THE LADIES OF BILTMORE ESTATE!

Now it's only fair to show an image with Cheryl and her girls at the Biltmore Estate in Asheville NC, since yesterday was about her husband Rob.

On site at the Biltmore Estate, we got some great images of Cheryl and her ladies. This was great because it was all in action. Neal wanted to take photos away from the main house and work around the grounds. This was pretty natural. Neal just told Cheryl and her ladies where to walk and left the rest to them. They had some great laughs along the way. There were some really great moments between them. Neal positioned himself, so he could also get part of the main house in the shot. 

I love it! A beautiful and natural image of these pretty ladies!

-Danielle

Asheville, NC Wedding Photography: Neal Urban Studio

Asheville, NC Wedding Photo Location: Biltmore Estate

Asheville, NC Wedding Ceremony and Reception: Biltmore Estate

Asheville, NC Wedding Wedding Planner: Mary Bell Events

PRE WEDDING TOAST WITH THE GUYS IN ASHEVILLE NC!

Let's go back to Cheryl and Rob's wedding at the Biltmore Estate in Asheville, NC.

Before going into the Estate, I had the pleasure to photograph Rob and his guys at the Grand Bohemian Hotel. They had a great bar in the lobby called the Red Stag Grill that was perfect for the guys. It was very manly with antler chandeliers and a lot of dark leathers. I had the guys sit and the end of the bar, so I could incorporate the red lighting in the ceiling. They got some drinks and were enjoying themselves. With a little help from the bartender letting me behind the bar, I got this great shot!

See guys, photos aren't so bad! We can find you a bar with some drinks and have a great time!

-Danielle

Asheville, NC Wedding Photography: Neal Urban Studio

Asheville, NC Wedding Photo Location: Grand Bohemian Hotel,  Biltmore Estate

Asheville, NC Wedding Ceremony and Reception: Biltmore Estate

Asheville, NC Wedding Planner: Mary Bell Events

SHEA'S RING SHOT!

 I love this ring shot! This was from this past weekend's wedding with Julie and Ben. 

Their reception was at Shea's. If you have been there, you know there is unlimited places to use for photos.

Even for the details. We loved the marble bar tops in the main lobby. With the help of some lights and bubbles, we got this amazing image. The hardest part was getting the rings to stand up. Once they were in place, we got a great reflection and it was perfect!

-Danielle

Buffalo Wedding Photoghraphy: Neal Urban Studio

Buffalo Wedding Ceremony: St. Mark's

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

Buffalo Wedding Planning: PEAR Planning

Buffalo Wedding Video: Shutter Dream Studio

Buffalo Wedding DJ/Photo Booth: Toy Bros Entertainment

Buffalo Wedding Catering: Frontier Catering

"NEIGHBOR" TABLE NUMBERS!

Dave and Kristine had a "Would you be my Neighbor" themed wedding at Brookfield Country Club. That is how they met. They were neighbors. I loved their table "numbers". Instead of typical numbered seating, they came up with all different TV neighbor stars. For example, this is Cosmo Kramer, from Seinfeld. She also had neighbors like Steve Urkel (Family Matters), Marie Barone (Everybody Loves Raymond), Kimmy Gibbler (Full House). You get the picture.

It was such a creative and clever idea. And it was perfect for Dave and Kristine's background!

There are always different options and ideas to make your wedding different. Be creative. We love it!

-Danielle

Buffalo Wedding Photography: Neal Urban Studio

Buffalo Wedding Reception: Brookfield Country Club

BEAVER ISLAND PHOTO SHOOT

We had such a great family shoot Monday night with baby Emma and family! Isn't she a doll?!

 

The photo shoot was at Beaver Island State Park. Her parents actually had their wedding at the club house. What a great idea! Return to the scene of the crime haha. Just kidding! It is a beautiful location for photos. Emma was running around and having a great time when we arrived. We got some amazing images of her. But when it came time to bring the family in, she wanted no part. She wanted to run around, dance, smell flowers, look at the birds and airplanes. It was too cute. It is pretty normal for that to happen.

