Engagement

May 10, 2025

Rootline: A Subway Engagement Shoot Reconnecting Generations

If someone had told me in 1992 Moldova, while I was posing in a Soviet-era classroom photo beside a classmate named Irina, that one day I would photograph her daughter’s subway engagement shoot in New York City—engaged to a Mexican who never rode a subway […]

December 24, 2024

Marry Xmas: ‘Tis the Engagement Season!

Ah, the holiday season! A time for glittering Christmas lights, mugfuls of cocoa, Mariah Carey belting out on repeat, and a peculiar spike in four little words: “Will you marry me?” If you’ve noticed your social media becoming an engagement ring showcase between Thanksgiving and […]

October 11, 2023

The Duel: Insane Engagement Shoot in Queens

Wikipedia defines “duel” as an “arranged engagement in combat between two people with matched weapons”. I’ve got an engagement, two people, and weapons that shot, so here’s your insane engagement shoot in Queens!

September 10, 2023

Grit: Badass Couple Photoshoot in Central Park

I welcomed this cool married couple flying from Hawaii to NYC with a badass couple photoshoot in Central Park on their bucket list. Little did I know how much grit the brave woman had.

December 17, 2022

Tough Destination Couple Photography in Jamaica: MerMarried 2

Just in time for the next round of free couple photography contest, here’s the outcome for the winners of 2022, with their mermaid-themed destination couple photography in Jamaica. Not all went well.

October 30, 2022

Surprise Marriage Proposal: Acapella Serenade

This surprise marriage proposal is as romantic as it gets: a guy brings his love to a unique musical restaurant, jumps into a tuxedo, and sings a serenade with an 8-member a capella! I got it all in a little cinematic story for you!

March 22, 2022

Engayged: Fun LGBTQ Engagement Photo Session in NYC

Folks, please welcome my first published LGBTQ engagement photo session. Where did I take this same-sex engaged couple for that? A NYC laundromat—for a reason—and I added a splash of fun to it.

January 5, 2022

Free Couple Photography: RomancEd 2022 Contest

Calling ALL couples with the biggest news in Zorz Studios contests’ 13-year history! The contest opens to the married couples and anyone of legal age who’s in love! No more need to be engaged. Think you are offbeat and resourceful? Show your flair in our […]

December 20, 2021

Married Xmas: Married Couple’s Christmas NYC Romance Shoot

A photoshoot-craving couple flying in from Indiana, getting up at 2 AM, making the best out of rain, dropping pants at a Chase bank, lucking out with a burned down Christmas tree, a mad escape from NBC Studios, a hilarious pom-pom fight, crashing an upscale […]

June 29, 2021

Mad Luv: Post-Apocalyptic Engagement Shoot in Poconos

This 6-hour post-apocalyptic engagement shoot in Poconos is unique on multiple levels: an apocalypse theme I never tried, a junkyard location I’ve been itching for a long time, the all-new cinematic presentation format, and the blog movie poster cover. Let’s see how it all panned […]

May 22, 2021

Bewooded: Rustic Engagement Session in Poconos

Yay! Hitting my next milestone with this rustic engagement session in Poconos for the first local wedding clients here. Everything is here—a pretty girl next door, a tough wood chopper, wilderness, waterfall, antique Ford, giggles, drama, and of course, raw love!

November 15, 2020

Cloud 9: Dull Day Engagement Session for Dancers

Who said you need a sunny day for a photoshoot? This dull day engagement session for dancers took place on a gloomy day facing dramatic Manhattan skyline and created some stunning images.

August 10, 2020

Shades: All-Day Chic Engagement Session in NYC

This rare couple ventured on an all-day chic engagement session in NYC visiting some of the best locations I can recommend.

July 13, 2020

High: Lake Minnewaska Engagement

Lake Minnewaska engagement session offers everything a romantic couple can dream of: lakes, pine trees, rocks, waterfalls, but above all — cliffs hanging hundreds of feet over the lake and woods.

January 6, 2020

Wedding Giveaway: EngagEd 2020 Contest

Got engaged? Think you are offbeat and creative? Show your merit in our wedding giveaway which turns 11 years! Enter our EngagEd contest and hit us with the coolest concept of your engagement photo session. Zorz Studios will shoot it for you or even cover […]

May 29, 2019

No Bounds: Ilana + Igor = Old Westbury Gardens Engagement Session

This Old Westbury Gardens engagement session made me wonder if these two families are running a beauty pageant.

May 18, 2019

Trop Précieux: Frenchman’s Marriage Proposal on Times Square

You might think of Eiffel Tower as the dream location to propose to your loved one but I have a Frenchman who flew to NYC for his marriage proposal on Times Square, in the rain!

April 2, 2019

Elysium: Dreamlike Engagement Shoot at Raymondskill Falls

I am double-stoked to share this dreamlike engagement shoot at Raymondskill Falls: not only does it feature one of the EngagEd contest winners but also introduces first clients in my new habitat.

January 7, 2019

Free Wedding Photography Contest: EngagEd 2019

Got engaged? Think you are creative? Try your luck in the free wedding photography contest which turns 10 years! Enter EngagEd and hit us with the coolest concept for your engagement session. Zorz Studios will shoot it for you for free or cover your entire wedding day!

December 5, 2018