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Image of the Month: Chestnut Hill Cherry Blossoms

On a recent trip to Pennsylvania with Chandler, I bought a few rolls of 120 film and loaded them in my Holga. As we walked through Chestnut Hill, around The Morris Arboretum, along the Wissahickon Creek and through Philly I snapped away...

This one image of a cherry blossom tree stands out from the rest for me. I love how the tree is backlit, with the contrasting color of the green grass and the stone architecture behind it.

Lisa & Barry in St. Vincent and the Grenadines - Part II

In November I shot this destination wedding which took place in Canouan, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, a small island a puddle jumper's flight away from Barbados. 

These images were shot both digitally and on film. I used the Contax 645 for a lot of them and the Canon 5D Mark II for some of the ceremony and for the dancing. 

The Holga images were made by Megan Greenlee.  And the wonderfully stylish Malin Wong was responsible for the Event Planning, through her company Lavender May.

Lisa & Barry in St. Vincent and the Grenadines - Part I

This November destination wedding took place in Canouan, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, a small island a puddle jumper's flight away from Barbados. 

These images were shot both digitally and on film. I used the Contax 645 for a lot of them and the Canon 5D Mark II for some of the ceremony and for the dancing. 

The Holga images were made by Megan Greenlee.  And the wonderfully stylish Malin Wong was responsible for the Event Planning, through her company Lavender May.

Chestnut Hill & Wissahickon Creek shot with a Holga

These were taken a couple of weekends ago in Pennsylvania with my honey and my Holga. The locations were The Morris Arboretum, PA, Wissahocken Creek, Chestnut Hill and Valley Green.

Jackie & Aaron at the Foundry - Part II

Big Mike from American Idol played and sang beautifully during the procession:

Jackie and Aaron's awesome vendors were:

Floral - Bridget Vizoso, The Designer's Co-Op

Wedding Coordinator - Shannon McCormick from Naturally Delicious

Caterer - Naturally Delicious

Dress maker - Matthew Christopher from Gabriella Bridal Salon in NYC

Bridesmaids Dresses - J. Crew

Aaron's Suit - Burberry

Shoe designer - Nine West

Stationery designers - SwaySpace (they worked directly with Meg Moorhouse)

Hair and Makeup - Hatsumi Toshima

Officiant - Bruce L. Kaplan

DJ - DJ Small Change 

Special guest, and friend of the couple, Michael Lynche a.k.a."Big Mike" of American Idol was there too! He sang beautifully as the couple walked down the aisle.

 The 6th image down of closeup of Jackie and Aaron with bouquet/guitar was made by Amelia Krales, my second shooter.

Thanks to my interns Whitney Arostegui and Jenna Saraco for helping me with these diptychs : )

PDN Top Knots Winner!

I'm pleased to share that I have a winning photograph in PDN (Photo District News) this month. The seventh annual New School of Wedding Photography: Top Knots features the winners online and in their April 2010 Wedding Issue.

This cake was from Catherine & Ken's wedding I shot last June in Malibu. Click Here and Here to see the whole Malibu wedding.

You may also view the PDN winners gallery Here.