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Emily & Adam | Dumbo Loft Winter Wedding | Brooklyn, NY

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January 18th, 2020, Emily and Adam’s wedding day, started out chilly, but not too cold, hinting at a soft snowfall. Just prior to their afternoon ceremony, beautiful snow lightly dusted the cobblestone streets outside The Dumbo Loft. It was everything you could hope for for a winter wedding.

My favorite thing about Emily and Adam is how they balance each other. They have a playful, energetic relationship, always laughing and leading with their values. Blending their faith and families on their wedding day was important to both, incorporating Jewish traditions like breaking a glass, and the Quaker ritual where all those present sign the marriage certificate as witnesses. Inclusivity and equality were on display right at the start of their marriage, Emily wearing her “Feminist as Fuck” earrings and a “love and resistance” sweater from Lingua Franca. She was proud to use her wedding day to assemble and support a vendor team primarily of womxn-owned businesses.

Other personal touches from friends and family were sprinkled throughout the day and decor. Everything from custom artwork used on the invitations, cake topper, and coloring pages for children to centerpieces named after locations of their special memories with selfies from those dates. There was even a unique “I Do Brew”, a coffee milk stout made locally in Brooklyn just for them.

It was a perfect snowy wedding day. View images and the complete vendor team below.

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Butter and Scotch | Queer Carnival Microwedding Inspiration | Brooklyn, NY

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For Pride 2019, I worked with a team of queer vendors (and a few allies) who represent the Brooklyn LGBTQ+ community to create this fun inspiration for a vow renewal. We wanted to celebrate our individuality, our creativity, and our authentic selves as queer business owners in the wedding industry. Each vendor was encouraged to create their designs however they felt inspired by our modern carnival mood board, the bride’s bright pink hair, and the couple’s actual wedding day attire, custom coordinating the tablescape, florals, stationary, and cake.

The bulk of the decor elements were sourced second-hand to reduce environmental impact by Emily Monus Events, and the stationery suite by Ephemora used colors from the original Pride flag, turquoise for art and pink for sexuality, chosen by the couple (who met at San Francisco Pride in 2014). The venue and three-tiered cake were provided by Butter & Scotch, a feminist, woman-owned bar in Brooklyn always fighting for social justice.

See how it all came together in our feature on Offbeat Bride. Images and the full vendor team are below.

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Natasha & Max | Artsy Tattoo Shop Engagement Session | Brooklyn, NY

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One of the coolest couples I ever got to work with was Natasha & Max. Natasha and I got to collaborate on a photoshoot when they took a trip to visit NYC. When they ended up moving to Brooklyn shortly after, we reconnected for an epic engagement session at a tattoo and oddities shop.

The couple got coordinated pieces, one in full color, one in black and white, inspired by their favorite stories in “The Illustrated Man”, a collection of science fiction shorts by Ray Bradbury. When we arrived for their appointments, they signed their release forms, played a game of rock paper scissors to decide who went first, and settled in for an afternoon getting inked. Between their sessions, we took a walk over to the Gowanus Canal to stretch out and grab a few portraits.

This pair are both artists themselves! Natasha creates beautiful floral pieces and vintage inspired jewelry at Auris Floris. Max is a graphic designer and illustrator.

Since I’m a big fan of tattoos, I had always wanted to do a session like this! As always, I’m so grateful to get to work with such creative and alternative couples always down for adventure!

Huge thank you to the incredible owners at Triple Diamond Tattoo for letting me document most unique & permanent engagement session! Tattoos by artist Hillary Blair.

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Jenna & James | Modern Autumn Wedding | Brooklyn, NY

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On a sun-soaked fall day in early October, Jenna and James celebrated the start of their marriage. It was a perfectly warm afternoon full of family, flowers, and love.

There were many traditional elements the couple put modern spins on. Jenna created a romantic, natural setting, surrounded by greenery in every room of the venue, adding smalls touches with blooms and crystals scattered throughout the space. After their sunset ceremony, they partied all night, dancing “under the stars” with a view of the NYC skyline.

Congratulations to Jenna, James, their families, and their new rescue pup Henry! Wishing you all the happiness in the world.

See the full list of vendors below.