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 

CAKE SMASH ROUND 2

Olivia is one! 

We had back to back cake smashes recently at Neal Urban Studio. The second was just as great as the first! Olivia was wonderful. She was such a happy baby. All we needed to do was sing some Mickey Mouse songs and she was all smiles. When they arrived we already had the set up ready. I had no idea what color mom was planning on for Olivia's tutu! I matched my colors to how I wanted them to look. Well, we hit it right on the nose. Olivia came in with the same scheme. It was perfect!

Olivia was not so sure about the cake at first. With a little help from mom, she dug right in. In the end, she had more cake on her feet than on her hands. She was covered. This was an image before the entire destruction. She just looks too cute for words!

-Danielle

Buffalo Children's Photography: Neal Urban Studio

Buffalo Children's Photo Session: Neal Urban Studio

FIRST BIRTHDAY CAKE SMASH!

Jenna is 1!!!

This was such a fun cake smash session in Neal Urban Studio! Jenna was so cute and full of smiles. She was a little unsure at first about the cake. Once she had a little taste, it was all over. She dug right in! She was smiling and giggling the whole time. Jenna was clapping her hands and waving them all around. Cake was flying everywhere. It was awesome! And just look at those baby blues! What a doll!

-Danielle

Buffalo Children's Portraits: Neal Urban Studio

Buffalo Children's Portrait Photo Location: Neal Urban Studio

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

WHEN DOVES FLY (IN LAS VEGAS)

Cara and Kevin got married at the JW Marriott Resort and Spa in Las Vegas! Right after their first kiss, they did a dove release.

 This was some heavy duty dove releasing too! Not only were there doves in the basket that Cara and Kevin opened, but 2 other baskets from each side behind them. There were doves everywhere! This is when you set the camera to burst mode and click away like crazy. It was all over in a matter of seconds. We managed to get some great images though!

Cara and Kevin had no idea what to expect either. Reactions from them and their guests were great! It is crazy, that the doves return back to their owner after a few minutes too!

-Danielle

Destination Wedding Photography: Neal Urban Studio

Destination Wedding Ceremony Location: JW Marriott Resort and Spa

Destination Reception: JW Marriott Resort and Spa

CHRISTMAS MINI SESSIONS!

It is that time of year again! Get ready for some fun Christmas portraits! 

We are excited to announce we will be running the toy drive again as well, to support the Cradle Beach Organization. We had a wonderful turn out last year. We were able to deliver so many toys to the camp that's local! So many children received gifts because YOU made it happen!

Please make sure toys are new and unwrapped!

Whatever session you would like to do with your time slot in our setup is completely up to you! (See samples above)

*If you plan on bringing your pet, we will need to know in advance*

Book now at bookingnealurban@yahoo.com to reserve your time slot.

-Danielle

Buffalo Family Christmas Portraits: Neal Urban Studio

Buffalo Family Christmas Portrait Location:Neal Urban Studio

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 

FALL FAMILY PORTRAITS AT GLEN FALLS

We had a beautiful family photo session at Glen Park a few weeks ago.

Here is an image of mommy and son! Isn't he such a cutie! And mom is just beautiful! They have an adorable little girl as well. An image of her and her baby brother were posted a few days ago too!

After rescheduling their first session due to awful weather, they had an amazing day for this. The leaves were so colorful. The sun was shining through and casting a really pretty glow too! Love this!

-Danielle

Buffalo Family Portrait Photography: Neal Urban Studio

Buffalo Family Portrait Photo Location: Glen Falls Park

Boat RIDE IN BUFFALO

Erica and Steve are getting married today!

This was taken on their engagement session at the Buffalo Outer Harbor! We did the shoot on their boat. It was so much fun too! They kept it pretty simple. "Neal, whatever you want us to do, tell us!" Steve positioned the boat anywhere Neal needed it to be. He was a great captain! 

I love this image with the Buffalo skyline in the background. Erica and Steve had a seat on the bow with their backs to us. They were just talking and goofing around and having a lot of fun. We asked for them to get really close, but with a little separation. 

With it being a such a beautiful day, the skyline was very clear. What a fun shoot!

-Danielle

Buffalo Engagement Photography: Neal Urban Studio

Buffalo Engagement Photo Location: Buffalo Outer Harbor

O Captain! My Captain!

Erica and Steve are getting married tomorrow!

Here's an image from their engagement session at the Buffalo Outer Harbor! Steve was captain on the boat, so it was only natural we get him driving the boat. Believe it or not this was not posed, it's an actual action shot of Steve driving the boat and Erica enjoying the ride!  I think this looks like a magazine ad the way Erica is sitting. She is amazing to photograph.

Some whispy clouds were rolling in and the sky was such a pretty blue. Erica and Steve's outfits were perfect for the boat! Everything blended and worked well together!

Neal and I can't wait to photograph their wedding tomorrow!

-Danielle

Buffalo Engagement Photography: Neal Urban Studio

Buffalo Engagement Photo Location: Buffalo Outer Harbor