liz & tom | tribeca rooftop

liz’s brother had attended three weddings that i had photographed over the last few years, so when liz reached out to me, i knew i was talking to ‘good people’.  for those of you who may be new to my blog, i only work with ‘good people’ because being a wedding photographer that truly cares about their client’s images and experience is stressful enough, i don’t need to add people who suck into the mix. so a sister of a three- time wedding guest and friends of three of my past and one of my future grooms was a good indication that i would like liz and if i liked liz, i’d like tom, but i digress… the setting was a new york city wedding at the tribeca rooftop on a lovely springtime day.w hotel couple portrait wedding day

i love bright and airy hotel rooms…bride having makeup applied w hotel downtownbridesmaids looking in mirrorbride bracelet earrings necklace

the final spritz to seal the look…bride being sprayed make-up

louboutins…christian louboutin bridal shoes

louboutins…again…christian louboutin shoesflower girl getting ready

love the look on the ring bearer’s face…groom and ring bearergroom getting ready w hotel downtown

secret handshake…groom and brother secret handshake wedding day

 secret handshake?secret handshake grandfather and grandsontuxedo getting ready w hotelgroomsmen bowtie

what makes this shot for me is not just the composition and godfather-esque feel, but it incorporates both liz and tom’s dads…father of the groom and father of the bride in godfather type photo

liz’s feet awaiting her dress…bride's feetmaid of honor helping bride get in dresslouboutin shoes and reflection of bride getting ready

joy and jacquelyn of evj wedding co doing their thing…EVJ wedding co helping bride get dressedmother and bride bracelet

moms looking on…mom and mother-in-law looking at bride

a couple of slightly different bridal portraits…bride portrait chandelierbride portrait reflection

i loved this expression out of tom just before their first look…groom laughing before first lookwedding couple kiss

stroll on a chilly rooftop…bride groom W hotel rooftop

wedding couple portrait

photobomb by the empire state building…bride and groom with empire state buildinglaughing bride and groom w rooftop

love the texture of liz’s dress…liz santoro tom yes wedding day

simple and beautiful…bride groom debrosses streetbride groom portrait

tom looks on as liz approaches the aisle…groom watching bride come down the aisle

love how liz’s dad is looking at her…bride and dad walking down aisle tribeca rooftop

and here he does it again. meanwhile, tom is just beaming and thinking, ‘hell yeah, let me have my bride’…dad giving bride awaygroom laughing at altar

caught! i wasn’t ninja enough for this little guy!wedding ceremony nyc

love laughter during a first dance…bride groom first dancemother son and father daughter dance

i don’t know if tom missed this, but hopefully he doesn’t get pissed when he sees another man holding his bride! bride picked up in arms by guest on dance floorlaughing bride

i always have some space on my blog for sweet grandmas…grandma at wedding

four time michelle arlotta photography wedding attendees…

leaves you wondering who chris had hanging from his back on the dance floor…front of conga line

i’m not gonna lie, my main reason for posting this pic is because liz’s butt looks so good! (sorry for drawing the interwebs attention to your wife’s butt, tom)dancing butt shotnyc wedding dance floor

liz and one of her new brothers…laughing groom on dance floor tribeca rooftopbride groom dancing

it is only proper that i post the evolution of the ‘santoro wedding fist bump’..

2013

2014

2015and 2016….santoro wedding fist bumptribeca rooftop dance floor

it was my pleasure to work with liz and tom on a beautiful wedding day. always so much fun seeing familiar faces again! thank you to kelsey davis for assisting me.

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