Destination Weddings

Phil and Sarah Tarrytown ceremony

Count down to blast off. Leaving for JFK in just a few minutes to return to the wide open spaces of Montana. NYC has been amazing and time spent with my family here was delightful.

Thanks to Frank and Theo Stanley for hosting us in Brooklyn and to Ani Kunga and Khenpo Kalsang Gyaltsen for their hospitality in Walden New York. And especially to His Holiness Sakya Trizen for allowing me to photograph with him during his retreat. Photos of all this will be coming soon, but for now here are a few special images for Sarah and Phil. Sarah you are so lovely!

zoooooommmmm….. 34000 feet here we come.

Montana wedding in upstate NY

I know, it sounds complicated. But not so much. Montana boys with a farm in Grahamsville is not such a far-fetched reality. A Montana wedding in upstate NY. Yes.

Last August Heather, Jennie Lynn and I packed our bags and headed to the Catskill mountains(?) (more like foothills) for the wedding of Darlene and Frank. It was, by all relative measures, a smashingly wondrous occasion.
Here is the first draft album design. It’s crazy luscious! Enjoy.
In a couple of weeks we’re heading off for Tarrytown, NY for another wedding. OG I hope the snow is melted! Sarah and Phil are making it real. Then we’ll be visiting family in NYC and paying my respects to a Tibetan Lama friend in Walden.

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San Diego wedding vows

Gorgeous. Lovely.

Amidst the beauty of a wedding day I often ponder the poignant nature of life, filled with joy, happiness, sadness, success, failure, beauty, life and death. Usually the tougher experiences of life remain in the background of our minds when in the presence of such joy.

On this day, the realism of these thoughts were more present and relevant. The wedding crowd was filled with Dress Whites and the word of the loss of brave soldiers abroad was a personal reality in this tight knit community of people. I just wanted to give a word of honor and respect to all of them.

That being said, Love and Joy ruled the day as we celebrated every single moment that we have to live and be. The sun shone brightly on this couple, their family, their friends and their church. It was an amazing experience! Enjoy the photos.