STUNNING BRIDE GETTING READY PORTRAIT

Monday May Wedding! This is the gorgeous Victoria!

Victoria and James were married in May of 2016! What an amazing couple. So many laughs all day. Victoria got ready at her parents house. The living room was nice and big with a lot of window light for Victoria to get dressed in. Everything was moving along so smoothly and we were doing really well on time. We got to stay with Victoria a little while longer for extra bridal portraits at the house. Bonus!

After moving a few pieces of furniture, we cleared out enough space to get this beautiful dress shot of Victoria. I love the framing of this image, with the windows and drapery. The desk was a great piece of furniture that we had to keep for the photo.

Victoria gave us a great pose too. She knew exactly what we wanted. Then we decided to add her flowers to the desk for a little extra detail. I absolutely love this image!

-Danielle

Buffalo Wedding Photography: Neal Urban Studio

Buffalo Wedding Ceremony: St. Joseph's Cathedral

Buffalo Wedding Photo Location: St. Joseph's Cathedral, Erie Basin Marina, Statler City

Buffalo Wedding Reception: Statler City 

DELAVAN HOTEL & SPA BRIDE

Well, we ended the night with Keith and Dana at Salvatore's Italian Gardens. But, lets go back in time when started with Dana at the Delavan Hotel & Spa (which is the new hotel at Salvatore's Italian Gardens if you did not know)!

The rooms at the Delavan are amazing to take photos in. The windows are massive! In this image, we do have the windows covered. But, how can you not take advantage of the "red carpet curtains". They created such a beautiful back drop. It also went perfect with the style of Keith and Dana's wedding. Everything was clean, classic, and elegant.

I absolutely love Dana's dress. She looked stunning! Her dress had a racerback! How fun is that! She is pretty tall as well, so it suited her perfectly.

This was just a fun and gorgeous bridal portrait of Dana before we brought Dad in for a first look. She looks amazing!

-Danielle

Buffalo Wedding Photography: Neal Urban Studio

Buffalo Wedding Ceremony: St. John Vianney RC Church

Buffalo Wedding Photo Location: Charles Burchfield Nature and Art Center 

Buffalo Wedding Reception: Salvatore's Italian Gardens

Buffalo Wedding Videography: Bella Star Productions

Buffalo Wedding DJ/Photobooth: CJ Sound

Buffalo Wedding Flowers and Decor: Salvatore's Italian Gardens

WEDDING AT BROOKFIELD COUNTRY CLUB

Our last wedding of 2017! We had the pleasure of photographing Kathy and David's wedding at Brookfield Country Club.

Both Kathy and David got ready at the Club, so we were able to bounce back and forth between both of them for photos. Here is a fun image of Kathy! She had her wedding dress custom made by Made by Anatomy. She looked stunning!

This was taken from outside of the room. During this time, Neal was shooting more up close. So, to stay out of his way, I decided to go into the hall and shoot. I thought I would try something different. One of the doors was already closed. I needed the other door to be partially open. There was nothing to prop it either. I held the door with one hand and took the image with the other. I am not very strong and this door was heavy. I will admit, the door shut on me a few times! But I managed to get one before it was too late!

-Danielle

Buffalo Wedding Photography: Neal Urban Studio

Buffalo Wedding Ceremony & Reception Location: Brookfield Country Club

Buffalo Wedding Photo Location: Silo City, Brookfield Country Club

Buffalo Wedding Dress Design: Made by Anatomy

Buffalo Wedding Decor: Salvatore's Italian Gardens

A BRIDE & HER BRIDESMAIDS

Tuesday, we showed you an image of Nic and Bentley getting ready. Today we bring you Jill and her Bridesmaids getting ready.

Jill had a huge room at the Foundry Suites and Banquets. The rooms are amazing for pictures. There was so much natural light! After moving some furniture (which we did put back haha), it was time for Jill to get in her wedding dress and accessories.

Shoes! Shoes! It was time for Jill to have her Cinderella moment. For this we brought in a few of her Bridemaids to take parts of the dress and one to help with the shoes. 

These action shots always make for beautiful photos. Look at the interaction between all the ladies. They know this is one of Jill's biggest days of her life and they want to help make it perfect and memorable.

-Danielle

Buffalo Wedding Photography: Neal Urban Studio

Buffalo Wedding Ceremony and Reception: Foundry Suites and Banquets

Buffalo Wedding Photo Location: Foundry Suites and Banquets, Pierce Arrow Factory Complex, Elmwood Avenue

A BRIDE & HER FLOWER GIRLS!

This image of Kristin and her little flower girls is so cute! Kristin had a huge suite at Seneca Niagara Casino. A lot of room to work with!

The flower girls were a very big part of the day. They were a huge part of Kristin getting ready as well! We tried to incorporate them into as much as we could. From trying on Kristin's wedding shoes, to helping with the dress. They were little divas and fit right in with the bridesmaids.

