W O W ! ! ! This is A MA Z I N G !!!

Last night Scott and I hung out with a sweet, trendy, artistic couple named Jay & Lauren to chat about their wedding which will be at Spring Lake, NJ on the beach next June . . . Amazing - we can't wait! Our personalities clicked right away and I could tell my girl Lauren and I would get along perfectly. It's funny how every time I meet a new bride they always seem to reflect some aspect of my own multiple personality, LOL - last night she was my Rock Star Side ;-)

Anyways, we had so much fun and there wasn't even any alcohol involved! They left our studio with such enthusiasm about our art and how happy they are for Scott and I to be able to photograph their wedding, but then it got even more fantastic! This morning I awoke to the most unbelievable e-mail I've ever received and I thought I'd share it with the world - in fact I may even just frame it on my wall because this is what I want to make every person we ever meet feel! Here is the magic they wrote . . .

"Hey Catherine,

Lauren and I just wanted to thank you and Scott again for taking the time last night. We were in love with both of your guy's work just from what we had seen, but left last night completely blown away after getting to meet the two of you. The work you both do, as well as all of the effort behind it is fantastic.

We are so excited to have you guys a part of our wedding. Thanks again, and we look forward to seeing you again on Friday.

Jay and Lauren"

Thank you Jay & Lauren - I struggle to put into words how genuinely excited & honored I feel to be to be spending time with the both of you and to capture your amazing wedding!

Engagement Shoot in Fort Totten, NY

This coming November we will be photographing Frank & Mary's wedding at Fort Totten, NY. But before that happens, we did an Engagement Shoot there just before the sun set. The weather was perfect and of course they are such an awesome couple because they are fun and laid back and love to have fun. They were so easy to capture because they truly love each other and their comfort level was enormous! We had a blast by the Throgs Neck Bridge and we even "borrowed" an old lady's double bicycle for a photo opp...how could I resist a rickety red vintage bicycle? It was awesome!

Providence | Rhode Island

Last week my husband Scott surprised me with a trip to Providence, Rhode Island and then Cape Cod, Massachusetts to celebrate our 11th wedding anniversary. We left on a Saturday afternoon and arrived in Providence with a voracious appetite deciding to stop into Ruth Chris Steakhouse for some, you guessed it, steak (sorry to disappoint my vegetarian readers). It was amazing, needless to say, and as I sipped on my Orange Citrus Mojito I noticed along the river banks I was looking out onto fires being lit and learned that we happened to catch the WaterFire event. After dinner, we walked along the riverbank, taking in my favorite scent of burning wood and watching the many hundreds of people walking along the oil lantern lit paths and listening to live opera, we were transported into a different time and felt as if we slipped back into the early 19th century. I noticed a young couple embracing under a tree and I was so moved by their illuminated silhouettes that I couldn't help but take their picture happening to catch it at the perfect moment the gondola drifted peacefully by. It was an amazing evening.

Baby Portraits | New Jersey

About a month ago I was hanging out with my friend Jason and his wife Emily, who happened to be the first bride and groom I've photographed... in their beautifully lush backyard of Pompton Lakes for a summer afternoon barbecue. The air was heavy and sweet with a smokey yet honeysuckle like scent that only summer could bring to ones olfactory senses. There were lots of people there and so as usual I drift off into my own world with camera in hand ready to capture anything that may catch my visual imagination. Then she appeared in front of me, a vision of beauty with her crystal blue green eyes which made me think of my trip on the Mediterranean Sea some years back and put me in a trance causing me to follow her wherever she willed. Her name is Milan and these are but a few glimpses of what I caught.