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Midtown, New York City.
All photos are by Leah McCormick and as I’ve mentioned before, Leah shot in film. The digital images I’m posting here really don’t do the real photos justice. If you haven’t guessed already, I think Leah is absolutely fantastic, but I’ll let the photos speak for themselves. A++.
Make-up by Laura Nadeau What can I say, I don’t think I’ve ever looked better in my life. Laura is amazing. She’s hilarious, sweet, and obviously immensely talented. A++
Hair by Stacy Pitt from Styles on B. Stacy is a sweetheart and has such a calming presence. I loved how my hair came out and her prices are (ridiculously) low. She was originally booked for my wedding day. I can’t tell you thrilled I was that she freed up! A++
Dress: Monique Lhuillier from Mark Ingram Bridal Atelier: A-. I loved 
my dress and everyone at Mark Ingram, but honestly, there was at least a 20-30 minute wait (and at times much longer!) for each and every one of my appointments.
ML’s dresses are sold at three stores in the city: Mark Ingram, Kleinfeld, and Saks. I picked Mark Ingram based on the location (it’s 3 blocks from my office), but the long waits somewhat negated that convenience (I don’t know if other bridal salons are similar, in that case, please ignore this comment). Also, I think that $485 is too much to charge for not so extensive alterations, although I know that Kleinfeld charges similarly high prices (and I’m sure that Saks does as well).
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you look breathtaking! i am definitely going to contact your makeup person…
and–
where did you get your (gorgeous) veil?! i had been thinking to do a short(er) veil, but seeing your long one really has me reconsidering…
How come the bridal salon review didn’t make it here? I think it was an honest review. What happened?
you looked amazing! LOVE the hair and makeup…I might contact your hair stylist! i also LOVE the photos…especially your stance in the last photo! Btw, I’m also looking for a cathedral length veil…would you consider selling yours? do you have recommendations of any places I can look into? Thanks a lot!
You are stunningly gorgeous! I can’t get over it! And you look much better in your dress than Barbie does (see http://manolobrides.com/2006/08/09/barbie-brides/)!
you are so beautiful! you have the beauty of old school movie stars like audrey hepburn. very classy, sophisticated and what a lady should look like.
hope i look half as beautiful as you did on your wedding day. 
Miss Ant — I think Bee uploaded the photos before I put in that review (I was going to do it in a later post, but decided this was a good spot for it). I emailed it to her a few minutes ago…
Ahh, okay. That explains it.
Oh, have i told you exactly how much I love the eye makeup? I’ve already contacted your makeup artist about it. I am totally tracking her down at the counter. Like a predator. =oP
Hello. I had posted this question on another thread, but a little late — so I thought I’d reask it here
“I have a question about the film to CD conversion - you stated that if you download from shutterfly you’ll not get the best quality. How can you optimize the quality of your photos without specifically relying on the negatives - can you use the CDs to print?”
and I agree with everyone else — your eye makeup is smashing!
Hello. I had posted this question on another thread, but a little late — so I thought I’d reask it here
is it useful to do a film to CD conversion - you said that downloading from shutterfly will decreas the picture quality. So can you use the CDs to print or are you going to use the negatives?
and I agree with everyone else — your eye makeup is smashing!
This is making me excited for my own wedding!
Hi Lulu,
I’m going to use the negatives to print most of the pictures. I think there is definately a loss of quality when you transfer negatives to a CD and, for example, my B&W photos look a bit washed out on the CD and are much sharper/brighter in real life.
Its different with pics that are originally digital. For example — digital images of Leah’s film shots are around 1-1.5 megs each on my CD, while Edgar’s original digital images are 3-4 megs each. 1 meg is still a great image and Leah told me that I can order prints of upto 5×7 from those images ( shutterly says that I can order upto 11 x20 enlargements from the images), but for important photos that I want framed, etc., I’m going to order re-prints and enlargements from the negatives.
If I need some cheap-o prints, for example, to include with my thank you cards or to send to friends, I’m going to order them from shutterfly because frankly, you can’t beat the price (12 - 19 cents per 4×6 print).
My reference to shutterfly in the earlier post was a bit different — if you load a 1 mega bite print onto shutterfly and then right click on the image to resave it on your harddrive, the re-saved image will be well below 1 meg. That’s why I would rather post the pics directly from my harddrive.
Hope that helps!
I hope my wife (and your husband) don’t mind me saying this… but you really look beautiful! Congratulations!!!
JG - I was just going to say the same! Mrs. Firefly, you are gorgeous, and you look just like the lovely Rachel Weisz.
Completely digging the Rachel Weisz vibes, and also love the divergence from the strapless style that seems to be so ubiquitous. Gorgeous sexy makeup without being too pale or too dark. I’m keeping photos of you to show to my artists!!
I’m blushing ladies;-0 Not used to so many compliments!
Mrs. Firefly,
I noticed you wore Jimmy Choos on your wedding day. Just curious if they were as comfortable as everyone says JCs are…
Hi alice,
the veil is actually my sister’s and she bought for her wedding 6 years ago. i’ll post a little more about the veil later!
ms. firefly
Mary,
I’ve always been more of a Jimmy Choo fan than a Manolo fan. I love em and think they’re super comfy for heals. These heals, btw, were 85 mm or around 3 1/4 inches.
Unfortunately, my heal got caught between the planks when we were taking pictures at South Street Seaport and one of the heal tips was lost! (and then the shoes got all dusty on paths in Battery Park). I was dealing with slightly broken Jimmy Choos for much of the reception and still managed to keep them on until after the garter toss at 10:30 or so! (at which point i finally gave up and put on flip flops).
Mrs. Firefly
GORGEOUS!! i cant get over how much you look like rachel weisz!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Does your photographer still do NYC weddings?
you looked gorgeous on your wedding day. and i love your hair style.
Amazing You look so gorgeous!
=) so beautiful & timelss! It’s also so nice to see film photos these days.
I just love how candid and REAL those photos are. You look so great.
OMG SUBMIT YOUR PHOTOS TO THE KNOT~!!! your wedding day is magazine worthy. so classy and gorgeous~!!!
You look absolutley bee-you-tiful!! I agree with the above comment, you definitely have old Hollywood glamour!
wow. you look stunning! your hair, makeup, dress, EVERYTHING looks absolutely beautiful. so classy!
I was thinking Penelope Cruz in some shots… Clearly you are glam & gorgeous! Congrats!
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Mrs. Firefly, New York
Age and Occupation in 06: 31, Attorney
Fiance's Age and Occupation: 35, Finance
Engagement Date: April 11, 2004
Wedding Date: June, 2006
Venue: Battery Gardens
About Me: I was born in the city of Donetsk in the former Soviet Union (now the Ukraine) and grew up in Brooklyn. Many of my parent's friends are from Russia and the Ukraine as well. We want all of our guests to have a great time and hit the dance floor so we've hired a band that can play both Russian and American music; not to mention a mean rendition of the Gypsy Kings and chair-raising hora!
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