GLEN IRIS INN WEDDING

April of 2011!

It was a magnificent day in Letchworth State Park at the Glen Iris Inn! What a perfect day for a wedding! After a quick ceremony and guests filtering in for cocktails, we took the bride and groom for some photos!

You do not need to go far at all from the Inn to get beautiful photos! This was fun because the lovely couple was walking on the lower level closer to the falls. Neal was taking the photo from above, while I was directing from below.  

Another simple pose with an amazing background. That's all that was needed for this!

-Danielle

Buffalo Wedding Photography: Neal Urban Studio

Buffalo Wedding Ceremony, Photo Location, Reception: Glen Iris Inn, Letchworth State Park

OLD FORT NIAGARA BRIDE AND GROOM

Jennifer and Jay got married in June of 2011! 

We went to Old Fort Niagara for their photos. They had a giant wedding party, so we worked with the party first, right in the entry of the Fort and then took Jennifer and Jay in. We only like to bring the bride and groom in because it is open to the public and tours are usually going on. We still like to be respectful of the tourists and grounds.

This close up of Jennifer and Jay is so cute! Jay went in and whispered something in her ear. I wonder what it was? What ever it was sure made Jennifer have a giant smile and the image turned out beautiful!

-Danielle

Buffalo Wedding Photography: Neal Urban Studio

Buffalo Wedding Ceremony: First Presbyterian Church of Youngstown

Buffalo Wedding Photo Location: Old Fort Niagara

Buffalo Wedding Reception: Sheraton at the Falls (Crown Plaza back then)

BRIDAL PORTRAIT

This is such a beautiful bridal portrait of Jaclyn. She and Jesse got married in May of 2011.

Jaclyn got ready at her parents house. The room was pretty small, so we asked all the bridesmaids to clear out so we could do some solo portraits of Jaclyn. Neal did not want a bunch of light coming in, so we turned all the lights off and shut all of the drapes. He only wanted a soft glow behind Jaclyn. I held lighting behind her to create that glow.

This is different because Jaclyn was placed all the way to right in this image. Neal wanted that very faint pop of color from the drapes in the photo. I really like how he did this. The lighting behind Jaclyn helps to keep Jaclyn the main focal point.

-Danielle

Buffalo Wedding Photography: Neal Urban Studio

Buffalo Wedding Ceremony: Holy Family of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph Parish

Buffalo Wedding Recepton: Antonio's Banquet and Conference Center

COUNTRY WEDDING PORTRAT

Melanie and Rich had a beautiful spring day for their wedding in May of 2011. The temperature was mild and the skies were so pretty.

They wanted their wedding portraits done in the middle of the fields with a slight farm and country feel. Their ceremony location was at St. Cecilia's Church in Sheldon, NY. Neal and I decided to take a drive that week to scout the church and scout the surrounding area to find what they were looking for. Their reception was at Pearl Street in Buffalo, so we tried to find something heading toward Buffalo.

We found some back roads that you could see windmills and gently rolling farm hills. There were bright wild flowers and the trees were nice and green. It was perfect! Melanie and Rich loved the idea when I spoke with them prior to the big day.

This image had a little of everything they wanted! The colors are nice and bold! I even like the dirt path they were standing on. It made it a lot easier for them to walk around too! The windmills in the back were lined up perfectly. And the clouds were awesome. I love how there were white puffy clouds and then wispy clouds too. It was such a pretty location!

We were on someone's private property. Luckily there was a woman outside to ask if she minded if we took some wedding photos there. She was more than delighted to let us! I think we would have went for it anyway!

-Danielle 

Buffalo Wedding Photography: Neal Urban Studio

Buffalo Wedding Ceremony: St. Cecilia's Church

Buffalo Wedding Photo Location: In the middle of no where!

Buffalo Wedding Reception: Pearl Street Grill and Brewery 

FATHER DAUGHTER FIRST LOOK

This was such a great father daughter first look!

Jamie and Nick were married in July of 2011. Jamie got ready at her parents house. We had dad wait at the bottom of the stairs for Jamie to come down. Neal loved the mirror to the left and had dad stand where he could capture his reflection as well.

