Brooklyn Wedding & Engagement Photos

Posted on July 26, 2017April 20, 2020 by Irene Bello

Brooklyn Wedding & Engagement Photos

I had a great time with this couple taking their Brooklyn wedding & engagement photos. Since their wedding is at the Brooklyn Winery and their getting ready photos will be taken at the new William Vale Hotel in Williamsburg, they wanted to meet me by the hotel and have their engagement photos taken outside and around the hotel and the nearby streets. It was great meeting Rachel & Scott before their big day and the engagement session certainly allowed for us to get to know each other and for them to get comfortable working with me and being in front of my camera. This is one of the reasons why I highly recommend that my brides and grooms have an engagement photo session with me prior to their wedding day.

Rachel and Scott were so much fun to work with. Both of them just kept laughing and were so bubbly, there is no doubt that they are simply perfect for each other. We started the session by the William Vale and then headed out into the streets to find some funky graffiti.

Enjoy the photos below and stay tuned for their wedding photos at the Brooklyn Winery. :o)

If you are interested in having an engagement photo session, please get in touch and contact me here.

Central Park Engagement Photos

Posted on October 14, 2016April 20, 2020 by Irene Bello

Central Park Engagement Photos

What’s not to love about these Central Park engagement photos? A great choice of location in NYC to have your engagement photos taken? A beautiful, sweet couple? Oh wait I know (drumroll) ……. the adorable puppy!!!!! How can you not resist this handsome furry guy all dressed up for the occasion in a tux? He even had on a red bow tie. He was just way too adorable. I was so thrilled when Michelle & Mike told me that they were going to bring their dog, Cavalli to be part of their engagement shoot. Being the animal lover that I am, I always get excited when clients want to include their pets in their pictures. Pets are like family and are special to us so why not include them in your engagement shoot? Not only that but sometimes logistics don’t work out on your wedding day where you will be able to include your dog in the photos or, better yet finding a caretaker to take care of your pooch on the wedding day can be more stressful than it’s worth. Having your furry friend involved in the pics prior to the wedding date is a great alternative.

Here are some of my favorites from the photo session. These were all taken in Central Park, NYC. It was great capturing Michelle and Mike’s love and I look forward to shooting their wedding in Long Island, NY this month.

Just practicing some dance moves………

Doesn’t this pup just melt your heart? He was so well behaved to. :o)

I love the red bowtie.

Taking a break. Being a model can be rough sometimes. ;o)

NYC Engagement Photos: NYC Proposal Photographer

Posted on July 23, 2016January 28, 2018 by Irene Bello

NYC Engagement Photos: NYC Proposal Photographer

NYC Engagement Photos. I was so excited when my neighbor and friend called me to let me know that he was planning on proposing to his girlfriend and wanted me to document it. I knew that she was hoping and waiting to see when he would finally pull the trigger. His plan was to propose to her in Central Park and then take some just engaged photos right afterwards. This is always a great idea and some couples are now doing their NYC Engagement Photography session immediately right after they get engaged! Such a great idea.

We discussed some spots where he was considering to pop the question. He wanted somewhere not as busy, but that was not an easy task at around 5-6 p.m. in Central Park on a Sunday! I was also a bit nervous being that she was my friend and knew that I was a photographer. I was afraid that if she ran into me that she may suspect something was up but she really had no idea!

Here are some of my favorite photos from their NYC Engagement photo session and their surprise proposal photos.

So happy……..

I love how these two were just clowning around. So cute.

And of course how can we not take a few I just got engaged selfies for Instagram!

Congratulations Brian & Evelyn! I look forward to photographing your big day!

Want to hear more about booking a surprise proposal photo session or engagement photo session? Please get in touch with me here or call me at 718-347-1851

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NYC Engagement Photos/Lo & Sam

Posted on June 16, 2015April 21, 2020 by Irene Bello

NYC Engagement Photos/Lo & Sam

I love shooting NYC Engagement Photos! Not only are there so many great locations to choose from in the actual city, there are some fantastic locations to be found in Queens and in Brooklyn. Take for example Lo & Sam’s engagement shoot. Lo and I know each other from coaching at World Ice Arena in Flushing Meadows Park, NY (Here’s a little tidbit of personal information about myself, when I am not shooting I also work as a figure skating coach) so when we discussed location ideas for the engagement session I was pretty excited that they were thinking about doing it in Flushing Meadows Park. The park is a lot larger than you can imagine and there is so much to do. It is so large that it stretches along two sides of the Grand Central Parkway. First, if you don’t already know and you are not a tennis fan, it is home to the USTA which hosts the US Open Tennis Tournament each September. In addition to that there is also a museum, theatre, a zoo, golf, miniature golf, a skating rink and a swimming pool and of course there is the iconic Worlds Fair Unisphere. And of course let’s not forget CitiField.

We were really blessed with great weather on the day of their shoot. We originally scheduled the week before but it was quite nasty, cold, dreary with on and off rain and had to postpone the shoot. We started by taking a few photos near the museum and then took a walk near the World’s Fair Unisphere to capture some photos there. We finished just as the sun was going down capturing some photos near some cherry blossoms. I was quite happy that I stumbled upon them as they were not there the week before. What a difference a week makes! It certainly made the postponement worth it. :o)

To view more from this engagement session please visit my slideshow on YouTube.

NYC Couples Photography/Couples in Love

Posted on May 20, 2015 by Irene Bello

NYC COUPLES PHOTOGRAPHY/COUPLES IN LOVE

I love spring in NYC. Everything is blooming and love is in the air. It is the perfect time for couples photo shoots especially in New York City’s Central Park. There is simply no place like it. The park is so huge and there are so many beautiful areas within the park and it is nearly impossible to cover the whole park in a day. There is just too much to do. One of my favorite places in the park is near Bethesda Fountain it is just a pretty location to take photos, especially for couples. I met up with Liliana and Luis one Sunday afternoon for a couples in love photoshoot. We took photos along the way through the park to Bethesda and I got to capture their love and was able to take advantage of the gorgeous yummy golden sunlight.