Here is an image of Dave and Kristine! It was taken by Leah at the Theater District in downtown Buffalo!

After the photo session at Delaware Park, Dave and Kristine wanted to go to the Theater District really quick for a few shots! Leah jumped on the trolley to take the photos as I headed to Brookfield Country Club to get set up for the reception!

This image is great! I love where Leah put Dave and Kristine. The sign is prominent while the buildings in the background are beautiful! Buffalo architecture is amazing. Dave and Kristine are in a nice simple pose. Your eyes are still drawn to them. I love how she tied everything in! Neal edited this photo to give it a bright, airy and vintage touch that matched the style of their wedding.

-Danielle

Buffalo Wedding Photography: Neal Urban Studio

Buffalo Wedding Ceremony: The WELL Buffalo

Buffalo Wedding Photo Session: Delaware Park, Buffalo Theater District

Buffalo Wedding Reception: Brookfield Country Club

Buffalo Wedding Video: Unbeaten Path Media

Buffalo Wedding DJ/Photo booth: Toy Bros Entertainment

A BEAUTIFUL WEDDING AT NIAGARA FALLS

Today I bring you an image from Rene'e and Tommy's wedding. They were married on August 15th! 

Rene'e and Tommy are such a fun couple to work with. We did their engagement session last year and it was a blast. They are always laughing and have so much passion for each other. We went to Niagara Falls State Park for their photo session. It was mobbed with tourists. Everyone goes right to the falls. But we found a nice place that was a bit more private. 

They had a beauitful day. The sun was out and it was hot! The garden of flowers that we decided to shoot at were amazing. The colors were so vibrant. We originally had Rene'e and Tommy standing in front of the flowers. It was nice, but switching them to the other side looked much better. Having the flowers in the foreground made the image pop. We didn't need to pose them. They naturally reacted to one another! It was a beautiful moment between them!

-Danielle

Buffalo Wedding Photography: Neal Urban Studio

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

Buffalo Wedding Photo Session: Niagara Falls State Park

Buffalo Wedding Reception: Four Points Sheraton

Buffalo Wedding DJ: Moving Music

Buffalo Wedding Video: Adell Tucker-Focus Photography and Design

Wedding at the Buffalo History Museum

Happy Anniversary Alicia and Elliott! This image was taken at the Buffalo History Museum in Buffalo.

The Buffalo History Museum and Japanese Gardens are a very popular place for wedding photos. You usually have to wait your turn to take photos. For Alicia and Elliott we didn't have to wait at all. We lucked out! They had a beautiful day as well. That only made the photos better!

In the past, we have shown images that were more close up on the Bride and Groom. Neal actually really likes to shoot at very wide angles. I think this is so pretty with the History Museum being very prominent. We had Alicia and Elliott stand on the edge and look off across Hoyt Lake (that is right across from the building). Some of the prettiest images can be wider shots where the Bride and Groom appear smaller. 

Happy Anniversary Alicia and Elliott!

-Danielle

Buffalo Wedding Photography: Neal Urban Studio

Buffalo Wedding Ceremony: St. Mary's of the Cataract RC Church

Buffalo Wedding Photo Location: Buffalo History Museum and Buffalo Japanese Gardens

Buffalo Wedding Reception: Salvatore's Italian Gardens

BRIDEMAIDS AND BUBBLES AT SHEA'S

Bubbles can be fun for all ages! Even for some Bridesmaids! This is Julie and her ladies at Shea's Performing Arts Center before her wedding reception.

This was so much fun to do. I was standing above the girls and taking care of the bubbles falling all over them. We told the girls they didn't need to do any posing. All they needed to do was have fun. And they sure did. Once the bubbles started falling they began singing and dancing. They were laughing and having a great time. We loved the natural reactions we got. This was my favorite in the series!

-Danielle

Buffalo Wedding Photography: Neal Urban Studio

Buffalo Wedding Ceremony: St. Mark's RC Church

Buffalo Wedding Photo Location and Reception: Shea's Performing Arts Center

Buffalo Wedding Wedding Planning: PEAR Planning

Buffalo Wedding Video: Shutter Dream Studio

Buffalo Wedding DJ/Photo Booth: Toy Bros Entertainment

LOVE AT AVANTI MANSION

Megan and Charles got married last year at the Avanti Mansion. They had their ceremony and reception there. This was the last shot of the night!

The Avanti Mansion has a really nice patio outside of the main ballroom. There are pillars that lead outside to the rest of the grounds. We had Megan and Charles stand right in the center of the pillars. We asked them to get really close to one another. Almost close to kissing. With a little help from some external lighting, we created this beautiful image! 

-Danielle

Buffao Wedding Photography: Neal Urban Studio

Buffao Wedding Ceremony, Photo Session, Reception: Avanti Mansion

NIGHT TIME BY THE DOCKS!

This image was done at the end of the night for Elisa and Dave's wedding last month. Their reception was at the Four Points Sheraton in Niagara Falls.

There was a great dock outside of the venue. There were a bunch of clouds covering the sky. As we were setting up another shot, the clouds started to break up. The moon began to peak out and it was perfect for this photo. Here we have Dave leaning up against one of the dock posts and he brought Elisa into his arms. We had them go in for a kiss originally. But we loved when they separated from each other. The moment was beautiful. If you look close, you can see the North Grand Island Bridge in the background. A nice added bonus!

