Munroe Photography

Time for a change

2009-02-26T01:45:00.003-05:00

Ok, as the title states, I felt I needed to switch it up a little. So the blog is taking on a new look. And just to make sure you find it, you can click on any word in this post. Ha, Ha

Two Chances at Two Minds

2009-02-09T02:23:00.004-05:00

In March, Joe Buissink and Jason Groupp will host (2) one day workshops here in New York City. Sharing their skill and passion with those whose passion matches their own. If you haven't had the opportunity of attending a workshop with these two great artist, and awesome people, I highly recommend it.

Out for a day

2009-02-08T04:46:00.010-05:00

I know it's been a little while since the last post so please forgive me. Today Simone decided to take me out on a lunch date to one of our favorites spots "Chance" I always love eating there. After that we walked around and enjoyed the day. But at some point I think her heart went to someone else. I have the evidence below. And I don't think he was trying to hide the fact that he has the hots for her.

Natalie and Richard

2008-12-17T03:03:00.005-05:00

When I first met Richard and Natalie it was one of the most unique meetings I've ever had with a couple. The first location they asked me to meet them at turned out to be a lounge with a bouncer at the door. Needless to say that didn't work out to well since there was no where to sit and we wouldn't have heard a thing we discussed because the place was packed and loud. So from there we went to a second location suggest Richard. It was then I noticed food was something high on their list of priorities for the evening. They tried..... to bribe me with king crab legs. Did it work? I don't remember. (that's my story and I'm sticking to it) But will say it was a cool meeting.

The Rockleigh Country Club, in Rockleigh New Jersey, (where else) hosted their wedding day. After an awesome ceremony, Natalie suffered a minor technical difficulty that temporarily almost rendered her blind. (for more on that you'll have to ask her) But like the trooper she is, Natalie insisted we still get some shots taken. I was impressed. The celebration soon commenced and the food flowed. Did I mention these two love to eat? Enjoy some of the images from their day.

Oh Canada........

2008-12-14T17:51:00.010-05:00

Some time ago, before today, (ha,ha) I boarded a plane and met my friend Ryan Jensen in Canada to help him shoot the wedding of Keaton and Oliver. This weekend event took place at a lakeside resort in Muskoka, Ontario. It rained a little on the wedding day, but that couldn't stop this show, Keaton even arrived on cool launch boat. Their ceremony was capped off by one heck of a celebration, which ended sometime in the AM, in a hot tub full of about 20 people, singing whatever song came to mind. (I didn't get in, I just sang)

These are a few of my favorites shots through out the weekend. Be sure to check out Ryan's blog for a slide show.

Shavonne and Carlos

2008-12-14T14:44:00.004-05:00

Well as part of my "Catching Up" series, LOL Here's another post.

Carlos and Shavonne said "I Do" at the Swan Club before family and friends. Considering it rained like cats and dogs the day before, they were truly blessed with a great wedding day. I really have to admit. My hero of the day had to be the ring bearer, he was everywhere, which really means everywhere with his mother at all times. He wasn't trying to leave her side.

Ligia y Gilles Consiguieron Casado!!!!

2008-11-23T16:29:00.014-05:00

I sure hope that title came out correct, I used a widget on my MAC to figure out how to say Ligia and Gilles got married. And if it isn't correct don't tell me so quickly, give me a moment here. It's been so long since I've posted I thought I'd do something like that.

Ligia and Gilles were actually married during the monsoon of 2008, anyone that got married that day, or in the case of my peers, covered a wedding that day here in New York, know exactly what day I'm speaking of. One man heard of the approaching storm, cleaned and drained his pool, and let the rain water fill it back up in 2 hours flat. Ok, I totally made that up, but you should get the picture, (no pun intended)

This awesome couple exchanged their vows at the Church of Our Lady of Esperanza, then took chartered a boat down to the United Nations, where after running from the front gate through the monsoon, proceeded to celebrate their union in the Delegates Dining Room. Yeah, I didn't know you could do that either. The plan was to take some beautiful shots in the Japanese Garden in the UN, but that monsoon had other plans. So to make up for mother natures abundant blessing of H2O, we decided to meet up at a later date and take some pics. Check back later for those, and for now enjoy these.

