RAIN SHOWERS AT AVANTI MANSION

A little rain never hurt anybody!

Christina and Nick had a rainy night on their wedding at the Avanti Mansion. The party was rockin' inside, so we took them outside really quick for an end of the night shoot. Umbrellas out, lights ready, and Neal in position. We were all set for Christina and Nick. We wanted to get them back into their party as quickly as possible.

Avanti has a nice giant parking area where we could set this up with nothing in the background, except darkness with a hint of trees. The added lights gave an awesome glow on the pavement. Christina and Nick were such great sports too. The wind was starting to pick up and the umbrellas got a little out of control. We had Christina look away and Nick went in for a whisper in her ear. I think the pose adds a bit of drama and mystery to the image. The shot was captured! All done within 2 minutes! I love ending on great images like this.

-Danielle

Buffalo Wedding Photography: Neal Urban Studio

Buffalo Wedding Ceremony, Photo Location, Reception: Avanti Mansion

Buffalo Wedding Floral: Blossoms N Treasures

THE GUYS!

Today's image is of Gus and his guys.

Gus and Balon's wedding was at Holiday Valley in Ellicottville. While the ladies were finishing up hair and makeup, we took the guys for some photos. The lobby was a pretty cool area to work in for them. We moved some tables, set up some chairs and placed all of the groomsmen. Then you can see the 2 little ring bearers. They are actually his nephews. We had each one sit on one of his brothers' laps. All of his guys looked pretty cool. We didn't need to direct them that much. It felt like they had all done this before! All we did was turn it to black and white.

They always say the day is about the bride. But, the groom needs the spotlight too! We always make sure that he is front and center at some point (or more) during the day!

-Danielle

Buffalo Wedding Photography: Neal Urban Studio

Buffalo Wedding Ceremony, Photo Session, Reception: Holiday Valley

Buffalo Wedding DJ: Whirlin Disc Sound

Buffalo Wedding Floral: Blossoms N Treasures

HAPPY BIRTHDAY NEAL URBAN!

Happy Birthday to my wonderful husband Neal Urban!

Instead of featuring photos done by Neal, I thought we could show an image with him in it! This was taken from a concert we were at in Glenora, NY a few years ago. It was such a great time to kick back with family and friends and enjoy great music and a lot of wine! Neal brought out some of his country love with his cowboy hat.

I love you more than words can say! I am so proud of the person you are and everything you are striving to be! Thank you for always being true to yourself. To many more years of happiness and fun. I love you!

-Danielle

MIRROR MIRROR

Here is another image of Christina on her wedding day!

This was taken while Christina was getting ready at the Avanti Mansion. Mom was doing up the back of her dress and Neal asked her to look over her shoulder. I happened to be shooting near this mirror and caught Christina at a different angle. This mirror was pretty neat too with the series of three circles. 

It's so fun to get different images and angles from Neal or whoever may be taking the lead. Always keep your eyes open to your surroundings as well. You never know what you might see!

-Danielle

Buffalo Wedding Photography: Neal Urban Studio

Buffalo Wedding Ceremony, Photo Session, Reception: Avanti Mansion

Buffalo Wedding Floral: Blossoms and Treasures Floral Studio

MAGAZINE GROOM

Here is Justin's solo from his wedding! 

Doesn't he look so good! While I stayed with the ladies, Neal snuck over to the see the guys. He found a spot with great lighting for Justin. Neal had Justin pose in his three piece suit. This pose definitely matched his look!

We know weddings are mostly about the bride! But we always need to show the groom some love!

-Danielle

Buffalo Wedding Photography: Neal Urban Studio

Buffalo Wedding Ceremony: St. Louis RC Church

Buffalo Wedding Photo Location: Buffalo Theatre Distrct, Buffalo Waterfront

Buffalo Wedding Reception: Salvatore's Italian Gardens

Buffalo Wedding Video: LaNasa Studios

Buffalo Wedding DJ: Whirlin Disc

Avanti Mansion Wedding by Candlelight

WOW!! That's all I can say right now about this image! Christina and Nick had their wedding at the Avanti Mansion.