-Danielle

Buffao Wedding Photography: Neal Urban Studio

Buffao Wedding Ceremony: Lutheran Church of the Messiah

Buffao Wedding Photo Location: Delaware Park, Niagara Square

Buffao Wedding Reception: Four Points Sheraton

Buffao Wedding DJ: Signature Entertainment

FLOWER LADIES!!!

I absolutely love this! Julie and Ben got married two weeks ago. Julie is very very close to her grandmother. So, instead of little flower girls, they chose to have both of their grandmothers be the flower girls! Or should I say flower ladies!

They had so much fun with it as well. They each had metal buckets full of flowers. As they were walking down the aisle, they were throwing flowers at the guests sitting in the church pews. There were laughs all around the church. After they completed the task of "flower girl" a bottle of wine was waiting for each of them on a job well done!

What a cute idea from Julie and Ben!

-Danielle

PS. Did you know that we offer a special incentive if you wish to have an "unplugged wedding"? Todays image is a very mild sample of how guests cell phones can tarnish a beautiful photograph. Can you imagine this image if there weren't any cell phones and just peoples real reactions to this moment? Luckily this image wasn't ruined by the cell phones but there are so many that get deleted or we don't take because cell phones appear in the shot or are covering peoples faces. If you'd like to know more information please feel free to ask. Yes, we are paying our clients in prints so that we can take better photos! Win! Win!

Buffalo Wedding Photography: Neal Urban Studio

Buffalo Wedding Ceremony: St. Mark's RC Church

Buffalo Wedding Photo Location and Reception: Shea's Performing Art Center

Buffalo Wedding Video: Shutter Dream Studio

Buffalo Wedding Wedding Planner: PEAR Planning

Buffalo Wedding DJ/Photo Booth: Toy Bros Entertainment

BUFFALO TROLLEY LOVE!

Who doesn't love a wedding trolley?! Dave and Kristine had a giant trolley for their wedding from Buffalo Trolley. Leah (one of our main photographers, you should all know by now) rode in the trolley after the photo session to take a few more shots, so I could head to Brookfield Country Club and start working on the reception. 

After the wedding party departed from the trolley, Leah kept Dave and Kristine on for some fun shots. I love this image. I love the pose Leah chose to do for it as well. Dave has a nice casual pose while looking at Kristine. And I really like how Kristine is looking straight ahead at the camera. There is some nice light coming in through the window too. It softens up the look of the image as well.

Another great image from Leah edited by Neal. What a great combo!

-Danielle

Buffalo Wedding Photography: Neal Urban Studio

Buffalo Wedding Ceremony: The WELL Buffalo

Buffalo Wedding Photo Location: Delaware Park, Buffalo Theater District

Buffalo Wedding Reception: Brookfield Country Club

Buffalo Wedding Video: Unbeaten Path Media

Buffalo Wedding DJ/Photo booth: Toy Bros Entertainment

NIGHT SHOOT AT BYBLOS NIAGARA!

Happy Anniversary Jessica and Pete! They celebrated yesterday! This image was done at the end of the night at Byblos Niagara Resort and Spa in Grand Island.

Jessica and Pete had a wonderful wedding. The reception was such a giant dance party, it was hard to take them away for one last shoot. It was a beautiful night though. The moon was shining bright, it was a must shot! This was done on the dock outside of the hotel. We bring another version of the prom pose to you! This has a very Dirty Dancing feel to it with Jessica's arm around Pete's neck and he is gently holding her wrist. I even sang the "Time of my Life" silently in the background. They look like models! 

I love night images near the water. They look so pretty if there are lights in the distance. The glow of the reflection on the water is beautiful, just like this amazing couple!

Happy Anniversary!

-Danielle

Buffalo Wedding Photography: Neal Urban Studio

Buffalo Wedding Ceremony: St. Joseph University Church

Buffalo Wedding Photo Location: Herschell Carrousel Factory Museum

Buffalo Wedding Reception: Byblos Niagara Resort and Spa Grand Island

Buffalo Wedding Band: Something Else (amazing trio band, highly recommend!)

LOVE AT SHEA'S!

This is my favorite image from Ashley and Dan's wedding. You saw the image with the horse and buggy and probably thought it couldn't get any better. Well I think it can!

No, there is not a horse and buggy, but this image is stunning. Part of their photo session was at Shea's Performing Arts Center. We finished up with the wedding party and it was time for Ashley and Dan to be in the spotlight. We wanted Ashley and Dan to be the only people in the theater (besides Neal and I and Bella Star Productions video). We had Ashley and Dan sit in the middle of the theater and have a romantic moment together. They just needed to look at each other and it was perfect! Right out of the camera we knew it was going to be amazing! The image is simple, elegant, and I absolutely love it!

-Danielle

Buffalo Wedding Photography: Neal Urban Studio

Buffalo Wedding Ceremony: Queen of Heaven

Buffalo Wedding Photo Location: Shea's Performing Arts Center

Buffalo Wedding Reception: private residence

Buffalo Wedding Videography: Bella Star Productions

Buffalo Wedding DJ: Anthony Provolone