It was a perfect day in New York City. There was an abundance of sunshine with a cool breeze coming in from the water, and Erik and I were together with another couple in love! We adore the city – there are always interesting locations to be found even within a small radius, so it is always a new experience whenever we are there. And let us tell you, we were absolutely thrilled to work with Melissa and Jim. Melissa is stunning and an absolute sweetheart, and Jim is a true gentlemen and handsome as well. What more could we ask for?

We started at P.J. Clarke’s, the location where Melissa and Jim had their first date. Melissa was friends with one of Jim’s roommates, and the rest is history, as they say. We love this shot.

We love the angle, and the mood of this one.

As photographers, when two people allow us to capture moments like this, in a crowded restaurant no less, it blows us away.

Just outside and down the street, we asked them to stop by this fun wall art for a couple of quick shots.

We think it’s pretty obvious how in love with each other they are

We continued on down the street to the Hudson Hotel and were immediately taken by the escalator and the lighting surrounding it.

How fun is this? Jim even changed his position, unasked, as he was going up the escalator so that we could get both of them in the image. It was almost like they have done this before!

We love the lighting in this one as well.

A quick intimate moment in front of these doors – we were loving the yellow light coming through.

And then we were off to Central Park! The park was filled with people enjoying the long weekend and the photo shoot as well. Melissa and Jim did such an amazing job of looking like they were the only two people there that day.

We think this one is incredibly romantic!

Further in, we stopped to capture them in front of just one of the many skylines in NYC.

We think they both look incredible here.

Melissa is stunning, and her eyes are absolutely captivating.

Seriously, it doesn’t get too much better than this!

Central park has so many wonderful spots – like this one!

We love this, with just a hint of the kiss drawing us in.

We ended the day, after (rock-hard) pretzel’s and ice-cream (thank you!) with Melissa spending some quality time with one of the horses in the carriage line at the edge of the park.

Melissa and Jim, it was a true pleasure to work with two sweet and caring people that have such a strong presence together. Erik and I were smiling as we went over these photos together, and it is day’s like these that remind us why we are so grateful to do what we do for a living. We cannot wait to get you both in front of the camera again, on your wedding day!

xoxo,
Vicki + Erik