Places we know

Where we photograph most, from the orchards around Germantown to inns in the Berkshires. Each page says where the light is, the best months, and what to ask the venue.

Empty rows of apple trees at golden hour, long shadows across the mown grass, hills behind

Orchards around Germantown

Orchard

20 minutes

Ask about the rain plan. Most farms have a packing barn that opens onto the rows.

Barns around Hurley and Stone Ridge

Barn

50 minutes

Ask whether they have heat. October evenings get cold.

Hudson City Hall

City hall

5 minutes

Bring two witnesses and your licence. The clerk’s office is on the ground floor.

The bare snowy ledge above the Kaaterskill valley, footprints in the snow

Ledges above the Kaaterskill

Outdoors

40 minutes

No shelter or toilets at the top. Bring a thermos and a blanket.

The empty wooden dock on the Hudson at Tivoli at sunset, hills on the far bank

The river at Tivoli

River

25 minutes

Parking by the bay holds about ten cars. Weekdays are quieter.

A bride and groom laugh on the porch steps of a white clapboard inn in the Berkshires under orange maples

Inns in the Berkshires

Inn

1 hour 10 minutes

Book the whole inn and the wedding party can stay the weekend.

Somewhere else? Travel within 90 miles of Hudson is included. Further than that, we charge what it costs us.

Ask about your venue