SHOE PORTRAIT!

Here is a lovely image of Katie and her Matron of Honor and also sister.

We had Katie's sister jump in and help her with her amazing shoes. Do we not love her shoes? I really love how this looks too. There was such great light coming in this room. I know there isn't much to say about this image because it is pretty simple. But, it is such a timeless image of Katie and her sister together.

The angle is nice as well. I love that little pop of pink from the chair Katie is sitting on. It pairs so good with her dress and skin tone. Then there is the green from the plant that adds a little more fun to the photo.

And those shoes again! I absolutely love them and they went perfect with Katie's dress. I think I need those!

-Danielle

Buffalo Wedding Photography: Neal Urban Studio

Buffalo Wedding Photo Location: Whirlpool State Park, Niagara Gorge Discovery Center

Buffalo Wedding Ceremony and Reception: The Conference and Event Center Niagara Falls

Videography: Nigh Video

DJ: Premier Sound

MOTHER AND DAUGHTER MOMENT

Hope you are all enjoying the weekend so far!

Christine and Ron were married last year at the Barton Hill Hotel and Spa. Christine's daughter was one of the flower girls and a huge part of the wedding. We like to involve all of the bridesmaids when the bride is getting ready. For Christine's shoes, we decided to bring in her daughter for the job! And look at those shoes!

Her daughter was having a great time. They were laughing and making jokes! It was a wonderful moment between Christine and her daughter. 

-Danielle

Buffalo Wedding Photography: Neal Urban Studio

Buffalo Wedding Ceremony, Photo Location, Reception: Barton Hill Hotel and Spa

Wedding at Delaware Mansion

Sorry for the delay folks. To be honest, this past week our timing has been a bit off. My brother and family were visiting from California. We do not get to see them often, so most of our time was spent with our 2 and 5 year old nieces. There was lots of coloring, barbies, fairies, games, and dress up. We had so much fun and it was sad to see them return home today. But enough of that haha!

Sarah on her wedding day at the Mansion on Delaware! The room Sarah got ready in was great. I love this room for the bride. The windows are placed perfectly, with so much light coming in. Now, on Sunday I showed you the same pose that Neal had taken. Here it is again. You can see how different each bride is and the settings are different. 

Sarah had a more antique style dress without a long train. But this pose still works lovely with her. She had a very thin satin dress with a stunning bodice. With a turn of the head and hand on the hip, another lovely image was captured!

And to top it all off, her mother actually made her bouquet. (She made everyone's bouquets). She did an amazing job!

-Danielle

Buffalo Wedding Photography: Neal Urban Studio

Buffalo Wedding Ceremony, Photo Location, Reception: Mansion on Delaware

BRIDE AND RING BEARER MOMENT

This is too cute for words! Here is Stephanie and one of her ring bearers having a laugh!

This was right after Stephanie got into her dress! This little guy came in and wanted to join in on the action. He was so handsome. Stephanie got down on his level and they had a quick chat. All of a sudden Stephanie started laughing at something he said. She was laughing so hard, her eyes started tearing. And I love this little cuties expression as well!

What a great moment! We love when little kids get involved. You never know what they are going to say or do! We always have to be ready to get the shot. 

-Danielle

Buffalo Wedding Photography: Neal Urban Studio

Buffalo Wedding Ceremony: Prince of Peace Church

Buffalo Wedding Photo Location: Old Fort Niagara

Buffalo Wedding Reception: Niagara Falls Country Club

BRIDE SOLO

Take a look at this stunning image of Lindsey from her wedding back in September of 2011.

We stopped to see her groom Josh and grab a few snapshots before we headed next door to where Lindsey was getting ready at her parents. Yes, Lindsey and Josh temporarily lived next door to her parents. This worked our great for us. We only had to park once!

Time for a sit test after Lindsey was in her dress! We loved the furniture and decor for this image. I felt like we were in a bed and breakfast! Lindsey looked beautiful. I got her situated on the couch and spread her train out just a little. Then Neal had her glance down toward her dress. That was it!

