ranya & dave

what a pleasure to work with ranya and dave on their wedding day! ranya was a total trooper and hoofed it many blocks around the city for pictures with her heels on and never complained once, and dave was up for anything she wanted--- that is my kind of couple!

beautiful view...beautiful dress...beautiful girl...

i had to post this picture just to illustrate this strange phenomenon. in all the times i've shot in nyc, this has never happened. as the light changed and ranya and dave started crossing the street, the crowd had made what appeared to be a collective decision to let them cross by themselves. just as they finished crossing, the crowd on either side began to cross... quite the scene...

i'm always asked if the couple is 'real' when i'm shooting in nyc, but never as much as i was asked in rockefeller center-- yes, people, they are real!

here is my chance to talk about how sweet dave is. ranya is a lucky girl to have found a guy who loves her the way he does--- but i'm sure she already knows this. plus he totally kicks my ass with his 3 marathons under 30 with one kidney-- you win, dave!

if you know the right people you can hire a pigeon to fly right into your shot, perfectly placed...

ranya and dave had their ceremony and reception at the 3 west club...

ranya and dave met in children's publishing and so one of their readings was from one of their favorite children's book... love that!

when there is someone that i can't manage to get a smile out of and then i snag one.... i think 'gotcha' in my head as i get the shot...

ranya... a very graceful dancer....

it was a ridiculously warm night in october and so we couldn't resist heading out for a street shot...

...and even here, people were asking if they were real- i guess when you look that good people just don't believe you could be real! thanks to ranya and dave for being such a pleasure to work with, and thanks to david lim for shooting with me.