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November 19th, 2009

_cdsc0194Our holiday portrait mini shoots will yield beautiful photos of your family to last a lifetime!  Sessions available November 21-24.

Holiday Portrait Mini Shoots!

September 14th, 2009

_cdsc0194Half the time of a standard portrait session, holiday mini shoots are fast, fun and economical. October is THE BEST time to book a portrait session and Central Park is an UNBEATABLE location. Expect a fun shoot giving you gorgeous photos you can use for your holiday card, gifts, online profiles and more! Aside from these immediate uses, a professional family portrait is an invaluable heirloom that is treasured forever.

We are booking sessions for October 3,4,10 and 11. Slots are filling up QUICKLY. Reserve your session now!

GREAT Find- Chic Digital Invitations!!

August 4th, 2009

FINALLY!!  For so long our only option was the nerdy, sometimes tacky, Evite.  Now, thanks to the Hirschfeld sibs we have Paperless Post!  Providing elegant designs befitting classic stationers such as Smythson and Mrs. John L. Strong (who sadly closed its doors recently), the service is also loaded with modern conveniences such as an online address book and RSVP tracker.  All in all, it’s a great asset to any savvy party planner.  I invite you to become a member now.  Click here to check it out!vogue11ppvogue3-hueppvogue512

Photo Contest!!!

July 31st, 2009

Inspired by our new partnership with Equinox, we are running a photo contest.  Winners get a 3 day pass to Equinox Gyms AND 1 training session, valued at over $200.  The rules are simple:

Email me your favorite family summer photo, taken by you.  Contestants can submit up to 10 photos each.  We will pick the top 5 final entries to be posted on our blog.  YOU will vote to choose the winners!

DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION IS AUGUST 8th.

WINNERS WILL BE ANNOUNCED AUGUST 15th!!!!

Email all submissions to:  nicole@wink-web.com

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Bob and Maxine’s 40th Wedding Anniversary!

July 24th, 2009

Bob and Maxine are parents of our good friend Marissa.  They hosted a fabulously fun anniversary party at their home in Alpine, NJ complete with a Saturday Night Fever cake and rockin’ oldies band.   11

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Guests mingled, and later danced by the pool.

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With great friends they made while on their Honeymoon!

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As always, so heartwarming to see long-lasting love.

Owen and Phoebe’s Second Birthday

June 29th, 2009

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A Life In Pictures

June 25th, 2009

A photograph is a physical representation of a fleeting moment, and often shapes our memory of that time.  For someone like Michael Jackson, a superstar, his every move- the good, bad and the ugly, were photographed and documented.  It has been years and years since the world viewed him in a positive light.  Now that he is gone, I want to remember him at his best- before all the allegations, odd behavior, and plastic surgery.  I want to remember him as the incredibly talented entertainer that we was.

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Michael Jackson:  1958-2009

The Moonwalk on YouTube!

Happy Father’s Day!!!

June 19th, 2009

I love moments like this!  Owen is so happy to be chased by his grandpa Stephen.  Wishing all the Dads out there a happy and healthy Father’s Day.  Thank you for all you do!

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Vote for Max and Liz!

June 5th, 2009

Close friends (who happen to be coming over for dinner tonight) are in the lead of the US Weekly Dream Wedding Competition.  I love to see people have a dream and go after it-  It’s so inspiring.  They are a wonderful couple, beautiful inside and out.  Liz’s impeccable taste will make for a gorgeous wedding.  VOTE for them by clicking here!!

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Want to be a better cook?

June 4th, 2009

After reading this concise guide, I already am!  I am so excited to share Notes on Cooking, A Short Guide to an Essential Craft with you, written by my sister Lauren Braun Costello and Russell Reich. Filled with advice you can’t and won’t find in any cookbook, it gives the foundation for joyous and delicious cooking.  It’ll make a great hostess gift this summer!  Tonight is the launch party at The French Culinary Institute.  And for the first time, I’m not covering the event!

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Buy it on Amazon:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0972425519?ie=UTF8&tag=notesondirect-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0972425519