FIRST DANCE AT RAPIDS THEATRE

Oh how we love Rapids Theatre! Especially for first dance photos!

Kristin and John had their reception at Rapids Theatre. Neal loves that he can work with the lighting crew at Rapids to have the best lighting for the first dances. And no matter which way you turn to take a photo, there is always an amazing back ground. And sure enough, this gorgeous image was captured of Kristin and John. 

Kristin and John had such a beautiful reception. Everything was so elegant and timeless. We wanted to incorporate that same elegance into the first dance photos as well!

-Danielle

Buffalo Wedding Photography: Neal Urban Studio

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

Buffalo Wedding Photo Locations: Forest Lawn Cemetery, Rapids Theatre

Buffalo Wedding Reception: Rapids Theatre

Forest Lawn Wedding Spot!

Another amazing image from Kristin and John's wedding! We stopped at Forest Lawn Cemetery for a quick stop before their reception.

This is one of my favorites spots at Forest Lawn. It is the most beautiful entryway. Every time I drive by (Neal Urban Studio is located right down the road), I always say we need a bride and groom in that archway. I am so happy that we could use it with Kristin and John. Kristin had mentioned stopping at Forest Lawn because she used to walk the park often. After this photo we ventured inside and took some photos on their beautiful bridges. It was a perfect location and worked so well for them!

-Danielle

Buffalo Wedding Photography: Neal Urban Studio

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

Buffalo Wedding Photo Locations: Forest Lawn Cemetery, Rapids Theatre

Buffalo Wedding Reception: Rapids Theatre

Stairs & Pillars BRIDE & GROOM

Happy Monday! We hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving and enjoyed spending time with their families.

Today we bring you Kristin and John! Kristin wanted a very timeless and elegant style of photos. She also wanted to go to locations that were not super popular. This location has amazing architecture. So many people like to go to Albright Knox Art Gallery or the Historical Society to get the pillar look.

On your wedding day, we want you to enjoy your day and not worry about waiting to take your turn for photos because another wedding is there. We really try to come up with locations that are not so popular if we can. Or to take you to areas that another wedding is not at, and then heading back to more popular spots.

I love this building that's located outside of the downtown area. We had the whole place to ourselves. Kristin and John have such an amazing connection. And also an amazing relationship with so many jokes and laughs. It's hard to not laugh a lot around John. For this, we wanted them to feel like they were all alone. But, not so serious either. Neal gave them a starting point and then let Kristin and John lead the way. They did a great job too!

This image is just gorgeous!

-Danielle

Buffalo Wedding Photography: Neal Urban Studio

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

Buffalo Wedding Photo Locations: Forest Lawn Cemetery, Rapids Theatre

Buffalo Wedding Reception: Rapids Theatre

BRIDAL PORTRAIT ON THE GOLF CART PATH

I love this image of Tiffany at Park Country Club!

This is one of my favorite spots at the Club for photos. Technically, we are really not supposed to go that far. Neal knows the course and some secret spots. We've gained Park's trust over the years that they let us go a little farther than most. It's not like it is on one of the greens haha. It's just a golf cart path!

Don't you just love the tree canopy?! It is the perfect location for a bridal portrait. What I love even more, is that the portrait is of the stunning Tiffany. Everything works perfect for this shot. Her pose and that pop of color from her flowers looks beautiful! Then the bright and airy backlight! Just gorgeous!

-Danielle

Buffalo Wedding Photography: Neal Urban Studio

Buffalo Wedding Ceremony: Our Lady of Victory Basilica

Buffalo Wedding Photo Location: Our Lady of Victory Basilica, ,Public House on the Lake, Park Country Club

Buffalo Wedding Reception: Park Country Club

PARK COUNTRY CLUB WEDDING

Tiffany and Colin are married! They had their ceremony at Our Lady of Victory Basilica and their reception at Park Country Club.

End of the night! Park Country Club is gorgeous. But, I especially love it at night all lit up. Look at Tiffany and Colin. There is such an amazing connection between them. From our first meeting, to engagement photos, and wedding day, there was so much love and fun.

You cannot go wrong with an outdoor photo at Park Country Club. It looks like a castle. It is even better with an amazing bride and groom. And with an intimate prom pose. Yes, the prom pose is back and better than ever!

Neal and I had so much fun photographing Tiffany and Colin's wedding. There are so many amazing images, it is hard to choose for sneak peaks and the blog.

-Danielle

Buffalo Wedding Photography: Neal Urban Studio

Buffalo Wedding Ceremony: Our Lady of Victory Basilica

Buffalo Wedding Photo Location: Our Lady of Victory Basilica, ,Public House on the Lake, Park Country Club

Buffalo Wedding Reception: Park Country Club

BRIDE AND HER FLOWER GIRLS

We bring you another image from Erica and Justin's wedding!

This room was so pretty for Erica to get ready in and for portraits. I love this image because the little flower girls decided to go over to the piano on their own. It was funny because the moms were telling them not to go into the room and stay out of the way. Once we saw where they were heading, we told everyone to let them go and see what happens. They both started to play the piano. All we had to do was pose Erica!

I love when things like this happen. Kids are so unpredictable. Sometimes it works out so great for photos. And most of the time, there are a lot of laughs. In this instance, the flower girls helped to create this timeless image.

