Christopher Duggan’s passion is to create timeless, memorable images of brides, grooms, their families and friends capturing their special moments of shared love, laughter and joy. Discriminating, creative couples love him for his warmth, artistry and attentiveness. Founder and principal photographer, Christopher is a New York City based wedding, family and event photography studio. He has photographed over 200 weddings in the past few years alone, while maintaining that personal touch that Threshold Visions’ clients rave about. Published often, one of Christopher’s images of Bruce Springsteen was recently added to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame’s celebrated photography collection.
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You probably remember the photos I made from the incredible wedding I photographed last November in Lagos, Nigeria. Azie & Wale’s wedding (original post here) was fantastic on so many levels. It was unlike any wedding or event I have participated in to date.
I am beyond excited that my images from the wedding have been published in the latest issue of Destination I Do Magazine! Not only published, but 4 full pages of images. Read below the beautiful tribute to an elegant world-class couple. Congrats, again, Azie and Wale!
Our friends at MerciNYC are giving away an amazing gift. Check it out and good luck:
The Chic Clutch Hunt Giveaway Guidelines {win a Le Pouf clutch, valued at $298}:
Visit the Amanda Pearl website and comment below with your favorite Amanda Pearl piece {it need not be bridal, so have fun perusing her entire line}!
To increase your chances of winning the Le Pouf clutch, there are four additional ways to enter this contest:
– Tweet this: I just entered to win the @AmandaPearly #chicclutchhunt giveaway at Merci New York! Check it out here: http://bit.ly/doaqQR {via @MerciNYC}. Then leave a second comment once you’ve tweeted.
– Blog about the Chic Clutch Hunt giveaway {feel free to use our oh-so-pretty giveaway graphic!} and comment with your blog link.
– Post about the giveaway on a message board and comment with your link.
– Share the Chic Clutch Hunt giveaway on Facebook and let us know via a comment.
The giveaway winner will be chosen at random and announced via the Merci New York blog on Monday, March 8th at 8:00 PM EST.
The response to our Lovers Rock V-Day contest has been overwhelming! The three of us couldn’t be happier with the turnout and then the voting was over the top! Thanks to the hundreds and hundreds of friends and family who voted.
Darlene & Francisco are our Grand Prize Winners!!! Congratulations to the two of you on your contest win and on your recent engagement.
Please leave a comment below and let me know what you thought of our contest. Would you like to participate next time? What are your thoughts and ideas of what you’d like to see next time? Different location? Specific month? Anything. Your ideas will help us make then next one even better!
Yesterday, in honor of Valentine’s Day and lovers everywhere, my good friends and admired colleagues Parris Whittingham, Robert Wagner and I hosted public portrait sessions at Madison Square Park. We invited couples from all walks of life to join us in the celebration of their love stories. Amazingly, despite the 30 degree temperature, 19 remarkable couples came out to participate in the event.
In the images that follow, you will be able to meet each couple and learn more about the “Lovers Rock V-Day Contest” and explore how you can you can help 1 couple win an awesome grand prize.
All are welcome to vote! Vote for the couple that demonstrates the strongest connection of love and which celebrates the spirit of this Valentine’s Day in our beloved city of New York. Each person is allotted one vote per blog. Visit the couples’ images on Parris Whittingham Photography and R. Wagner Imagine to vote again. The couple with the most votes across all three blogs is the winner, see contest details for more information.
Each couple was asked “What good behavior/best practice can other couples learn from you?”. Below is their answer to that question along with my favorite image I made of them.
1. Valerie & Thomas – “Make an effort to spend quality time together and don’t forget to laugh.”
2. Heidi & Josh – “To enjoy one another’s passions.”
3. Kirby & Tyler – “Communication”
4. Lindsay & David – “Always give good hugs.”
5. Kelly & Todd – “Enjoy life with your best friend & love!”
6. Samantha & Dennis – “Patience & Forgiveness.”
7. Chelsey & Kyle – “Patience”
8. Jayne & Dan – “Fun-loving & Outgoing”
9. Jennifer & Kenneth – “How to understand one another.”
10. Jaye & Jenny – “Less TV, more cuddling.”
11. Linsay & Linus – “How to be a team.”
12. Irina & John – “Communication (long distance does that to you).”
13. Melissa & Robert – “Always talk things out and kiss each night.”
14. Tara & Lee – “How to not take life too seriously and live in the moment.”
15. Betty & Ian – “Don’t try to plan everything, just let life happen.”
16. Darlene & Francisco – “Think about the present and deal with the future when it arrives.”
17. Julie & Jerry – “Mutual respect for each other always.”
18. Melissa & Massimo – “Even with different work schedules we find a way to make it work.”
19. Miho & Ken (& Emma) – “Good communication.”
Special thanks goes out to so many for helping us spread the word about this event and for participating, too! With gratitude, thank you: Brooklyn Bride, MerciNYC, AntiBride, Tammy Golson, Lela New York and Always a Bridesmaid. And big, big thank yous to Chrystal (Bobby’s wife), Adriane and my wife Nel for supporting us with all the logistics for 2 hours in the cold weather. You guys are awesome!!
