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For the curious minds, you can view a larger selection of the pre-wedding portrait session of Mirabelle and Andi that I photographed just recently.
We went for a stroll along the Seine, from the Place de la Concorde, across Tuilerie garden to the city bridges and square Henry V.
And a little note to inform everyone that I will be in New York City for the whole month of November. Feel free to get in touch for wedding info while i am back in town. I would be glad to organize your portrait or pre-wedding photo session in manhattan during this time as well.










Destination wedding photographer
Photographe Mariage Paris France

I often seem to get people I meet saying : " If only i had known about your photography when i got married ! My wedding photographer was such a disappointment.
What can I say ...
I just received this email actually ".... When we got married last July, our photographer had a family emergency and told us 3 days before our wedding that he was not able to be there. Therefore, we ended up with the only photographer available. Although our photographs are nice, they are not our style. We love art and fashion and for photographs we love journalistic/artistic style-like Olivier!!! ..." Sweet but unfortunately too late.
I often think of this story of Picasso. He was sitting outside one day and a woman passing by asked if he would do a quick sketch of her likeness. When he was done the lady asked how much she owed, and he said, “That will be $2000 please.” The lady said, “For 20 minutes of your time?” And he said, “No, for a lifetime of experience.”




Destination wedding photographer
Photographe Mariage Paris France

A couple of weeks ago, when I was still at the newspaper (strange to say that), I was killing some time after deadline and ended up on Craigslist. This isn’t odd since I could spend a whole day going through the “Free” and “Missed Connections” categories for hours. I love mocking people who write about falling in love with the guy they saw “over the pantyhose display.”

Julie and I had just recently sat down with a sales rep from a big-named wedding photography company who kept saying “our photographers do photojournalism to tell your story.” When I asked her how many photographers actually went to “J” school, she gave me a deer-in-headlights look and replied “Uh…I…don’t…know. No one has ever asked me that before…”

After she said that, I had images of the guy who takes photos of children for their school picture who employs the use of a stuffed animal to get the look of wonder from the child that will eventually have a laser background.

So I had wedding photography on the mind and randomly went through the “services” section (which, let’s face it, was only created for the “personal massage” section). And here, like a sweet flower rising from a mountain of crap, was Lisa Rigby.

In short, her site was astonishing. Look at the picture above. See how it looks like an advertisement or an album cover for a band? Essentially that’s what we wanted, a commercial declaring how awesome we are.

(Random: I think the couple there might be bizarro-world Fran and Julie…right?)

So, after a sit-down at a coffeeshop in Coolidge Corner, we were convinced of the majesty of the Rigby. We know you will too.

Other things I have found on Craigslist: a bookshelf, a couch, my current job at Brafton, and a date with a one-legged woman (I wish to GOD I was joking…).

Our engagement photos were taken yesterday, so prepare to have your mind blown.

Source Article : http://shoebang.wordpress.com/2008/12/14/you-can-now-add-wedding-photographer-to-the-list-of-awesome-finds-on-craigslist/