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Two years ago I was privileged to be booked by the amazing Rebecca & Jon to shoot their upstate NY wedding. We quickly became friends and their wedding was one of my favorites of that season. The most incredible part of their day was how tight knit their large wedding felt. It was like everyone […]

The Yale Club of New York City Wedding – Danielle & Zack

I first met Katie on a rainy spring day in Syracuse. We had intended to shoot their You + Me session that day, but at 50 degrees and drizzle, we opted to meet for coffee instead. Katie told me all about her wedding plans and then graciously let me ramble on for who knows how […]

Whiteface Lodge Wedding – Katie & Corey

A bride and groom kiss while enjoying their hacker craft boat ride on Lake Placid. Mabyn Ludke Photography

Sooooo, it’s the end of wedding season. Normally I’m up to the hilt in October weddings. Normally. This season has been anything BUT normal. So here we are in the middle of busy season and what do I get to do? Why PLAY! What’s that you say? Playing? How does a photographer play? Well, one […]

If you Give a Photographer a Camera… – Fun Sneak Peaks! – Syracuse, NY

Cazenovia is a romantic little town.  Though I grew up near there, did theatre there, and even cleaned those big romantic houses as a teenager, I had yet to shoot a wedding right in the village. Cazenovia (or Caz) has this feeling of being hidden away from the rest of the world, stuck in time and […]

Lincklaen House Wedding – Jocelyn & Bryan

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