Halloween French Bulldog

I love Frenchies. They are sweet, weird looking and playful. I can't wait to get one. In the meantime I get my fix by looking at pictures of the snarfully little aliens online. I came across this one. It is a little cuteoverload but I'm ok with that.

God's Love We Deliver - Golden Heart Award '09

The night before last was God's Love We Deliver's Golden Heart Awards. It was held at the IAC building. All the arrangements had fruit in them, so if you wanted some antioxidants, you could just grab an apple. After the event was over the fruit was sent to the kitchen at God's Love to be washed and delivered to clients.


The food was provided by Taste Caterers.

I love this event, not only because this is my favorite charity but because the mood is so relaxed and friendly.

It's funny that the mood is so relaxed cause there are tons of heavy hitters at this event every year.

Let's take a look at some of them now.

Calvin Klein and Blaine Trump


Miss USA 2009 Kristen Dalton


Barry Diller


Ross Bleckner


Calvin Klein, Barry Diller and Ross Bleckner



Kelly Klein


Anna Wintour, chatting with Tory Burch, and Blaine Trump


Tory Burch


Aerin Lauder, and a friend


Laura Slatkin, and last years honoree Harry Slatkin, with God's Love CEO Karen Pearl


Ingrid Sischy


Anna Wintour and Carolina Herrera


Bruce Weber


John Demsey


Jonathan and Rebecca Bond, Jonathan Adler and Simon Doonan

So the party was pretty packed with boldfaced names.

The night was MC'ed by the delightful Deborah Norville.

Deborah Norville

Awards were presented to the following people:

Christine Quinn – Outstanding Service to the Community

Calvin Klein- Lifetime Achievement

Edward Prostek - Outstanding Volunteer

Ed had volunteered more then 8000 hours over the past 20 years. No only is he an outstanding volunteer, but his speech was the best. He had everyone laughing and on their feet for a standing ovation. It was so good that I was ready to buy a new walk-in freezer at $20,000, by the end of it.

Regan Hoffman

Regan Hoffman of POZ magazine also gave an amazing speech.

During the dinner people were relaxed and having a great time. I love taking candid shots of people. I love getting that great shot of someone smiling and having a great time. I wanted to include some of them here. Some are celebs, some are not, but all of these people were having a great time.

Anna Wintour and Calvin Klein having a little chat

Just a quick FYI for people that are planning an event and want great candids. Tall things on the table can obstruct great shots. Note the bread sticks. The options for angles are pretty limited already by the tables, people and architecture of the room. Tall stuff on the table can be problematic. I actually ask the waitstaff if they can take things away, like tall table numbers, when they are no longer needed. In this case however it wasn't a problem. I just wanted to point it out.

Chris Trump

Lee Radziwill

Frederique van der Wal

I love Frederique. I once had a great chat with her about cheese. There is a great Dutch cheese called Beemster that I grew up on. It is tough to find in NY. They used to have the middle aged kind at Grand Central Market, but they don't any more. I did find and older variety at Stew Leonard's. So Frederique, if you are reading this, on your next trip to Stew's get you some Beemster.

Carolina Herrera

Reinaldo Herrera

Mr. Herrera kept smiling and making faces at me, so I went over and chatted with him. He is a delightful man. If you are ever in a room with him, go up and introduce your self and tell him you heard he was fun to chat with. He's cool he can roll with that. He will totally chat with you and it will be the best conversation you had all night.

Ingrid Sischy

I threw in another picture of Ingrid because she reminds me of my cousin Kelly. Every time I see her I think "Kelly?"

Anna Wintour

I love Anna Wintour. Not only has she been a long time supporter of God's Love, but she is really nice to photograph. Every time she notices me with the camera she smiles, sometimes she even looks into the camera even when she is deep in a chat with someone. She has great party skills. Much like Iman. Iman is a pro. She can be in a conversation with someone and if she notices you, across the room shooting her, she will keep on chatting, but will smile just a little more at the person she is with and it makes a great photograph.

Mikimoto Group

As a volunteer I want to say a special thank you to Mikimoto. They have been strong supporters of God's Love and we all appreciate their efforts.


These boys were all at the same table, and they had a blast. Every time I looked over they were laughing and having fun. If you are having a party, see if you can invite them. It'll make you party much more fun.

Martin Puris, Rebecca and Jonathan Bond

Martin and Mary Puris hosted Midsummer Nights Drinks at their home this summer. They are delightful and their house is lovely. If you ever get and invite, drop everything and go, you will have a great time.

The night was capped with an auction.

Hugh Hildesley

Simon Doonan

Simon Doonan and Hugh Hildesley auctioned off things that the agency needed rather then things the guests didn't. It is brilliant to be able to buy a freezer, a van, or a years worth of meals instead of a trip you will never take, or a rug you don't need.

Audi had a fleet of clean diesel cars outside at the end of the night ready to take guests home.