While meeting over breakfast one morning, each of us realized that most couples do not have updated professional photographs of themselves. This is especially true for couples who have been married for several years. This Valentines Day, we want to give back to the awesome couples of New York City and offer a complimentary photography session to you.
How to Participate?
• Any and ALL couples are welcome. Whether you be Newly engaged, newly wed, dating, married with children or married with grand-children….please come out and spread the love!
The Meet Up?
• On February 13th, we will meet at Madison Square Park from 3:00pm-5:00pm
• The meeting point is famous 5th avenue clock (5th Avenue and Broadway) located between 23rd and 24th Streets
• After a brief introduction we will begin working on-location with with you
Next Steps…
• Each photographer (3 total) will have 5 minutes to work with you to conceptualize and document a unique image/moment
• On February 14th by 2pm, a single image from each couple will be posted independently on the wedding photography websites of: Parris Whittingham Photography, R Wagner Photography, and Threshold Visions.
The Contest
• Anyone can vote on their favorite image on each of the 3 sites
• Voting closes Tuesday February 16th at 9:00pm
• The selected images/couple with the most votes across all 3 sites will be declared the contest winner The Grand Prize
The winning couple with the most total votes (from all 3 sites) will receive:
• A complimentary engagement session with the photographer of their choosing (over $400-$1000 value)
• $200 print credit
• $100 gift certificate to Mario Batali’s OTTO Restaurant
NOTE: All couples who participate (by working with each photographer) will receive a high-resolution files from their photography session. Couples must consent to signing a model release to have their likeness publicly displayed. Portraits will be taken on a first come first service basis. We suggest arriving slightly before 3:00pm. Friends, employees and relatives of the photographers are allowed to participate, however, they are not eligible to win the grand prize.
Manda & Ian’s wedding was one of the last one for me in 2009. After the rockin’ engagement shoot we did in the Meat Packing District in Manhattan, I knew they were going to be stylish and cool. Thanks to my friend and photog partner for the day Tim Townsend.
The wedding of Azie Akhigbe & Walé Akinde took place over a few days. The formal introduction of the families occurred sometime before I arrived in Lagos. You’ve seen some of the images from the traditional engagement ceremony. Below are images from our second day of shooting, the church ceremony and reception. And February will bring one more event celebrating the marriage and a special birthday party for Azie.
• Traditional Clothing:
- Azie: Mrs Akinwande’s Scissors, Lagos, Nigeria.
- Walé: Deola Sagoe, Lagos, Nigeria.
Thanksgiving is my favorite of all holidays. Normally I wouldn’t miss it for anything. But when I got a call from my friend Olivier Kpognon inviting me to be a part of an elite team to photograph a 2-day high profile African wedding in Lagos Nigeria, how could I say no?!!
On the guestlist were 2000 people including the 36 governors of Nigeria and the Nigerian President himself. The traditional Nigerian ceremony, known as the engagement, would take place on Thanksgiving day and the wedding itself with Catholic ceremony and reception afterward was planned for Saturday.
I was ready for a big challenge and an exciting week in West Africa. Here are a few of my favorite images from day one of the event, the traditional engagement ceremony.
I am thrilled to share with you that Emily & Walt’s engagement session was featured on Trendsetting Wedding! No doubt this couple is super stylish. How cool to be known as trendsetters, too! I’m honored to be recognized buy this discriminating wedding blog.
A few images of the gorgeous cake from Emily and Walt’s wedding last August were featured on the Pink Cake Box’s blog. I got an email from Jesse at Pink Cake Box asking if I’d be ok with them using the photos. I was thrilled, of course. It just so happened that I was on my way out to Pennsylvania for a wedding that day and was able to hand deliver a CD of images to Jesse and Anne. Their shop is right off Route 80 out in central NJ. Great meeting you all and thanks for your kinds words!