-Danielle

Buffalo Wedding Photography: Neal Urban Studio

Buffalo Wedding Ceremony: Prince of Peace

Buffalo Wedding Photo Location: Canalside Buffalo, New York

Buffalo Wedding Reception: The Hyatt Regency of Buffalo

HOTEL HENRY WEDDING PORTRAITS

Happy Friday! Today we bring you Chris and Christine outside of Hotel Henry.

Hotel Henry was one of the locations we went to for photos after the ceremony. Even though it was under construction, we still got some amazing images! We made sure to shoot angles that would not show any of the construction site. And I think we nailed it!

Just look at this photo! You would never know work was being done right behind Chris and Christine. We were so happy they wanted to go to this location. We got to capture this beautiful couple, and incorporate amazing Buffalo architecture.

-Danielle

Buffalo Wedding Photography: Neal Urban Studio

Buffalo Wedding Ceremony: St. Peter's RC Church

Buffalo Wedding Photo Location: Hotel Henry, Buffalo Lighthouse, Hotel at the Lafayette

Buffalo Wedding Reception: Hotel at the Lafayette

Buffalo Wedding DJ: DJ P Nasty 

BRIDAL WEDDING PORTRAIT AT BARTON HILL

Here is Christine at the Barton Hill Hotel and Spa! Gorgeous!

Christine and her ladies got ready at the Barton. They had a beautiful room. We asked the ladies to clear out for a few minutes, to have the entire room. After moving around some furniture, it was time for portraits of Christine. The entire mood changes when we get the Bride alone right before the ceremony. Neal turns off the lights, studies the room, the light coming in and then photographs the Bride. This photo one of our favorites. 

Christine looks stunning here! Her style of dress and pose were perfect for this shot. She was framed beautifully within the doors. I even like the bits of old fashioned furniture still showing in the image.

What a great way to start off the wedding day!

-Danielle

Buffalo Wedding Photography: Neal Urban Studio

Buffalo Wedding Ceremony: St. Peter's RC Church

Buffalo Wedding Photo Location: Hotel Henry, Buffalo Lighthouse, Hotel at the Lafayette

Buffalo Wedding Reception: Hotel at the Lafayette

Buffalo Wedding DJ: DJ P Nasty 

BUFFALO LIGHTHOUSE BRIDE & GROOM

Today, we are at the Buffalo Lighthouse with Chris and Christine!

After taking photos at Hotel Henry with the bridal party, we made a quick stop at the Buffalo Lighthouse before heading to Hotel at the Lafayette for the reception. Because this was a fast stop, we only had Chris and Christine jump out of the limo for this.

We had such a beautiful day too! The weather was great and the clouds were perfect. We took a bunch of different angles using the Lighthouse. This was our favorite! Yes, Chris and Christine are small in the image, but we went for a more artistic style for this. I love it!

-Danielle

Buffalo Wedding Photography: Neal Urban Studio

Buffalo Wedding Ceremony: St. Peter's RC Church

Buffalo Wedding Photo Location: Hotel Henry, Buffalo Lighthouse, Hotel at the Lafayette

Buffalo Wedding Reception: Hotel at the Lafayette

Buffalo Wedding DJ: DJ P Nasty 

LIGHTS, CAMERAS, PAPARAZZI!!

Happy Halloween! Hope everyone had a safe and fun weekend! Today we bring you this fun image from Chris and Christine's wedding at Hotel at the Lafayette!

How cool is this? We always love to come up with creative images with the wedding party. Neal has had this idea for a while, but we needed the perfect wedding party to make it happen. Everyone was so nice and helpful throughout the whole day. Early in the day we told the wedding party we had an idea for later in the night and that they needed their phones. Everyone was all for it.

It was time to create a red carpet feel with Chris and Christine. We had the wedding party join us outside and bring their phones. Time to flip on those flash lights and put the lovely newlyweds in the spotlight. The wedding party was amazing! They were yelling and cheering. Some were even singing! All Chris and Christine had to do was hang out in the middle and focus on each other!

I wish I could say this was a super easy shot. It was and it wasn't. Did I mention it was pouring outside? That left Neal, our lovely helper Vanessa (you all know Vanessa from the Disney Castle photo. Her hubby was a groomsman), and I out in the rain under umbrellas. Keeping the gear from getting soaked was a must. Some of the lights were covered by plastic bags we borrowed from the candy station! The wind didn't help much with that either. It looks like this image was lit by all of the phones but it was really lit by three of our lights. Thankfully, everyone was very cooperative for this image. Once we got the shot it was hard to tell them to go back inside! We reminded them that they had a dancefloor to fill back up and they were back to partying hard for the rest of the night!

Chris and Christine looked movie rock stars just like their engagement shoot and will sign autographs if you see them!

-Danielle

Buffalo Wedding Photography: Neal Urban Studio

Buffalo Wedding Ceremony: St. Peter's RC Church

Buffalo Wedding Photo Location: Hotel Henry, Buffalo Lighthouse, Hotel at the Lafayette

Buffalo Wedding Reception: Hotel at the Lafayette

Buffalo Wedding DJ: DJ P Nasty