It was a rainy spring day full of warmth and friendly faces.

I photographed Rachel in the calm of her parent’s lovely condo in Forest Hill, then followed her family to Yorkville where the activity slowly ramped up to an excited hum. Bride & Groom got to check each other out in the midst of family greetings and preparations, and then took a quick moment for some portraits before signing on the dotted line.

The ceremony, succinct and stirring, gave way to a fabulous cocktail party that kept Sassafraz’s bartenders and servers on their toes with their trays of delicacies and minty elixirs.

It became a dance of upstairs, downstairs, upstairs—-cocktails. dinner. dancing. All fun and delectable and absolutely by design.

No more words necessary here. Many congratulations to you Rachel & Neil. xo