New York City is one of the greatest places in the world to shoot an engagement session — and not just because of the iconic backdrops. It's because every neighborhood tells a completely different story. Central Park at golden hour. The cobblestones of DUMBO with the bridge in the distance. A quiet SoHo side street on a Sunday morning. Your own apartment in Brooklyn, with the coffee on and the cats underfoot.

I shoot engagement sessions all over Manhattan and Brooklyn — and wherever else feels most like you. Some couples come with a specific vision. Others just know they want photos that feel real. Both are exactly right.

My approach is documentary. I'll give you gentle direction when it helps — "walk toward me," "whisper something in their ear" — but mostly I want you to just be together. The camera handles the rest. By the end of an hour together, most couples tell me they forgot I was there. That's the goal.

Beyond the photos themselves — which, yes, are great for save-the-dates and your wedding website — an engagement session is really about getting comfortable together in front of a camera before the highest-stakes day of your life. By the time your wedding day arrives, we've already done this. You know how I work, I know how you move, and the whole thing feels easy.

Think of it as a rehearsal. A really beautiful, golden-hour rehearsal in one of the greatest cities in the world.