I'm neck deep in beautiful wedding photos, literally. Well, almost. Actually, I'm busy editing Colleen & David's photos from this past Friday. They were married at the Lessing's Timber Point Mansion in Great River, New York. The maitre'd is Teo, and he's a first-class gentleman. Everyone, including the vendors received the royal treatment.

Colleen and her Mom, Jackie, look beautiful.

The day started at Colleen's parent's house in Holtsville, NY. The family dog, Isabella, was so funny and adorable. Most dogs bark when you enter the house. Isabella however, barks most when she thinks you're going to leave.

Isabella!

Colleen and David were lucky with the weather. Although it was raining off and on, we had enough dry periods to get some outdoor photos.

This photo will make a great double-page spread for the album.

Lauren, Erin, Megan, & Ryan

 Everyone had fun dancing to Meatloaf's Paradise By The Dashboard Lights

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This past Sunday afternoon I spent a few hours photographing Nancy and Sean's engagement photos. We went to Northport Harbor Park, and a few locations in Centerport. Nancy and Sean are getting married at the Crest Hollow Country Club in mid-October.

 
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Wedding Ahoy! Argh, avast me harties, and shiver me timbers, this wedding was more fun than eating fish-n-chips in Davey Jones locker. Oops, I better knock of the pirate talk, because International Talk Like A Pirate Day was September 19, 2008, but, Cielo and Scott's wedding was yesterday, September 20, 2008. Which was a fantastic day to tie a nautical knot (sorry couldn't resist). The weather was perfect -- in the low 70's with a light breeze.

What a fun wedding! The day began at the Hilton Milennium Hotel in NYC. The ceremony took place at The Seaman's Church, followed by family photos on the roof, and culminating in a fabulous cruise around Manhattan aboard the La Romantica Yacht leaving from Southstreet Seaport. Cielo and Scott planned their wedding from their home in California. To make coordination much easier they hired super-duper wedding planner extraordinaire Emily Lester of EM Event Management NYC.

Here's a brief photo selection:

Q: What's better than a cool shot of the bride (Cielo) in the limo?
A: A double reflection of the photographer -- Me!
Not to worry, I took several without my reflection.
Seriously, as frequent viewers to this blog already know, I love having fun with reflections -- Just check out my reflection web site World Of Wagner (WOW).

Scott looks handsome from any angle.
 
Here's an unusual ring/hand shot.

This photo was taken on the Seaman's Church rooftop at 241 Water Street.

Ceilo and Scott hounded by the paparazzi. New Yorkers are so brazen!

Cielo & Scott quickly became pros at doing the dip.

On the way from the chapel to the boat, Cielo's nephew Jordan (kneeling) ran into some of his skateboarding buddies, who were happy to mug for the camera. Jordan can olley a 4-stair -- NICE!

Cielo & Scott strut their stuff.

Check out the waterfall underneath the Brooklyn Bridge.

Scott really knows how to sweep a girl off her feet.

CIELO & SCOTT: CLICK HERE TO VIEW YOUR ON-LINE PHOTO GALLERY.
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"OMG the pictures are amazing, you're way too fast. these are great. We didn't even remember your being around for some of the shots. You were great to work with, and our families loved you too.  We just got back to Cali, and just exhausted, and still incredibly elated on cloud nine, the pictures capture all that emotion." -- Cielo

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I photographed the following photo of a musical duo composed of a woodland nymph/fairy, and a folksy guitarist in Penn Station, New York. I was waiting for my Long Island Railroad Train, and couldn't resist the opportunity to shoot such pixel-worthy subjects. They actually sounded pretty good. I admire anyone with the courage to wear green wings in public. I also like the juxtaposition between the fairy and the soldiers, because they're both dressed for adventures far from common-place realities.

I wish I had given the duo my wedding photographer business card, as I can only imagine how unusual, and fun their wedding attire/celebration would be -- think Peter Pan meets Victoria Secret.

 
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This past Saturday, Naomi and Brett got married at the Huntington Yacht
Club. Naomi and Brett are both avid sailors, and hoped to make their
arrival on their sailboat. Unfortunately, fate conspired to put a
damper on the day in the form of fast-moving Tropical Storm Hurricane
Hana. Luckily the winds were much less than predicted, and the wedding
was a great success. Clancy, the maître d ran the reception perfectly.
The food and DJ (Variety Music) were phenomenal.

