BUFFALO LIGHTHOUSE BRIDE & GROOM

Today, we are at the Buffalo Lighthouse with Chris and Christine!

After taking photos at Hotel Henry with the bridal party, we made a quick stop at the Buffalo Lighthouse before heading to Hotel at the Lafayette for the reception. Because this was a fast stop, we only had Chris and Christine jump out of the limo for this.

We had such a beautiful day too! The weather was great and the clouds were perfect. We took a bunch of different angles using the Lighthouse. This was our favorite! Yes, Chris and Christine are small in the image, but we went for a more artistic style for this. I love it!

-Danielle

Buffalo Wedding Photography: Neal Urban Studio

Buffalo Wedding Ceremony: St. Peter's RC Church

Buffalo Wedding Photo Location: Hotel Henry, Buffalo Lighthouse, Hotel at the Lafayette

Buffalo Wedding Reception: Hotel at the Lafayette

Buffalo Wedding DJ: DJ P Nasty 

LIGHTS, CAMERAS, PAPARAZZI!!

Happy Halloween! Hope everyone had a safe and fun weekend! Today we bring you this fun image from Chris and Christine's wedding at Hotel at the Lafayette!

How cool is this? We always love to come up with creative images with the wedding party. Neal has had this idea for a while, but we needed the perfect wedding party to make it happen. Everyone was so nice and helpful throughout the whole day. Early in the day we told the wedding party we had an idea for later in the night and that they needed their phones. Everyone was all for it.

It was time to create a red carpet feel with Chris and Christine. We had the wedding party join us outside and bring their phones. Time to flip on those flash lights and put the lovely newlyweds in the spotlight. The wedding party was amazing! They were yelling and cheering. Some were even singing! All Chris and Christine had to do was hang out in the middle and focus on each other!

I wish I could say this was a super easy shot. It was and it wasn't. Did I mention it was pouring outside? That left Neal, our lovely helper Vanessa (you all know Vanessa from the Disney Castle photo. Her hubby was a groomsman), and I out in the rain under umbrellas. Keeping the gear from getting soaked was a must. Some of the lights were covered by plastic bags we borrowed from the candy station! The wind didn't help much with that either. It looks like this image was lit by all of the phones but it was really lit by three of our lights. Thankfully, everyone was very cooperative for this image. Once we got the shot it was hard to tell them to go back inside! We reminded them that they had a dancefloor to fill back up and they were back to partying hard for the rest of the night!

Chris and Christine looked movie rock stars just like their engagement shoot and will sign autographs if you see them!

-Danielle

Buffalo Wedding Photography: Neal Urban Studio

Buffalo Wedding Ceremony: St. Peter's RC Church

Buffalo Wedding Photo Location: Hotel Henry, Buffalo Lighthouse, Hotel at the Lafayette

Buffalo Wedding Reception: Hotel at the Lafayette

Buffalo Wedding DJ: DJ P Nasty 

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

Sneaky FLOWER GIRL!

This image is so cute from Amanda and Kevin's wedding. The flowers girls were so amazed at everything that was going on while Amanda was getting ready.

There were two little flower girls in the wedding. The suite Amanda got ready in at Hotel at the Lafayette was huge. But the little ladies found ways to sneak into a lot of the photos and Amanda didn't know they were there. The mother kept telling the girls to stay out of the way but Neal quickly told her not to worry, they're making the photograph. It was pretty funny. 

Neal decided to shoot with a longer lens and needed to stand farther away from Amanda to get different angles. He could keep his shots nice and tight. This allowed me to get up a little closer for details. As Neal was shooting this angle, one of the flower girls stepped in front to watch. She did it pretty sneaky too. She slowly edged her way to peak around the chair to get a good view of Amanda. She stepped into the perfect spot and we got this adorable image! What a cute little photo bomber!

-Danielle

Buffalo Wedding Photography: Neal Urban Studio 

Buffalo Wedding Ceremony, Photo Location, Reception: Hotel at the Lafayette

Buffalo Wedding Band: Boys of Summer

A moment of reflection

We were so happy to walk into Amanda's room at Hotel at the Lafayette and see they had two full length mirrors in the room.

The ladies decided the guys really did not need theirs that much and they had it brought down the hall to their room. Great idea! Once I saw these, I knew Neal was going to use both for a shot. I love this and think it is so beautiful. Amanda looked stunning, so why not have two more of her! 

The rooms at Hotel at the Lafayette have great windows that light pours in. We tested the placement of the mirrors while Amanda was doing a few touch ups. So, when we brought her in, it was all ready to go. We did a few different poses with this set up as well. This was my favorite, with her fabulous feather bouquet. (Really cute idea instead of flowers)

This is a beautiful image of Amanda before her ceremony. It is just timeless!

-Danielle

Buffalo Wedding Photography: Neal Urban Studio

Buffalo Wedding Ceremony, Photo Session, Reception: Hotel at the Lafayette

Buffalo Wedding Band: The Boys of Summer

END OF THE NIGHT AT HOTEL LAFAYETTE!

The first wedding of 2016! Amanda & Kevin are married! Their wedding was at Hotel at the Lafayette!

We met Amanda & Kevin about 2 years ago and did their engagement photos. Their wedding day finally arrived and we couldn't be happier for them. They are so much fun to work with. Constantly laughing and having fun!

