ENGAGEMENT RING AND CHRISTIAN LOUBOUTIN!

I do love these shoes! They are gorgeous Christian Louboutin's. Our Bride Lexi had some fantastic taste! 

Lexi loved her shoes as well and we wanted to do something fun with them. We got her engagement ring and wedged it in between both shoes. Before we did this, we made sure we put the glass table in a spot that had no vents near it for precaution. The shoes actually held the ring really nicecly. There was a little lip on the backs of the shoes that caught the ring!

Neal used a light to get a nice reflection on the shiny wooden table. There is a nice mirror image of the shoes and the ring. I love how the red bottoms pop in the reflection. A beautiful diamond and Christian Louboutin's! What more could a girl ask for?!?

-Danielle

Puttsburgh Wedding Photography: Neal Urban Studio

Pittburgh Wedding Ceremony:High Street Community Church, Conneaut Lake PA.

Pittsburgh Wedding Photo Location and Reception: Avalon Golf and Country Club

FIRST LOOK ON THE 10TH GREEN!

This is how it feels to have an entire golf course to yourself! Donna and Larry got married at Niagara Frontier Country Club in Youngstown NY. They exhanged vows on the 18th hole! Larry loves to golf, so what better place to get married! This image was done on their "first look" at the 10th hole.

Larry had brought Neal out on the course a few times before the wedding, so he could scope out the course for photos. He said we would have golf carts and could pretty much go anywhere we wanted. The 10th green was the spot for Larry to see Donna for the first time in her dress. The 10th green is located on the bottom of a hill. It was perfect to get some different angles. I was shooting eye level and Neal was shooting above the hill. Neal had driven down with Larry and put him in position. Neal called me and said it was time to drive Donna down! What a ride! It was so bumpy and hilly, I thought I might tip the cart over. 

Larry's back was to Donna as she began her approach. Once Neal had Donna in his camera sight, he had Larry turn around. We had Donna go right up to him. Now, Donna and Larry are both hysterically funny people. Even in the most intimate moment of seeing eachother for the first time on their wedding day, sarcasm and jokes were being cracked both ways. It made for great photos! Neal and I couldn't hold it together. All jokes aside, it was still pretty emotional. Neal caught the perfect moment between them. He was shooting through some trees and the leaves frame in the image. He wanted the pin (the golf hole flag) visible to keep with Larry's love of the sport. It turned out to be a beautiful image!

-Danielle

-Buffalo Wedding Photography: Neal Urban Studio

-Youngstown Wedding Ceremony, Photo Session, Reception: Niagara Frontier Country Club

-Buffalo Wedding DJ: Premier Sound

Wedding at the Hotel Lafayette and in the square!

I love this image! Kate and Shawn had their wedding reception at Hotel at The Lafayette! During the reception we took Kate and Shawn across the way to Lafayette Square to get some photos. It was just starting to rain and Neal had a really great idea!

Storm clouds were moving in fast and they looked really cool. We knew we needed to move fast or we all would get drenched. With everything that was going on, we needed Kate and Shawn to be in a more dramatic pose. We had them almost kiss, but with enough separation to see some light coming though. Shawn is holding the umbrella and Kate is actually holding a light behind them. We needed a bit of light to brighten up the background and the umbrella. We then had Shawn bend Kate back just a bit. I was also holding another light in front of them for their faces. Neal shot at an angel where he could get some of Buffalo City Hall in the background. I would say he did a good job on that!

Neal edited the image to feel as if they're in Gotham City of the Dark Knight movies. The dark clouds, the rain, the colorless city buildings certainly added to the drama of the image and then you have our beautiful couple having a romantic moment with a splash of warm color on them. This photo looks like it belongs in a movie or on a movie poster. Beautiful!!!

This image turned out amazing and only took a few minutes to get. Kate and Shawn got safely back into Hotel at the Lafayette without getting soaked. On their way, cars were honking their horns and yelling congratulations! What a great way to end the night!

-Danielle

Buffalo Wedding Photography: Neal Urban Studio

Buffalo Wedding Ceremony: St. John the Baptist RC Church

Buffalo Wedding Photo Location: Niagara Square, Lafayette Square, Hotel at The Lafayette

Buffalo Wedding Reception: Hotel at The Lafayette

Boston, MA Wedding Cinematography: Harris Films

FAMILY SHOOT IN YOUNGSTOWN, NY

We had the pleasure to take photos of this lovely family. (Josh, Christina, Luka, and Caleb! Don't they all look adorable!

