Thursday, December 02, 2010

St Louis wedding of Nicci and Eddy

You may remember the lovely Nicci and Eddy from my secret mission over the summer. After their Niagara Falls ceremony they still wished to celebrate with family and friends, so off to St. Louis we went! They currently reside in Texas, but used to live in St. Louis.

The day started with a morning portrait session. One of their favorite locations is Blueberry Hill, so we played inside for a few minutes. I loved the phone booth.
St Louis Wedding Portraits Blueberry Hill

St Louis Wedding Portraits

I've been strangely drawn to portraits on bike racks for years. And for these two it was especially fitting as one of their hobbies is biking on their tandem bicycle.
St Louis Wedding Portraits

We scouted out their old apartment. While I was changing cards they started dancing to keep warm, and didn't stop once I started shooting.
St Louis Wedding Portraits

You're probably wondering about the bunny. As a pair, these two have named themselves Team Sunshine Fuzzy Bunny, so it was only natural they brought along a mascot. If you watch the slideshow you'll see a few guests sporting bunny ears in celebration.
St Louis Wedding Portraits

St Louis Wedding Portraits

A big thanks goes out to Neal, my ninja lighting assistant. I was having him add some back lighting to a shot, and he was making sure to stay hidden. As with the Niagara Falls ceremony, Neal also performed this ceremony (and did an amazing job, I must say!).
St Louis Wedding Portraits

Time to change into wedding clothes!
St Louis Wedding Moonrise Hotel

Nicci going through the checklist. Rings? check. Suspenders? check. Groom? check.
St Louis Wedding Moonrise Hotel

They were staying at the awesome Moonrise Hotel, which has so many spots for fun portraits.
St Louis Wedding Moonrise Hotel

A little bathroom door fun
St Louis Wedding Moonrise Hotel

Best stairs ever.
St Louis Wedding Moonrise Hotel

St Louis Wedding Moonrise Hotel

A very sweet ceremony at Mangia Italiano with lots of great dedications
St Louis Wedding Mangia Italiano

Sealed with a kiss by candlelight
St Louis Wedding Mangia Italiano

They asked guests to find something teal to wear to the wedding, and these were a few of my favorite teal accents.
St Louis Wedding Mangia Italiano

St Louis Wedding Mangia Italiano

Dancing!
St Louis Wedding Mangia Italiano

St Louis Wedding Mangia Italiano

St Louis Wedding Mangia Italiano

For more photos from the fabulous day, please watch the slideshow:

Wednesday, November 10, 2010

Soapology in the West Village

I loved the feel of the West Village store, Soapology: warm, cozy, and so many great smells! I was shooting the owner, Francine, and details of the store for her pages in the upcoming CRAVE book.

The first thing she showed me was the car they have parked right out front: loved it!
Soapology West Village New York City

A detail of the top: what a great way to get people to come in the store!
Soapology West Village New York City

How can you not love a store with a bathtub in the back?
Soapology West Village New York City

Handmade soaps
Soapology West Village New York City

Sea salt scrubs (I love these!)
Soapology West Village New York City

Soapology West Village New York City

Soapology West Village New York City

The lovely Francine
Soapology West Village New York City portrait Francine Rivera

Tuesday, November 09, 2010

Fat Witches Bakery in Chelsea Market

It's always a good day when I get to start out photographing and smelling brownies all morning. Yum! I headed in to Chelsea Market to photograph Patricia of Fat Witches Bakery.

I love the polka dotted packaging on these brownies
Fat Witches Bakery Chelsea Market New York City brownies

Such an adorable logo
Fat Witches Bakery Chelsea Market New York City mugs

Fat Witch Babies! 3-bite sized brownies; super cute.
Fat Witches Bakery Chelsea Market New York City brownies

Fat Witches Bakery Chelsea Market New York City brownies

Fat Witch owner, Patricia, with her brownie cookbook
Fat Witches Bakery Chelsea Market New York City Patricia Helding portrait

Fat Witches Bakery Chelsea Market New York City Patricia Helding portrait

Monday, November 08, 2010

Ger-Nis Culinary & Herb Center in Brooklyn

I visited the Ger-Nis Culinary & Herb Center in Brooklyn last week for the upcoming CRAVE book. They specialize in cooking and educational classes for adults and kids; check them out!

I loved the look of the kitchen: so bright and welcoming
Ger-Nis Culinary and Herb Center Brooklyn

Beautiful herb paintings by the owner's sister-in-law
Ger-Nis Culinary and Herb Center Brooklyn

Ger-Nis Culinary and Herb Center Brooklyn

Ger-Nis Culinary and Herb Center Brooklyn

Ger-Nis Culinary and Herb Center Brooklyn

Ger-Nis Culinary and Herb Center Brooklyn

The lovely owner, Nissa.
Ger-Nis Culinary and Herb Center Brooklyn portrait Nissa Pierson

Her dog, Sadie, was following us around during part of the shoot, so I figured she needed her time in the spotlight as well.
Ger-Nis Culinary and Herb Center Brooklyn dog

Sunday, November 07, 2010

BEARS XI at Badger Camp

For the 11th year, my friends organized a trip (that we have named BEARS) out to Wisconsin where we rent out a camp for the weekend. I typically do a few portraits throughout these weekends, and my primary subject this year was Ryan.

A few folks were standing around chatting and I enjoyed Ryan's look, compete with pipe.
badger camp prairie du chien wisconsin pipe smoking

badger camp prairie du chien wisconsin pipe smoking

badger camp prairie du chien wisconsin pipe smoking

badger camp prairie du chien wisconsin pipe smoking

A few other random tidbits from the weekend... Joe and Neal are in the middle of a tetherball game, though I think it looks more like the middle of a dance routine.
badger camp prairie du chien wisconsin dance

Glow sticks in Jonathan's hair
badger camp prairie du chien wisconsin glow sticks

A walk in the woods with Neal
badger camp prairie du chien wisconsin walking woods man

One of my favorites from the weekend. I put this on Facebook, and my friend Maciej titled it "Behold ZANON! God of baths and bathing, Lord of Saunas, Protector of the Truly Relaxed!"
badger camp prairie du chien wisconsin silhouette steam

Tuesday, November 02, 2010

Yvette Rose of Joulebody

I spent the morning with Yvette of Joulebody, a yoga, fitness, and nutrition company, to prepare for her page in the upcoming CRAVE book.

One of her services is the Kickstart Diet, a cleansing program she developed. She let me sample some of the products once we were finished, and they were wonderful!

joulebody kickstart diet food

joulebody kickstart diet food

joulebody kickstart diet food

joulebody kickstart diet food

Yvette demonstrated a few yoga poses, and I just love her smile in this one
joulebody yoga

A meditative portrait
joulebody meditation portrait