Their dresses were so much fun as well. They had so many layers. Since Kristin helped to get the girls' layers perfect, we thought it would be fun to have the girls help Kristin!

-Danielle

Buffalo Wedding Photography: Neal Urban Studio

Buffalo Wedding Ceremony Location: Holy Family of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph

Buffalo Wedding Photo Locations: Forest Lawn Cemetery, Rapids Theatre

Buffalo Wedding Reception: Rapids Theatre

BRIDE AND HER FLOWER GIRLS

We bring you another image from Erica and Justin's wedding!

This room was so pretty for Erica to get ready in and for portraits. I love this image because the little flower girls decided to go over to the piano on their own. It was funny because the moms were telling them not to go into the room and stay out of the way. Once we saw where they were heading, we told everyone to let them go and see what happens. They both started to play the piano. All we had to do was pose Erica!

I love when things like this happen. Kids are so unpredictable. Sometimes it works out so great for photos. And most of the time, there are a lot of laughs. In this instance, the flower girls helped to create this timeless image.

-Danielle

Buffalo Wedding Photography: Neal Urban Studio

Buffalo Wedding Ceremony: Prince of Peace

Buffalo Wedding Photo Location: Canalside Buffalo, New York

Buffalo Wedding Reception: The Hyatt Regency of Buffalo

BRIDE AT TONAWANDA CASTLE

One last image from Jennifer and Anthony's wedding at the Tonawanda Castle!

After posting Anthony getting ready, I couldn't resist posting an image from Jennifer getting ready. Would you just look at this room?! This is my favorite room in the Castle! The windows are amazing. Look at all that light coming in. Jennifer is glowing! Neal had an amazing day to shoot in that room!

This is just a gorgeous image of Jennifer's mom and sister helping her get ready. These are amazing moments too! I love the interaction between everyone. There is so much emotion when the Bride is getting ready. And it is so true. Once the wedding dress goes on, there is such an emotional transformation. I love this moment!

-Danielle

Buffalo Wedding Photography: Neal Urban Studio

Buffalo Wedding Portraits, Ceremony, Reception: Tonawanda Castle

Buffalo Wedding DJ: Toy Bros Entertainment

SHEA'S BRIDAL SUITE

Ashley and Scott got married in August! They had their ceremony at Shea's Performing Arts Center. Great location for an event!

Ashley and Scott both got ready at Shea's as well. Here is mom and one of the bridesmaids helping Ashley get ready. I love how Neal took this shot from down the hallway. It was awesome they had a giant open room for her to get ready. Ashley's choice of dress was perfect for Shea's. It defintely fits the fairy tale theme! Just gorgeous!

-Danielle

Buffalo Wedding Photography: Neal Urban Studio

Buffalo Wedding Ceremony: Shea's Performing Arts Center

Buffalo Wedding Photo Location: Shea's Performing Arts Center, Four Points by Sheraton

Buffalo Wedding Reception: Four Points by Sheraton

THE BRIDE AND HER BRIDESMAIDS

Today, we bring you Laura and her lovely ladies! 

Laura got ready at her parents home. They had an awesome patio in the backyard. It was a beautiful day and we wanted to take advantage of it.

I really wanted to have all of Laura's ladies involved in a fun photo with the dress. Laura had such a stunning dress! She looked amazing! I had the ladies all take part of the dress. That was the only direction I gave. After that, Laura and her bridesmaids were laughing and having a great time with it. I love how Laura glanced down to look at some of her ladies. 

These photos can be so much fun. The bridesmaids always like to be a part of the day. And the getting ready portion is really where they get to shine!

-Danielle

Buffalo Wedding Photography: Neal Urban Studio

Buffalo Wedding Ceremony:St. Martin De Porres

Buffalo Wedding Photo Location: Delaware Park, Tonawanda Castle

Buffalo Wedding Reception: Tonawanda Castle

Buffalo Wedding Video: Unbeaten Path Media

Buffalo Wedding Dj/Photobooth: Moving Music

BRIDAL PORTRAIT WITH HER VEIL

We hope everyone enjoyed the beautiful weekend! Summer is here! On Friday, we photographed Kaeleigh and Greg's wedding. Kaeleigh looked stunning. She had some great portraits while getting ready.

They had their reception at Hotel at the Lafayette. They also got ready there. Here is a simple portrait of Kaeleigh. We pulled her veil over her face to create this gorgeous image. Her veil was nice and long, so it fell perfectly. I love how her hair is covering part of her face too. I think it is dramatic.

I only just started going through Kaeleigh and Greg's images. This will be one of many amazing images from their day!

-Danielle

Buffalo Wedding Photography: Neal Urban Studio

Buffalo Wedding Ceremony: St.John the Baptist RC Church

Buffalo Wedding Photo Location: Buffalo Theatre District

Buffalo Wedding Reception: Hotel at the Lafayette

Buffalo Wedding DJ: Toy Bros Entertainment