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One of the benefits of having worked at The New York Times for the better part of a decade is that you never know who’s coming to dinner. I’ve been alternating Thanksgivings and this year I celebrated the feast with friends in Brooklyn. Pulitzer prize winning photographer Ruth Fremson joined us for dinner after having […]

As I look back on 2009 with enormous pride and joy, I am grateful for the abundance of professional opportunities I have had in the last twelve months. I also realize while I have offered bits and pieces of some of my most memorable events, I have not thoroughly shared the beautiful images and details […]

Breaking the Plate At the beginning of the Czech wedding reception, a plate is broken at the feet of the bride and groom and they must sweep the chips together. This tradition has its roots in two superstitions; that chips bring happiness and the newlyweds show a will to cooperate by jointly sweeping the chips […]

Happy Easter to all! I haven’t spent Easter with my family in years, but was in town briefly this weekend meeting with clients who are getting married in the fall. I made my first ham. Far less interesting, in comparison to the holiday turkey I adore. Other than peeling potatoes, I love every aspect of […]

I cherish the Claddah ring my mom and aunt gave me as thank you gift after they returned from visiting me in Scotland 11 years ago. I wear it carefully on my right hand, making sure the heart always faces out, not to mislead. The three of us traveled through Ireland where I had been […]