They had a nautical theme for their outfits. I think they did a great job! We chose to shoot their family session in the Village of Youngstown. Youngstown is known for the sail boats and the yacht club. It is a quiet little village, with just a few shops and restaurants. There were a bunch of American flags outside. It was perfect for their outfits! We had them casually take a stroll down the road and look into the shops. We told Josh and Christina to look at each other while they were walking. At that moment, both kids looked our way! How cute! 

We started the shoot at Fort Niagara State Park, by Lake Ontario. It was tough to get both boys to look at the camera at the same time. (the same as with most little kids). They wanted to run around and play. No harm there! There were plenty of birds to chase after. Those images are coming soon!

I think this family has their Fourth of July picnic outfits ready! I love it!

-Danielle

Buffalo Family Photography: Neal Urban Studio

Youngstown, NY Family Photo Location: Fort Niagara State Park, Village of Youngstown, NY

THE GROOM AND HIS GUYS AT THE BUFFALO WATERFRONT!

Alanna and Angel were married in August of 2013. We did their photos at the Buffalo Waterfront.

We had just finished up photos with the lovely Bridesmaids and it was time for the Groomsmen. There were a lot of them! But, we wanted them to have fun and look cool. Why not put them on some giant rocks! The great thing about this image is that we only needed to tell them where they needed to be on the rocks. They all posed naturally and did their thing. There were so many laughs. Angel couldn't keep a straight face. We really loved all of the smiles. We tried to get a serious look from them all, but there were too many laughs. It was great! They still look manly and cool!

Neal actually had to climb down the rocks to get below the guys. He wanted to get some of the sky in the image too. Slippery dress shoes are not the greatest for climbing down rocks. Especially, with camera gear in hand!

-Danielle

Buffalo Wedding Photography: Neal Urban Studio

Buffalo Wedding Ceremony: Holy Angels Church

Buffalo Wedding Photo Location: The Buffalo Waterfront

Buffalo Wedding Reception: Salvatore's Italian Gardens

THE BRIDESMAIDS help with the dress!

Alicia and Elliott got married in 2013. Alicia got ready at a suite at the Senca Niagara Casino. It was a huge room. All of the Bridesmaids were ready and it was time to get Alicia into her dress!

There might be some familiar faces in this image, Nina who was last weeks Bride is a Bridesmaid in this photo. She is the first girl on the right side of Alicia and in Nina's photo Alicia was the one dancing on the left.

As you can see in the image, there were huge windows everywhere with great light coming in. We actually had to pull the curtains because it was so bright. Alicia had a princess style wedding gown, just like a Disney princess. Yes, she had some hints of Disney throughout her wedding. We wanted all of her Bridemaids and her mother in action helping Alicia with her dress. Once we got all the ladies in a place to be visible, we had them all take a part of the dress and begin to get all of the layers in order. They were all smiling and laughing. Neal had his wide angel lens and got everyone in. The little feet you see in the corner were a flower girl. She was a little nervous and didn't want to be in the picture. But her feet made it!

-Danielle

Buffalo Wedding Photography: Neal Urban Studio

Niagara Falls Wedding Ceremony: St. Marys of the Cataract RC Parish

Buffalo Wedding Photo Location: The Japanese Gardens 

Buffalo Wedding Reception: Salvatore's Italian Gardens

BOUQUET REFLECTIONS!

We love reflections! We even like to find reflections when we shoot the details.

Anna was another Bride of ours that had a Disney theme incorporated into her wedding. She loved Beauty and the Beast. She had a lot of yellow in her theme, but very subtle. Anna even tied it into their engagement photos we did the previous year! For her flowers, Anna had yellow ribbon twisted around her bouquet. It added a nice hint of color to the light flowers.

There was a huge glass table in the room where she was getting ready and a lot of light coming in through the windows. We positioned the table near the window and got a beautiful reflection of the flowers in the glass. It was a simple way to get a creative style image. 

