The phone is finally fixed - what a relief!

I have a New Blog!  I have been wanting to dress up my blog and supersize the photos on it for some time now.  Thanks to the fabulous Zofia Waig for the redesign and all the wonderful work she did on the new blog.  And now for the hard part:  If you currently subscribe to my blog, you will have to look up the new blog address and resubscribe.  Not too hard, but sorry about the extra step.

Please check out the NEW site at www.loriotooleblog.com

Or - go to my website www.loriotoole.com and click on the new Blog.

If you are having trouble getting me on the phone this week, I'm sorry and ask you to please be peristant.  Or send me an email - probably that's the best way!

I have been receiving phone calls all day - a the rate of about 1 per minute - from Canada, where a mailing was sent out by the Canadian Lung Association listing my phone number to call for donations.  No joke, they printed the wrong phone number (mine!) on their solicitation letters.  So, anyway, I am sending most calls to voicemail and just trying to clean my voicemail out every hour.  I am waiting on Verizon to try and block all Candian calls for me, but meanwhile, shoot me an email.  Thanks!

I am in LOVE with my new puppy.  He's a 12 week old blue pitbull.  This is his 1st official picture, taken just a few hours after i got him.  He doesn't have a name yet, so if anyone has any ideas....

Chelsea Pier Lighthouse is one the top 10 New York wedding venues for very good reason. The stunning views of the Hudson River, delicious food and amazing staff made this mid-January trip to New York one worth making.  I headed to the city the night before to beat the snowstorm heading for the Hudson Valley and found myself at an amazing little hotel in Gramercy that i spent the rest of the night taking pictures of.  The following day was Robin and Dan's wedding and since I was staying at their hotel, I was in the perfect spot to capture all the action.  A trip over to the Flatiron Building, one of the most well known and romantic buildings in New York was an added bonus.  The weather was VERY cold, but Robin was amazing as she didn't even look chilled as myself and Holley got into the 1st wedding of 2009 for us!  A gorgeous sunset ceremony at the Lighthouse was followed by a wonderful evening dancing to the JK Band.

Ceremony and Reception at Chelsea Pier Lighthouse, New York City

Dress by Exclusive by Allure

Flowers by Botanical Design

Music by the JK Band

Make sure to check out the lastest issue of Hudson Valley Magazine!  My photos from the fabulous wedding of Lisa Rainwater and Andy Mele at Opus 40 are featured in the 2009 wedding section.  This stunning wedding was covered by the New York Times and will remain a favorite of mine for a long time to come.