St Barths Wedding that went off with a big SPLASH

I just got home last night from St Barths having shot a really wonderful wedding for a fun loving couple from Paris. Charlotte and Stephane spend most of their lives in airplanes traveling from Paris to where ever work takes them both in their busy lives. Somehow they found time to get to St Barths with 40 of their close friends to enjoy warm weather, great beaches, fantastic food and each others company.
Staying at The Eden Roc Hotel http://www.edenrockhotel.com they hired Karine Bensa from DK Events http://www.dkeventsbh.com to help arrange all the logistics of the wedding.
After the ceremony in the Anglican Church in Gustavia the excitement continued. The guests were all given clues to a secret location and were told to follow the colored balloons to find the treasure. It was so fun to watch the women in their high heels take to the street racing towards what would become a sunset cruise back to the Hotel.
Once at the 4 boats the guests took of their shoes and scrambled on board. We then motored to Colombier Beach where the boats were tethered together for champagne and potato chips. Who dosen't love a salty chip washed down by some bubbles
It did not take long for people to start jumping into the water. Charlotte was concerned about taking off her dress in front of her guests and making people feel uncomfortable but a few seconds after her new husband Stephane took the plunge she jumped in dress and all.
As the sun set the boats headed to St Jean and The Eden Rock for cocktails on the beach followed by dinner in the Sand Bar.
On Sunday the bride and groom and guests met up for brunch at La Plage which is an easy walk from the hotel. Karine and her staff had decorated the tables with pink flowers and there was a white straw hat with a pink ribbon at everyones place setting. The guests all showed up in white and enjoyed a lunch of fresh grilled local caught fish , salad and lots of chilled rose.

Annabel Vartanian and Andrew Jeffries Wedding in Town & Country Magazine

It is always fun to see my work in Town & Country Magazine so I was excited when the new weddings issue came out with Annabel Vartarian and Andrew Jeffries Wedding this month. It is interesting to see how 2 different magazines covered the same wedding in such a different way.. Again many thanks to wedding planner Annette Babich the Wedding Planner annettebabich.com, Gracious Thyme Catering graciousthyme.com , Petal the Floral design petalnyc.com. and Sperry Tents sperrytents.com

Annabel Vartanian & Andrew Jeffries in Quest Magazine

Event planning by Annette Babich http://www.annettebabich.com/
Catering by Judy Hundley at Gracious Thyme Catering

Lesley and Rob get married in Palm Beach

A few weeks ago I flew down to Florida for the wedding of Lesley and Rob. They had chosen to get married at Mar a Lago. The location is spectacular. I was thrilled when they told me they using Bryan Rafanelli and his team. I knew that it was going to be amazing. Lesley looked fabulous in her Vera Wang gown. The couple met before the ceremony so that we could take the family photos before the sun went down.
Check out the dress she changed into for the after party. It was HOT.

The Henna/Mehndi Party in Boston

Last week I photographed the beautiful wedding and preparations for Anita and Sunil at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Boston. The day before the wedding all the women took part in a Mehndi party and everyone had a henna design painted on their hands or feet while Anita had both done by the very talented Manisha Trivedi. I love this custom. All the women come together to sing and dance and eat great food. There were lots of saris and bangles. It was the best way to start the festivities.
Here is the link to the website for more info Manisha Trivedi

Blair and Pete get married

Finally the magazine is out and i can post more of the photos from this wedding. I was so excited to hear that Blair and Pete were going to get married in Bermuda. It was a perfect choice for this hard working, jet setting couple. Blair, who is the Director of Media Relations at Cartier certainly knows a few thing about organizing events and with the help of the wonderful staff at Tucker's Point Hotel, she managed all of the details her self. The beautiful invitations and the jewelry came from Cartier. She chose to have 3 wedding bands circled with diamonds in white, yellow and pink gold and her husband a traditional single band. The engraving in the rings was so beautiful. After the wedding on the croquet lawn the guests were transported to the beach club where dinner was served under a full moon. Later cake and dancing were enjoyed by the pool.To see the slide show go to http://www.julieskarratt.com/blairandpetewedding/ or click on the link to the right.

Blair and Pete in Martha Stewart Weddings

I had so much fun in Bermuda photographing Blair and Peter's wedding. Here is the link to the page on line where you can see some more photos. I hope you visit it.
Martha Stewart Weddings

Ana and AJ at The Eden Rock Hotel. St Barths

Abby and Peter

When ever James Abel from James Abel Events calls I stop what ever I am doing and pull out my date book and hope that I am available to meet his brides and that was just how it was when he called to tell me about Abby and Peter.
We met and I could see why James was so excited. The couple were thrilled about their plans which included the Essex House on Central Park South. This lead to the conversation about would we have time to go to Central Park after the wedding for a few photos.
Luckily with James help we were able to make the time and I took the two newly weds up to the Conservatory Garden, a place that neither of them had ever visited.
It was a beautiful day and it was fun to get a few quiet moments before heading back to the Hotel.
The rooms looked beautiful. The guests were already happily tasting the mini hamburgers and milk shakes.
After the cocktails everyone went into the main ballroom for dinner and dancing. To see the slide show you can click this link Slideshow