Leah + Doug

In 2005 I was a staff photographer at The Morning Call newspaper and a very young Leah Craver walked into the office looking for work.

Leah was a wedding photographer, fresh out of school, and her entire portfolio was wedding photography.

Really, really good wedding photography.

Photojournalism-style wedding photography was just coming into vogue and it had gotten my attention. I asked Leah to let me tag along on one of her weddings.

So Leah was the first of many to help me find my way & it was nothing short of thrilling to photograph Leah's wedding to Doug a few weeks ago in North Carolina.

This is not hyperbole: I have never seen as much joy and love as I did at Leah & Doug's wedding. Not even close. Love between Leah and Doug, Leah and her dad, her mom, her sister, Doug and his brothers and parents.

Leah & Doug: You amazed and moved me. Thank you. It was a complete thrill to see this thing come full circle.

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Marissa + Sean

It just seems impossible to go wrong in Brooklyn.

Twice I've worked weddings there & both trips were killer.

Marissa and Sean were no exception. They were a joy to photograph. We worked beneath the Manhattan Bridge in DUMBO before their wedding and reception at Studio 6 near the Brooklyn Navy Yard. All visually delicious spots.

Props to Joe for throwing some of that Joe Craig magic on this.

Please, please: Someone ask me back to Brooklyn!

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Jean + Dan

If you get a chance to attend a Greek Orthodox wedding, go. In fact, if you can't get an invite, you might consider crashing one.

They are the most beautiful & ornate churches anywhere.

And that was only a small part of what made Dan and Jean's wedding so ridiculously beautiful.

Jean's mother is highly sensitive to allergens - including flowers - so Jean turned to Dale from Elysian Fields to make the most amazing bouquet ever out of brooches Jean had collected.

It was awesome. Go see.

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Claire

I photographed Randy & Michelle's wedding in September 2008. They're the nicest couple you would ever want to meet.

And then Claire arrived a few weeks ago. She is lovely and perfect.
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