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Welcome To Our New Blog!

I'm truly excited to welcome you to our new bigger, better, brighter, bolder, did I say better, BLOG. Long in the planning, finally it's here. And what better timing, than with the recent announcement by the Knot that we've been once again included in their Best of Weddings issue, selected by our very own brides and grooms as one of the Northeast's top wedding professionals. What an honor for us, but truly a testament to the many wonderful couples that we've had the good fortune to meet, who've allowed us into their lives on their most special of days, and with whom we've truly developed life-long friendships. Thanks to all of them, and thanks for taking a peak at our new site. I hope you'll continue to follow the action (which will of course encourages us to post the newest and the latest on a regular basis) and I hope that you'll let us know what you think of what we're doing. Peace and best wishes, Bruce

A Brief History

You might say that it all began with a certain very distinctive fragrance creeping up the stairs from the basement. You see my dad-the infamous and beloved and talented Sid Plotkin-was a wedding and portrait photographer for more than forty years in Worcester, Massachusetts, my home town. In addition to having his studio over the garage, his office and darkroom were in the basement. And while it was far from an everyday occurrence, every time he'd mix that sepia toner to make those beautiful brown-toned prints, the smell was not unlike rotten eggs. And while this may sound like a rather inauspicious manner of being drawn into the family business, something about knowing that at those key moments "magic" was happening downstairs clearly made a lasting impression. Miles travelled and years later, having spent considerable time as a magazine and advertising photographer in New York, having shot covers for the likes of Time and Us News and World Reports, the wheels have come full circle. For the last decade I've had the unique privilege of photographing hundreds of wedding celebrations, sharing in the lives and stories of countless brides and grooms at the start of their extraordinary journeys. The magic happens every weekend and my thrill is being there to record the moments when it does. As famed director Mike Nichols told Vanity Fair Magazine in talking about the making of "The Graduate", "There's nothing better than discovering, to your own astonishment, what you're meant to do. It's like falling in love".

RoseMary and Kevin’s Winter Wedding

Saturday, January 9, 2010 Posted in Weddings

Last Saturday might not have been “quite” as cold as today is, but trust me, it was winter in New England-plenty cold, AND windy too. But nothing was going to stop RoseMary and Kevin from taking a few of their wedding pictures outdoors at The Inn at Longshore in Westport, Ct. So out we headed with the two of them to the long tree-lined entrance where I’ve shot so many times before, usually in Summer or Fall, typically surrounded by golfers on either side, stopping traffic for a few minutes to capture some rushed but wonderful moments. But not on January 2nd, limited traffic (all of whom seemed to be willing to patiently wait and observe our little session), certainly no golfers, just the desolate but beautiful snow-covered grounds, the quiet and serenity of Connecticut in January and the beautiful and determined RoseMary and her charming and accommodating soon-to-be husband Kevin.

For Kevin and RoseMary their search for a wedding venue that offered an intimate and romantic setting was made easy by the fact that Longshore was the location where they met for the very first time. And in spite of the cold, the beauty of their winter wedding day only added to the memories that they’ll have forever. And how about that sunset for early January!

And of course, everyone loves a winter party (myself included), even one day after new year’s, and R&K’s wedding celebration was no exception. A few great speeches followed by non-stop dancing throughout the evening. Congratulations to both RoseMary and Kevin and their families. Thanks for including us, what a great way to start 2010!