I couldn’t be more ecstatic to have a recent wedding at the New York Botanical Garden featured on Style Me Pretty today! Raina Dawn Events pulled together a gorgeous affair for her new sister-in-law, the beautiful bride. Be sure to check out the flattering write-up and more images at Style Me Pretty. It was such a pleasure to be in attendance at the elegant event, congrats again to the happy couple!!

I am so excited to share some photos with you today from the amazing elopement of the beautiful couple, Tauri and Roscoe, shot on the island of Koh-Samui at Eden Rock Villa, Thailand. Tauri and Roscoe are crew members of a yacht who fell in love and decided to elope while in Thailand, which I was lucky enough to be there to capture. This shoot had such a casual, fun feel and with the amazing setting it was so cool to experiment and incorporate elements from the environment well as traditional Thai wedding rituals such as ringing of the bell for good luck in their life together, traditional dress, and 3 white dots painted on their forehands, symbolizing a wedding blessing. I just loved shooting Tauri and Roscoe together, they are such an awesome, vibrant and dynamic couple who clearly enjoy every second of being together. Some of my faves include the scooter shot with “JUST MARRIED” written in Thai on the back and the infinity pool at Eden Rock and the big Buddha. But perhaps my favorite moment came at the end of the day when we all strolled down to the beach and shot around and then the couple ended with a splash, but jumping off the dock hand in hand. So much fun, what a day. Thanks again to Tauri and Roscoe! xoxo

Lorena and Nolan are just too cute to be true. Watching them interact was so endearing and I really think we captured some special moments of these two with the Newport Bridge as backdrop! LOVE the shots of Nolan twirling you around in that dress beautiful purple dress Lorena, and your shoes were just SO fierce! So fun working with you both and I am so glad you are happy with the end result as well. Really looking forward to shooting your big day :)

We’ve just added some of Sara Ossana’s galleries online but we are in the process of retouching some but wanted to share with you a few of these images to preview what’s to come of her amazing work! Sara is not only an an amazing second shooter but a phenomenal principal photographer as well. So now a few shots from two recent weddings she shot, Brendan & Laura and Maria & Craig. So exciting, gorgeous work Sara!

A new engagement session sneak peak to share with you this morning, Laura and Martin, who are just the sweetest, cutest couple ever.  We had so much fun when I recently traveled to NYC to photograph their engagement shoot, walking the streets of West Village and getting some really cool shoots with all the amazing backdrops to incorporate. Perhaps the highlight of the day had to be running into the entire cast of Glee in the streets, what a surprise that was!  It was like we were all going to break out and sing and dance in a Broadway musical or something! Laura and Martin, so thrilled to be working with you guys and can’t wait to shoot your wedding at Castle Hill this summer.  We got some really gorgeous shots of you two as we walked the streets, so now, I’ll share a few of my favorites :)

This Monday morning we have some photos from another stunning wedding from last season, Annie & Jesse’s OceanCliff wedding. This evening affair was just so breathtaking and glamorous with gorgeous classic details and a wonderful couple so in love.   And let me just say, your first dance blew me away! I mean you two put Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire to shame!  What a great touch, it was perfect! We were able to capture some really amazing shots and to me, the love you feel for each other just beams right through in these images.  It was so great working with you two and a joy to be a part of it all.  All the best to you both! And now, some of my favorite shots from a beautiful evening…Enjoy!

We have some very exciting news to share with you this morning! Carrie Rodman Photography is so honored to be featured in the May issue of the prestigious Photo District News! And for those of you who aren’t familiar-think what Sports Illustrated is to sports PDN is to photography, you get the idea ;) So this is very exciting news for the business! The article “What Brides Want, No Matter What it Costs” written by Jacqueline Tobin focuses on how wedding photographers are profiting from products and services that extend far beyone wedding day. This is certainly a concept Carrie Rodman Photography relates to, with all the Newport Weddings being much more than a day and more of full out wedding weekends!

And since I believe you’re only as good as the people you surround yourself with, a big thanks goes out to everyone for their hard work and support, I couldn’t do it without my team and my amazing couples, it is truly a combined creative effort.

Unfortunately it wasn’t possible to get the original artwork of the layout- so this is the best I could do for now, it’s much better live and in person but I was so excited to share with you!

Again, Amanda, this image of you is everywhere, you are famous! And making me look so good xoxo And a shout out to Pat & Lex and Grace & Keith whose engagement books were featured and B & L for the table tent! Love you all! Thanks again to PDN!

The cover of the May Issue

the feature appears p. 34-35, check it out!

Here’s another wedding from last season and this one was just gorgeous!  I just loved working with Karin & Greg.  Their entire wedding had this wonderful vibe from the breathtaking ceremony in Narragansett to the tented wedding reception, complemented by gorgeous, elegant details.  Both sets of parents were awesome and so great to work with too and it was all just so exquisitely elegant, classic… oh so… perfect.

And Karin, I know you were a bit nervous about venturing out onto the jetties, but thanks for trusting me… wasn’t the end result so worth it? What a fabulous, flawless party your guests were treated to from the food, to the catering all the special touches you added like the dolce vita candy bar, Clam Chowder Bar and Mini Lobster Rolls and Steel drums. What a night to remember for the two of you! So happy to be a part of it all and best wishes to the both of you, may that happiness you have never fade! Xoxo

Some of my favorite shots… and for more, check out the entire gallery here.

We are so excited to share some photos Stacey & Michael’s stunning Rosecliff wedding recently featured in the new publication, Bliss Celebrations.  Stacey & Michael, what a glamorous and luxe affair it was, the details and decor were the perfect fit for the Rosecliff ballroom, every thing just enhanced the already gorgeous venue.  We were so happy to be a part of it all. Thanks again to Bliss Celebrations for the fabulous press, we just love how it turned out and again congrats to Stacey & Michael! Check out the feature below and be sure to pick up your copy of Bliss Celebration’s  premiere issue today!