BRIDE AT TONAWANDA CASTLE

One last image from Jennifer and Anthony's wedding at the Tonawanda Castle!

After posting Anthony getting ready, I couldn't resist posting an image from Jennifer getting ready. Would you just look at this room?! This is my favorite room in the Castle! The windows are amazing. Look at all that light coming in. Jennifer is glowing! Neal had an amazing day to shoot in that room!

This is just a gorgeous image of Jennifer's mom and sister helping her get ready. These are amazing moments too! I love the interaction between everyone. There is so much emotion when the Bride is getting ready. And it is so true. Once the wedding dress goes on, there is such an emotional transformation. I love this moment!

-Danielle

Buffalo Wedding Photography: Neal Urban Studio

Buffalo Wedding Portraits, Ceremony, Reception: Tonawanda Castle

Buffalo Wedding DJ: Toy Bros Entertainment

MOVIE STAR GROOM

Happy Monday! Today we bring you a stunning image of Anthony at the Tonawanda Castle.

This is definitely GQ style! Anthony and his Groomsmen got ready at the Tonawanda Castle. Neal took Anthony into another room, away from his guys (better lighting in this room), for some getting ready shots. As you can see, this is an action shot of Anthony putting his suit coat on. And what a great suit he had. I wish I could have seen it in person. It looked like it was tailored perfectly for him.

Anthony just looks like a movie star or model. Not a hair out of place either! Even though everyone is anxious to see the Bride in her wedding dress, that same attention should be paid to the Groom too! This is a huge day for them. All eyes are on them as well. Especially this guy!

-Danielle

Buffalo Wedding Photography: Neal Urban Studio

Buffalo Wedding Portraits, Ceremony, Reception: Tonawanda Castle

Buffalo Wedding DJ: Toy Bros Entertainment

SHADOW FUN AT TONAWANDA CASTLE

I love this photo from Jennifer and Anthony's wedding at the Tonawanda Castle.

One thing I really like about weddings at the Castle is you can go almost anywhere inside for photos. There are amazing rooms and hallways on the second and third floors. This spot is actually a part of the Castle I do not think I have ever been to. We have shot weddings there so many times too. Great find Neal!

How cool is Anthony's shadow on the staircase wall! It was as though this room was meant to have a shot like this. What a perfect nook for Jennifer to stand in too!

What a fun image!

-Danielle

Buffalo Wedding Photography: Neal Urban Studio

Buffalo Wedding Portraits, Ceremony, Reception: Tonawanda Castle

Buffalo Wedding DJ: Toy Bros Entertainment

NIGHT TIME PORTRAIT AT THE CASTLE

How cool is this? Another area, this time outside of the Tonawanda Castle, Neal found for a cool image.

He was scoping out the area outside and stumbled upon this light casting a green hue on the stone walls. The first time I saw this I thought it was out of a Ghost Hunters episode or movie. Then to have the even creepier window with bars on it made it even better.

I love how Neal has this nice, intimate pose for Jennifer and Anthony. I think it looks so good with the eerie feeling setting. It makes the image still have a romantic feel.

It is always great to find new areas for photos at locations we shoot at frequently. We always want to give our clients something different and exciting. Jennifer and Anthony definitely got some different and fun images!

-Danielle

Neal here, this was literally the last shot of the night! After I get all of my "safe shots" then I like to play. Experiment with different lighting, backgrounds etc. What fun is it being an artist if you don't get to experiment and try new things? Throughout the day I captured a lot of bright, airy, beautiful & classic portraits of Jennifer & Anthony, so why not give them something completely different at the end of the night? If they like it, bonus! If this image spoke to Danielle and made her write a blog about it then something tells me that others will like it too! I really like it because I've never really taken anything like it before. The green lights were difficult to overcome so I had my assistant Shane light their faces with one of our lights so their skin and Jennifer's dress wasn't completely washed out in green.

Buffalo Wedding Photography: Neal Urban Studio

Buffalo Wedding Portraits, Ceremony, Reception: Tonawanda Castle

Buffalo Wedding DJ: Toy Bros Entertainment

FIRST DANCE AT TONAWANDA CASTLE

Jennifer and Anthony are married! They got married at the Tonawanda Castle in August! Yes we are still editing August weddings. We apologize! This is our busiest season yet and we are doing our best to edit as fast as we can! But, we will not risk quality! We need all weddings to be perfect!

