Archive: ‘Weddings’



Bernadette & Andrew, Central Park Portraits

Wednesday, November 2nd, 2011

I wish I’d been able talk Bernadette and Andrew into letting me photograph their city hall wedding.  They put a wonderful spin on the day by enjoying a ferry ride to Staten Island to the city hall there to make things more romantic.  Love is just as sweet the second time around….Bernadette said she’d found her soulmate in Andrew.

These are some of the portraits I did of them before their quiet, elegant dinner for friends at MOMA.  Only MOMA would come up with such a cool MODERN wedding cake…I just had to show it off.

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Mona & Jason’s Indian wedding – Old Greenwich, Connecticut

Thursday, September 22nd, 2011

When I met Mona and Jason they’d already tied the knot legally and their traditional Indian wedding was a year away. Having grown up with my set of Indian parents it didn’t surprise me at all that it made Mona’s parents happy (or maybe they insisted?) that they took that legal step before they moved in together. I’ve actually known Indian couples that didn’t tell their parents they were living together before they got married! Things are changing, but we Indians can be very traditional and we are big on the BIG Indian wedding. Though they were already married their wedding still had that special feeling that comes with celebrating your marriage with your family and friends watching. They had a fun vibe together that came across beautifully in photos.

Venue: Hyatt Regency, Old Greenwich, Connecticut

Same-sex weddings – Pop up Wedding Chapel

Monday, August 1st, 2011


I had the pleasure of photographing Kristin and Sam’s wedding this past weekend on the first Saturday same-sex weddings were legal in New York at the Pop up Chapel at Merchant’s Gate in Central Park.  Kristin and Sam are a very cute young couple who connected over a shared love of Harry Potter in college.  Reverend Annie Lawrence, who married them, shares the same love of Harry Potter and brought her wizard outfit along on Saturday.  I love the bright blue shoes with the guest’s rainbow suspenders in the background.

Twenty four very happy couples were married in Central Park’s at an all day event put together by a fantastic group of volunteers and sponsored by the Knot.  Congratulations to all 24!

 



 

Rebecca & David’s wedding celebration, Blue Hill at Stone Barns

Tuesday, July 5th, 2011

Rebecca and David brought their newborn daughter, 2-month-old Adelaide, with them to Brooklyn City Hall to get married the day before their wedding celebration at Blue Hill at Stone Barns.  Though the price seems to have gone up from $25 to $35 for a marriage license it definitely ranks as the most low-cost wedding ceremony I can think of.

David is a coffee guy and works for Intelligentsia.  The couple literally met over coffee in Seattle since Rebecca’s company was doing pr for a coffee company David worked for.  For their wedding not only did they have the wonderful food (check out the petite cocktail burgers!) at Blue Hill for their small, intimate celebration they had 3 world barista champions as guests and ended the night with a fun coffee service.

Everything was a lush and beautiful green for the celebration.  If you haven’t been to Blue Hill at Stone Barns it’s a working farm open to visitors.  Much of the incredible food comes from the farm itself. They raise chickens, cows, sheep and turkeys.  The lambs were just 3 weeks old. It’s a wonderful place to visit and, of course, a great place for a wedding celebration.

Part IV: Aditi and Mick’s wedding on Maharani Weddings.com

Thursday, April 28th, 2011

Click below to see the final installment of Aditi and Mick’s wedding at The Hyatt Hotel in Morristown.

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Part III: Aditi and Mick’s wedding on Maharani Weddings.com

Thursday, April 28th, 2011

Be sure to check out the third installment of my photos featured on Maharani Weddings.  From start to finish, this wedding was perfectly planned by the Pampered Bride Weddings team.

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Part II: Aditi and Mick’s wedding on Maharani Weddings.com

Thursday, April 28th, 2011

Here is part two of Aditi and Mick’s wedding, featured on Maharani Weddings. Mick looked cool on the regal horse, provided by the fabulous Dream Horse Carriages.   Don’t forget to check out the rest of the photos including the ones showing the stylish groomsmens’ outfits.  nyc wedding photographer radhika chalasani

Aditi and Mick’s wedding on Maharani Weddings.com

Tuesday, April 26th, 2011

Maharani Weddings is a fantastic blog for Indian brides. They did a beautiful job selecting photos from Aditi and Mick’s wedding at the Hyatt Morristown in New Jersey and showcased them in several posts last week.  All the details of their wedding reflected the couple’s  individual style.  I hope you’ll check out the images on their blog.

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Dorothy & Eoin, Fall wedding, Finger Lakes region, NY

Sunday, December 12th, 2010

As the winter temperatures drop and there seems to be snow on the way I thought it would be nice to share photos from one of those beautiful crisp late Autumn days when the light is beautiful and the Fall colors are still around us.  It feels like a real gift in the Fall when we get those surprisingly warm days that let us pretend winter isn’t on its way.

Dorothy, an archaeologist in Binghamton, decided to look for her wedding photographer in the New York City area. Lucky for me that she and Eoin liked my work so I was given the opportunity to visit a part of New York State I’ve never had the chance to see.

It was a beautiful location with Glenora Wine Cellars sitting on the edge of Seneca Lake.  The balconies of our rooms overlooked the vineyard and the lake with a fantastic view of sunrise.  If you were feeling lazy enough you could just lie in bed and watch the sun come up, but I actually managed to get my tripod out on my balcony at the crack of dawn and it was worth the effort.  If you’ve never been to the area I hope these photos will tempt you to visit (and of course do some wine tasting along the way).

Ceremony and Reception: The Inn at Glenora Wine Cellars, Dundee, NY











 

 



 


Meg and Drew, Yale Club, New York

Tuesday, October 19th, 2010

I met Meg and Drew at the Brooklyn Wedding Crashers event early in the year.  They seemed to like my low key approach to weddings and when it came time to start planning their wedding Meg contacted me.  They made it very clear that they weren’t into posed photos and “forced groupings”.  Though my emphasis is always on catching the natural, candid moments I’m very into doing great portraits as well and I think we had some lovely ones with such a beautiful setting at the Yale Club and Grand Central Station.  I’ve shared a couple of them here.  I think my favorite moment of the day was Drew serenading Meg at the reception…putting all his time with the Yale Whiffenpoofs to good use.  My second favorite was Meg’s dance with her father that they took lessons for.  I was told to make sure I had great photos of that moment.

Getting Ready: InterContinental, New York Barclay Hotel

Venue: Yale Club of New York

Portraits: Yale Club and Grand Central Station







 

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