Shameless Self-Promotion

If you’re a regular reader, you know I don’t often indulge in shameless self-promotion. That’s not to say that I don’t have great things happen; I’m just not much of a public horn-tooter. But, since this little tidbit is also exciting for one of my fabulous clients, I just had to share.

A while back, I was contacted by the Art Director of Jewish Living Magazine, a really super, beautifully produced publication featuring lots of great stories about modern Jewish life, including explanations of traditions and some yummy recipes. Anyway, the Art Director had googled “ketubah signing” and happened upon my blogged image of Ilana signing the Ketubah at her wedding ceremony back in September 2007, and contacted me about using it in their magazine. The magazine is available at great bookstores such as Barnes & Noble, and all over the country, so needless to say, I was more than a little excited.

Finally, yesterday, I received my copy of the latest issue and see that, not only is my image used, but it’s the lead photo for their story about the history of the Ketubah (which, by the way, is a fascinating read!). And, not to go too overboard about this, but the image is also used in the table of contents!

Of course I had to take a couple shots of the magazine. Be sure to check it out on the newsstand too!

Maggie - June 19, 2008 - 2:40 pm

Congrats karen!!! That is awesome!!!! Great shot!

Kristen and Ben

On June 7, arguably the muggiest day of the year so far, Melissa and I headed to a chalet in the woods of Lancaster to photograph the happy nuptials of Kristen and Ben. Aside from the stickiness, we were blessed with beautiful, soft light for their outdoor wedding and reception and had a fabulous time making some great pictures for them!

Here are a few of my many favorites from their day:

Check out the “I DO” on the wall behind Kristen!

Kristen’s grandma made the garter from the material of her own wedding dress.

Melissa’s unique angle on the musicians.

Such nice, soft light!

Beautiful setting!

A touching moment during Ben’s dance with his mom.

Winding down, this is Kristen’s mom’s putting away the “bridal bells”. Again, another great shot by Melissa.

Can’t go to St. Lucia for honeymoon without a shark attached to your car. That’s where this guy is headed. Or maybe it’s a dolphin. I’m not too up on my inflatable fish.

Uh-oh.

ooooh, blasted!

Congratulations, Kristen and Ben!!

Katrina + Andrew - June 27, 2008 - 1:26 am

…great pictures! that second to last shot really says it all! how hilarious!! did you win any awards for that image yet…???

~andrew~

Adriann and Reid

Sunday, May 25, was the second of my double-header wedding weekend and what a great day it was! The wedding of Adriann and Reid was nothing short of elegant, in every way! We started at Bexley United Methodist Church, a beautiful and fantastically large church right in the heart of Bexley. From there, Adriann, Reid and the other Karen and I headed down to Union Station Arch, after, of course, riding in a vintage Rolls Royce! Using the Rolls Royce in pictures at the Arch was great fun. Then it was on to The Westin ballroom, where we did some romantic portraits in the lobby and then spent the evening having a wonderful party complete with a bubble machine for the first dance. It was a beautiful day and here are the pictures to prove it:

We had great light in the getting-ready room.


I love this shot!

Look at the way they’re looking at each other during the ceremony!

Cracking the 1968 Dom Perignon in the 1960 Rolls Royce.

The Rolls looks pretty good in front of the Arch.

A quiet moment together before anyone enters the ballroom.

Love the bubbles!

I love this shot of Reid listening to the toast by his brother.

I don’t usually make cake pictures black and white, but for some reason, this just works.

Lead-in shot: groomsmen enveloping the bride in a dance.

Follow-up shot: Reid taking action against the offending groomsmen (all in good fun!!).

I love how sweet this is!

This speaks for itself.

The guys doing a teeny tiny dance.

Congratulations, Adriann and Reid!

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