WEDDING AT THE ESTATE AT MORAINE FARM

In the beginning of August we traveled to the Boston MA area to photography Rori and Marcs amazing wedding at the Estate at Moraine Farm. What a gorgeous location! 

This image was taken at the end of the night. The building behind Rori and Marc is a Tea House. They actually had their ceremony on the opposite side. But they did a first look right in this spot. Isn't it beautiful?

For this image, we definitely had it a little more staged and artistic. It was super dark out. We had to add in back lighting as well as front lighting. Luckily, we still had a little blue in the sky.

We had Rori and Marc glance down. Pretty much to their brand new wedding bands! Pretty simple. Neal shot this really wide to incorporate the entire area. I really like how you can see a bit of Rori and Marc's reflections in the fountain. They actually stand out pretty clear. Then it slowly fades to the Tea House as you look to the bottom part of the fountain. 

I love it! Great location! Amazing couple!

-Danielle

Destination Wedding Photography: Neal Urban Studio

Destination Wedding Ceremony: The Estate at Moraine Farm

Destination Wedding Photo Location: The Estate at Moraine Farm

LOADING ISSUES

Hey all! We are currently shooting a wedding in beautiful Antigua and are trying our hardest to get some blogs up. However, due to not so great internet, we are unable to load the photos. Photos should be back up by Friday when we return!

Sorry for the inconvenience. I know you are all itching to see what we show you next!

Thank you!

-Danielle & Neal

Neal Urban Studio

TRAIN CAR IN ALASKA

So, I know this image of Sheryl and Rob has been on Face Book recently, but we never got a chance to tell the back story.

Who would have thought a random abandon train car would be just hanging around in a camp ground in Alaska. Let alone, the camp ground we stopped at to see Rob's family before heading out for pictures. After taking a quick boat ride, Sheryl and Rob needed to change into their wedding clothes. Luckily, his parents had a giant camper they were all at nearby, so Sheryl and Rob could change there.

While changing, Neal took a quick walk around the area and found this train car. At first, I didn't think much of it. Surprised it was there, but was more fixed on the mountains in the background. But, I knew Neal couldn't leave without doing some photos here.

To get this shot, Neal had to stand on the trunk of the car to get a better vantage point. No biggie. We had to reposition the car for him to be the right way. We ended up blocking the entire road. Good thing there was only foot traffic!

Five minutes later...this amazing shot came to be! 

-Danielle

Destination Wedding Photographers: Neal Urban Studio

Destination Wedding Ceremony: Settler's Bay Lodge

Destination Wedding Reception: Settler's Bay Lodge

Destination Wedding Photo Location: Settler's Bay Lodge, Beluga Point, Seward Alaska, Flattop Mountain, Matanuska Glacier, and little stops along the way that really do not have names!

ALLEGANY STATE PARK BRIDE & GROOM

Jennie and Brock are back! One last photo from their wedding at Allegany State Park.

During the reception, Jennie mentioned a place they would like to sneak off to for photos really quick. We all jumped in the car and headed to this lake. My favorite part, was there were people in a canoe on the lake. Little did they know, they would be in the photo. They actually were tying to paddle out of the way. We positioned Jennie and Brock, so they the canoe would make the photo.

I loved it! I wanted to capture Jennie and Brock in the moment. Editing the canoe out would have changed the whole atmosphere of the photo. Jennie and Brock looked amazing. And we are in their outdoor style element. They are both into hunting, fishing, and outdoor activities. So, the Park was the perfect place for their wedding. I am so happy they wanted to do some quick photos in this area!

-Danielle

Destination Wedding Photography: Neal Urban Studio

Destination Wedding Ceremony: Foursquare Gospel Church

Destination Photo Location and Reception: Allegany State Park

Destination DJ: Moving Music

ENCHANTING BRIDE AND GROOM

Time for another image from Jennie and Brock's wedding at Allegany State Park!

