another magnificent backdrop!







Jul 3, 2008

Melissa and Michael | Pearl River Hilton

You may remember Melissa and Michael from their amazing Hoboken engagement session that we posted a few weeks ago. After working with them that day, we knew there would be tons of great photographic opportunities at their wedding and had been looking forward to photographing their wedding ever since! We were certainly not disappointed with the results.





The architecture of St. John's The Baptist church in Hillsdale was stunning and dramatic. It also had the best air conditioning of any church we've ever been in!




Some fun shots from the Pearl River Hilton...













Congratulations Melissa and Michael and thank you for giving us the opportunity to be a part of your wedding day!