BRIDE AND HER PARENTS

Happy Friday! We end the week with one last image of Heather and Clay. Well, Heather and her parents.

This is an image from Heather getting ready at her parents house. You have to love an old staircase. My favorite! 

As Heather made her grand entrance down the stairs, Neal placed her parents in the doorway below. This was not the first time Heathers parents saw her though. But it was such a great set up for Heather and her parents to be in a photo together. And not just your typical family portrait either!

-Danielle

Buffalo Wedding Photography: Neal Urban Studio

Buffalo Wedding Ceremony & Reception: Youngstown Yacht Club

Buffalo Wedding Photo Location: Old Fort Niagara, Youngstown Yacht Club

ALL ABOARD!

Clay is back and behind the wheel...of a boat! As I mentioned, Heather and Clay were married at the Youngstown Yacht Club. So, it was only natural to have some photos on a boat!

Clay is the captain and Heather is the first mate! This image is really fun. I love the angle Neal shot for this. I like how he included parts of the boat. Then he had Heather and Clay look off into the distance toward the water!

Do you notice anything about Heather? She has a different dress on! This was her cocktail dress. Heather and Clay did a first look and photos before the ceremony. She wore her actual wedding dress for those. Their ceremony did not take place until about 8:30, so they wanted to mingle with the guests for the pre-cocktail hour. Heather did not want anyone to see her wedding dress until she said "I Do!" So, she changed out of her wedding dress and into a cocktail dress and back to her wedding dress! Oh how I love wardrobe changes!

-Danielle

Buffalo Wedding Photography: Neal Urban Studio

Buffalo Wedding Ceremony & Reception: Youngstown Yacht Club

Buffalo Wedding Photo Location: Old Fort Niagara, Youngstown Yacht Club

STUNNING BRIDE DOWN BY THE DOCK

I apologize now. Heather and Clay will be taking up the week! I do not know if it is because I didn't shoot with Neal that day, so as I go through them, I am seeing all of his ideas for the first time (for that wedding). Or just because there were so many amazing and different images to tell their day! We do not shoot separate too often, but it is so exciting to see each others ideas!

Heather is breathtaking in this image! at the Youngstown Yacht Club. She has great posture. Neal had her go to the end of the dock and glance over her shoulder. I love the boats and sky in the background. Everything just ties together perfectly!

Gorgeous!

-Danielle

Buffalo Wedding Photography: Neal Urban Studio

Buffalo Wedding Ceremony & Reception: Youngstown Yacht Club

Buffalo Wedding Photo Location: Old Fort Niagara, Youngstown Yacht Club

OLD FORT NIAGARA SOLDIERS AND THE HAPPY COUPLE!

More from Heather and Clay's wedding at Old Fort Niagara, just like I mentioned yesterday.

And Clay is in the photo! I think this is just hysterical. I love how Heather & Clay wanted the Old Fort reenactment actors in some of their wedding photos. Neal asked them to be serious here to act like they are protecting Heather and Clay. Neal said that one of the guys could not stop smiling. You could tell he was happy to be a part of the photos. But he couldn't keep the serious face like the other guys at first. Well, they all did a great job here. You can definitely see Clay laughing. I know I would be laughing too.

I love this image. We have done so many photos at Old Fort Niagara and this is the first time any of the staff has been involved. We normally try to stay in the shadows and not get in the way. In this instance, how could you not have these 3 guys part of the shot! So much fun!

-Danielle

Buffalo Wedding Photography: Neal Urban Studio

Buffalo Wedding Ceremony & Reception: Youngstown Yacht Club

Buffalo Wedding Photo Location: Old Fort Niagara

STUNNING BRIDE AT OLD FORT NIAGARA

Look at this amazing image of Heather at Old Fort Niagara!

Heather and Clay were married in July at the Youngstown Yacht Club. They did their photos inside of Old Fort Niagara. Heather grew up close to the entrance of the Fort so it was personal that they went there for photos! Neal shot this wedding with another assistant, as I had my own wedding that day. I still took a quick look through Heather and Clay's images though.

And I am so happy I did! Heather looks stunning! I know she is walking/running away from the camera, but I still love it. It was super bright out as you can see. This is one of the tunnels in the Fort. Neal had her go toward the light. You would think she would have been super blown out because of her white dress. The material was so lightweight, that Heather could carry it no problem on her own. The way she held it helped to catch shadows and create detail in her dress and not wash her out. The tunnel sometimes acts as a wind tunnel so it creates beautiful movement in dresses and veils.

Simply beautiful! 

A lot more to come from Heather and Clay's wedding!

-Danielle

Buffalo Wedding Photography: Neal Urban Studio

Buffalo Wedding Ceremony and Reception: Youngstown Yacht Club

Buffalo Wedding Photo Location: Old Fort Niagara

GUYS AT TIFT NATURE PRESERVE

Late post on a Monday. We were out of town and the internet decided not to work so well this morning. So, here we are now!

