Nancy and Jason are no exception. they are a warm and kind couple who make you feel right at home. i met with them last month near their home on the upper east side (i just like saying that, because i am starting to understand manhattan and it makes me sound really cool). of course just as we started to shoot the rain and the wind came up. i love shooting in what i like to call "alternative conditions" because it allows me to captured something a little bit different. we had a blast running and splashing through NYC...their umbrella even got turned inside out from a big gust of wind. what a blast! the best part of the day though was watching Jason and Nancy interact. i absolutely love it when i can look through my lens and see, i mean really see love. the way they look at each other, hold each other, adore each other. what an amazing job i have. okay, i'll shut up and show you some phots. congrats Nancy and Jason.

taxi!

i love this series from inside the taxi.

on a roof top.

this is one of my favorites from the shoot. i love the wet pavement and back light from the cars.

my good buddy Jason Wells was with me and captured this amazing shot.

i had to include the subway somehow.

another shot by Jason in timesquare.

okay, i have to admit that i am a sucker for love and romance...maybe that is why i love photographing weddings so much. i wanted to share the vows that Orlay wrote for Emily because i think that it so clearly demonstrate their love and passion for each other. Orlay, thanks for being so willing to share these special words with the world. he writes:

My Darling,

Today in you the earth sings
and when your voice is heard
my heart is at rest within my chest

These mountains are covered with pines
and they echo the sound of our love

In this vastness of pines I ask you

to unarm your fears and forget your tears
as you aim our fate in your bow of hope

Know my love that in you I've found my way,
there will be no more wandering, for I've found home
while i followed the sound of my hummingbird's call

From the deepest most secret parts of my being
I give you my Eternal Love

i literally got choked up listening to him speak these words. (the vows are excerpts from some of Orlays favorite poems).

now to the photos...be sure you wipe the tears away so you can see the photos clearly...i know you are all crying. : )

some boy stuff.

Emily looking gorgeous.

the guys.

the girls.

i love the way these two look at each other...look at the tears wellig up.

Cordillera is such a gorgeous location.

Orlay is a concert pianist and played the most incredible piece during the ceremony.

the amazing details.

they danced with as much passion as they live with.

more on this story soon.

a huge thanks to JASON WELLS OF ORLANDO FL and TODD WEMMER OF SALEM, MA for shooting this wedding with me. many of the amazing photos below are theirs.

these are the detail along the 2 mile stretch of road leading up to the property where they were married.

the guys got ready quick (as usual) and had some time to play with guns WOOHOO!

Cat's VERA WANG dress was perfect for a photo with an heirloom famiy portrait

the oh so fabulous CHRISTIAN LOUBOUTIN shoes. Cat was wearing hot shoes all weekend.

special black eyed susans were planted all over the property and made for a good ring shot.

love these images of Catherine heading to the ceremony.

how happy does the bride look.

and Nate in awe of his beautiful bride coming down the aisle.

the ceremony was cut a little short by rain but was fun just the same.

we wanted to make sure we got photos with all the livestock around the ranch...cows and horses! so awesome.

what did i tell you about Cat's propensity for fabulous shoes...check out her wellingtons below.

the fabulous reception site.

some great emotion during the toasts.

so during the reception, i happened to step outside the tent for a moment entered a world of the most incredible light i have ever seen. i ran back inside and pulled Cat and Nate away from their salads that were just being served. in the end, i think they were happy they left their food.

***a note to photographers...none of these images were touched in photoshop except to remove a few raiin spots that fell on my lens...the light was really that incredible.

this is straight out of Gone With the Wind.

these next three photos are my favorite from this series...and have been edited in photoshop.

PARTY PARTY PARTY

Cat and Nate, thank you again for the honor of trusting me with your beautiful day. blessings on your marriage.

Kevin Von Qualen helped me out with this wedding. I am continually amazed by his talent and blessed by his spirit...thank you Kevin. Here are some of my favorites from the day.

Melissa LOVES shoes...so we had to be sure and get this shot.

the matron of honor was working on her toast and i just had shoot over her shoulder.

isn't Melissa stunning?!

giving her away.

i love cars at weddings...this might be my favorite car shot to date.

Melissa looking gorgeous again.

love this dancing shot that Kevin captured...so unique.

anyhow, i am back from Italy. i am renewed and energized and can't wait to show you all that i have been up to. but first things first. i shot over 3000 photos during my twelve dats in Italy, but one stuck out in my head and so i went straight to it and pulled it out without even looking at anything else. so this shall serve as my italy antipasta if you will. i have put a texture that i shot while in Venice, hope you like it.

i married my wife 5 years ago this saturday and i have been living a dream. she is all that i could ever ask for in a wife and mother for my son and i can honestly say that i love her more today than i did when i married her and that makes me smile. Charlene, i love you with all that i am. here's a few photos from our story.

here we are waiting for our reception announcement.

look at this gorgeous woman. of all the brides i have photographed, she is the most beautiful (sorry ladies).

photos by Alex Abercrombie

anyhow, to celebrate our 5 year anniversary we will be spending 10 days in Tuscany Italy. Cortona Italy to be specific. so if you need me this is where i will be.

staying here.

good luck trying to find me! : ) i will return all calls and emails after september 23rd. thanks for your patience.

note: all wedding photos of us taken by Alex Abercrombie, my mentor and dear friend.

some of my favorites from the evening.

another of my favorites.

always fun to shoot something a little different.

the wedding took place at THE BEAVER CREEK CHAPEL and the reception was at the amazing SADDLERIDGE RESORT

i love the way these two are looking at each other in this shot.

after the ceremony...a little tilt/shift was in order.

all the beautiful women.

i found the most amazing spot up in beaver creek. if you are a photographer and you ask real nice...i'll tell you where this is. : ) btw...how cute is this couple.

Sarah looking stunning in the next couple of images.

somet details from the reception. one of my favorite parts of Saddleridge is that every chair in the place is different...so awesome.

Sarah's brother is an amazing artist who works for Disney and he created these freaking cool bobble heads for the cake.

out the back door of the Saddleridge.

thanks guys, what a great wedding!

mommy shows Ian the ferris wheel.

Ian's cool new kicks...hand me downs from the neighbor, but cool just the same.

here's Ian waiting to get on the train...he was so excited!

but he was more excited to actually ride it with mommy.

father and son. i heart Ian

Andrea looked amazing and this light that i found was so incredible!

all the beautiful ladies

Andrea's dad seeing her for the first time.

Andrew looking like he just stepped out of a magazine.

a nice moment between father and son.

proud dads.

theses guys were awesome to photograph, so natural in front of the camera.

i love this environmental shot.

these two know how to have fun with eachother.

a little motion blur on the water.

i love the moodiness of this series.

this is my favorite from the day.

a roof top in boulder.

i love this series of Michael. we were just doing some test shots to get my flash setting dialed so Shira could stay out of the rain and these two shots came out of it.

and then the rain came...and things kept getting better and so did the light.