Trina and Leo: The Marriage Begins

2008-09-15T02:49:00.005-04:00

It was not too long ago that Trina and Leo were with me in Brooklyn being passionate in front of my camera, and the rest of the world. Now they've taken their relationship to yet another level. They exchanged their vows at Windows on the Lake, in Lake Ronkonkoma, in New Lake, Lake City.... Ok, I'm just joking about everything after Lake Ronkonkoma. At the beginning of her day Trina kept trying to figure out why she didn't feel nervous. Besides her beautiful mother, she was about the coolest person there the whole day. I'm not going to talk about the start of Leo's day, "lol" but I heard a couple of things. But us "MEN" must stick together, so Leo, your secret about the socks is safe with me. Now weather or not James Ravenell will write to the tabloids about it is up to him. Jame blessed me with his presence, and his camera that day. Thanks James.

All in all it was a beautiful day, and a serious honor documenting the union of this great couple.

Ligia and Gilles: They're going to do it!

2008-08-22T17:27:00.002-04:00

I met this couple through a mutual friend and I'm truly honored. Ft. Tryon Park up in Inwood is a really cool spot that over looks the Hudson River. This park seems endless, a couple of hills here and there, but still a great park. Ligia kept bragging about being able to pick Gilles up, and I tried not to provoke her into doing so. I didn't want to take a chance in her hurting herself before the wedding. But after all is said and done on their wedding day, I may very well ask her to pick him up over her head when I tak their protraits. Put her to the test.

You can check back in a few weeks for their wedding preview, it should be a blast.

Anitra and Elijah: Made it Happen

2008-08-21T17:24:00.008-04:00

It was a great day when these two exchanged their vows. It was suppose to rain, and actually did twice. But during the course of the day it stopped every time Anitra stepped outside. Must have been a lot of praying going on. My friend Chad Pennington came out to shoot beside me for the day. Thanks Chad!!!!

Anitra and Elijah were married at St. Paul Community Baptist Church. This happens to be the church that I attend..... When I do attend church... That said, it was a great ceremony. From there we headed off to DUMBO to take some shots, and made a quick stop at BAM on the way. No for those of you not from this planet, DUMBO stands for Down under the Manhattan Bridge overpass, and BAM is the Brooklyn Academy of Music.

The celebration took place at the Midtown Loft & Terrace. It was a really cool evening, with friend's and family of Elijah and Anitra sharing in their celebration.

Down Time

2008-08-19T19:16:00.003-04:00

I took a few days off and made a trip down to Delaware with Avery and Simone for her family's reunion. It's the first time the three of us have taken off together and it was a blast. We stopped by our friends George and Audra's shop to pick up some of their awesome "Munchies" Oatmeal cookies. The cookies are all natural, vegan oatmeal cookies with chocolate chip and ginger flavors. Simone's mother ordered about 20 boxes of the cookies to give to family, and the three of us were scheming on how to hold back some to the cookies for ourselves. But good ethics and the samples Audra and George gave us kept us in line.

I had a great time in Delaware, which always the case around Simone's mom, you actually don't have much of a choice with her. I didn't take a lot of pictures, just wanted to relax. But below are some of my favorites of the ones I did take.

Simone, George, Audra, Avery and Me

My son is a sharp looking guy!

Thought I saw it all

Simone and Tip

Tip after a long day.

That's Simone checking her email and Tip dreaming.

Shanequa and Arthur Cory Terry: Married!!

2008-08-05T20:56:00.005-04:00

Shanequa and Cory have an energy about them that projects to all around them. Their wedding day was just what I expected and more. It was all about them and family, and that's a great thing. They reminded me once again why I love documenting the special day of couples.

Ryan Jensen attended as my guest shooter for the day, and it's always a blast having him around. When I met with Shanequa and Cory a week before their day, I asked them to help me play a joke on Ryan by calling him "Omar" A name he picked up from a previous couple of mine. That morning when I jokingly called Ryan "Omar" he laughed but said " don't do that" At that point I told myself to inform my bride and groom to forget the joke I wanted to play on him, but figured they'd forget about it anyway. Well as faith would have it, as I introduced Ryan to each of them that morning they both remembered and as I went from one room to the other they both proceeded to say "Hey Omar" before I could lift a finger to stop them. But it's cool,
Ryan being Ryan took it in stride. I'm sure he'll get me back one day. Since they both got prepared in the same hotel they asked to take some pictures together with out them seeing each other. Well, at least without Cory seeing his bride.

The Coral House is where the vows were exchanged and the celebration took place. And here during the ceremony Cory proved that true men, "real" men, do cry. The bond between them are off the scale.

