Last week, Merci New York had the pleasure of styling this amazing engagement session for Holly and Carlos. The shoot was photographed by Cengiz of Adagion Studio . Cengiz fueled our holiday trek around Manhattan with a great eye, a lot of laughs, wonderful energy, and peanut butter M&M’s {Holly’s favorite} to keep everyone’s eyes on the prize: “A classic and chic New York City backdrop, with great fashion and fun details.”
Between the style {Milly! Zegna!}, the landmarks {GCT! Gramercy Park Hotel!}, the weighty art {Damien Hirst! Andy Warhol!} and sleek interior design {Phillipe Starck!}, it was clearly one of my favorite styling projects to date.
In fact, I love all the images so much, I’m splitting this e-session up into two posts. Part I today in Midtown, Part II Monday in Gramercy {and a special style segment on one of our favorite blogs, coming soon}.
To kick off their engagement session, we pulled a wonderful vintage-inspired gold lace Milly dress from Merci New York’s wardrobe partner, Rent the Runway , for a polished “day” look. To keep Holly looking modern, we balanced the dainty lace with Cara’s Rocker Chain Necklace, another black chain for length, and AV Max’s Glitzy Glamour cuff. Her look was finished with some very opaque tights and her own suede wedge booties.
Carlos was equally dapper in a Zegna suit and dress furnishings… The couple’s posh, glam {yet neutral} wardrobe played well against the Phillipe Starck designed space… {Who said all NYC engagement sessions needed to take place in the springtime}?
Taking to the streets of NYC, Holly and Carlos bundled themselves up in classic black outerwear, the uniform of every city go-er. {Holly’s coat is from Anthropologie }. The couple may not have caught many of the M&Ms on the steps of the New York Public Library {above} but certainly had fun trying!
Stop two {and a hint of a wardrobe change, perhaps? You’ll know for sure when you read Monday’s post}. Holly and Carlos take to Grand Central Terminal for some holiday cheer… and a shoe shine, for good measure. This was such a fun stop on our shoot. The tourists bustling in and out of the station were totally enamored by the dapper couple taking photos in the corridors. Some even shot pics of their own.
Paired with some vintage Samsonite pieces from the sixties, Holly and Carlos’ shoot had a hint of Mad Men-esque panache, but it wasn’t too overdone. They wanted engagement photos that spoke to their chic, city lifestyle and their love for each other – the styled paired with the sincere.
Monday, we’ll share part two of Holly and Carlos’ session. {A great little Christmas present, if you ask me}… More fashion, more fun, great NYC locales, and wonderful chemistry to boot.
Photography: Adagion Studios
Styling, Planning: Merci New York
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