After some scheduling conflicts for us, I was able to meet up with Laura and AJ in downtown Albany near their old stopping grounds. I love shooting in that area because there is such a variety of options to use. I have a great park, a sweet garden, old brownstones, and then some of the Albany landmarks. Plus that part of the city gets that direct sunset light that looks so sweet for an engagement shoot. Ok ok the fact that Ben and Jerry’s is in the neighborhood doesn’t hurt either.

Great backgrounds for us to use down there


After walking around for a little bit we were able to find the money light

It’s funny watching people go from “being photographed is going to be awkward” to “damn spending a beautiful evening snuggling with my hot fiance ain’t so bad!”

Laura had to slip into something a little more sexy for some of our twilight shots


The shot of the left is my favorite of the session, absolutely love it. I love how it says “Albany” with the egg and plaza in the background and I love the twilight feel of the image.

Thanks so much for a great evening you two!
- Luke

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Dina and Mike… I want to first off thank you both for having me at your wedding. I had a blast working with you both.

From the start of the day I knew it was going to be awesome shoot. Great light, great people, good music all day. In Fact, Dina herself struck me as the type of person who loves music. Therefore, I figured I would change it up a bit and get a little crazy with the music. So here is the long awaited trailer for those of you who have been blog stalkin the the photos by Luke.

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You will probably remember Kavi and Justin from their recent engagement blog post HERE

In addition to having a great shoot with them just 6 days before their wedding, I also knew I was going to be working with my favorite wedding planners Rose Events. I’ve been working with Rose Events for almost 5 years now (where does the time go?!) and it’s always a pleasure. On top of that weather.com was telling me we were going to get some beautiful weather and a nice sunset. As if all of that wasn’t enough, I was able to talk my best friend Jason Groupp into coming and shooting with me. Yes this is the same Jason Groupp (the one, the only?) who photographed our wedding in June.

This year has been by far our best ever and we’ve been incredibly busy… but as you could have guessed I was really amped about driving down for Kavi and Justin’s wedding. Let’s get to the photos!

Kavi has a very natural and beautiful smile which makes her really easy to photograph

Usually a first meeting and some portraits outside at 1pm without a cloud in the sky is a SCARY situation for a photographer. I had Jason with me though so between us and our toys I knew we’d be able to knock it out of the park


2 things I’ve never seen at a Baraat… bagpipes and the horseride replaced by a ride in an Aston Martin

Justin and the guys know how it’s done

The lighting was tough for the ceremony, but it’s all about making beautiful images no matter what

Of course a lot of that has to do with Kavi and Justin’s smiles


The shot on the left is my favorite of the day

I knew we’d have a beautiful reception set up with Rose in charge, once again living up to the billing

I had to bring them outside for a couple night shots with the video light before the end of the night too :)


Thanks for having me!

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Wow, what a wedding! I’m super excited to show you the wedding of Kate + Danny. Why is this wedding so fabulous? Well, cause they are all from New York!! :) I think they is why the flew me St. Louis! Both theater graduates of NYU, they for sure had the style to match their presence.

Kate bought her dress at the Amsale (one of my top 5 designers) flag ship store in NYC. Told you guys, amazing taste!!

I heard the groom spent all night spray painting all of these for the guests so I thought it deserved some blog love….

~Alisha

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We are finally putting together our OWN wedding DVD :) Bout time right?! I had to post my father’s speech which I thought was great:

It’s EXACTLY the way a speech at a wedding should be done. Well thought out, concise, and most importantly – from the heart and spoken with class. Bravo to my father and to my best man.
- Luke

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I’m a few blog entries behind, but I’m back on a new blog ready to catch up all this week, so stayed tuned…
First, I would like to show you the lovely wedding of Leah + Peter! A couple referred to me by connections via Lillie’s school (Taylor School)! Small world but I was lucky enough to photograph their wedding at the Inn @ Erlowest a few weeks ago.

Here is a picture from the Rehearsal Dinner on Lake George with Lillie’s classmate, Justin (they even share the same birthday of Nov 25!!)

I love the rustic garden look. I even had these same candle holders at my own wedding!

Thanks for having me guys and I hope to shoot @ the Inn @ Erolwest soon!!
~Alisha

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Nothing like rocking Vermont on a chilly afternoon in AUGUST! Not sure what was going on with the weather that day, but Katie + Jeff sure made the best of it! We had a rockin good time just hanging out and getting ready that morning. And by the end of the night…WOW they sure know how to party.

However, even though this might have been Katie and Jeff’s day, their dog Arther stole the show during our portraits session. It was definitely a crazy fun day with the dancing socks, leaping dogs, and little jump rope fun.

Enjoy.

-Chris

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Recently I had the chance to photograph Dina and Mike’s wedding up at the Canfield Casino in Saratoga Springs. You might remember these 2 from our e-shoot in NYC HERE

I’ve had a great time getting to know them both and had a fantastic time with them at the wedding. As soon as I arrived in the morning Dina’s family treated me like family

Literally I’m asked a handful of times per month how I get such beautiful brides… I have no idea but the streak continues!

I love a little morning toast

Even though the ceremony was pretty long, I honestly enjoyed it more than most church ceremonies because Dina and Mike gave me great expressions

Plus the window right above their heads gave me some wicked light!


I love Mike’s expression on the left and Dina’s on the right so I had to include them both


What’s that you say? It’s Mooo… huh? Moooo… what? Oh Money time! Gotcha :)


As much as I love the backlite shots and using our reflector/diffuser, I also love standing really close to a nice brick building with that late day light banking right off the huge walls

I had to try to sneak in a patented relaxed bridal party shot before the light disappeared

I really liked the more photojournalistic one though too honestly…

The reception room looked beautiful (wait until you see the video with the flare coming through the windows…)

A little video light and some night shots to finish up an awesome wedding


Props to Chris for rocking the house with the video, to Matt Antonino for shooting with me once again, and to Dina and Mike for having us!

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Time to start catching up on all of the weddings I’ve been shooting! Today comes Robyn and Hanif’s wedding up in Lake Placid. I knew this wedding was going to be special when Cindy Byno called and told me about it, and asked me if I was available to photograph it. We all met up in Lake Placid, did an engagement shoot in the snow, and had an awesome day together. That always makes me excited to see what feels like old friends on the wedding day :)

Only at a wedding does it take a team of people to get a person dressed… but it makes for great photos

Robyn robe into the ceremony in a carriage she has brought up from NY, talk about shooting something different!

This little girl was a showstopper coming down the aisle

Whenever I work with a couple, it always make my job easier if they can bring emotion out in each other. Whether that means making each other laugh or cry (or things in between and outside the realm of description) it doesn’t really matter… and it’s a beautiful thing to watch

Hanif was certainly proud of his beautiful bride

I love finding random fields with big beautiful barns next to them… shooting in Upstate NY rocks!


Love this little series

Hanif is all class, the kind of guy that you meet and immediately respect because he’s a good guy and you know it as soon as you shake his hand. Full of love and extremely sincere, and his speech towards the end of the reception showed that

Thanks so much to Cindy Byno of NorthWood Events for referring me and it was a pleasure working together!

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Up to Croghan, NY we go! Nothing like bringing it back to the camp grounds. Jessica + Chris showed me a good time with nothing more than friends and family. More importantly how laid back they were the entire day. I had a great time and enjoyed myself as if I was one of the guest myself.

Congrats you two.

-Chris

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