THE LADIES AT KLEINHANS MUSIC HALL

After Michaela and Aaron's ceremony at Karpeles Manuscript Library Museum, Neal took the ladies across the street to Kleinhans Music Hall for photos.

He had the ladies walk around the outside of the building while he was shooting from across the way. He wanted all of the bridesmaids involved too. He had each of them hold a part of Michaela's veil as if they were fixing it for her. Then Michaela glanced over her shoulder toward her maid of honor.

I really like how the light is hitting her veil and lighting it up. It looks like Michaela is in a spot light. I guess it makes sense being at Kleinhans!

-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

BRIDAL PORTRAIT AT FOUNDRY SUITES

Amanda looks absolutely amazing in this image! I had the pleasure of photographing Frank and Amanda's wedding last weekend with our assistant Shane (Neal was out shooting another fabulous couples wedding). 

Amanda got ready at the Foundry Hotel and Banquets in Buffalo. That is also where they had their reception. This was the first time I was ever at this location. I loved it! The room was perfect for photos. Windows along the entire back wall! It was so bright and no extra light was needed. 

We needed to move some of the furniture in this room for Amanda to get dressed in. I wanted to leave the couch because I thought it added a vintage touch to the room. And I knew I wanted to use it for a portrait with her. She had a gorgeous dress and I knew everything would work well together!

Well, here it is!

-Danielle

Buffalo Wedding Photography: Neal Urban Studio

Buffalo Wedding Ceremony: St. Anthony of Padua RC Church

Buffalo Wedding Photo Location: Albright Knox Art Gallery, Delaware Park, Buffalo Japanese Gardens

Buffalo Wedding Reception: Foundry Hotel and Banquets

Buffalo Wedding Video: LaNasa Studio

Buffalo Wedding DJ: Sax Man Slim

DELAWARE MANSION FIRST LOOK

Happy Monday! Michaela and Aaron were married last weekend. Neal and one of our assistants, Alyssa, photographed their wedding. (I had my own wedding to photograph that day). They decided to do a first look at the Delaware Mansion. They got ready there and had their reception at the Mansion as well.

It was a beautiful day. The courtyard was the perfect place for a first look. Everything was in bloom and the ivy was covering the brick walls. Neal had Aaron wait in the courtyard with his back to where Michaela would walk to see him. She came down the walk and tapped him on the shoulder. Aaron was in awe of how amazing Michaela looked. She was gorgeous. 

Neal decided to capture this moment through the trees and greenery when Michaela got close to Aaron. I love the approach he took on this. All of the trees framed them right in. And I really like the window on the left. I like how the ivy covers almost everything, but left that exposed!

I had Neal tell me all about his wedding when he got home, so I got all of the details for the day. So, now I am able to write up the blogs for his wedding. (In case you were wondering why it was me haha)

Amazing first look!

-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 of Delaware

Buffalo Wedding DJ: Whirlin Disc Sound

OUTSIDE OF ST. JOSEPH'S CATHEDRAL

OK, so one more from Victoria and James wedding at St. Joseph's Cathedral. I swear we went to another location for photos. Neal actually took a quick look through the images (we are still working on a few weddings before theirs is up) and he couldn't resist editing this image. I couldn't agree more and had to share it with everyone.

The outside of St. Joseph's Cathedral is just as beautiful as the inside. Neal shot this from across the street from the church. After waiting for traffic to pass, we got this amazing image. Victoria and James both look stunning. 

Now, when I say Neal edited this photo, I do not mean he added any filters or did anything crazy. This is actually straight from the camera. However, there was a giant picture on the church doors. It was too big to try and cover with the couple, so Neal edited that out. He said it took a lot of work, but it was defiantly worth it!

-Danielle

Buffalo Wedding Photography: Neal Urban Studio

Buffalo Wedding Ceremony: St. Joseph's Cathedral

Buffalo Wedding Photo Location: Erie Basin Marina, City Hall

Buffalo Wedding Reception: Statler City

Buffalo Wedding DJ/Photobooth: Toy Bros Entertainment

ST. JOSEPH'S CATHEDRAL WEDDING PART 2

And we are back with Victoria and James (well not James in this photo) at St. Joseph's Cathedral in Buffalo!

This is a part of the Church that was actually on the altar. During the ceremony, we never go on the altar for photos. Neal had asked the priest before the ceremony, if we could use it for some photos afterward. He said no problem as long as we were done before 4:00 mass. 

After moving aside a few chairs and kneelers, we were left with this amazing archway! Would you look at all of the detail? It is amazing and so beautiful. It was a perfect place to have Victoria stand and show off her gorgeous dress. I know this is a common pose, but it looks so different with each bride. And it's always different depending on the location. 

Everything about this image screams stunning!