I love this shot. Before the flower was put in her hand, she had a tupper ware of snacks. I know I am happiest when I am eating! So, mom took them away last minute and said they were all gone. She quickly replaced it with a giant yellow flower. This was Emma's reaction. It was adorable!

Happy Saturday everyone!

-Danielle

Buffalo Baby Photography: Neal Urban Studio

Buffalo baby Photo Location: Beaver Island State Park

SISTER...PREGNANT...SISTER!

Sister and sister pregnant together!! (say this in a Martin Short voice from Father of the Bride Part 2. If you saw this movie, you know what I am talking about!)! Natalie and Joe (we did their wedding photos as well) are expecting their first child. Natalie's sister, Nellie is also expecting and their due dates are pretty close.

Natalie had asked if her sister could join us for a few shots during their maternity session! Sure thing! We started the shoot at Gallagher Pier on the Buffalo Outer Harbor. We got some great shots by the pier with Natalie and Joe and their dogs as well. It was extremely windy, so we moved on to Tift Nature Preserve down the road.

Neal already had a shot in mind for Natalie and Nellie. After having them walk up a hill (according to Nellie it was quite a hike haha), we asked them to stand back to back and hold their bellies. The light was beautiful and they were both glowing. They had matching outfits too, so it worked out even better! After the posed shots were done we were all talking and joking, Natalie and Nellie were laughing and Neal caught this natural image. The photo turned out beauitful! Natalie and Nellie looked amazing!

And don't worry Joe, you will be up in a few days with your beautiful wife. It's not everyday we get sisters pregnant together!

-Danielle

Buffalo Maternity Photography: Neal Urban Studio

Buffalo Maternity Photo Location: Gallagher Pier, Buffalo Outer Harbor, Tift Nature Preserve

A Videographers WEDDING IN DELAWARE PARK

Dave and Kristine just got married on July 26th of this year! This was a very meaningful wedding for us, because Dave and Kristine are dear friends to us. Dave is from LaNasa Studio and shares a studio space with us. We also flew him to Napa, CA to video our own wedding in May of 2012. He did an incredible job so it was our time to return the favor!

Gearing up for the wedding a few days before, we had some devastating news. Neal's grandmother had passed away and the memorial was on the same day as the wedding. It was time for me to step up and take over for Neal, so he could be with his family. Before we even told Dave and Kristine, we had one of our photographers, Leah ready to step in and assist me! Leah books her own weddings through us so she was more than qualified to step in the position. My bright and airy style was more of what Kristine was looking for so it worked out perfectly. We had an amazing time and so much fun!

Neal did photograph Kristine getting ready, and came back just in time for intros at the reception at Brookfield Country Club where he took the two of them out for sunset photos. But, I had the honor of capturing all of the other parts of the day.

For their photo session, Dave and Kristine wanted to go to Delaware Park. We started at the stone bridge in the center of the park. I had Dave and Kristine have a seat on the ledge and have a romantic moment together. Lighting was perfect and so were Dave and Kristine. With the pop of color to the side with her flowers, and Kristine's vintage dress, the image worked out wonderful. Dave looks pretty good too! I really like his pose here with his feet crossed and the connection they have with each other is beautiful.

I can't wait to share the rest of the images with Dave and Kristine!

-Danielle

Buffalo Wedding Photography: Neal Urban Studio

Buffalo Wedding Ceremony: The WELL Buffalo

Buffalo Wedding Photo Location: Delaware Park, Main Street Theatre District

Buffalo Wedding Reception: Brookfield Country Club

Buffalo Wedding Video: Brian Gorman from Unbeaten Path Media & Ethan from Lanasa Studio

Buffalo Wedding DJ/Photo Booth: Toy Bros Entertainment 

DREAMS DO COME TRUE!

Words to describe this image. Amazing, beautiful, stunning, magical, dream! We don't always go into a wedding with a specific image in mind. But for Ashley and Dan's wedding we had a feeling we were going to come home with something magical. 

From our first meeting, Ashley and Dan mentioned a horse and buggy on site. It was to escort guests from the parking lot to the reception and for Ashley and Dan to be introduced in. And of course for Neal to take a magnificent image.