Amanda & Kevin were hoping for some snow. Neal was checking the weather app all day and night. The only time you'll ever catch Neal on his phone during a wedding is when he's checking the weather! It kept telling us that there was a "Lake effect snow advisory". It was supposed to hit at 9pm! 9pm hit and nothing. Then 10pm, nothing. And then the snow storm got pushed to the following day! The only time we wished for snow we had no luck. This situation gave me flashbacks to the story of the making of "Dance with me my loves" photo!!! Time for plan B.

It was pretty cold out, so we needed to move fast. We took a quick walk behind the hotel and found a driveway that looked like an alley! Perfect! It was so cold out, that the heat vents were giving off an awesome haze! It's cool how the haze ties into their famous engagement shot when the plane left the smoke trail! Now that we had them out there it was time to set up the lights and get moving! We had everything ready to go in about 5 minutes. Amanda was staying warm wearing her husbands coat. When it was go time, she passed it back to Kevin. We had them look at each other! The background looks so cool with the lights from the hotel as well. Three stories directly above them was their reception room. You could still hear the band and see their lights through the windows. I love how you can see the stairs to the watertank and the buildings in the background. Most people wouldn't think it would be picture worthy. But, it looks awesome when it was all tied together! It's truly a romantic moment in the city of downtown Buffalo!

Congratulations Amanda and Kevin!

-Danielle

Buffalo Wedding Photography: Neal Urban Studio

Buffalo Wedding Ceremony, Photo Location, Reception: Hotel at the Lafayette

Buffalo Wedding Band: The Boys of Summer

DOUBLE BOUQUET TOSS!

Melissa and Mary are throwing the bouquet at the same time!

Don't you love how fun this is? Melissa and Mary got married at Hotel at the Lafayette. They had a great party! For the bouquet toss, they both go into the action. We called everyone to the dance floor. Then, side by side, Melissa and Mary both threw their bouquets. It was so much fun. The best part was their timing was slightly off. So when Mary threw hers, everyone was diving for it and didn't realize Melissa threw hers. It was fun chaos!

-Danielle

Buffalo Wedding Photography: Neal Urban Studio

Buffalo Wedding Ceremony, Photo Session, Reception: Hotel at the Lafayette

Buffalo Wedding DJ/Photo Booth: Toy Brothers Entertainment

FIRST LOOK AT HOTEL AT THE LAFAYETTE

Melissa and Mary had their wedding and reception at Hotel at the Lafayette. Their ceremony room looked amazing and we thought it would be great for them to have a first look there.

We had Melissa up front near the altar with her back to the aisle. Then had Mary walk in through the drapery. It was so beautiful! Mary has such a big smile walking in. Melissa is just patiently waiting. As Mary made her way in, we had Melissa turn around. It was so emotional as well. They were both laughing and crying all at the same time.

I also love the colors in the room. They had a pink ombre color scheme. You can see it in the flowers, but if you look close, the chairs are different shades of pink as well. Great idea!

We love when couples decide to do a first look. This means they see each other for the first time before their actual ceremony. This is a nice intimate moment between them. They get to talk to each other and find out how each others day went so far. They just get some quality time together before the craziness begins. We love capturing these photos!

-Danielle

Buffalo Wedding Photography: Neal Urban Studio

Buffalo Wedding Ceremony, Photo Location, Reception: Hotel at the Lafayette

Buffalo Wedding DJ and Photo Booth: Toy Brothers Entertainment

MEN OF THE HOUR

Look at these stunning guys! Here is another image from Kevin and Jeffrey's wedding.

This was taken at the Hotel at the Lafayette. This is one of the restaurant/lounges called Bourbon and Butter inside the hotel. It was actually closed when we were there, but Neal sweet talked the staff to letting us in for some photos.

Kevin and Jeffrey just look amazing! Once again they should be on a magazine or walking the runway. Even in this photo, we didn't need to pose them. They naturally fell into place! Neal just turned it black and white.

I apologize in advance, you will be seeing more of these guys soon. There are too many fantastic images to share!

-Danielle

Buffalo Wedding Photography: Neal Urban Studio

Buffalo Wedding Photo Location: Hotel at the Lafayette

Buffalo Wedding Ceremony/Reception: Buffalo Historical Society 

DISTINGUISHED GENTLEMAN

You recently saw two pictures of Amy getting ready. Well here is her husband, Robert!

Doesn't he look great? He looked awesome getting ready at Hotel at the Lafayette. Even though he wasn't in a suite like Amy, he still had beautiful images taken. All Neal needed was a blank wall and a tiny window with beautiful light pouring through. The guys getting ready are pretty simple. Adjust shirt sleeves, button up your coat! That's most of the detail. (well from most of our weddings). But, the men can still have just as good of images as their brides. The same ideas apply as well. We still put the groom in the best lighting we can find!

-Danielle

Buffalo Wedding Photography: Neal Urban Studio

Buffalo Wedding Ceremony: Trinity Church

Buffalo Wedding Photo Location: Niagara Square

Buffalo Wedding Reception: Hotel at the Lafayette

Buffalo Wedding Video: Bella Star Productions

Buffalo Wedding Dj/Photo Booth: Toy Brothers Entertainment