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mary’s 1st communion
My first time photographing Miss Mary and her family, but I’ve known them all for a really long time. I was so glad I was able to squish them in on a very busy communion day. Mary was a joy to photograph and I adored her curls.
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julia’s 1st communion
I’ve been photographing Julia since before she was sitting up on her own, so it was pretty special getting to photograph her first communion (where she was sitting up on her own!). She looked lovely and was super patient for all the photos, which is not always easy. We even got their adorable puppy in a few images. I always love seeing her and her awesome family! Hope the rest of the day was fun and special, just like Julia!
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cayla’s bat mitzvah- the temple
So my good friend’s daughter became a Bat Mitzvah a few weeks ago and I was on hand to take lots (and lots!) of pictures on her special day. I know how hard Cayla worked studying her Torah portion and all of the other requirements for the day, I even took her to one of her lessons with the Rabbi when her mom was out of town. I didn’t stay, but got to hear a good part of it on the way to the temple! Cayla has a really pretty voice and she carried the whole service beautifully. Some other events during the service worth a mention- all of her uncles, dad, mom and brother passing the Torah on to Cayla, her absolute race around the synogogue carrying the Torah (like she couldn’t get that done fast enough and the Rabbi commenting if there was ever a Torah race, she’d win hands down) and my personal favorite part was her mom welling up with tears on the Bimah during speaking about Cayla and saying “shit”. Everyone cracked up- even the Rabbi- so I guess it’s all ok. Stay tuned for portraits and party photos soon.
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christina’s sweet 16
It was a great night photographing Christina’s sweet 16 at the New Hyde Park Inn! Surrounded by family, friends, and lots and lots of love they celebrated the night bigtime! Christina’s court was filled with a lot of girls I’ve photographed in the past which is always fun for me, and I knew quite a few of the families and kids in attendance too. Everyone had a great time, dancing a ton and being a part of a great candlelighting celebrating not only Christina’s birthday but her family and friends too, even those that couldn’t be there. Wishing Christina a very happy 16th birthday and year! Hope all your wishes come true!
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brady’s 1st communion
I’ve been photographing this guy since he was born (and the whole extended family for lots of events and celebrations over the years) so it was extra special to be with him on the day of his First Communion. We had a rainy day (if you look closely enough you can see the raindrops in the outdoor pictures) and a bit of a rush after church to get over to the party. But it all turned out just fine and I got to take some MORE photos of one of my favorite families. Also, you’d not know it from these pictures but Brady’s little brother was not even a little interested in getting his photo taken, until we found the magic word. That would be poopy. Whatever it takes! Congrats to Brady!!
