WOODLAWN BEACH MATERNITY

We had an amazing maternity session last night with Lindsey and Cory at Woodlawn Beach State Park! Lindsey's only requests were dramatic skies and her dress flowing in the wind. Her requests were definitely met!

The skies were so pretty when we arrived at the Beach. Off in the distance, the clouds were a dark gray and moving our way. And it was super windy. It felt like a storm was on the way! The sun was also setting and parts of the sky were on fire. Lindsey had great dresses as well. The material was so lightweight. At times it was out of control!

We had her pose right on the waters edge. She brought a beach hat. I love accessories. Even though it was getting dark out, I still thought we should use it. We also needed a bit of fill light on her face. I really liked how her dress looked in this image too! I just love everything about it!

-Danielle

Buffalo Maternity Photography: Neal Urban Studio

Buffalo Maternity Photo Location: Woodlawn Beach State Park

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

KATE & ROB ENGAGEMENT PART 2

I had to post one more from Kate and Rob's engagement session, since we are gearing up for their wedding on Saturday!

Like I mentioned yesterday, if you happened to pop in, their shoot was at a private residence. We had free range of the property. And there was so much to work with. 

We happen to come across this wooden pergola. Now, I know what you are thinking. Great, a pergola. Well, the reason I picked this image is because I really liked the location of the pergola. I love all of the foliage that surrounded it. And I like the well off to the side (at least I think it was a well).

To make it look a bit more fun, we shot it from a side angle instead of straight on.

Neal and I are so excited to photograph Kate and Rob's wedding this weekend! We had such a great time on their engagement shoot capturing these amazing memories. And now, more to come!

-Danielle

Buffalo Engagement Photography: Neal Urban Studio

Buffalo Engagement Photo Locatin: Private Residence

KATE & ROB ENGAGEMENT

Kate and Rob are getting married on Saturday! We had an amazing engagement session with them. It was at a private residence last year.

I love the back ground in this image. It is actually the roof of a barn that was on the property. Neal loves to find different textures. When we walked by this, I knew he would use it for photos. The hard part, was that it was the roof and we wanted them in front of it.

Good thing there was a table in front. After testing it to make sure it was safe. Kate and Rob stepped on up. It worked out great! The roof turned out to fill the entire back ground frame! We had Rob pull Kate in for an "almost" romantic kiss! I love Kate's reaction.

-Danielle

Buffalo Engagement Photography: Neal Urban Studio

Buffalo Engagement Photo Location: Private Residence

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!

THE GUYS AT SILO CITY

After working with Michaela and the ladies at Kleinhans Music Hall, the wedding party headed down to Silo City. This was the perfect place for Aaron and his guys. 

Aaron is a big fan of the industrial look. What better than railroad tracks and graffiti! This reminds me of an album cover. They all have that cool, but casual look. And so serious (even though, I think the groomsman on the right is smiling). But it still has a manly feel. 

Neal said the guys loved this place. And I hear the ladies did as well! Awesome photo!

-Danielle

Buffalo Wedding Photography: Neal Urban Studio

Buffalo Wedding Ceremony: Karpeles Manuscript Library Museum

Buffalo Wedding Photo Location: Kleinhans Music Hall, Silo City

Buffalo Wedding Reception: The Mansion on Delaware

Buffalo Wedding DJ: Whirlin Disc Sound

ALBRIGHT KNOX ART GALLERY WEDDING

For Amanda and Frank's wedding, we went to Albright Knox Art Gallery and Delaware Park for photos. Now, if any of you are familiar with these areas, you know on a typical summer Saturday, they are crawling with weddings. Well, when we pulled up, not one wedding was there. It was shocking. You bet we took advantage before any others showed up!

We started at the Gallery because that is usually where it gets busiest first. It was pretty hot out, so I wanted to keep everyone in the shade. The pillars are always so pretty for photos too. It was a bright and sunny day, so they were back lit nicely.

I loved Amanda's dress as well. The back was so pretty. I thought this would be a great place to show it off. And time to bring in Frank! A nice and simple pose with beautiful results!

-Danielle 

Buffalo Wedding Photography: Neal Urban Studio

Buffalo Wedding Ceremony: St. Anthony of Padua RC Church

Buffalo Wedding Photo Location: Albright Knox Art Gallery, Delaware Park, Buffalo Japanese Gardens

Buffalo Wedding Reception: Foundry Hotel and Banquets

Buffalo Wedding Video: LaNasa Studio

Buffalo Wedding DJ: Sax Man Slim