This was seconds before Ashley and Dan were introduced into the reception. Neal took this as I was photographing the wedding party introductions. Ashley & Dan took a nice ride in the horse and buggy as the sun began to set. Neal stayed with Ashley and Dan and the buggy while they made their grand entrance. There was an old beautiful tree on site (their reception was at a private family residence). The sun was peaking through the trees as the buggy began to makes it's way. Neal was equipped with a 50mm lens, there was a treeline behind him that didn't allow him to back up to get the entire scene in the shot. Neal thinking on his feet took an 8 shot panoramic with his 50mm and stitched it all together in post. Neal asked Ashley and Dan to have a kiss. That was it! The rest of the image speaks for itself.

Ashley and Dan were so cute too, during cocktail hour they kept asking Neal, when do you want to take our photos with the horse and buggy? Neal kept telling them it's not time yet, the lighting isn't perfect yet, 20 more minutes, 10 more minutes, right before intro's... The intro's were starting and the sun was in the perfect spot behind the tree and Neal got this amazing shot! It's all about being patient!

Later in the night when we were walking around taking photos Ashley asked "How do you decide what image you want to edit and post first?" I said, we normally know right when the image is taken if that is the "one." But for her wedding, I could not give her an answer. Their photo session was at Shea's and those were amazing. When we got to the reception, we got even more stunning images. Later in the night we got even better images! I said it was going to be tough for us to decide, but she would NOT be disappointed. At this time Neal had a feeling that this image was going to be the one, but since this was an 8 shot pano, he didn't know exactly what he had until he stitched them together. Pano's are tough especially with moving parts in the image, sometimes they work, sometimes they don't. Neal felt confident about it but you never know. Once all 8 photos pieced together seemlessly, he knew this was "the one"! And here it is! I think it was the perfect choice!

-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 Video: Bella Star Productions

Buffalo Wedding DJ: Anthony Provolone 

Delaware Park Wedding

Here is another image from Elisa and David's wedding last weekend!

This was taken at Delaware Park. We very rarely do wedding photos as Delaware Park because it is always so busy with other weddings. There are times where you have to wait your turn to take photos. We want our couples to feel like they are the only wedding on site and not have to share their day with 20 other Brides.

Elisa and David really wanted to go Delaware Park. So, we let them know in advance that it could be busy. We were in complete shock when we arrived and there was only one other wedding at the Park. We got to take the wedding party where ever we wanted. It was great and will probably never happen again!

This image turned out amazing! The natural back lighting from the sun was beautiful. We had Elisa slowly walk up the steps. Then reach out her hand to David and he was to help her the rest of the way.

I love all the detail in this image. Elisa and David look amazing, but I really love the fountain in the background. I love the detail in the water. We got some fantastic images at Delaware Park. We were so happy that we stuck it out and ventured there!

-Danielle

Photography: Neal Urban Studio

Ceremony: Lutheran Church of the Messiah, Lewiston

Photo Session: Delaware Park, Niagara Square

Reception: Four Points Sheraton, Niagara Falls

DJ: Signature Entertainment

LOVE IS IN THE AIR!

Happy Anniversary Alex and Mike! They had a "Love is in the air" theme for their wedding. 

They had their photo shoot at Bond Lake Park in Sanborn, NY. There is a huge hill that made them feel like they were standing in the clouds. When we first arrived there was complete blue sky. As time went on, some amazing clouds rolled in. It was time to climb that hill!

Alex had a super lightweight dress that flowed beautifully in the wind. The wind created some great movement. In this shot, we really wanted the sky and the clouds to stand out. That is one reason, we kept a simple pose. We had them look off into the distance and have Alex drop her flowers to her side. 

Alex and Mike were so much fun to photograph! They also just welcomed their first child! Congratulations!

-Danielle

Buffalo Wedding Photography: Neal Urban Studio

Buffalo Wedding Ceremony: Fair Havens Church

Buffalo Wedding Photo Location: Bond Lake Park

Buffalo Wedding Reception: Salvatore's Italian Gardens