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Punam Bean, New York City Vendor: Photographer Website: Punam Bean Photography About Me: Punam Bean is an international destination wedding and portrait photographer based out of New York City. She loves animals, and particularly longs for the companionship of a bulldog, in addition to that of her ever loving Husband. She eats pizza for breakfast every single day, and spends too much money on dresses. In this, her first year of business, she's booked 30 weddings all around the world, in New York City, California, Jamaica, Venezuela and Nigeria. Her images have been described as emotional, whimsical and elegant.

Jessica + Moshe: Married!

July 20th, 2009 @ 3:27 pm by Punam Bean

Jessica and Moshe had a gorgeous wedding at BAM! It really was my kind of wedding – the music was amazing, the venue was spectacular, the reception was minimal in order to give way to as much dancing as possible. I don't know how well I've ever really conveyed this notion on my blog, however, my favorite part of every wedding I've ever shot is the dance floor. I cry at every single wedding I've ever shot – really it's no big feat – I cry on the subway when I see good deeds and people that love each other (it's a little out of hand – people are always asking me if I'm OK. I cry from joy! They don't understand…). But I could go through a whole wedding day and never cry until we all get to the dance floor. There is something so beautiful about humans on a dance floor, humans that love each other, families, friends and lovers. Rarely do people have the chance to be so free with each other – it reaches across cultures, families, groups of friends. You get people dancing on a dance floor, and that's when all the love in the room really starts to flourish. No one is in a bad or cranky mood – how can you have any cross feelings when swinging your hips to and fro? When Michael Jackson is telling you to Blame it on the Boogie? I mean, can you really even say the word boogie when you are not at peace with the world in that very moment??

I digress.

Jessica and Moshe had a beautiful, emotional wedding, in which I was in tears all day. I am so blessed to be present for such exchanges as the wedding between these two people, and their beautiful families and friends.

Jessica + Moshe: Engaged!

June 11th, 2009 @ 8:31 am by Punam Bean

I had so much fun with Jessica and Moshe the other night that I could have forgotten to return home, had the Husbone not called me away. We did our shoot at the Brooklyn Museum, which is gorgeously amazing!!!

Caroline + Sung Ho: Engagement!

June 2nd, 2009 @ 6:32 pm by Punam Bean

I met Caroline and Sung Ho in my favorite part of Brooklyn, an interlude of work in the midst of my minimoon with the Husbone, who had just returned from an epic 6 week journey across England. Caroline and Sung Ho turned out to be pretty much the easiest people to photograph ever, and then the evening made way to reveal itself as a double date over drinks and great conversation. I am so enamored with these two very lovely people, and for all that we have in common. I'm happy I met them. I was also lucky enough to have been chosen by Sung Ho's amazing sister for her wedding too, and I can't wait to hang with everyone again in June!