Amber Marlow, photographer

03/21/2020

My response as a business owner to COVID-19

How to handle the effect of COVID-19 on your wedding, and a note about the campaign .

01/10/2020

Amanda and I met at a birthday party in 2013. We chatted until I had to leave; I was headed to what would be a horrible date. A few boyfriends between us, and we finally both met very, very nice men who like whisky, second-hand books, vintage records, and live jazz.

She plays piano, makes the best tater tot casserole ever (she’s from the midwest) and we’ve gotten into a years-long habit of going to spin class together followed by coffee in our local Brooklyn coffee shop, along with conversation that ranges from makeup to world news.

Guy speaks French and Creole in addition to English, and often shows up to the bar with a book he’s reading that I can’t make heads or tails out of. He’s very kind, and lets my baby chew his face. He has a booming laugh that is warm and contagious, and makes a really good pork shoulder, and competes with my husband on Jeopardy! answers.

We love them.

I’m planning on being a guest at the wedding but wanted to take their engagement photos, starting first on the steps of the brownstone Amanda lived in for years. Guy moved in a while ago and they made the little space work, but it was a tight fit in that studio until they snagged a one-bedroom around the corner. When we took these photos, they were just about to move into the fancy new place, so I thought we should commemorate the occasion on the steps.

We went from there to the cobblestone streets of Gowanus to pose them in front of street art (another hobby they share), then back up to my side of Park Slope for a pizza photo at Smiling Pizza. It’s on the corner of 9th Street and 7th Avenue, where it’s been for years. I was going for scene from an independent film, and I think I nailed it.

09/24/2019

New blog post! A City Hall wedding plus Chinatown photos.

Wedding at City Hall in lower Manhattan. The bride wore a vintage sundress from Comme des Garçons and accessorized with cool wedding shoes - hot pink flats - and new diamond earrings. They took photos on the streets of Chinatown.

02/07/2019

I can't handle how pretty these photos turned out. Sunrise sessions forever.

Sunrise in Central Park, in the springtime.

01/31/2019

01/11/2019

Published on Catalyst Wedding Co today:

Elodie from Tall and Small Events and I wanted to do a styled shoot that mixed traditional elements of a wedding (white gown, crisp tuxedo, gorgeous florals) with hip modern design (velvet linens, whimsical engagement rings, and a fun cake). We did this at the NoMad Hotel’s wedding space, which ha...

12/27/2018

An engagement session in the Meatpacking, styled by Be Brilliant Styling with models Ana Maria Mutchler and Lee Washington.

12/14/2018

An epic elopement all over NYC! https://ambermarlow.com/blog/a-winter-elopement-on-the-brooklyn-bridge-frank-amp-jennifer

10/02/2018

This is why I don't accept bookings that include horse drawn carriages. I'm absolutely gutted by this morning's incident.

11/21/2017

Oh Cosmo - did you HAVE to tell everyone how old I am?! {not my photo in the header image}

“I am now sworn enemies with whoever told women to pose with their chins pointed to the sky to avoid a possible double chin.”

10/31/2017

There's a destination wedding up on the blog today, and it's pink, and gold, and epic.

An intimate destination wedding full of pink, modern tropical details, at a private home in Bali, Indonesia.