We were planning on making the most of the seaside location by taking
sunset and harbor wedding photos. Hopefully, Naomi and Brett can
schedule a time in the near future to get together at the Yacht Club
and take these shots when the weather is better.

If any readers of this blog are interested in getting married at the Huntington Yacht Club, give me a call and I'll give you the skinny (info).

Brett and the rains of Hana arrive at the same time.

Naomi and Brett make a handsome couple.

Brett and Naomi's mothers did a great job positioning the gown.

The crowd was wowed by Naomi and Brett's ballroom dancing.

This was as close as we came to taking outside photos.

Here's a guest doing a Cornholio (from Beavis & Butthead movie) impression.

You can write your own caption for this gem.

The Electric Slide.

Yesterday I had the pleasure of photographing Carla & Christer's wedding at the DeSeversky Mansion in Old Westbury, New York. For the photographers who visit my blog, I'd like to share a very useful tip for photographing a wedding with a Swedish groom and family -- cheese is called OST in Swedish. I doubt I pronounced it correctly, but it didn't seem to matter as everyone smiled anyway. As the following pictures show, the flowers, food, band, reverend, service, setting, etc. were all wonderful, and everyone enjoyed themselves to the fullest.

In Swedish:

Igår hade jag nöjet av att fotografera Carla & Christer bröllop på den DeSeversky herrgården i gammala Westbury, New York. För fotograferna, som besöker min blog, skulle jag något liknande för att dela en mycket användbar spets för att fotografera ett bröllop med en svensk brudgum och familj -- ost kallas OST i svensk. Jag tvivlar I som korrekt uttalas det, men det verkade inte för att betyda, som alla log på något sätt. Som föreställer efter showen, blommorna, mat, musikband, vördnadsvärt, tjänste-, inställning, Etc. var alla som var underbara, och alla tyckte sig om till det mest full.

The best thing to wear to a wedding is a big smile.
Det bäst tinget som ska ha på sig till ett bröllop, är ett stort leende.

I love photographing reflections.
Jag älskar att fotografera reflexioner.

Did I mention I love photographing reflections? Christer reminds me of a young Paul McCartney.
Älskade I-omnämnande mig att fotografera reflexioner? Christer påminner mig av en unga Paul McCartney.

Carla & Christer look great together.
Stor Carla & Christer look tillsammans.

Lucky guy!
Lycklig grabb!

Three Brothers: Anders, Christer, & Frederick -- goofing around for the camera.
Tre bröder: Anders, Christer, & Frederick - goofing runt för kameran.

Ost! A few minutes after completing this photo we were hit with a huge thunderstorm.
Ost! Några minuter efter att ha avslutat detta foto vi drabbades med ett stort åskväder.

Ava took her job as a flower girl very seriously. Behind Ava is Sophie. The rain added to the great ambiance, and made a beautiful sound as it beat upon the sloped glass ceiling above the guests.
Ava tog hon jobb som en blomma flicka på stort allvar. Bakom Ava är Sophie. I regnet läggas till den stora ambiance, och gjorde ett vackert ljud som det slår på sloped glastak ovanför gäster.

Shots like this put a smile on my face, too.
Shots som denna sätta ett leende på mitt ansikte också.

This table arrangement is very popular in Europe, and everyone, waitstaff included, commented upon how much they loved it.
Denna tabell arrangemang är mycket populära i Europa, och alla, waitstaff ingår, kommenterades hur mycket de älskade den.

Carla & Christer make their entrance.
Carla & Christer göra sin entré.

Here's Christer wowing the crowd with some graceful moves.
Här är Christer wowing folkmassan med några graciösa moves.

Mothers, don't let your children grow up to be photographers.
Mödrar, låt inte dina barn växa upp som fotografer.

After dinner, the dancing went into high-gear.
Efter middag, dans gick i hög växel.

Is it possible to have too much fun? Nah.
Går det att ha för mycket kul? Nah.

The happy couple.
De lyckliga par.

To the bride's visiting this blog, this is the expression of joy I hope to capture on your wedding day.
Till brudens besöker denna blogg, detta är ett uttryck för glädje jag hoppas kunna fånga på din bröllopsdag.

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