Laura & Phil are such down-to-earth, fun-loving people, that it was a total joy to spend the day with them. The home of Phil’s family was full of excitement – and lots of food and noise – as he, his brothers, and the rest of his groomsmen quickly got prepped for photos and for the rest of the day. Their energetic activity was easily mirrored by Laura and her girls getting the last touches of hair and makeup done. Laura’s custom-made gown was just perfect for her, and she looked absolutely stunning. She couldn’t stop smiling throughout our brief bridal session. Before you knew it, we were headed to the Meadowlands, where she and Phil enjoyed a fantastically fun and romantic period of time together before their ceremony. They were adorable.

One highlight of the reception evening was when Phil took Laura by complete surprise when he pulled out his guitar, set up an extra chair next to his own, and invited Laura to sit and listen to him play for her while he sang Growing Old With You (from the Adam Sandler movie, “The Wedding Singer”). Laura was beside herself with laughter, and with love for Phil and his classic rendition.

Laura & Phil, our eager anticipation of your wedding day couldn’t have been better rewarded. Thank you so much for choosing us and seeing that we were cared for with a delicious meal. We’re truly inspired by your heartfelt devotion to your family and friends. We wish nothing but happiness for you in your future together. We can’t wait to show you how many amazing memories you have from your wedding day.

We know you’re all looking forward to the complete gallery of images, which will be available soon in the “Client Proofs” section of our main website. Please feel free to leave a comment for the happy couple, or for us, by clicking on the “Comments” link at the top of this blog entry.

• Venue:  Meadowlands
• Decorator: Jenny Crowley crowley.jennifer@gmail.com
• Hair:  Courtney Benedetti
• Makeup: Mari Fandl  845-591-8645 mfandl49@hotmail.com
• Dress:  Handmade by Marietta 203-661-2171
• Florist: Flowers by George
• Laura & Phil’s engagement photos

We were super excited about getting together with Laura & Phil for their engagement photos. Laura has this really fun natural vibe about her that we love being around. And this was our first time meeting Phil, so the session gave us the opportunity to hang out with him and get to know this very easygoing groom-to-be even better. Making the session even more photogenic is the fact they are very physical together – with plenty of hugging, lifting, dipping, and even a headlock or two. Awesome!

When it came to the weather, our day with them had it all. We started out with sunshine, and towards the end of our shoot it started to pour. But Laura & Phil were up for anything, and I told them that as long as our cameras could keep shooting, we would, too. So they went out for a fun & romantic stroll in the summer shower for a completely memorable time of shooting. We were all soaked when it was over, but we were each overjoyed at how the evening had turned out. We can’t wait to show them their photos!