We lucked out that this little spot was located right behind their reception tent at the Park. This was a fun shot because they were pretty far away from me. Neal lead Jennie and Brock out on the ledge and placed them. Then he was giving them direction. Neal and I had already talked about the look I was going for, so he could easily pass it on to them. It was exciting because Neal had Jennie and Brock changing up their pose every few seconds too. I got to click away and get a few different styles of images. Thank you Neal!

Jennie and Brock are both very outdoorsy. The Park was the perfect place for their reception. I loved how we could incorporate our style. This spot had such an enchanting feel. There were so many types of trees and plants. And because everything was so green, the variety helped things from blending together. To top it all off, there was a really nice reflection in the water!

-Danielle

Destination Wedding Photography: Neal Urban Studio

Destination Wedding Ceremony: Foursquare Gospel Church

Destination Photo Location and Reception: Allegany State Park

Destination DJ: Moving Music

ALLEGANY STATE PARK WEDDING

After about 15 hours of traveling home from Alaska, we had one day off and headed to Bradford, PA for Jennie and Brock's wedding!

Jennie and Brock got married at Foursquare Gospel Church in Bradford, PA. Then we headed into Allegany State Park for photos and the reception. As we were driving in, we pulled off at this location for photos with the wedding party and also some of Jennie and Brock.

We worked with the wedding party first and then sent them off to the reception. It was time for Jennie and Brock. I guess I should mention that this was one of my weddings and Neal was assisting me. Neal took this photo and I absolutely loved the angle from where he was shooting. I love the lighting. I like how it is darker in the foreground and Jennie and Brock are in the streak of sunlight. I was going for something completely different than this, so I was so excited that Neal saw something else. That is one of the reasons I love working together. We always get different perspectives and have different ideas.

-Danielle

Destination Wedding Photography: Neal Urban Studio

Destination Wedding Ceremony: Foursquare Gospel Church

Destination Photo Location and Reception: Allegany State Park

Destination DJ: Moving Music

ALASKA WEDDING PORTRAITS

This is one of my favorite images from Sheryl and Rob's wedding in Alaska. I can't really give you an exact location for this, but I think it is somewhere near the Turnagain Arm. (Rob, I think I heard you mention that at some point). Like I said before, on our drive to and from Seward, we stopped all over to take photos. Neal and I actually scouted some spots (from the car) on the drive there. We tried our best to remember and pinpoint those same areas on the way back. It was pretty funny. For a few I had made notes that said there was a rest stop on the right and just passed the giant tree, pull over. Well, not all of my notes exactly made sense, but for this location they did!

There were gently rolling hills in this area to place Sheryl and Rob. And let's just say, having a higher vantage point to take the photos was not always easy to find. At least in this area, we knew we could get one to capture everything.

I love Sheryl and Rob's pose here. Super nice and close. And I love how Sheryl's dress is flowing in the wind. Her dress was nice and lightweight and didn't need much to get some movement.

I am still shocked at the temperatures in Alaska. It was about 60 degrees in this image. And to see snow on the mountains is just insane. (yes I know it is freezing in the higher altitudes) Seeing it in person is another story! And I am so glad that we get to share these with all of you!

-Danielle

Destination Wedding Photographers: Neal Urban Studio

Destination Wedding Ceremony: Settler's Bay Lodge

Destination Wedding Reception: Settler's Bay Lodge

Destination Wedding Photo Location: Settler's Bay Lodge, Beluga Point, Seward Alaska, Flattop Mountain, Matanuska Glacier, Turnagain Arm, and little stops along the way that really do not have names!

MATANUSKA GLACIER WEDDING SHOOT!

Here is another amazing image from Sheryl and Rob's wedding. I will apologize now, there will be a few more from this wedding! When we do destination weddings (especially this far away), we normally have multiple shoots with the couple. And Sheryl and Rob took us to some beautiful locations!

On our last day in Alaska, we all traveled to Matanuska Glacier. It was amazing and did not seem real when we arrived. It was so weird because the temperature was about 70 when then sun was out, then we had hats and gloves when the sun went behind the clouds. We all got to experience walking on the glacier (her bridesmaids were there as well and also helped with the shoot!).

