I’m always honored when my friends or past clients recommend my services to their other friends.  Regardless of how many times this has happened in the past, I still feel very lucky every time, and get that warm feeling you experience when sipping hot cocoa on a snowy day.  Back in 2011, my friends Shehab & Rahnuma tied the knot at NY city hall, and I was fortunate enough to be able to help capture their day.  It was a very special union of two amazing individuals, and it also involved a one of kind motorcyle.  Fast forward to 2016, and their friends Mia & Ivan were also tying the knot at the same exact place.  Our plan was to do a nice couples session and proceed to the wedding ceremony, but thanks to global warming, it was a blissful 10° day outside, with strong winds making it feel closer to – 20°.  This meant that we would have to essentially rush through everything, just to get indoors and not freeze out butts off.  I might be a nice guy in general, but when it comes to getting good photos, I’m all about enforcing a bit of tough love to get the shots, regardless of what the conditions are.  One thing I always ask my clients is to put their complete trust in me, and go with the flow, regardless of how things may seem.  I asked the lovely couple to bare with me in the freezing cold longer than any person should normally have to endure, and they trusted me, and went along with it.  I’m quite thankful for this, as I feel we were able to create some really special images in a fairly short time.  These two are not only super photogenic, but also have an amazing connection being together.

We froze at the brooklyn bridge, had a beautiful intimate ceremony at city hall, and partied afterwards.  You can check out all the moments below.  As always, if you like an image, feel free to click the ♥, or leave a comment below!

my personal fav. shot 🙂

second favorite shot

Congratulations Ivan & Mia!