Top Five Wedding Pick 2012 | A Paper Proposal

In 2012 I shot 6 weddings and at the end of the year, wedding business had slowed with only one booked wedding for 2013. Naturally I was nervous but I accepted this as the next step in procuring funding for Faces of Harlem and working on my thriving, bi- coastal Lifestyle clients. Afterall, if you've seen my children's portraiture, you'd understand why!

Then the New Year came. 

Since January 1, I have booked 3 more weddings and have received at least 10 wedding inquiries from random sources. This excludes all of my pre-existing Lifestyle clients and those to come! Finally my business is at a place where my clients and me fit like hand - in - glove. We have similar aesthetics and shared love for all things timeless, bold and natural. 

I'm thrilled to be received with such a warm welcome from brides around the country and am looking very forward to my long awaited re-brand in just a few weeks! For now, big thanks to a superb referral network over at A Paper Proposal, for featuring me as one of their "Top Five Weddings of 2012."

Features, features and more features!

With the holiday rush it was nearly impossible to keep up with blogging, editing and emailing while traveling {eating, shopping, eating... you get the picture!}. I feel like a very lucky girl to have had my work featured in some widely read and respected print and online publications at the end of 2012. 

Lauren & Gideon's Wedding in Edible Cape Cod

Erika & Donald's Memphis Vintage Glam Wedding in The Knot. 

Dayna & Ryan's Harlem Engagement on Brooklyn Bride

Personal Feature on Enhance Your Style, after being styled for my rebrand video shoot by friend and owner, Leslie Morales. 

Featured! | Aidan & Ian on Grey Likes Baby

So excited to announce my first feature on Grey Likes Baby! I am a HUGE fan for this trio of sites and feel very flattered that Ian & Aidan's Harlem shoot was featured earlier this month. Stop by and leave the studio some love!

Featured! | Diana & Drey

The studio had been featured a few months ago in Baby Lifestyles Online Magazine, and I  just got word of another lovely feature in their Autumn edition. Diana & Drey's Claremont College shoot has been a hit from coast to coast and I'm flattered to be featured in Baby Lifestyles again. Stop by and leave the studio some love by clicking HERE! 

FACES OF HARLEM | Published, for sale!

Drum roll please... this weekend marked the debut of the limited edition FACES OF HARLEM book! Hard covers are $40, soft covers are $20 and shipping is free. Of course, it is cheaper to purchase directly from the studio however, for the zealous readers out there, feel free to purchase directly from Blurb: HARDCOVER & SOFTCOVER. 

Signing my first hardcover sale!

If you've been following the studio you may have noticed our booth at the Harlem Arts Festival this weekend. Faces of Harlem, thei images, also made a debut exhibiting  nine 11 x14 fine art prints on linen matte paper, with a white matte border {see images below}. They were simply beautiful and if you're interested in purchasing, please send inquires to studio{at}ilenesquiresphotography{dot}com for price list.

 

Featured! | Kate & Chris' Mt. Gulian Wedding on A Paper Proposal

You might remember Chris & Kate's beautiful Mt. Gulian wedding? Well, let's toast to another online partnership between the studio and A Paper Proposal, where their love story was featured yesterday. Stop by and leave some love!

Featured! Al and Kate in the Sunday Times Style Section

When I shot Al and Kate earlier this year {wed over the weekend in St. Louis}, they mentioned needing the pictures for submissions to the Styles section of the New York Times. Well, what do you know! We were published yesterday! 

Ilene Squires Photography on Shooting School Campaigns

It is no surprise to anyone that I get many inquiries to shoot children for that is my photographic niche. However, in the last year I've received two special requests for media campaigns for schools here in NYC. Here is a mailer that went out for a campaign on shot earlier this year for my dear friends over at Harlem Link Charter School. 

Ilene Squires Photography Featured on NYC School Website

Click on the image below to see the images I recently shot for a NYC private school's website. SO CUTE!

Karla & Yaro's Wedding Featured on Para Ti Novia!

Hey party people, great news on the home front today. Received word of Yaro and Karla's wedding featured on Para Ti Novia! Hooray! Para Ti Novia is an incredible resource for brides everywhere, especially all of the Latina brides representing! Happy Friday!

Ilene Squires Photography Featured on Black Bridal Bliss

Another fun feature yesterday over at Black Bridal Bliss, where I was featured back in April with the Harlem Renaissance Engagement Shoot. 


I can hardly believe that Maudelyne and Edenson's big day is just around the corner and I am thrilled to be shooting their wedding next week. Thanks again to Bridgette over BBB for the feature!

Ilene Squires Photography Featured on Groupon

Hey Friends and Fans! Get it while it's HOT - the studio is featured on Groupon today and you can hire or gift me for a steal! Send around to your circles and let's see if we can get the deal to sell out. 

Ilene Squires Photography featured on Harlem + Bespoke!

We all know about my love affair with Harlem and anything associated. So when Ulysses from the blog Harlem+Bespoke reached out today to let me know about my feature, I was flattered. If you haven't seen the blog, put it on your list now! From local eateries to updates on condo developments, it's a definitive Uptown resource. Check it out below!

Snippet Feature on Get + Togetha Blog

Remember Erika & Donald's engagement shoot from earlier this month? Well it was recently featured on  the Harlem lifestyle blog, Get + Togetha.

Ilene Squires Photography Featured in Lookbook.nu

You might remember when I feaured Justin in a sneak peak of my Faces of Harlem project a couple months ago. The project was put on hold once the holidays rolled around and will be up and running again after the first of the year. This time with a new look and it's own separate home! For now, one of  my images from Justin's shoot seems to be making it's way around the web, seen most recently on Lookbook.nu. Enjoy!

Ilene Squires Photography Featured on Tucked LLC

When I shot Justin for my Faces of Harlem project, he mentioned potentially using some of my images on his site TUCKED LLC. Well here are the images from a feature last Friday. Enjoy!