Flashback Friday: Gallery Girls' Day

Emily and I had an awesome girls' day in Manhattan back in January. We set out to see the photography show Henry Chalfant: 1980 at the Eric Firestone Loft on Great Jones Street. I taught Lee Quinones's son last year and was eager to see so much of his work on display. We spent almost an hour wandering the space, admiring each and every photo. It was an amazing collection! Henry Chalfant happened to be there while we were visiting, so we also chat with him for a bit about his work and process.

We always make sure to eat lots of yummy food on our girls' day. Emily was so excited to try Georgetown Cupcake and I was eager to introduce her to Pomme Frites. We also stopped for pizza at sLICe in Astoria at the beginning of our day.

I can't wait for more girls' days with both of my girls this summer and fall!

Flashback Friday: Photo Date on the LES

I am back for another edition of Flashback Friday! One of my favorite things to do with friends is meet up for camera dates in the city. My friend Jen and I love picking neighborhoods throughout Manhattan to explore and photograph together. We challenge ourselves to set our cameras to manual mode and take our time capturing the perfect shots as we chat and wander. During this camera date last August we spent a couple hours in the Lower East Side. We stopped along the way for pudding at my favorite bakery, Sugar Sweet Sunshine, and kept our eyes peeled for interesting street art as we walked. I am hoping that camera dates are a good activity with baby this coming summer and fall!

See mine and Jen's last camera date here.

Flashback Friday: In Honor of the Bride

There are so many photos I take that don't end up making it onto my blog, most often due to lack of time to create the posts! I thought I would start a Flashback Friday series to periodically highlight some of my favorite photos that were never shared. First up... an amazing evening last April in Williamsburg to celebrating our bride-to-be, Liz! We were unable to make it to her summer wedding in Italy, so we planned a get together stateside before her nuptials to celebrate. 

We started the festivities with manicures at Primp and Polish on Bedford Avenue, followed by ice cream from Van Leeuwen. Allidah created Liz's paper flower crown, which was proudly worn all evening. It was absolutely beautiful!

After walking off our ice cream we dined at Reynard at the Wythe Hotel. We snuck upstairs after we ordered to take in the sunset over the East River from the rooftop bar. Our dinner was perfection, due to the delicious food and amazing friends to enjoy it with! 

Stay tuned for more Flashback Friday posts over the coming months!