They had an intimate candlelight ceremony at Avanti Mansion. It was beautiful! The room was dark with a nice glow from only the candles that surrounded the entire room. This photo was taken during the reception. We only had a small window of time to capture photos outside. Neal knew he wanted to get this image so he let the crowd and staff clear the room. We asked the staff at Avanti if they could relight the candles on the mantle for the image and they did so without any questions asked. That's why we love to work there, the staff members are incredibly helpful. We wanted this photo to be a very intimate and romantic style of image. We had Nick take Christina in for an intimate kiss but we told him not go all the way. I love the way Christina has her hand on Nick's arm. Everything worked out amazing. They both look stunning! This image is beautiful in color but to make it feel more timeless and dramatic Neal turned to Black and White.

-Danielle

Buffalo Wedding Photography: Neal Urban Studio

Buffalo Wedding Ceremony, Photo Location, Reception: Avanti Mansion 

VINTAGE BRIDE AT ST. LOUIS RC CHURCH

Here is Melissa at St. Louis Roman Catholic Church in Buffalo.

Time permitting, we always like to stay at the church (especially this one) to get some amazing shots. Melissa had a stunning vintage style dress with an extra long train. These were the perfect stairs to take advantage of her dress. We had her walk a few steps up, so we could get her full dress perfect. With her flowers in hand and down to her side, we had her glance to the side.

This image looks great in color, but it's the perfect photo to turn black and white. Melissa's dress had so much detail and the black and white really showed it off. This whole image screams drama and I love it!

-Danielle

Buffalo Wedding Photography: Neal Urban Studio

Buffalo Wedding Ceremony Location: St. Louis RC Church

Buffalo Wedding Photo Location: Buffalo Theatre District, Buffalo Waterfront

Buffalo Wedding Reception: Salvatore's Italian Gardens

Buffalo Wedding Videography: LaNasa Studios

Buffalo Wedding DJ: Whirlin Disc Sound

CANDLELIGHT AT SALVATORE'S ITALIAN GARDENS

Happy Monday everyone! We hope you had a wonderful weekend!

Don't you just love this image? It is from Melissa and Justin's wedding reception at Salvatore's Italian Gardens. We got amazing images all day with Melissa and Justin. We needed to continue the streak into the night. They had a giant head table with candles everywhere. Neal decided we could use those as part of the photo. We had Melissa and Justin have a seat at the table. We placed them where they were framed in from the candles. The music was blasting and the party was going strong, so it was hard to guide them during the photo. They are so natural and have such passion for one another that we let them do their thing and enjoy each other's company. We got some beautiful reactions from them. This was our favorite! The uplighting in the background works so well too. It adds nice contrast to the soft warm glow of the candles.

This image has such an intimate feel. You would never know that we were surrounded by 300 guests at the time we did this!

-Danielle

Buffalo Wedding Photography: Neal Urban Studio

Buffalo Wedding Ceremony Location: St. Louis Roman Catholic Church

Buffalo Wedding Photo Location: Main St. Theater District

Buffalo Wedding Reception: Salvatore's Italian Gardens

Buffalo Wedding Videography: LaNasa Studio

Buffalo Wedding DJ and Photo Booth: Whirlin Disc Sound 

FAIRYTALES DO EXIST

Here is the last shot of the night for Gus and Balon's wedding! It is absolutely magical!

They got married at Holiday Valley Resort in Ellicottville in September. It was the perfect fall day outside. There were so many different places to take photos. This was the perfect spot to end the night. The lighting was so pretty as well. We had Gus and Balon look at each other and the background and scenery brought it all together. I love the stone bridge in the background. I also love how there is so much detail in the image as well. Being night, you would think it would be really dark. But it was like a fairytale!

-Danielle

Buffalo Wedding Photography: Neal Urban Studio

Buffalo Wedding Ceremony, Photo Session, Reception: Holiday Valley Resort

Buffalo Wedding DJ: Whirlin Disc Sound

MOTHER AND DAUGHTER MOMENT

Balon and Gus had a beautiful fall wedding at Holiday Valley Resort in Ellicottville!

The best lighting was coming in the room where Balon was getting ready. She had her mother helping her. Her mom came in to help put on her veil. There was no posing involved either. Balon and her mother had a wonderful connection. There were a lot of happy tears and smiles. She looked back at her mother and it was just timeless. It was a moment they will always remember and we were so happy to capture the day!

-Danielle

Buffalo Wedding Photography: Neal Urban Studio

Buffalo Wedding Ceremony, Photo Session, Reception: Holiday Valley Resort

Buffalo Wedding DJ: Whirlin Disc Sound