LOVE IS IN THE AIR!

Happy Anniversary Alex and Mike! They had a "Love is in the air" theme for their wedding. 

They had their photo shoot at Bond Lake Park in Sanborn, NY. There is a huge hill that made them feel like they were standing in the clouds. When we first arrived there was complete blue sky. As time went on, some amazing clouds rolled in. It was time to climb that hill!

Alex had a super lightweight dress that flowed beautifully in the wind. The wind created some great movement. In this shot, we really wanted the sky and the clouds to stand out. That is one reason, we kept a simple pose. We had them look off into the distance and have Alex drop her flowers to her side. 

Alex and Mike were so much fun to photograph! They also just welcomed their first child! Congratulations!

-Danielle

Buffalo Wedding Photography: Neal Urban Studio

Buffalo Wedding Ceremony: Fair Havens Church

Buffalo Wedding Photo Location: Bond Lake Park

Buffalo Wedding Reception: Salvatore's Italian Gardens

TERRI & CORT AT OUR LADY OF VICTORY

Another Happy Anniversary to one of our couple's, Terri and Cort!

Terri and Cort do not live in town, so the first time we really got to meet them was the wedding day. It actually felt like we had known them for a long time. We all got pretty comfortable really fast! 

Their ceremony was at Our Lady of Victory (Basilica) in Lackawanna. It is a magnificent church. We love shooting there. This was taken after Terri and Cort were pronounced husband and wife. They were processing down the aisle. The Basilica is a huge church with a super long aisle as well. So, there was plenty of time to get some great images of them walking out. They were casually talking to each other and laughing. We love this shot because it was very natural with them smiling and looking at each other. It is so pretty too with the church and guests in the background as well!

Happy Anniversary Terri and Cort!

-Danielle

Buffalo Wedding Photography: Neal Urban Studio

Buffalo Wedding Ceremony: Our Lady of Victory

Buffalo Wedding Photo Location: Buffalo Central Terminal

Buffalo Wedding Reception: Avanti Mansion

DANIELLE & ANDREW AT OUR LADY OF VICTORY

One last Happy Anniversary haha! To Danielle and Andrew who also just celebrated their anniversary!

This was also taken at Our Lady of Victory (Basilica). However, this is an angle that you normally wouldn't see. This was after their ceremony. We always stay at the Basilica for photos inside and out. There is so much to work with. 

This was taken close to the back of the church. After we cleared everyone out, we had Danielle and Andrew sit next to each other in one of the pews. Neal took this shot from directly across from them. The Basilica is a pretty dark church. Even though we were near the doors, we still needed some extra light on Danielle and Andrew.

I love this image from the Basilica. We do shoot there a lot, so we are always looking for different ideas to make everyone's wedding different. 

Happy Anniversary Danielle and Andrew

-Danielle

Photgraphy: Neal Urban Studio

Ceremony: Our Lady of Victory

Photo Session: Buffalo Botannical Gardens

Reception: Brookfield Country Club

B&G of Park Country Club

Lauren and Nick just celebrated their first anniversary! Happy Anniversary!

This image was taken at Park Country Club. It was on one of the golf cart paths. It was beautifully lined with giant trees. After stepping aside a few times for the golfers to pass, it made a perfect place to take cover from the bright sun and heat.

We wanted to start off the portrait session with a simple set of shots. We had Nick and Lauren stand next to each other and a nice smile for the camera. Pretty standard. But there was nice light coming through everywhere, so it made a bright, airy, and beautiful shot. 

Happy Anniversary to Nick and Lauren!

-Danielle

Buffalo Wedding Photography: Neal Urban Studio

Buffalo Wedding Ceremony: Church of the Assumption Buffalo

Buffalo Wedding Photo Location: Park Country Club

Buffalo Wedding Reception: Salvatore's Italian Gardens

MIRROR MIRROR ON THE WALL...

Doesn't Jillian look beautiful? Jillian and Patrick were married in August of last year.

This was taken when Jillian was getting ready. Neal and I were on our way out the door to head to the church, when we saw this great mirror. It was near the front door, and amazing light was coming in. We had Jillian posed in the mirror and had her glance away over her shoulder. Everything from the details in her dress to the details in her bouquet look really amazing!

I really love mirror shots. They can be so beautiful and look very timeless!

-Danielle

Buffalo Wedding Photography: Neal Urban Studio

Buffalo Wedding Ceremony: Chapel Vandervoort in North Tonawanda

Buffalo Wedding Photo Location: Buffalo Central Terminal, Buffalo Outer Harbor

Buffalo Wedding Reception: Antonio's Banquet and Conference Center

SHOE SCONCE SUNDAY!

I love this shoe shot from Laura and Tim's wedding a few years ago. 