Check out some of my favorite images (Ryan's included) below, and check back for a slide show. (I'm behind on those things)

Just for you Shallonda!

Nadia and Chauncey: Knot Tied

2008-08-05T18:25:00.005-04:00

They made it happen. In full view of family and friends, Chauncey and Nadia exchanged their vows at The Cathedral of the Incarnation, in Garden City, New York. Ryan Jensen worked with me to document their day and got some awesome images. Westbury Manor hosted their reception, and was able to contain the celebration energy.

Nadia and Chauncey, Thank You for sharing your day with me. You guys are great!!!

Chauncey being welcomed to the family!!!

Check back for a slideshow!!

Shavonne and Carlos: E Session

2008-08-05T00:50:00.002-04:00

While neither Carlos or Shavonne live in Brooklyn, they definitely have a connection to it. Around the corner from where I live is Brooklyn Tech HS, and Fort Greene Park where these two people met and hung out. Or day actually started when Carlos showed up early and we had to wait for Shavonne who was stuck in traffic. So headed back to my apartment, which at the time happened to be occupied by my neighbor and great friend Christalyn and some friends that came over to watch her work as an associate producer for an episode of MTV's "Made". As we headed to my apartment we ran into a film production set, and had to wait before crossing a street. And who did I see standing there in this fitting red dress looking very impressive? Brooke Shields, and I have to admit, she looked hot. But when I got back to the apartment and shared my sighting with Christalyn and her guest, only about half of them seemed impressed. And my son AJ had very vague idea who she was.

We had a great time in the park that day. And maybe on Shavonne and Carlos's wedding day, they will not only bless me with the honor documenting it, but invite Vanessa Williams and have her be my date. So what if I'm working.

Trina and Leo: E Session

2008-08-04T02:25:00.003-04:00

Our day started in Fort Greene Park, and ended with a bottle of water, a margarita, and a mojito in DUMBO. (I'm pretty sure I had a mojito, or maybe it was a Corona) Well what matters is that we had fun. As we heading over to DUMBO I kept telling Trina and Leo about this really hot mural that I wanted to get them in front of. We walked up and down a few blocks, and as I finally eyed this big plain grey wall that i didn't remember, I asked someone about the mural. And he basically told me I was looking at it. It seems for reasons unknown someone decided to splash some paint on it, so they just painted the whole wall gray. But I'm sure another artist is already planning the next master piece. And when it's created, I'm going to get some lucky couple in front of it.
Until then, check out some images from Leo and Trina's E Session and check back soon to see how their wedding day kick off.

A Quck Plug

2008-07-31T01:46:00.002-04:00

This will be the shortest post I've done to date. If your looking for a great band for your wedding day, or whatever day, check out "Mission Dance" I recently helped out my friend Roberto Falck at one of his wedding and had the chance to experience this band. "AWESOME, AWESOME, AWESOME"

Ok, that's all.... , And sorry, no pics, didn't carry my camera that day. Just take my word for it.

East Hamptons and Julia

2008-07-30T01:39:00.011-04:00

A few weeks ago I once again enjoyed the pleasure of shooting with my friend Julia Newman, as she documented the wedding of Phil and Jill out in the Hamptons, awesome people. And yes their names really are Phil and Jill. And if you don't believe me just look through Julia's blog.

Julia on the job, waiting to capture the moments.

Dress Whites Allways Look Cool

2008-07-29T18:53:00.006-04:00

Ok, your going to see a number of post about things I've been doing here and there. This one happens to be about part of my 4th of July I spent with Jason Groupp in the Meatpacking District. I helped him out as he did a shoot with Brandon and Kelly, as part of his "I Heart NY Session" If you've been following my blog, you probably know that Jason is a great photographer and a friend of mine. Here's a few images from that day. And "No" I didn't spend my whole day taking pictures. But if I did, what's wrong with that. Kelly and Bradon are cool couple, and we had a blast. LOL

Jason doing his own video!

Nadia and Chauncey : E Session

2008-07-29T00:38:00.003-04:00

By the time most of you read this post Nadia and Chauncey will have exchanged their vows before a sea of family and friends. This wedding actually has extra meaning to me, because Nadia is part of my extended family, or maybe I should say she's a member of a family that extended it's self to me. I truly love this family that I simply call, "The Franklins" I can tell you, Chauncey's in for a life time of adventure, and great food. Did I mention how much I love Nadia's Grandmother's (Mama) cooking? "Ouch" Ok back on track here Rob.

