{"id":111,"date":"2010-06-23T03:19:00","date_gmt":"2010-06-23T08:19:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kellyvasami.goodgallery.com\/blog\/christine-michaels-engagement-session\/"},"modified":"2015-06-30T03:13:59","modified_gmt":"2015-06-30T08:13:59","slug":"christine-michaels-engagement-session","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kellyvasami.com\/blog\/engagements\/christine-michaels-engagement-session\/","title":{"rendered":"Christine &#038; Michael&#8217;s Engagement Session in Riverdale"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We started our session out on the rooftop terrace of Christine &#038; Michael&#8217;s building in Riverdale. Million dollar views, fantastic weather and a nice spring breeze &#8212; not to mention a gorgeous couple &#8212; make my job, well, a breeze!<\/p>\n<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n<div align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/kellyvasami.goodgallery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/dowd_eses_061.jpg\"\/><\/div>\n<p>That&#8217;s the GW Bridge in the background. Not too shabby.<\/p>\n<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n<div align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/kellyvasami.goodgallery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/dowd_eses_08.jpg\"\/><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n<div align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/kellyvasami.goodgallery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/dowd_eses_13.jpg\"\/><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n<div align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/kellyvasami.goodgallery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/dowd_eses_18.jpg\"\/><\/div>\n<p>We headed down to the nearby train station (more on that later in the post) for some fun shots&#8230;<\/p>\n<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n<div align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/kellyvasami.goodgallery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/dowd_eses_25.jpg\"\/><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n<div align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/kellyvasami.goodgallery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/dowd_eses_30.jpg\"\/><\/div>\n<p>I love the intimacy in this shot&#8230; plus, Christine has gorgeous hair \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n<div align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/kellyvasami.goodgallery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/dowd_eses_37.jpg\"\/><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n<div align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/kellyvasami.goodgallery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/dowd_eses_41_44.jpg\"\/><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n<div align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/kellyvasami.goodgallery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/dowd_eses_43.jpg\"\/><\/div>\n<p>Being a non-native New Yorker, when Christine suggested we might take some pics near the <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Spuyten_Duyvil,_Bronx\" target = \"blank\">Spuyten Duyvil<\/a> train station during their engagement session, I copied down a bunch of consonants on my notepad and wondered exactly what word she had said to me&#8230;.<\/p>\n<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n<div align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/kellyvasami.goodgallery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/dowd_eses_32.jpg\"\/><\/div>\n<p> When I got there however, I quickly memorized the name and knew I wouldn&#8217;t soon forget what must be the most beautiful location for a train station on all of the Metro North.  This unique location produced my two favorites from our session:<\/p>\n<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n<div align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/kellyvasami.goodgallery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/dowd_eses_46.jpg\"\/><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n<div align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/kellyvasami.goodgallery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/dowd_eses_48.jpg\"\/><\/div>\n<p>I am really looking forward to photographing Christine and Michael&#8217;s wedding later this summer, these two are such naturals in front of the camera. Plus Christine showed me a sneak peek of her dress&#8230;And. It&#8217;s. FABULOUS!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We started our session out on the rooftop terrace of Christine &#038; Michael&#8217;s building in Riverdale. 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