Bond No. 9

I first discovered this perfume shop when my friend, Janet, was looking for a special fragrance to wear for her wedding.  At first, I spotted their packaging in the window display and I thought she was taking me to a a candy store.  You see, they package their perfumes to look like candies, specifically, candies I remember enjoying when I was in Paris.  When we stepped inside, I was a little disappointed to discover that we were not, in fact, in a candy store.  Since I am hyper-sensitive to smells, I’m generally not a huge fan of perfume, and certainly not a fan of perfume stores, so my first inclination was to turn around and just wait outside.  But this place was different.  My nostrils were not assaulted with a cloud of headache-inducing chemicals when I walked in.  In fact, I really couldn’t detect the smell of perfume at all.  The air was clean and fresh.  We spent the better part of an hour in the store, sampling different perfumes and talking about each scent with the lovely woman who was helping us.  And the fragrances they offer… just… wow.  Subtle and rich and beautiful.  Of all the fragrances we sampled that day, I can only think of 2 that I didn’t really care for.  And since I generally dislike all perfume, that’s saying quite a lot.  I will sometimes receive samples of new fragrances in the mail, and I actually get excited to try them.  Here’s a shot of the candy-like packaging; isn’t is great?

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Marit Hanson - That packaging is awesome! I’d love to see how they have the store merchandised.

When the lights go out in the city

Or, at least when they burn out in my apartment.  My ceilings are very high, so changing a lightbulb requires bringing in the heavy artillery – the tall ladder.  From the scary, scary basement.  And I have to climb to the very top of the tall ladder to reach this fixture (which is original to the space and I LOVE it!).  Looks like I have a nice weekend project for myself.

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Helena - Love the title of this post and the picture is beautiful…can I say that about light bulbs?

Scott Cramer - Hi Sherri! Long time no lurk (think way back to The Amazing Race tryout days). So far as hard to reach light bulbs, check out BrylaneHome’s website and search for High Reach Ceiling Kit, Item number 1545-03274-1237. I’d put the link, but don’t want the comment software to peg me as a spammer. About thirty bucks. I’m sure there are more/different ones out there. I just did a Google shopping search. This one had a bunch of attachments to do things like keep the dust off your cool light fixture. Hope all is well. Love your photos. -Scott ;-)

Rainy evening in Brooklyn

I love rainy evenings, which is good because we’ve had a LOT of them over the past few weeks.  I took a couple of snaps outside one of my windows tonight – I love the way the streetlights and the traffic signal cast light into my room.

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Rainy Night in Brooklyn

Carucha L. Meuse - I love this image. It truly reminds me of a rainy afternoon where you just lay around the house and read a great romance novel. I love how you were able to capture the light in the droplets of light. Well Done!

Don’t Stop Believin’

This is Sam Tsui doing one of the most phenomenal covers I’ve ever heard (and it just happens to be a cover of one of my all-time favorite songs).  The video is pretty cool too.  Check it out; this guy has got some serious talent!

Kuba & Rachel {Philadelphia Wedding Photography}

On Sunday, I had the honor of photographing Kuba & Rachel’s wedding at the beautiful Morris House Hotel in Philadelphia. I started checking the weather forecast about a week before the wedding and there were nothing but thunderstorms predicted for Sunday. I was hoping against hope that the weather would turn around, and sure enough, it did. Things cleared up just in time for their evening ceremony and it was a beautiful event.

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I had to post this photo of Rachel’s stunning hair. I mean, just look at it! It’s gorgeous! And I LOVE the vintage hair ornament. I love hair ornaments in general, but this one was particularly lovely.

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And then there are the flowers.  I really like this type of loose, un-fussy arrangement.  And do you see the passion flowers?  How appropriate for a wedding.:-)  I took this image while Rachel sat in the bridal chair, waiting for Kuba to come and veil her.

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And here’s Kuba coming around the corner, seeing his beautiful bride-to-be for the very first time. I think he looks quite happy, don’t you?

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Kuba places the veil over Rachel’s head.  Just look at her expression.  If you want to know what love looks like, here it is.  I have to admit, my eyes got a bit glossy while I was photographing this (shhhhhh).  It’s really hard not to get caught up in the joy and beauty of the moment.

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Getting ready to sign the Ketubah.

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And just look at the intricate artwork of the Ketubah.  It was difficult to capture with a photograph, but it was absolutely gorgeous.  A true work of art.

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Signing the Ketubah.

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And now it’s time for the ceremony! Rachel’s father walked her down the aisle to an absolutely beautiful song.  I’m not sure what it was called – I’ll have to ask Rachel (after, of course, she’s had plenty of time to recover from the wedding).

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Rachel walking the seven circles around Kuba.

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First kiss as husband and wife!

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First dance.  Let me tell you, these two could give Fred and Ginger a run for their money!

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Hava Nagila!  This was quite possibly the most enthusiastic dancing I’ve ever seen.  Those chairs bounced around for quite a long time (and then again with Rachel’s parents and Kuba’s parents).  I felt exhausted afterward and I wasn’t even dancing!

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The cake!  Mmmm… one of the best perks about photographing weddings is getting to sample the cake at the end of the night.  I love cake!

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Rachel and Kuba, thank you so much for allowing me the privelage of photographing your wedding.  It was such a beautiful day and I feel very honored to have been a small part of it.  You are both so very fortunate to have one another and so many wonderful friends and family.  I wish you all the happiness the world has to offer as you begin your new lives together as husband and wife.

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Don’t worry Rachel, your photos will all be in vibrant color – this black and white one is for me.  I had to get at least one in here.;-)

Kelly Vasami - Gorgeous Sherri! I LOVE LOVE LOVE the first image of the venue – great capture. Gorgeous flowers, beautiful couple, fun reception! Mazel Tov!

kim - now this made me tear up. great wedding pictures will do that to me… sherri, these are beautiful. i absolutely LOVE the one where he places the veil over her head = that’s when the eyes got watery. a beautiful couple & beautiful pictures! all the best to rachel & kuba!

robert Tanguay - Dear Rachel

I love your wedding pictures. Thanks to your mother Helen for letting us, foreigners from the North, access them

Bisous (Maman will translate…)

Robert et Nicole