Laura got ready at her parent's house. We always take a walk around to scope out the area for shot ideas. They had an amazing house. Neal and I both walked by these light sconces and had the same idea to hang the shoes. We took the picture first without turning the light on. But once we hit the switch it looked really awesome!

I love it!

-Danielle

Buffalo Wedding Photography: Neal Urban Studio

Buffalo Wedding Ceremony: Prince of Peace Church

Buffalo Wedding Photo Location: Border Patrol, Lower Niagara River

Buffalo Wedding Reception: Antonio's Banquet and Conference Center

Wedding shoot at Niagara Square

Laura and Mike recently celebrated their third wedding anniversary!

Here is a beautiful image that was taken on their wedding day at Niagara Square in Buffalo. Niagara Square was pretty busy with weddings that day. There were already some wedding parties taking photos at City Hall when we arrived. We decided to go to the other side of the Square away from the crowd. This image is a little different than you are used to seeing. Mike and Laura are posed almost like statues facing eachother. That is all we wanted them to do. We were going for a different style of photo. Mike is a very funny guy! To get him to be still and not talk was not so easy. Once Mike got Laura laughing we were all laughing. We got some great candid reactions.

After everyone calmed down, this shot turned out beautiful. We had Mike and Laura stand directly in the center of the fountain. Which was also the center of City Hall in the background. Neal was able to incorporate both historic landmarks without getting any other weddings in the photo. 

I really like this image. I think Mike and Laura were the perfect couple for this shot!

Happy Anniversary Mike and Laura!

-Danielle

Buffalo Wedding Photography: Neal Urban Studio

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

Buffalo Wedding Photo Location: Niagara Square

Buffalo Wedding Reception: Samuel's Grande Manor

ROMANCE AT THE NAVAL PARK

We had the pleasure of shooting Jennifer and Tim's wedding last year. They were such an amazing and caring couple. We got some beautiful and sentimental images throughout the entire day.

Tim served in the military. So for part of their photo session, we went to Buffalo and Erie County Naval and Military Park. We got to board the ship with the wedding party for some awesome photos. We got some really fun photos with everyone. Then we sent the wedding party away and worked with just Jennifer and Tim. Here they are standing on the front of the ship. Neal is taking the photo from land. We had Jennifer stand in front of Tim and take his face in her hand. This is a very romantic pose. Paired with the dark skies and ship, it made for a dramatic photo. It almost feels like they are at sea too!

When taking the shot, Neal wanted to make sure that the American Flag was also very prominent in the photo. Besides being a beauitful image, it has so much meaning to Tim and Jennifer.

Thank you Tim for serving our country! And to Jennifer and Tim for being an amazing couple to photograph!

-Danielle

Photography: Neal Urban Studio

Ceremony: Karpels Manuscript Library in Buffalo

Photo Session:Karpels Manuscript Library, Buffalo and Erie County Naval and Military Park

Reception: Banchetti's by Rizzo's Banquets

LETCHWORTH STATE PARK WEDDING!

Angela and Tanner were married at the Glen Iris Inn at Letchworth State Park. This is a beautiful location for for a wedding. And a great place to take photos.

The main location most people want their photos done are with the waterfall in the background. We already took advantage of that and wanted to try something from a different view. We took a little walk away from the crowd of people to where the waterfall was actually flowing down. There was an overlook we put Angela and Tanner in. We asked Tanner to have a seat on the edge and pull Angela in for a kiss. 

We got a wonderful landscape by having Angela and Tanner off to the side in the shot. You can still see the waterfall and all of the trees in this beautiful spot.

-Danielle

Buffalo Wedding Photography: Neal Urban Studio

Buffalo Wedding Ceremony, Photo Location, Reception: Glen Iris Inn, Letchworth State Park

A KISS AT ST. MARK'S R.C. CHURCH

This image was taken from Renee and Patrick's wedding at St. Mark's RC Church in Buffalo.

This was done after the ceremony and family portraits. We asked everyone if they could kindly exit the church so we could get this amazing shot. St. Mark's is a beautiful church and we wanted to take advantage of it! Neal had Renee and Patrick walk down the aisle toward the doors. He was taking photos as they were walking out and then asked them to stop in the entrance and have a kiss. 

The light coming through the doors was so nice at this time. I love how they are backlit. I also love that you can see some of the bows that were on the church pews for the ceremony. (I love details!)

Sometimes we get some amazing images from the church or location of the ceremony. We don't always hurry out before checking everything out!

-Danielle

Buffalo Wedding Photography: Neal Urban Studio

Buffalo Wedding Ceremony: St. Mark's RC Church

Buffalo Wedding Photo Location: Buffalo City Hall

Buffalo Wedding Reception: Asbury Hall