Wedding at Hotel Lafayette Camera 2

Yesterday, you saw an image of Amy from Neal's angle. Here is the same shot, but from my angle.

This was inside of one of the suites at Hotel at the Lafayette. Neal had Amy pose facing the window. From his view, she was framed within the window panels. My angle was up closer and off to the side. I wanted her to be completely surrounded by the light, to give a blown out look. I love how this image feels angelic. 

Having two people taking photos is always a benefit. Neal and I are taking images of the same style of pose, but the images look completely different.

-Danielle

Buffalo Wedding Photography: Neal Urban Studio

Buffalo Wedding Ceremony Location: 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

Wedding at Hotel Lafayette Camera 1

All I can say is WOW! This image is so beautiful.

Amy and Robert got married at the end of August. They both got ready at Hotel at the Lafayette. In Amy's suite, we moved out some of the furniture to expose as much room as we could near the windows. It was a beautiful day and there was so much light coming through the windows. We had Amy pose facing the window with her flowers. She looked down to her flowers and that was it! The light surrounding her also made the floor look like it was glowing. What a breath taking image from Neal!

Check in tomorrow to see another angle of the same image taken by me!

-Danielle

Buffalo Wedding Photographer: Neal Urban Studio

Buffalo Wedding Ceremony Location: 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

FLOWER GIRL FUN!

Isn't this adorable!? These little ladies were the flower girls in Melissa and Mary's wedding! To make it more meaningful one of them was their daughter! 

We did most of the photos at Hotel at Lafayette. There are subway grates outside of the building that have a Marilyn Monroe feel! When you walk over them your dress flies up! Well, these little girls walked over them and had no idea that air comes up from them. Their dresses flew up and they started laughing like crazy! This moment between the two of them is absolutely priceless!

-Danielle

Buffalo Wedding Photography: Neal Urban Studio

Buffalo Wedding Ceremony and Reception: Hotel at Lafayette

Buffalo Wedding Photo Location: Hotel at Lafayette

Buffalo Wedding DJ/Photo Booth: Toy Brothers Entertainment

STUNNING BRIDES

I am just amazed by how stunning Melissa and Mary are! I can't stop looking at their images. They got married a few weeks ago at the Hotel at Lafayette.

It was so exciting to be able to photograph two different getting ready portions. They both had different rooms and completely different styles of dresses. Hair and makeup were gorgeous. It was hard to not take a good photo. We love shooting at the suites at Hotel Lafayette. They have beautiful giant windows and awesome furniture.

As you can see, we did sitting poses with both Melissa and Mary. But, they are so different. Melissa is a bit more dramatic with holding her dress. Mary is subtle and mysterious. Both rooms had great lighting coming in. Words cannot express how beautiful these ladies were to photograph both inside and out. They were so much fun to work with too! 

-Danielle

Buffalo Wedding Photography: Neal Urban Studio

Buffalo Wedding Ceremony and Reception: Hotel at Lafayette

Buffalo Wedding Photo Location: Hotel at Lafayette

Buffalo Wedding DJ/Photo Booth: Toy Brother Entertainment

The Great Gatsby at Hotel Lafayette

I love this solo shot of Jimmy that was done at Hotel at the Lafayette. It was at Mike A's Lounge Bar (now called Bourbon & Butter). If you have not been to this bar, check it out! It is a great atmosphere.

Leah and Jimmy had a "Great Gatsby" style wedding, with a hint of Disney in it! Before the wedding Leah had mentioned a scene from "The Great Gatsby" where Leonardo DiCaprio is holding out his drink with a party going on behind him. I knew exactly what she was talking about! She said Jimmy would love to do something similar if we could. He loves to mix drinks and come up with new kinds of cocktails. Let's just say, he makes some really great drinks! 

Neal knew right where he wanted to go for this shot. We headed into the Lounge bar and got Jimmy a drink. Bourbon of course! We kindly asked some of the crowd if they would sneak out of the way for a quick shot of the Groom. They didn't mind at all. In fact, when we set it up someone said it looked like "The Great Gatsby!" I guess we were on the right track! Jimmy was perfect! I love how you can see the bar and bar lights blurred in the background. This captured Jimmy and his personality 100%!

His wife Leah has a passion for photography and is now a part of Neal Urban Studio!

-Danielle

Photography: Neal Urban Studio

Ceremony: SS. Peter and Paul RC Church

Photo Session: Ralph Wilson Stadium and Hotel at the Lafayette

Reception: Hotel at the Lafayette

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

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.)