I also love how mom and the bridesmaids are in the background awaiting Jamie's entrance. Even though this was set up for dad, everyone got to be a part of the excitement!

-Danielle

Buffalo Wedding Photography: Neal Urban Studio

Buffalo Wedding Ceremony: St. John de LaSallle

Buffalo Wedding Reception: Antonio's Banquet and Conference Center

HYATT REGENCY BUFFALO WEDDING

Kristina and Bill look so cute in this photo! This matches their personalities perfectly. They're always laughing together which is very important in a relationship.

Their wedding was in May of 2011! They had their part of their wedding at the Hyatt Regency Buffalo. (they had a 2 day wedding)! After the ceremony, we did photos around the hotel. This staircase was awesome! I love the angle Neal shot this at to see the curve of the staircase. Neal told them the idea of the pose. As they went in for it, Bill must've said something funny that made Kristina laugh. I love her natural reaction and it made the photo even better.

I even think the neon lights on the background look really neat in the photo!

As a side note Kristina is a beachbody coach so if you need a coach or any beachbody supplies let us know and we'll forward her information to you. Also, Bill is an incredible artist, check his work out Modern Decay Studios

-Danielle 

Buffalo Wedding Photography: Neal Urban Studio

Buffalo Wedding Ceremony, Photo Location, Reception: Hyatt Regency Buffalo

GUYS IN KILTS IN THE COLD

This image is from January of 2011! It kind of looks like the past few days in Buffalo outside!

Deana and Michael had an extremely cold day for their wedding. But that sure didn't stop these guys from having some fun! I love when the guys are dressed in kilts. They always seem to have so much fun with it. This group of guys were silly and goofy and wanted to jump off of the stairs in Delaware Park. Why not? But please do not slip and fall when you land haha. 

Well, we were not expecting this to happen when they jumped. They really got into it and it was so funny. They did not plan out what they were going to do either. It all just happened. I love how Michael is doing a flying front kick. And the expression on the groomsman all the way to the right is priceless.

They did a great job toughing it out in the freezing cold, especially in kilts! 

-Danielle

Buffalo Wedding Photography: Neal Urban Studio

Buffalo Wedding Ceremony: St. Mary's of the Cataract RC Parish

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

Buffalo Wedding Reception: Acqua (back then Harry's Harbor)

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!

We had a great maternity session in Neal Urban Studio yesterday for an amazing family and friends!

Christina looked absolutely gorgeous! She was simply stunning! And can you believe she will be having twin girls? We had the pleasure of photographing her first and second maternity photos that brought to the family 2 boys! Now they await the arrival of 2 girls very soon. Watch out boys (and daddy)!

Christina picked out the perfect dresses for her session. This was my favorite! I love everything about this image. Her belt and headband tied in so good for this. The lacey dress gave a nice vintage look. The colors are so pretty. Then we brought in the chandelier that transformed the whole feel of the image as it ties everything together. 

All I can say is Christina looked beautiful! We can't wait to create more amazing images when the little ladies arrive!

-Danielle

Buffalo Maternity Photography: Neal Urban Studio

Buffalo Maternity Photo Location: Neal Urban Studio

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

ST. JOSEPH UNIVERSITY PARISH

Here is another image from 2012!

Mark and Mary got married at St. Joseph University Parish in Buffalo. Isn't it just beautiful! There is so much detail in the church. For this Neal decided to shoot the aisle of the church. Mark and Mary were kneeling at the altar, so it was perfect timing. St. Joseph University is a pretty bright church as well. We were lucky that we could pick up a little bit of reflection in the aisle.

And yes there is a giant blue ceiling! At first glance, it is pretty bold for a church. But, it is actually really beautiful and looks amazing with the rest of the church. I think it helped Mark and Mary stand out more in the image!

-Danielle

Buffalo Wedding Photography: Neal Urban Studio

Buffalo Wedding Ceremony: St. Joseph University Parish

Buffalo Wedding Photo Location: University at Buffalo Campus, Village of Williamsville

Buffalo Wedding Reception: Salvatore's Italian Gardens