Check out some of the images from Chauncey and Nadia engagement session and stay tuned for highlights from their wedding day.

E Session with Anitra and Elijah

2008-07-28T02:46:00.008-04:00

I decided to take this couple down to what's become one of my favorite spots in the city, "The Meat Packing District." Years ago this neck of the woods truly lived up to it's name, and more. I won't mention the "more" but if any of you know leave a comment. We had a great time, as I always do, and I can't wait to share Anitra and Elijah's wedding day in a few weeks. So stay tune and enjoy some of my favorites from the day.

Chanel and Tony - Wedding Day

2008-07-25T13:17:00.019-04:00

Well it's been a few months since I did the Chanel and Tony's E-Session. Since then they've tied the knot. It was a great day that was witnessed by friends and family. Ryan Jensen, (some of you may know him by "Omar", helped me document the day.

I originally met Chanel and Tony through another great couple, Sabine and Steven. But it turns out we connected in a few other ways. Chanel knows my niece Diandra, they grew up in the same neighborhood. And one of Tony's fraternity brothers, (Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc.) Sam, is a good friend of mine from my own college days. Can the world get any smaller?

Their ceremony took place at Saints Joachim and Anne Church in Queens, and partied their collective .... um, um. Well they celebrated their exchanging of vows at Crest Hollow Country Club. Below are a few images from the day.

Congrats you two...

Check back soon for a cool slideshow.

HAPPY FATHER'S DAY!!!!!!

2008-06-15T14:07:00.002-04:00

However you decide to spend it, enjoy it.

More updates on the way soon.

On This Day GOD Planned For Me....

2008-06-01T01:08:00.007-04:00

Yes, it was that time again. That one day out of the year, that happens every year, my birthday.
And if your asking "Rob, what did you do for your birthday?" well here's my day:

*went to the movies to see "Iron Man" with my one of my best friends, my son Avery
*walked around midtown acting silly and cracking jokes with "AJ" (Avery Jordan)
*crashed the Apple Store on 14th St, with that really cool dude "AJ"
*met up with my girlfriend Simone and her friend Sharon for a bite to eat at my friend's restaurant "Chance"
in Cooble Hill, Brooklyn
*with Simone, Sharon and that awesome son of mine AJ at my side, watched Mike Baca, a very talented artist, and the Graffiti Research Lab use a green laser pen to direct a machine to write laser graffiti on the side of the Brooklyn Academy of Music. it was an awesome thing to see and was the perfect cap to a perfect birthday.

Shanequa and Arthur

2008-05-20T15:57:00.029-04:00

Ok. I thought because there was suppose to be a little rain on this day, we'd have SOHO to ourselves. Well, I guess someone else had other plans, because the sun came out in full force and so did the people. We hit the Apple store, really just the steps inside the store where this silly couple sat for a shot. Arthur took us into a store to check out some $300 jeans, where each style had their own names. My style was called Billy. Not too sure how I feel about that. Not too big on naming my jeans, or any of my clothes for that matter. Don't ask me what the name of the store is, I'm pretty sure Arthur will leave that info in a comment with this post. Needless to say, Billy didn't walk out the door with me that day.

We jumped on the subway for a second, Arthur jumped in the middle of Broadway and stopped a tour bus, and we discovered this spot with really cool bridal outfit in the window called Kiki De Montparnasse, you can see it in the image above. It was a really cool day.

Shanequa and Arthur's wedding this August should be a blast.

Shushania and Oba

2008-05-16T18:44:00.003-04:00

Ok, I know. I'm a little behind on my posting, so over the next few days I am going to share a bunch of stuff with you in no particular order. First up are a few images of Shushania and Oba.

This wasn't one of my regular weddings, and that has something to do with the fact that this couple was already married. The catch is that they never took any wedding photos. So that's were the Brooklyn Botanical Gardens and myself come in. If you've never experienced taking photos there, it's pretty cool. They set you up with a security guard that acts as an escort for your time in the gardens. It got a little weird for me at times because our escort seemed to be a little confuse and must have thought that the Pope was still in town and hanging out with us. I swear she was clearing paths about 15' wide and 30' deep. I have to admit, I did feel like a big shot!

Afterwards we headed over to the the Red Bamboo here in Brooklyn where Oba, Shushania and the family met with other family and friends for a reception. Below are some of my favorites.