How many people do you think get engaged in Central Park each year? Google couldn’t give me the stats on that… I’m proud to say that Central Park is where Tony and I got engaged. Jerese told me that Sean asked her to marry him by the bridge in Central Park too! Jerese and Sean are getting married at one of my VERY FAVORITE venues this year … the abandon mansion at Alder Manor. But this New York couple came to see me for a shoot in Malibu over the holidays. Jerese is a Michigan girl who loves the outdoors. Of course she is! Anyone could see that just by looking at the pictures (:

Tis the season to take family pictures! I usually have all of my family photography finished in October – but I was busy with so many other projects that all of my families had to wait until the very last moment. And this was the very last appointment for the season….GO TEAM BARRIOS! I couldn’t ask for a more beautiful or fun family to chase around and have a good time with….

Capturing a wedding in Central Park is a bit like pulling off a performance art installation. Your bride and groom LITERALLY become one of the city’s exciting tourist attractions for that day. I suppose it’s that way anytime you’re photographing a wedding within a public space – but Central Park? Come On!!! It’s only like, THE most famous public space around… it was like a dream come true for Tony and I to photograph Erin and Chris get married at the Boathouse – just steps from the very spot where we got engaged. I know I always talk about this – but my fantasy had always been to get married there.  Next best thing? Watching Erin and Chris get married there … congrats you guys. We wish you a lifetime of happiness together, overlooking the park….