-Danielle

Buffalo Wedding Photography: Neal Urban Studio

Buffalo Wedding Ceremony: Alden Presbyterian Church

Buffalo Wedding Photo Location: Knox Farm State Park

Buffalo Wedding Reception: Kloc’s Grove

BRIDAL PORTRAIT

This is such a beautiful bridal portrait of Jaclyn. She and Jesse got married in May of 2011.

Jaclyn got ready at her parents house. The room was pretty small, so we asked all the bridesmaids to clear out so we could do some solo portraits of Jaclyn. Neal did not want a bunch of light coming in, so we turned all the lights off and shut all of the drapes. He only wanted a soft glow behind Jaclyn. I held lighting behind her to create that glow.

This is different because Jaclyn was placed all the way to right in this image. Neal wanted that very faint pop of color from the drapes in the photo. I really like how he did this. The lighting behind Jaclyn helps to keep Jaclyn the main focal point.

-Danielle

Buffalo Wedding Photography: Neal Urban Studio

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

Buffalo Wedding Recepton: Antonio's Banquet and Conference Center

FATHER DAUGHTER FIRST LOOK

This was such a great father daughter first look!

Jamie and Nick were married in July of 2011. Jamie got ready at her parents house. We had dad wait at the bottom of the stairs for Jamie to come down. Neal loved the mirror to the left and had dad stand where he could capture his reflection as well.

I also love how mom and the bridesmaids are in the background awaiting Jamie's entrance. Even though this was set up for dad, everyone got to be a part of the excitement!

-Danielle

Buffalo Wedding Photography: Neal Urban Studio

Buffalo Wedding Ceremony: St. John de LaSallle

Buffalo Wedding Reception: Antonio's Banquet and Conference Center

COME TO MY WINDOW!

We are going back through the archives of 2012 and welcoming back Vanessa!

She looks absolutely stunning in this image. Vanessa got ready at her parents house. They had giant windows in almost every room. We loved this room and the furniture in it. This was Vanessa's "sit" test in her dress. And her dress was giant and had tons of layers! I thought when she sat down the dress would puff out really big because she had a hoop skirt on. We didn't want to lose the detail in her dress. Luckily it worked out great and we were able to keep the dress flat and no detail was lost!

The light pouring in from the window was amazing! We had Vanessa glance over her shoulder and look out the window. Vanessa was always smiling. But for this image we wanted her to be a bit more serious. She did an awesome job and went right back to smiling after we got the shot!

-Danielle

Buffalo Wedding Photography: Neal Urban Studio

Buffalo Wedding Ceremony: Niagara University Alumni Chapel

Buffalo Wedding Photo Location: Niagara University Campus

Buffalo Wedding Reception: Salvatore's Italian Gardens

Sneaky FLOWER GIRL!

This image is so cute from Amanda and Kevin's wedding. The flowers girls were so amazed at everything that was going on while Amanda was getting ready.

There were two little flower girls in the wedding. The suite Amanda got ready in at Hotel at the Lafayette was huge. But the little ladies found ways to sneak into a lot of the photos and Amanda didn't know they were there. The mother kept telling the girls to stay out of the way but Neal quickly told her not to worry, they're making the photograph. It was pretty funny. 

Neal decided to shoot with a longer lens and needed to stand farther away from Amanda to get different angles. He could keep his shots nice and tight. This allowed me to get up a little closer for details. As Neal was shooting this angle, one of the flower girls stepped in front to watch. She did it pretty sneaky too. She slowly edged her way to peak around the chair to get a good view of Amanda. She stepped into the perfect spot and we got this adorable image! What a cute little photo bomber!

-Danielle

Buffalo Wedding Photography: Neal Urban Studio 

Buffalo Wedding Ceremony, Photo Location, Reception: Hotel at the Lafayette

Buffalo Wedding Band: Boys of Summer