HAPPY NYE!!

Tory Williams Photography

I wanted to take a moment to thank all of my amazing clients for such a fabulous 2011. Have a great NYE weekend and an even better 2012! Click here for even more NYE Inspiration.

MODERN TABLESCAPE CHALLENGE

Images: Tory Williams Photography

4.25.11 UPDATE: WE WON!! Huge thank you to Brooklyn Bride and Newly Wish for the awesome challenge. See the details of the win here.

What a blast it was to collaborate with some of my favorite people for Brooklyn Bride's Modern Tablescape Challenge! It really was such a treat to brainstorm and break away from our everyday projects to do something fun like this. Find out all the details here.

LOVE, LOVE, LOVE, these folks....

Denise Fasanello Floral Design, Tory Williams Photography, Papermade Design, Nine Cakes, Classic Party Rentals and Adam Frank Inc.

This blog post would be incomplete without mentioning the fabulous Imperial Trellis fabric by Kelly Wearstler and Schumacher that inspired it all.

Timeless Films New York

Timeless Short from Ray Estrada on Vimeo.

Remember this shoot that Danny Weiss shot? Well, Ray at Timeless Films New York has put together such an amazing little film of the day. I'm pretty obsessed with the music too. I'm sure couples everywhere will want to hire him after watching this. ENJOY!

Special thanks again to everyone that was involved:

Photography: Danny Weiss

Dress: Annlum Red / Anna Zhu

Flowers: Denise FasanelloFloral Design

Makeup: Sally Duvall

Hair: Stacy Pitt

Veils: Artikal

Calligraphy: Anna Beckman

Accessories: Red Carpet Boutique

Model: One of my dear brides who saved the day when our model dropped out

CHRYSLER BUILDING

Photo Credit: Brian DeMello Photography ©/Bespoke Affairs ©

I love everything about NYC. I especially admire the dramatic buildings that shape our skyline, so when my photographer friend Brian DeMello called me with a once in a lifetime opportunity to style a bride on the 61st floor mezzanine of the Chrysler Building with its distinctive eagles...I jumped at the chance!! I then contacted NYC blogger and stylist, Jacqueline Weppner of Merci New York, to help me solidify the look and produce with me.

As an iconic part of the NYC skyline, the Chrysler Building is a masterpiece of Art Deco architecture and one of the finest buildings in Manhattan. We decided to pay homage to the building's design, and style the bride with an Art Deco sensibility, all while keeping the look current and obtainable. I hope that you will enjoy the beauty and grace of our bride soaring above NYC's majestic cityscape. Film Noir meets Gotham City.

A huge debt of gratitude goes out to the following (all of which pulled this together in mere days):

Coordination/Design Bespoke Affairs

Fashion Styling Merci New York

Flowers Poppies and Posies Notice the adorable artichokes that mirror the building's architecture!

Chevron Dress Nicole Miller

Marchesa Wedding Gown courtesy Gabriella Bridal Salon

Vintage Earrings Gabriella Bridal Salon

Moyna Bag courtesy of Gabriella Bridal Salon

Veil and Hair Accessories Bride's Head Revisited

Necklace by Max and Chloe

Hair Stacy Pitt Styles on B

Makeup Sally Duvall

Vintage brooch, bracelet and earrings from my personal collection :)

Vintage fur from private collection

Model Rashida Harris

A special thank you to Brian DeMello for inviting me along. This was truly an experience that I will never EVER forget.

STYLE ME PRETTY FEATURE

Photos: Aga Images

It's basically impossible to pick a few of my favorite images from Kim and Tim's day after session shot by Aga Images...So click here to see the entire feature on Style Me Pretty! This shoot is near and dear to my heart because I am an alumni of MU and it is where I met my hubby! I'm over the moon to be featured on Style Me Pretty today, one of my favorite wedding blogs.

UPTOWN MEETS DOWNTOWN

Photos: Danny Weiss

I'm so lucky to be surrounded by the greatest talent the NYC area has to offer! This shoot was the brainchild and made possible by Photographer Danny Weiss, I helped with the logistics, the gathering of vendors (aka talent), etc. I could sing Danny's praise endlessly for the beautiful images that he captures on wedding days...but ladies (and gents) if you're getting married you should totally meet with Danny and I can almost guarantee you'll hire him on the spot! Danny is a super fun guy to be around...exactly what you want on your wedding day!!

The rest of the crew was stellar as well...Annlum Red / Anna Zhu is the sweetest person and also specializes in made to order Bridesmaid dresses, I still can't get over that she made this wedding dress from scratch in a matter of a couple weeks! Imagine what she can do with your wedding dress. I have been a huge fan of Denise Fasanello Floral Design for some time now and I was so excited to get her on board. I find her work to be so organic, inspiring and original. Our "bride" looked smashing thanks to Sally Duvall (makeup) and Stacy Pitt (hair). These two ladies are NYC favorites in the wedding world and for good reason. You'd be hard pressed to find a more laid back & talented duo. Another favorite of mine, Holly of Artikal, made the cage veil and (bow) horse hair cocktail piece. I'm obsessed with calligraphy and Anna Beckman's tangled script was exactly what this shoot needed...something fun! Last but certainly not least, Red Carpet Boutique in downtown Millburn, NJ for accessories. Ray from Timeless Films is putting together a video from the shoot, so I'll be sharing that soon.

Alrighty that's about it. I hope that you will enjoy the images!

ROCK 'N ROLL BRIDE FEATURE!

Photo: Rock 'n Roll Bride

Click HERE to check out our feature on Rock 'n Roll bride today!! Last month I teamed up with Photographer Danny Weiss to help him coordinate a photo shoot on a rare Sunday that we all found ourselves free. The idea behind the shoot was simple...Uptown girl meets downtown guy, falls in love and gets married on a whim. The POV of the camera is the groom, and his new bride is flirting with him in front of the camera. This shoot would not have been possible without all the amazing vendors involved:

Danny Weiss for photography

Annlum Red / Anna Zhu for the couture wedding gown

Denise Fasanello Floral Design for the bouquet

Sally Duvall for makeup

Stacy Pitt for hair

Artikal for bridal hats & veils

Red Carpet Boutique in downtown Millburn, NJ for accessories

Anna Beckman for calligraphy

Timeless Films for video (which we will be sharing at a later date)

ALSO a huge thank you is in store to my friend Christian for lending us his motorcycle jacket for the shoot...AND...my real bride Tracy who jumped in as our "bride" for the shoot when our model bride had a modeling conflict and a busted hip. Tracy you are a treasure and I can't wait to see you in your real bridal gorgeousness in July!!

Will be blogging more pictures this week but head over to Rock 'n Roll bride to check out the feature today!

SNEAK PEAK

Photo Credit: Danny Weiss

Here's a sneak peak at the photo shoot I was telling you about. More to come, including all the vendors involved. For now...visit Danny's blog for eye candy overload!