Mariann July 25th, 2006
I am so happy and proud.
I was jumping up and down when I got the e-mail that I was accepted to be a member of the Wedding Photojournalist Association (www.wpja.com).
It is a great professional association to belong to and only 5% of all photographers who apply get in.
It is fantastic to be part of an international group of amazing documentary wedding photographers.
Mariann
Mariann July 4th, 2006
It was such a pleasure photographing Laura and Steve’s special day on Long Island’s north shore.
Laura and Steve, who are a city couple, chose old Stony Brook for their wedding for it’s quaint and picturesque settings.
Check out Laura and Steve’s wedding highlights slideshow.
Some of my favorite moments of the day:
Laura was getting her dress buttoned up by Andrea, her sister and maid of honor.
Laura was such a beautiful and elegant bride.
A last minute phone call from the groom, Steve, just before he headed to the church.
Laura’s smile said it all as her limo pulled up in front of the church.
The happy newlyweds as they exited the beautiful church of Saints Philip and James in St. James.
We stopped at the local beach before heading to the reception where Laura and Steve was very popular by the locals. They generously offered their cabanas for some photos.
I love this image of Laura and Steve on the beach; they’re so happy!
While I was taking this photo, one local man who was swimming, yelled out to Steve: Don’t drop the girl!!
You got to love a good advice….
The reception was held at the Old Field Club in Stony Brook. Tom Hesse, the manager did an amazing job with the reception.
Here’s the beautiful Old Field Club inside and out:
I absolutely loved Laura and Steve’s wedding cake. It was beautiful with lots of intricate details.
I caught Laura and Steve dancing outside by the moonlight.
The DJs from Absolute Entertainment kept the couple and their guests dancing all night long on the dance floor.
Just minutes before their wedding day was over I saw Laura and Steve sharing a private moment.
It was a wonderful day and I am very honored that I was part of it. Thank you Laura and Steve!
Enjoy Mexico!
I’d also like to thank Tricia who mentioned my name to Steve and Laura. Tricia, you’re the best!
Mariann July 4th, 2006
There’s a new addition to the family!! The computer family, that is.
I have been reading about the new apple computers for a couple months now and yesterday I went into the new Apple store on Fifth Avenue and an hour later walked out with one of the latest Intel iMac computers. It joins a big family of other apple computers, external hard drives and other devices.
It’s big and beautiful, hence the name Mac Daddy. I pretty much name all my computers and hard drives so instead of saying: Let me back up a copy of that wedding on the 250GB hard drive, I can say: Big Momma, you’ll have your own copy of that beautiful wedding.
I am hoping, with Mac Daddy, the dreaded post processing workflow will be faster and more fun.
Even if you are not an Apple user, you should check out the new store; it’s amazing! I even spotter Peter Gallagher with his daughter browsing there yesterday.
