SUNSET MATERNITY AT FORT NIAGARA STATE PARK

We had an amazing maternity session with Hayley (we missed your hubby Wes) at Fort Niagara State Park. Wes had to work, so Hayley was flying solo. She is due in October, so rescheduling wasn't really an option since she could go anytime soon.

We had so much fun with Hayley. She looked gorgeous! We had a beautiful sunset. We decided to take a walk down the beach. We do not get to shoot at this pier often due to the tide being high. The beach is usually covered with water in that area. Well, today was perfect! Neal took a walk to make sure it was safe for Hayley to get there. We got the "OK" and headed over.

For this shoot, Neal was assisting me. He was on lighting duty. I must say he did a fantastic job! I had Neal escort Hayley to the end of the pier. I shot from the beach with the sun setting behind Hayley. The colors were so pretty but fading fast. We had her change up her pose a few times for some contrast, and this was my favorite. 

What a perfect image to end the shoot! Wes is going to love these!

-Danielle

Buffalo Maternity Photography: Neal Urban Studio

Buffalo Maternity Photo Location: Fort Niagara State Park

GOLDEN HOUR AT KNOX FARM STATE PARK

Happy Monday! We hope everyone had a great weekend! 

Take a look at this gorgeous image from Jordan and Nick's engagement session at Knox Farm State Park. As we ventured into the Park, the sun was casting amazing color in one of the fields. The tall grass was a beautiful golden color. We didn't want to miss this opportunity.

Neal checked it out first to make sure it was ok for Jordan and Nick to walk in. From there, we had them get nice and close. No crazy posing needed for this. Nature gave us the perfect setting for Jordan and Nick!

-Danielle

Buffalo Engagement Photography: Neal Urban Studio

Buffalo Engagement Photo Sessin: Knox Farm State Park

BABY JOE CAKE SMASH

I mentioned in yesterdays engagement blog that we had back to back shoots at Knox Farm State Park. Well, here is the first shoot with baby Joe and his first birthday cake smash!

Everything about this little guy is adorable. From that outfit, to that face covered in green frosting. Baby Joe was such a joy to photograph. His cake had an outdoor theme, with a chocolate dirt road for his race cars to go on. Those cars were the kicker for baby Joe to go for the cake. After he had a taste and got used to the frosting, he became more interested in the cake. And let me just say, it tasted amazing. We all had a little bite!

Now it was time to stand and explore a little. You never know what kids are going to do, especially when a bunch of grown adults are making fools of themselves to get laughs. Baby Joe stood up and gave us this great pose! Look how cute he is with that little hat! So much fun!

-Danielle

Buffalo First Birthday Cake Smash Photography: Neal Urban Studio

Buffao First Birthday Cake Smash Photo Location: Knox Farm State Park

Buffalo Cake Provider: Muscoreils Fine Desserts 

SUNSET AT KNOX FARM

We had a super busy day yesterday. Back to back shoots at Knox Farm State Park. One was a first birthday cake smash, which you will see soon! Then here is Jordan and Nick on their engagement session!

Thank God the humidity died down for them. We had a beautiful night for an engagement session. And they looked stunning! I knew right when Neal showed me this photo in the camera, it was going up on the blog pronto! What a gorgeous sky! I loved Jordan's choice of wine colored dress. It was perfect for her. And Nick, wow! He looked so GQ in his suit. 

Yeah, we did a prom pose. But who cares. Look how great Jordan and Nick look! So romantic and in the moment. They were such a great couple to photograph and we can't wait for their wedding next year!

-Danielle

Buffalo Engagement Photography: Neal Urban Studio

Buffalo Engagement Photo Sessin: Knox Farm State Park

716 WEDDING!

And here it is! Kristine and Andy, accompanied by their wedding party on July 16, 2016 outside of 716 Sports Bar!

Like I mentioned before, Kristine and Andy are hard core sports fans. Their engagement shoot was at Ralph Wilson Stadium. So, it was only fitting to be in the downtown Buffalo "sports" area. 

They had such a fun wedding party too! I gave them a basic pose/line up for this shot. Only because I wanted to make sure they were in the frame for what I was shooting. Then let them go to town and have fun! I didn't care how they changed things up as long as we could see everyone.

