Mariann April 28th, 2008
Birds are chirping, trees are in full bloom and I started drinking iced coffee: it must be spring!!
I met up with Ann and Matt for their spring engagement session in Central Park on a gorgeous day and we all had a great time creating some lovely portraits.
Enjoy!
Mariann April 22nd, 2008
Well…in my own way, of course!
Usually people who celebrate their birthdays are the recipients of gifts, cards, cakes, dinner and all that good stuff.
This year I decided that I am also giving a gift.
Lately I have been getting a lot of inquiries for after wedding portraits and I thought it would be a nice gift to give a lovely couple a free portrait session.
So I would like to offer a lucky couple a free after wedding portrait session, my time and talent with some enlargements and a big canvas gallery wrap of their favorite image, a total value of over $1000.
So here are the terms and conditions: Any couple can enter whose wedding date falls between January 1, 2007 and May 31, 2008. Both Blue Daisy couples and couples whose wedding I did not photograph can enter.
The portrait session will take place in July or August on a weekday within an hour distance of New York City.
The exact location(s) are not decided yet and I am open to suggestions but most likely will be on a beach, in a field, in a forest or all of the above.
The winning couple will have to wear wedding attire but it does not have to be the original wedding dress.
The dress will not be trashed, burned and destroyed but there is a good chance that it will get wet, slightly dirty and you have to be comfortable with that.
How to enter:
Please send a favorite recent photo of the two of you as a couple and a few sentences and some fun facts about yourselves. Email address is: mariann@bluedaisyweddings.com and in the subject line please type: After wedding portrait contest and your first names.
The deadline to enter the contest is by May 10, Saturday at midnight.
Monday, May 12 I will post all the couples’ photos on my blog and let your friends, families and coworkers decide who should win the portrait session. Only one vote per e-mail address. Voting ends on May 31st at midnight.
The votes will be entered as “Comments” under the Contest post by your friends, families and anyone who would like to vote for you. E-mailed votes will not be accepted only votes on the blog.
How to win: the couple with the most votes wins. The winning couple will be announced on June 1st.
Please feel free to contact me with any questions, ideas and suggestions: mariann@bluedaisyweddings.com
Even if you are not interested, not married but you know someone who might be, please forward them this post.
Thank you! I am very excited and looking forward to working with the winning couple!!
PS. Today it’s also Earth Day so please make sure you recycle and do something nice for our planet!
Other people you might have heard of and born on this day: Jack Nicholson, Peter Frampton, Yehudi Menuhin, Rick Astley, Lenin, Aaron Spelling, John Waters, Reese Witherspoon, Immanuel Kant.
Mariann April 15th, 2008
Adriana and Lev had gorgeous April weather for their wedding day.
Ceremony and reception were held at the Greentree Country Club in Westchester.
Adriana looked beautiful and elegant in her Nicole Miller gown. Her bouquet and the table centerpieces were made by Greenworks Florist. Adriana and Lev had a fresh spring color theme with bright green and yellow hues.
Adriana and Lev decided to see each other before the ceremony and we took advantage of the clear, blue skies for the outside portraits.
Guests came from as far as Moscow to celebrate with the couple.
Here are some of my favorite highlights of the day.
Congratulations and best wishes to Adriana and Lev!
Mariann April 9th, 2008
Chris and Danielle exchanged rings and vows in Smithtown and their reception was held at the Inn at New Hyde Park.
Danielle’s students also attended the ceremony and were very excited to see their teacher getting married.
During the reception the vintage photo booth, the candy table and Viennese hour were a big hit.
Here are some of the many memorable moments.
Pre ceremony portrait of Chris taken by Amy.
Detail of Danielle’s gorgeous Stephen Yearick gown.
The beautiful bouquets and centerpieces were by Burton’s.
On the way to the church.
Dad fixing the veil before walking down the aisle.
The newlyweds.
A fun portrait of the big wedding party.
First dance.
Danielle and Danielle’s nephew, Michael.
Danielle and Chris were the first one to have their photos snapped in the vintage photo booth.
Danielle worked hard to put together a candy table with personalized bags and she did an amazing job.
By the end of the night all the bowls and jars were empty.
It was VERY easy to spot Danielle in the photo booth even with the curtains closed.
The Viennese hour featured more than two dozen sweet treats including popcorn, cotton candy, chocolate fountain and many others.
Wishing love and happiness to Chris and Danielle!!