-Danielle

Buffalo Wedding Photography: Neal Urban Studio

Buffalo Wedding Ceremony: St. Joseph's Cathedral

Buffalo Wedding Photo Location: Erie Basin Marina, City Hall

Buffalo Wedding Reception: Statler City

Buffalo Wedding DJ/Photobooth: Toy Bros Entertainment

ST. JOSEPH'S CATHEDRAL WEDDING PART 1

Over Memorial Day weekend, we had double weddings. Our second wedding of the weekend was of Victoria and James. We got some amazing images that day! The weather was beautiful and the Bride & Groom were so much fun!

Victoria and James got married at St. Joseph's Cathedral in Buffalo. This is one of our favorite Church's to photograph in. It is so pretty and the priest is hysterical! After the ceremony, we wanted to do a few photos inside before heading to a location. 

There was a really cool organ on the balcony of the Church. I have never seen such an ornate organ like this one. Neal knew right away he wanted to use it for a photo. We cleared everyone out of the Church and asked Victoria and James to stand in the doorway. We had the doors behind them open, letting the sunshine pour in. We had them look at each other, but keep a little separation. We didn't want them to blend in together.

Don't you just love this! Come back tomorrow and you can see another view of this amazing Church that we got to use for photos!

-Danielle

Buffalo Wedding Photographer: Neal Urban Studio

Buffalo Wedding Ceremony: St. Joseph's Cathedral

Buffalo Wedding Photo Location: Erie Basin Marina, City Hall

Buffalo Wedding Reception: Statler City

Buffalo Wedding DJ/Photobooth: Toy Bros Entertainment

BRIDAL PORTRAIT WITH HER VEIL

We hope everyone enjoyed the beautiful weekend! Summer is here! On Friday, we photographed Kaeleigh and Greg's wedding. Kaeleigh looked stunning. She had some great portraits while getting ready.

They had their reception at Hotel at the Lafayette. They also got ready there. Here is a simple portrait of Kaeleigh. We pulled her veil over her face to create this gorgeous image. Her veil was nice and long, so it fell perfectly. I love how her hair is covering part of her face too. I think it is dramatic.

I only just started going through Kaeleigh and Greg's images. This will be one of many amazing images from their day!

-Danielle

Buffalo Wedding Photography: Neal Urban Studio

Buffalo Wedding Ceremony: St.John the Baptist RC Church

Buffalo Wedding Photo Location: Buffalo Theatre District

Buffalo Wedding Reception: Hotel at the Lafayette

Buffalo Wedding DJ: Toy Bros Entertainment

HAPPY MEMORIAL DAY!

I just wanted to take a quick minute and say Happy Memorial Day! I know most people are probably still enjoying the long weekend with family and friends. I know this is one of the first times Neal and I are able to. After coming off of back to back weddings Friday and Saturday, with 2 amazing couples, we needed to relax and take a break.

We hope everyone enjoys and are enjoying their weekend! Happy Memorial Day!

-Danielle

Neal Urban Studio

TERRACE ROOM FIRST DANCE

Here is another image from Kristin and Jared's wedding at Statler City. Their reception was in the Terrace Room. This is my favorite room there. I love the giant windows and chandeliers.

Kristin and Jared were such a fun couple as well. Jared was such a joker and always had everyone laughing and smiling. 

This was taken during their first dance. And you probably guessed right if you thought Neal took this. He sure did! He loves taking these wide shots. Their dance was at a great time too. There was some beautiful light coming in the windows. But, I like how you can still see all of the lighting inside. Once again, it gives a nice warm glow.

I love this shot! 

-Danielle

Buffalo Wedding Photography: Neal Urban Studio

Buffalo Wedding Photo Location: Statler City, Niagara Square

Buffalo Wedding Ceremony, Reception: Statler City

Buffalo Wedding DJ/Photobooth: Ultimate Events

STATLER CITY BRIDE

We had the pleasure of photographing Kristin and Jared's wedding over the weekend. Their ceremony and reception were at Statler City!

This was the first time we did a ceremony at the Statler. It was pretty cool. They held it on the 2nd level mezzanine. This was taken after the ceremony in the mezzanine! The family and wedding party dispersed to cocktail hour and I pulled Kristin aside to get this quick shot!

I loved the arches and chandeliers from this view. Kristin looked amazing framed in the arches with the giant chandelier behind her. I had Kristin pose to the side with her flowers and look down. Then I ran down the hall to take the shot. I really like the glow from the chandelier as it perectly frames Kristin.

Now, you may be wondering why I haven't mentioned Neal yet. This was the first wedding he assisted me on. Yes, assisting me! Neal didn't have a wedding of his own and we gave our other assistants the weekend off. We were running low on time after the ceremony so I asked him to start shooting the details in the reception room while I created this shot with Kristin!

Congratulations to Kristin and Jared!

-Danielle

Buffalo Wedding Photography: Neal Urban Studio

Buffalo Wedding Photo Location: Statler City, Niagara Square

Buffalo Wedding Ceremony, Reception: Statler City

Buffalo Wedding DJ/Photobooth: Ultimate Events