I think they did a great job and had a lot of fun with it!

-Danielle

Buffalo Wedding Photographer: Neal Urban Studio

Buffalo Wedding Ceremony and Reception: Pearl St.Grill

Buffalo Wedding Photo Location: Downtown Buffalo, Coca Cola Field, 716 Restaurant, Erie County Community College

NIGHT SHOOT AT PEARL ST. GRILLE

End of the night for Kristine and Andy! They had an amazing wedding and great weather for their wedding July 16th! They had a packed dance floor, but we wanted to sneak them out for one last photo and get them back to the party!

This was taken by Shane, (you all remember Shane)!. He was assisting me for Kristine and Andy's wedding. Neal was shooting another. I love this shot from Shane! I asked if he could go super wide and get all of Pearl St.Grill in it and bam! Done! Kristine and Andy ended with a great photo and kiss goodnight!

-Danielle

Buffalo Wedding Photographer: Neal Urban Studio

Buffalo Wedding Ceremony and Reception: Pearl St.Grill

Buffalo Wedding Photo Location: Downtown Buffalo, Coca Cola Field, 716 Restaurant, Erie County Community College

DOWNTOWN WEDDING IN BUFFALO PART 1

Kristine and Andy were married July 16th! Yes, 716! They are huge sports fans. So, you are probably thinking, they definitely had photos done at 716 Restaurant. You are right! But, I am not showing you that today.

This is one of my favorite buildings in Buffalo. I would always see it, but Neal and I were never able to use it for photos. We were actually shooting around Coca Cola Field, and I was looking around a saw it across the street. We had to go! It is part of Erie County Community College

We put Kristine and Andy in one of the archways and had them have a nice moment. I shot this from across the street as well. Good thing there wasn't much traffic either. We were already pressed for time and only had 5 minutes before we had to be back to Pearl Street for the reception!

-Danielle

Buffalo Wedding Photographer: Neal Urban Studio

Buffalo Wedding Ceremony and Reception: Pearl St.Grille

Buffalo Wedding Photo Location: Downtown Buffalo, Coca Cola Field, 716 Restaurant, Erie County Community College

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

BRIDE AT HAYLOFT IN THE GROVE

We are back with Sarah at Hayloft in the Grove!

I thought this image was pretty fun! You know mirrors and reflections with Neal! I love the round mirror! It's not often we get fun style mirrors.

There isn't much to say about this haha! I think it's pretty self explanatory, but I wanted to share! I will say, when doing reflections, placement of the couple is important. Sometimes they do take a few minutes to get perfect!

-Danielle

Buffalo Wedding Photography: Neal Urban Studio

Buffalo Wedding Ceremony & Reception: Hayloft in the Grove

Buffalo Wedding Photo Locations: Roycroft Inn, Village of East Aurora, Hayloft in the Grove

Buffalo Wedding DJ: Signature Entertainment

BRIDE WITH HER MOTHER AND SISTER

Cousin, Sarah, Rachael, and Aunt Sue! Time to get the lovely Sarah ready to get hitched at Hayloft in the Grove.

I was not able to photograph this wedding with Neal. I had my own wedding that day. So, going through these images were very emotional for me. Even though, I could not be there, I helped Sarah and Christina with any planning or ideas they needed help with.

This was one of my favorites from Sarah getting ready. The room she got ready in was amazing (according to Neal haha). I agree. What amazing light. It has such a bright and airy feel.

I love when brides have their moms, sisters, or those people that are very important to them help with the dress. Not that all the bridesmaids are not important. But, sometimes just having those few people help can create some amazing a touching images. Having everyone involved can cause chaos and the bride can get stressed.

I mean, how often do you have your mom and sister dressing you haha! Love these Cinderella moments!

-Danielle

Buffalo Wedding Photography: Neal Urban Studio

Buffalo Wedding Ceremony & Reception: Hayloft in the Grove

Buffalo Wedding Photo Locations: Roycroft Inn, Village of East Aurora, Hayloft in the Grove

Buffalo Wedding DJ: Signature Entertainment