Here are Matthew and his guys at Tifft Nature Preserve. So, for the guys we needed to find a spot that was a little more manly than the Preserve. Lucky for us, there is an overpass that leads into the area. Neal took the guys "under the overpass" to take advantage of the stone work. He had the guys all stand casually, but with a serious face. They did a great job with the serious look too. Most people start laughing when we ask for no smiles (which is not often). They nailed it. I love the little guy and his pose is perfect!

-Danielle

Buffalo Wedding Photographer: Neal Urban Studio

Buffalo Wedding Ceremony and Reception: Pearl St. Grill and Brewery

Buffalo Wedding Photo Location: Tifft Nature Preserve, Pearl at the Webb

GOTHAM CITY BRIDE & GROOM PART 2

We are back with part 2 of Jill and Matthew's wedding at this amazing building!

As you saw yesterday, if you joined us, Neal absolutely loves this building. And we have never had the opportunity to use it for a wedding. Jill and Matthew fit this style perfectly!

During their reception at Pearl St. Grill and Brewery, we took Jill and Matthew out for some photos. Neal had already scoped out the area and knew exactly where he wanted to go. It was just a little walk from Pearl St.

This image is in the same series you saw yesterday. Same set up and same location. It is just closer up on Jill and Matthew. You still get the awesome feel of the building too! This is one thing I love about certain locations. You can create so many different looks in the same area. This was definitely one of those times!

-Danielle

Buffalo Wedding Photography: Neal Urban Studio

Buffalo Wedding Ceremony & Reception: Pearl St. Grill and Brewery

Buffalo Wedding Photo Location: Tift Nature Preserve, City of Buffalo, Pearl at the Webb

GOTHAM CITY BRIDE & GROOM

I love this image from Jill and Matthew's wedding! They got married and had their reception at Pearl St. Grill and Brewery.

This building is one that Neal has always wanted to shoot at. He thought it looked like something from the Batman Movies. When we choose our locations we want to make sure that the style fits the couple. Well, we finally found the couple who has the style that fits this building. We took some nature photos earlier in the day so it was nice to mix things up and give the couple some contrast.

While we were walking around the block from Pearl Street Neal was trying to describe the building as if it's from Gotham City and Jill says, I love Batman! Matthew got excited as well. I love when everyone is on the same page as if it was meant to be! 

I really like the angle of this shot too. Neal captured Jill and Matthew, as well as the building, perfectly. We chose this pose to show the back of Jill's dress, it was so beautiful and unique that we had to show it off in a shot. Matthew looks like he could pass for Bruce Wayne here, I love the suspenders! Jill and Matthew were having so much fun. At one point, I don't think they remembered we were taking photos either!

They were so in the moment and so into each other! I love when couples forget that we are documenting and capture real moments. This was a great way to end the day, we got them back to Pearl Street in no time and they partied the night away!

Tomorrow's photo will be another photo from this series where it's upclose and intimate with beautiful expressions. We had to show this photo first though!

See you tomorrow!

-Danielle

Buffalo Wedding Photography: Neal Urban Studio

Buffalo Wedding Ceremony & Reception: Pearl St. Grill and Brewery

Buffalo Wedding Photo Location: Tift Nature Preserve, City of Buffalo, Pearl at the Webb

THREE LOOKS, ONE LOCATION

Gorgeous Jill!

Jill and Matthew got married a few weeks ago at Pearl Street Grill and Brewery. They also got ready at Pearl at the Webb Hotel. The hotel has amazing rooms for photos. The lighting and textures are great.

For this, we decided to show a series of three images. Jill is sitting on the window ledge and Neal had her do three different looks! Even though Jill never moved her body, each photo is different. And stunning!

When there is great lighting at a location, it is better to take advantage and stay there. You can do so many different simple poses in a short amount of time as well! I can't wait to see this series of images in their wedding album!

-Danielle

Buffalo Wedding Photography: Neal Urban Studio

Buffalo Wedding Ceremony & Reception: Pearl Street Grill and Brewery

Buffalo Wedding Photo Location: Pearl at the Webb, Tift Nature Preserve

THE GUYS AT SILO CITY

After working with Michaela and the ladies at Kleinhans Music Hall, the wedding party headed down to Silo City. This was the perfect place for Aaron and his guys. 

Aaron is a big fan of the industrial look. What better than railroad tracks and graffiti! This reminds me of an album cover. They all have that cool, but casual look. And so serious (even though, I think the groomsman on the right is smiling). But it still has a manly feel. 

Neal said the guys loved this place. And I hear the ladies did as well! Awesome photo!

-Danielle

Buffalo Wedding Photography: Neal Urban Studio

Buffalo Wedding Ceremony: Karpeles Manuscript Library Museum

Buffalo Wedding Photo Location: Kleinhans Music Hall, Silo City

Buffalo Wedding Reception: The Mansion on Delaware

Buffalo Wedding DJ: Whirlin Disc Sound