As you can see, we are not on the "ice" part of the glacier for this. This was the last shot before we left to pack. This is exactly what you would see when walking to the glacier. Lucky for us, lighting was perfect for this spot on our hike back. I love the hints of color from the flowers in the foreground. And the glacier itself may seem tiny here, but was giant in person.

Sheryl and Rob both hiked with their dress and suit to the glacier. They changed right on the ice. There were a few tours walking around, but they didn't mind! Then they kept everything on for the entire hike too! They were rock stars! This was not a bad way to end our journey to Alaska to capture this wonderful couples wedding!

And thank you to Shery's ladies for helping with the dress! 

-Danielle

Destination Wedding Photographers: Neal Urban Studio

Destination Wedding Ceremony: Settler's Bay Lodge

Destination Wedding Reception: Settler's Bay Lodge

Destination Wedding Photo Location: Settler's Bay Lodge, Beluga Point, Seward Alaska, Flattop Mountain, Matanuska Glacier, and little stops along the way that really do not have names!

BELUGA POINT BRIDE AND GROOM

Hi all! Definitely feeling a "Case of the Mondays" today. We are finally back home and trying to get back to normal from all of our recent wedding traveling. It has been to exhausting that I completely forgot to post a photo this morning. But, better late then never.

If you saw Facebook recently, you saw that we just shot a wedding in Alaska. This image is of that lovely couple Sheryl and Rob. Neal edited this image in the airport on our way home!

This was such a tricky image. On our first day in Alaska, we explored the area to find some places for photos. This area was about an hour and half from Wasilla, where the wedding took place. However, we knew we were shooting other days besides day of. Now, how were we to convince Sheryl and Rob to climb this mountain? As soon as Neal mentioned the location, called Beluga Point, they both knew exactly where and what Neal wanted. Sheryl said we would all be taking a drive to Seward (about a 3 hour amazing drive) and we would be passing Beluga Point. Perfect! 

We took tons of photos on the drive and made this our last stop before heading back to Wasilla. Neal then says, "Danielle, I need you up there with Sheryl and Rob for lighting." Oh great. I hate heights and was terrified. But, with the guidance of Sheryl (who made it up in no time with her dress on), I was at the top!

Neal was so far away taking the shot, we had to communicate by phone. Good thing we had reception. After going back and forth a few times, the image was complete. And freaking amazing! It took longer to climb up than to get the shot!

Once again with the help of Sheryl, we made it down safe! Her words of wisdom, "Lean into the mountain!"

Side note: 3 of Sheryl's bridesmaids were with us and ended up climbing up as well! We had no idea they were there until they popped up behind us. Such troopers!

-Danielle

Destination Wedding Photographers: Neal Urban Studio

Destination Wedding Ceremony: Settler's Bay Lodge

Destination Wedding Reception: Settler's Bay Lodge

Destination Wedding Photo Location: Settler's Bay Lodge, Beluga Point, Seward Alaska, Flattop Mountain, Matanuska Glacier, and little stops along the way that really do not have names!

Hilltop Wedding in Syracuse

We are taking you to Syracuse NY for Jess and Jeff's wedding in 2012. (can you see a pattern the past few days?)

Jess & Jeff had a beautiful fall day. Not too cold either! We went all over different areas just outside of the city as you can see here (we did end right in downtown). The sky and clouds looked amazing. You can see from the foliage, that it was a mild fall as well. Most of the trees were still pretty green. But, we were so happy that we did get some colors!

Jess was ready to do anything we asked. We had her stand at the end of the hill for this shot. It was considered a gently rolling hill, so not too high! We didn't want to miss out on the natural outdoor backdrop. Then we had her glance down toward her bouquet. Pretty easy!

When we have an amazing backdrop like this, we keep the pose fairly simple (sometimes). We do not want to take away from the beauty of the image as a whole.

-Danielle

Buffalo Destination Wedding Photography: Neal Urban Studio

Buffalo Destination Ceremony: St. Matthew's Parish

Buffalo Destination Photo Locations: Syracuse NY