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Ocean House Shoot is on Style Me Pretty!!!

I am so honored and excited that my first editorial shoot made the cover of Style Me Pretty! I did this fabulous shoot in May 2010 at the palatial Ocean House in Watch Hill, Rhode Island and it has been so hard not to share these photos until now. It is also hard to narrow [...]

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Wedding Under the Cherry Blossoms at The Brooklyn Botanic Garden

On such a cold winter day (almost 0 degrees!!!), it is so nice to think back to warm sunny spring nights when flowers were in bloom and trees had lush new green leaves. Last April 23rd, I had the pleasure to second shoot at the wedding of Desiree Cifre and Josh Waitzkin at the spectacular [...]

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Giving Back – American Cancer Society

We really enjoy being able to support local charities. On April 8, 2010, David had the pleasure of photographing a charity gala organized by Gayle Alswanger, Director of Distinguished Giving for the American Cancer Society, Lower Fairfield County, CT Chapter. Welcome to American Cancer Society: Battle of the Chefs! Share on Facebook

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So, Where Do Our Flush-Mounted Albums Come From?

On May 11, 2010 David and I had the opportunity to go out to Farmingdale, NY to see Robert (Bobby) Schneider for a tour of Leather Craftsmen’s New York facility. Share on Facebook

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Blog? What Blog?

Have you ever had one of those days, no I mean weeks, no months, well OK, how about years? So, its 2011 and my #1 New Year’s Resolution is … … to find my Blog; reacquaint myself with it; and actually write things in it!!! Let me know how I do, OK? Share on Facebook

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Saturday, May 8th – Going Out!

Catch-up Time on the Blog! The last six weeks have been extremely busy, but I will attempt to catch up on some of the exciting happenings. On Saturday, May 8th, I had my first opportunity to wear my new JCREW dress out in public. In fact, this was the night they had outfitted me for. [...]

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Thursday, May 6th — Watch Hildi on CBS The Early Show!

If you missed it live, or just want to see it again, here’s the piece from TheEarly Show. They did such an awesome job putting everything together! Tell us what you think! Please click here to leave a comment: Share on Facebook

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Thursday, May 6th — The Early Show… LIVE!

Alarm Clock?: Today started with a tiny bit of panic. My iPhone alarm was set for 5:25 am (5:45 am car to take me two blocks to the studio) & no wakeup call so Maya could sleep a little longer (David & Maya weren’t supposed to go to the studio until 7:30 am). Well, somehow [...]

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Wednesday, May 5th — Hildi Goes to The Plaza

The car service picked me up to take me to The Plaza for the nuts and bolts of the makeover. Kitt Grant, Producer of The Early Show met me in front of The Plaza to bring me up to The Warren Tricomi Salon on the second floor. Share on Facebook

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Tuesday, May 4th — Dressing Me

So my day started with a car picking me up to take me to the city to shop!  Mikhail, my driver, got me safely to JCREW Collections on Madison and 79th.  I was greeted by the very warm Kitt Grant, producer CBS News – The Early Show.  With her was a team to help get [...]

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Monday, May 3, 2010 — The Interviews

Monday morning at 10 AM, Paige Kendig and cameraman Terence Nelson arrived at our home and studio in North Stamford with a ton of equipment to tape us. Paige interviewed all three of us (including Maya) — one at a time. They also taped us doing lots of everyday stuff. Share on Facebook

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New brand, website, blog… and a makeover? On CBS – The Early Show? What a birthday present!!!

David and I are thrilled to launch Crane Song Photography, our new Wedding Photography brand, here on our new website!!! For us, this brand is a perfect fit — cranes mate for life and live up to 80 years. I think a lot of couples would be happy with those statistics! David and I will [...]

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