This is what I saw today….Vancouver is the best place on the Earth! I love this city!!!!!!!!!!!

My dear brides, anybody ready to pose for me like these two?

 ***Oleksiy surprised me with a trip to city of my dream……We leaving for a short trip to Vancouver this weekend. I will check my e-mail box at least ones a day. We came back on September 2nd.

To say I am excited means to say nothing…….I am thrilled to announce my major news of this week!!!!
I was featured in awesome Buffalo magazine in a “Cultural Arts” issue!!!! And what was unexpectedly surprising for me- A cover with my work!
We met with Mike in a Chow chocolate (Best coffee place in Buffalo!) and had a long conversation about my art, my business and plans for future. I think it was my first time when I seriously started to think deeper –why I do what I do, how I do this and what is my next point…..Really! I never tried to describe all my levels, step by step of my artistic path as an artist….even to myself! But we were not in rush, Mike was amazing. He was listening all my thoughts while I tried to explain «How I came to a decision to become a wedding photographer” or the most difficult question:”What do you love more – wedding photography or to create your art work”….Most of Mike’s questions forced me to rediscover myself again…. Thoughts in my mind were “flying with supersonic speed”, I even forgot about ice-cream I ordered.
When we finished our interview, I paused everything for a second and I noticed I feel complete, At that moment I realized again I do what I love and I love what I do!

Thank you Mike, your article is fantastic! I love it! You did not miss a single important detail.
We enjoyed your company and hopefully I will take a couple lessons of super quick typing from you! Just joking…

If you interested to read article, go here……

You may remember this cute couple from the e-session couple weeks ago..
Linh and Uyen-Ha had a wonderful Wedding day filled with colors, traditional elements and beautiful traditional suites and dresses. There were two wedding ceremonies – first one is traditional Vietnamese and second is catholic. Traditional weddings are always special. It always feels like a special one day journey to a different country, dive to a culture – music, cuisine, traditions. It is always exciting and fun to shoot.  

For more images, be sure to check out their SLIDE SHOW here!

This post is about an Amazing Wedding.

It was in the waiting line for so long… But I am sure this is  the best time to publish it partly because Frank Dimeo  just wrote his post about this Wedding event as well. It is amazing that we have ability with our posts to show that day from two different sides.

First of all, it was my first experience to work as a second photographer. I was thrilled when Frank called me and asked to shoot with him! I circled the date of this Wedding in my calendar and waited with excitement …. Also it was my first experience capturing groom’s party during “getting ready” (Usually Oleksiy does this). To be honest, I ENJOYED IT! It is Fun, Maybe sometimes we should just switch it.

Frank, thank you sooo much, it was such a pleasure to work with you as one team and thank you for all my “first experiences”! It was great! I totally enjoyed working with you.
It was an honor to capture this Big Day!

Hope to work with you again!

Thank you Miah & Thomas for being so fabulous! Everything was just amazing. You guys, your family and friends made the Wedding day so special!!!

Some notes from the day:

Location- Buffalo Launch Club 

Wedding dress – Jim Hjelm Couture

Best team ever:

Main photographer- talanted  Frank Dimeo

Coordinator-  amazing Andrea Ball from Signature Events

Sound- DJ Dennis Fleig

Transportation (Rolls Royce and limo)- Advantage Limousine Service 

Frank DiMeo 

For more images, be sure to check out their SLIDE SHOW here!

Just one of my fav from album design……..

 Today is a big day! I had Naturalization Oath Ceremony today!
It was long long process to get to this final point…A lot of frustration and hopeless moments.

I am so thankful to my husband for being with me on this significant day! I was also super surprised to meet  Tess Moran and Mark there. Never stop to repeat – what a small world.  And a perfect example: An immigration officer who was running this ceremony actually is my client, We shot his wedding this June; My friend and talented photographer Tess (she moved to U.S. from UK ) was there to get her naturalization certificate also!

So, congratulation to all of us!

Oleksiy took this picture of me and  judge.

 I’m SUPER excited to share with you my favorite photographs from last Engagement session. I even cannot say “engagement” because this cutest little girl took all my attention . She is only 2 month old!!!!!!! How awesome is this?! Oleksiy and I will shoot Linh  and Uyen-Ha’s Wedding day this upcoming Saturday! Cannot wait!!!! 

Little princess  Audrey…….

Oleksiy took this shot -reflection in water. Beautiful!

I love this girl!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

For more images, be sure to check out their SLIDE SHOW here!

~ Yuka

It feels strange when your friend moves to a different place. Anna moved to NYC this weekend.
Besides the same passion to our work we have a lot in common….When we meet together we always generate new projects, plans and ways how to execute all our ideas.  Since we met we did a ton of crazy projects together. We are a perfect team!  I am happy to realize that I have such an amazing person in my life. She always inspires me in a different ways! Now she lives in NYC ( it has been 2 days already!!!!) and it is it not an easy to admire this fact.

It is funny but I should say as a makeup artist she made a huge influence on me…good influence -a lot of new cans, retorts, boxes appeared on my shelf . Now I cannot understand how I even existed without all this magic stuff before?!
So this post is about friends. It is does not matter where they live now. Some of my closest friends live in Ukraine, Egypt, Toronto and Buffalo…. and now Anna moved in New York.
No, no, I am not sad, I am extremely glad for Anna and I believe we will meet to create our next project very soon!
I miss you sweetie! This is one of the best chapters in your life which starts in NYC. NOW!

(picture of my favorite Ukrainian artist - Gapchinska)

Hi everybody,

Oleksiy and I escaped for a short trip to Montreal and will be back on Monday.

Every post better with a picture I include my favorite from  Louise Pedersen: