The Raleigh Hotel and Resort ? Far from the Carolinas, folks, this is in Fallsburg, NY – still the old 'Catskills,’ Sullivan County – probably part of what was once well known as the ‘Borscht Belt.’ Some still think of “Dirty Dancing” (would you believe I’ve never seen it all the way through?) others, these … Continue reading Reunion at the Raleigh & Large Group Portraits
Category: Catskills Wedding Photography
The text came in “Wedding emergency” with a name and out of state number. I offered a non-committal reply and, skeptically turned to Google to check the area code. Then the phone rang. (Photographers with contact information online are routinely plagued by phony inquiries - which are thinly veiled money laundering scams.) Turns out the … Continue reading Photography Rescue
First love? First car? First McRib sandwich (and last, thankfully)? No sillies, the first wedding of the season! Danielle and Damian’s #WildCatWeddingAdventure was certainly memorable – if not for the above-all easy-going vibe in the face of adversity (47 degrees? Persistent heavy cloud cover and rain or mist!), than for the pup population – every … Continue reading You always remember your first
A couple I’m working with planned their wedding at a pavilion by the water – I can relate, a few years back my wife wanted the same thing (we got married at that same pavilion by the water. There’s wedding photography to prove it.). For this great couple however, fate conspired against them. The town … Continue reading Location, Location, Location II
This week, a narrative… Dagger-like icicles eventually covered the windows. By hour 36 she said I was pacing like a ‘caged animal.’ I called it ‘vigilance.’ You see -- the power had gone out here at the Ranch as it had for so many others in the North East. Our electric company reported over 100,000 … Continue reading Ever ready and prepared
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