Philly reprezent! I went down to Philadelphia for the weekend last month for Marlena and Barry’s engagement session, and it was awesome. They’re awesome.
The Chestnut Hill neighborhood was perfect for our shoot b/c they’ve lived together there for years now. We got ice cream at Bredenbeck’s, who is also making their wedding cake, and even ended up in front of Barry’s barbershop. See you guys again for your wedding in October! Check out their engagement session slideshow for more photos.
Alice is deeply connected to my first ever memories of New York. We’re cousins, and I remember writing ‘Brooklyn, NY’ on a letter addressed to her and her sister Belinda after the first time we met when I was 10 and living in Miami. Later she’d be there for my first visit to NYC, and then again when I moved here a few years later. I couldn’t have imagined at age 10 that 15 years later her city I’d also call mine, and that I’d know it better than any other place I’ve lived.
When Alice asked me to do an engagement photo session for her and Jake, I was thrilled and honored. And what a great way to also do some hanging out and share some of our lives with each other – Alice’s relationship with Jake, and mine with photography.
During our session in DUMBO/Brooklyn Heights we caught up on each other’s lives, talked about wedding/life plans, and joked about the time Alice facilitated my first and only terrifying experience with getting a facial. Afterwards we warmed up and wound down at Siggy’s, a tasty Brooklyn Heights restaurant, where Alice and Jake introduced me to their amazing almond protein shake. Yes, the word ‘protein’ in a food description scares me too, but really, it was unbelievably good, and I’ll be back for more.
Congratulations to an awesome couple. Here’s to more hangouts.
Watch the SLIDESHOW for more photos!
Siggy’s Good Food
76 Henry Street
Brooklyn, NY 11201-6822
www.siggysgoodfood.com
(718) 237-3199
