Engagement Session

Ali + Conor Port Washington Engagement Session

I’ve known Ali and Conor for almost 10 years. So, when they asked me to photograph their save the date photos in a mini-engagement session I quickly said “YES!”. Our location was Ali’s parents house in Sands Point, NY. The house, which is now sold, is special not just to Ali and Conor, but myself. It’s where all of us and our friends hung out throughout college. If we were home from school we were at Ali’s; Winter, Summer, Fall, or Spring.

The house is even more special to Ali and Conor because it’s where they first met. Throughout our engagement shoot we took full advantage of the warm weather. We went out on the dock and walked around the house taking a bunch of photos while the sun slowly set. As I photographed the couple and gave posing tips I reminisced about all of the memories had there.

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Hank + Kristen Madison Square Park Proposal

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Congrats, Hank and Kristen! The plan: After brunch with Kristen’s parents, her sister Kasey, and their friend Alex, would all walk through Madison Square Park where Hank would propose. The Spot: The northwest corner of the park in front of the fountain with the clocktower in the background.

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At 2:30pm just as we planned, the group walked in to the park. As they all approached the fountain, Kristen’s family and Alex stopped, and Kristen and Hank walked ahead.

Hank proposed.

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After a few candid moments, several posed shots, and a family photo, we captured a great mini-session throughout Madison Square Park. This area of Manhattan really captures the essence of NYC and the Flatiron District. We took full advantage of the perfect late Fall afternoon light, remaining foliage, and the Christmas lights throughout the proposal shoot.

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Mike + Meghan Carroll Gardens Engagement Session

Meghan and Mike are awesome, and so are their two dogs, and so is their apartment in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn. I’ve know Mike and Meghan from our summers at the beach and through my college friend Joe. Throughout the summer and fall, these two spend almost every weekend at the beach. If they’re not camping, fishing, or surfing they’re hanging out by the water with their friends enjoying a good beer.

When Mike proposed two weeks ago, out in Montauk, he quickly reached out asking if I could photograph their engagement photos. Everything these two do is done with a smile. So, I knew our shoot would be fun. Prior the session, I thought about how I could capture Mike and Meghan’s fun spirit. Luckily, they had a few ideas of their own; pizza, beer, dogs, their Brooklyn apartment, and the Yankees.

We started off in their apartment. Then, we moved on to their iconic Brooklyn brownstone steps. From there, we walked around Carroll gardens.

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Matt + Erica Gantry Plaza Proposal

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Congrats, Matt and Erica! About a month ago, Matt and I started planning how and where he’d propose. Since Matt and Erica live in Long Island City, near Gantry Plaza State Park, Gantry Plaza, with its awesome views of the New York City skyline, only made sense.

Photographing a Long Island City Proposal makes me love NYC that much more. It is quintessential New York

Together, Matt and I scouted the area, sent texts and emails with screenshots of the area, watched the weather, created a Plan A and a Plan B, and decided on a post proposal restaurant for brunch.

The morning of Matt’s proposal, the weather was “iffy” with rain in the forecast. I arrived at Gantry Plaza a whole 90 minutes early to send Matt final photos of our Plan A location. I also sent a Plan B location, which was under an awning. Finally, with 40 minutes to go and the raindrops subsiding, we said “Plan A is a go!”. The skies cleared.

As I saw Matt and Erica approach, I cleared the pier. It was a HUGE surprise for Erica.

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We took full advantage of the Spring flowers on our post proposal shoot.

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Jourdan + Adam | Winter DUMBO Engagement Session

Brrrr it was cold! Jourdan and Adam were real troopers for making their Brooklyn Bridge engagement session this awesome! Origionally, we were scheduled for Sunday, but with an alleged snow storm on the way we rescheduled for Saturday.

When planning their engagement session Jourdan and Adam asked me what they should wear. Knowing it would be cold (28*), I said “Wear something you’ll be comfortable in, something fashionable, and something not too puffy. You’ll definitely want to wear a warm jacket though. A peacoat would be a great idea.” Peacoat it was! These two knocked it out of the park with their simple and clean look.

We started out near the Brooklyn Bridge Ice Cream Factory lighthouse and slowly made our way in to DUMBO stopping along the way. Adam expressed he felt a bit awkward in front of the camera and I kept this in mind throughout our shoot. I too, even as a professional photographer, am not the most photogenic and comfortable being photographed, so I completely understand how he feels. I had Jourdan and Adam do real simple poses and broke up their posing with easy relaxing walking shots (holding hands, Jordan holding Adam’s arm, looking at each other…).

Jourdan’s number 1 (and only) ask was to get a shot of them on Washington Street with the Manhattan Bridge prominently in the background. I love this shot because if you time your shoot right and position the couple correctly you’ll capture the Empire State Building dead center in between the bridge’s support tower. It’s a cool shot, which captures a lot.

Later that evening, I texted Jourdan the photos above (a small sample) and recieved a quick reply.

“Jonathan these are amazing!!”. - Jourdan