Today we were lucky enough to have some of our wedding images featured on an episode of The View (Friday May 18th’s episode). We’d recently shot the wedding of Greg & Laurie (Greg is Judge Judy’s son). The wedding took place at Judge Judy’s beautiful residence in Greenwich, Connecticut.
View pics by going here: http://www.celimages.net/2009/12/22/bar-mitzvah-yankee-stadium-3/. . A few highlights of the day included family photos in Monument Park, portraits in the bleachers with Drew - whose mitzvah it was, seeing our pictures on the jumbotron was pretty cool and surreal at the same time, seeing Drew’s face when Robinson Cano turned up was priceless, and almost as good as when Yogi Berra congratulated him in the montage. Working with Marcy Blum was a special experience - who else could make all this happen? Read her illuminating and very funny remarks on the day here: http://twitter.com/marcyblum . Other notable vendors included florals and decor by Stone Kelly, an amazing and fun cake by Kate Sullivan, video by Milk & Honey (generally you want to kill the videographer by the end of the day, this was our third time this year with these guys and we all get along quite nicely). . Overall a fun event, and a lovely client to work for… some select pics coming soon!! . Alistair
ps I’m sure Catherine has something to say.
Isn’t it funny how he knows me so well? Then again, I wouldn’t be me if I didn’t have something to say. I do agree with Alistair on a few things ‐ I have no idea why anyone would want to know what I had for breakfast, for that matter I cannot even remember, and we do LOVE our clients, but you guys know that, I don’t have to tell you. BUT there is one point I will do a complete turnaround. Yes, you all know what I am talking about – SHOES!!! I know EVERYONE wants my opinion on shoes, but I will leave that for another post.
To say that I was anything but amazed would be an understatement. It was the one day that I wish I actually had a video camera – no worries, I leave that to the very talented professionals – Mike, Tim & Linda at Milk & Honey Productions, I love working with them and wish everyone would hire them.
I tried to explain to the gentleman who works across the office from me every day about Yankee Stadium, but it fell on deaf ears, it seemed we had a distance between us as large as the Atlantic. Even Drew tried to convert him prior to the big day but that conversation quickly turned to football and we are not talking about the American kind.
The stadium is a grand place. Maybe the ghosts that traveled the corridors of the old have taken up residence in the new, or maybe Marcy Blum found a way to persuade them to attend, I tend to think it was Marcy’s doing. The atmosphere was nothing but electric, kudos to the crew at Stone Kelly & Marcy Blum Associates for pulling it all together. Even I was in ready to cry when I saw Drew’s face after he spotted Robinson Cano, who I might add was an amazingly friendly & kind individual.
Besides the jumbotron, if I had to pick one thing out that I was most impressed by it had to be the cake. Kate Sullivan of LovinSullivanCakes did an amazing job. Everyone needs a reason to have a cake like this. I am trying to find a way to drop subtle hints to Alistair that I want that cake for my birthday, if anyone has any ideas other than me printing out pictures of the cake & leaving them on his desk with a message written in a black sharpie marker that says “I want this cake! Now! PLEASE!” I am open for suggestions.
I was blessed not only to have shot this event but to have spent the days surrounding the event with Drew and his incredible family. From football to a dinner at Shun Lee’s to a very wonderful and surprising tour of the Man Ray exhibit at the Jewish Museum (which everyone should go see) at the brunch on Sunday.
Also, thanks to my crew without you guys both in the office and carrying my bags, it wouldn’t have been as much fun.
For this one night it was Drew’s house, I’m sure Ruth wouldn’t mind. Now, anyone want to hear about my new shoes? ;o)
Wednesday night is always dessert night, usually it is something sticky & gooey but tonight it was going to be a little healthier, if that is possible. I chose strawberries dipped in warm chocolate, now I am allergic to chocolate so the kid asked “what do you want?”. Hmmm, it started me thinking.
I want to shoot in a vineyard when the sun is cresting the hill. I want to follow a couple from the church to a villa down a cobblestone street in some old town. I want a glorious old buliding to shoot in front of. None of it was dessert, but it all sounded good to me.
Here is where you come in - I want something different. The wedding has to be this year and something about needs to be, well, different! Maybe it’s your dress, or the location, the decorations or the theme. I want a real country tented wedding, a true sophisticated city wedding, a wedding in a vineyard, something you have poured your heart into planning. You have to want photography and be in need of a photographer, also you need to be willing to give me time to shoot. Get in touch with me celimages@gmail.com tell me what you are doing, and I will let you in on the “prize”. It’s good, trust me.
We were published in Grace Ormonde, New England edition. Which was nice!
We just got selected for inclusion to an uber exclusive wedding site: Style Me Pretty.com. Visit their Little Black Book to find some great vendors!
We were also noticed, ahem, ‘emerging’ pro for marketing finalist, or something, from the PPA.
Congrats guys! No doubt you totally deserve them! :-)
January 30, 2009 8:56 am