-Danielle

Buffalo Wedding Photography: Neal Urban Studio

Buffalo Wedding Ceremony: The Meeting House in Williamsville

Buffalo Wedding Photo Location: Buffalo Waterfront

Buffalo Wedding Reception: Salvatore's Italian Gardens

Buffalo Wedding Planner: Creative Beginnings

PEEK-A-BOO

Laura and Joe are expecting their second child very soon. On Thursday, we did a maternity and family photo shoot for them. It was done at Fort Niagara State Park.

Little Victoria was full of energy and wanted to run around. Trying to get a simple family portrait was a challenge, but so much fun. She was such a cute little diva. Nani even came along to help. She did a great job too! We were working with Laura and Joe, while Victoria was playing in the background. She kept yelling for mommy and looking our way. We wanted to bring her into the family portrait, without any posing for her. We had Laura and Joe try to call her over and see what would happen. As she started to run our way, Laura and Joe got into position of where they needed to be. We were hoping to have Victoria pose in between them. With cameras in hand, she came running up so fast and hid behind mommy, Neal yelled out "Peek-a-boo!", Victoria peeked out and gave us a look exactly what we were hoping for. Bonus! She knocked it out of the park the first time! And as fast as she came running up, she vanished back to Nani just as quickly! But we absolutely love her reaction. We have a feeling that she's going to be a great sister to her future baby brother!

This is just the tip of the iceburg from this shoot. We did it all from traditional family portraits, artistic belly photos in the woods, romantic mommy & daddy photos on the beach and playful photos of Victoria chasing hundreds (literally) of birds photos!

-Danielle

Buffalo Maternity Photography: Neal Urban Studio

Buffalo Maternity Location: Fort Niagara State Park

BEAUTY AND GRACE AT ST. PETER'S CHURCH

Kate and Vinnie got married October of 2013. Their ceremony was at St. Peter's RC Church in Lewiston. This church meant a lot to Kate and Vinnie, so we wanted to get some really nice images for them there.

After the ceremony, we always like to get some nice photos of the couple in and outside the church if possible. We ask everyone to clear out as well, and have the whole church to ourselves. We have done a lot of weddings at this church and know that it is normally pretty dark inside, even if the sun is out. There is a lot of brick and dark wood. But, we loved the sloping ceiling. The train in Kate's dress was stunning (her whole dress was). We wanted to show it off. With her back to us, we had Vinnie walk up to her and embrace her. We kept it PG as you can see. We were in church! We had Kate turn her head slightly so we could see her profile and drop her flowers to the side. We took advantage of the lighting that was present in the church, but did add some backlight.

At times, some of the most beautiful images can be done at the church, especially if it looks like this. Neal was able to create a romantic image but also respect being in church. Happy Friday!

-Danielle

Lewiston, NY Wedding Photography - Neal Urban Studio

Lewiston, NY Wedding Ceremony - St. Peter's RC Church

Buffalo Wedding Photo Location - Niagara Square

Buffalo Wedding Reception - The Hyatt Regency in Buffalo

MIRROR GENTLEMEN AT HOTEL AT THE LAFAYETTE

Look at this stud! Mike had no problem having his picture taken. He was great in front of the camera.

This was done in one of the suites at Hotel at The Lafayette in Buffalo. They have amazing suites for the Bride and Groom. Mike loved everything about this room, even the pictures hanging on the walls. He made sure to point them out to us when we walked in. Right then we knew we had to incorporate them somehow. I think Neal did a great job on this. The matching of the pose and the lighting are nealry perfect. Minus the difference in outfit, white hair, and landscape, Mike looks pretty similiar to the man in the picture behind him (and he's so much younger and more handsome).

Mike is actually married to my cousin Christina, so he is also family to Neal and I. We got to know Mike very well before the wedding, and we got to see his true personality. He is the guy that makes you laugh and will do almost anything. We wanted that to show through in their photos. He definitely would have posed in front of this picture even if we didn't ask him to. We love you Mike!

-Danielle

Buffalo Wedding Photography - Neal Urban Studio

Buffalo Wedding Ceremony - Our Lady of Mount Carmel

Buffalo Wedding Photo Location - Ellicott Square Building

Buffalo Wedding Reception - Hotel at The Lafayette

Buffalo Wedding Band - Nik and the Nice Guys (Nik Entertainment Co.)