I just love this first dance photo from Jennifer and Anthony! I did not work with Neal for this wedding (I was booked for another wedding), but I still went through the photos. And I loved this image (well all of them haha). I loved how the head table was at this end of the main ballroom at the Castle! I love how Neal framed in part of the balcony for this shot too! So pretty!

Getting ready, portraits, ceremony, and reception were all held at the Castle. It is an amazing location to do everything at. I think Neal knocked it out of the park too! Such great photos! Can you tell there will be more of Jennifer and Anthony in the next few days!

-Danielle

Buffalo Wedding Photography: Neal Urban Studio

Buffalo Wedding Portraits, Ceremony, Reception: Tonawanda Castle

Buffalo Wedding DJ: Toy Bros Entertainment

POST FATHER/DAUGHTER DANCE AT TONAWANDA CASTLE

The parent dances always make me teary eyed! Laura definitely did that to me.

This was taken during the father/daughter dance at Laura and Ian's wedding at Tonawanda Castle. Her dance with her father was very emotional! They had such an amazing connection. As Laura's dance with her father came to an end, mom joined in for a family hug. That is where I lost it. I had to pull it together and fast. These were moments I couldn't miss.

This was one of my favorite moments that day! Don't get me wrong. The entire day was filled with emotional moments, but this was a goodie to remember!

-Danielle

Buffalo Wedding Photography: Neal Urban Studio

Buffalo Wedding Ceremony:St. Martin De Porres

Buffalo Wedding Photo Location: Delaware Park, Tonawanda Castle

Buffalo Wedding Reception: Tonawanda Castle

Buffalo Wedding Video: Unbeaten Path Media

Buffalo Wedding Dj/Photobooth: Moving Music

END OF THE NIGHT AT TONAWANDA CASTLE

Oh the end of the night at Tonawanda Castle! We had a slight delay for photos at the end of the night for Laura and Ian. The lights on the stairway were not going on and I needed them in the background for photos. Apparently, something funny was going on with the timer. Thank you to the amazing staff, they got them right in time when Laura and Ian came out for pictures.

As you can see, I didn't want the entire Castle in the shot. Just a small part to know what the building was. I was more concerned with having the lights glowing behind them. I wanted to create a nice glow around Laura and Ian. I had Alyssa add some extra light to their faces and that was it! 

Laura and Ian were having an amazing moment together. It was the first time at the reception they had a few minutes alone as newlyweds! What a great way to end the night.

-Danielle

Buffalo Wedding Photography: Neal Urban Studio

Buffalo Wedding Ceremony:St. Martin De Porres

Buffalo Wedding Photo Location: Delaware Park, Tonawanda Castle

Buffalo Wedding Reception: Tonawanda Castle

Buffalo Wedding Video: Unbeaten Path Media

Buffalo Wedding Dj/Photobooth: Moving Music

TONAWANDA CASTLE WEDDING

Laura and Ian are hitched! They got married on July 9th, and because of our crazy season, I am just getting to putting them on the blog!

Their reception was at the Tonawanda Castle. I love it there. We had free reign to use the entire building for photos. I absolutely love this room! After some heavy furniture moving and carpet rolling (thanks to my assistant Alyssa that day), we cleared out this area for photos. I won't lie, it was super hot in that room. It was on the third floor and with a tiny air conditioner (located by the door). But, we had to use this room!

We had Laura and Ian get nice and close and have a look at each other. I didn't want to get to crazy with the pose because I really liked the setting of the room. Simple poses can be elegant!

Congrats to Laura and Ian! 

-Danielle

Buffalo Wedding Photography: Neal Urban Studio

Buffalo Wedding Ceremony:St. Martin De Porres

Buffalo Wedding Photo Location: Delaware Park, Tonawanda Castle

Buffalo Wedding Reception: Tonawanda Castle

Buffalo Wedding Video: Unbeaten Path Media

Buffalo Wedding Dj/Photobooth: Moving Music

Tonawanda Castle Wedding!

Throwback Thursday! Johnathan & Nick got married in 2011. The ceremony and reception were at the Tonawanda Castle. It was an amazing wedding! It was such an emotional wedding as well. I even cried behind the camera a few times! It was one of the first same sex weddings in NY. Johnathan & Nick originally planned on getting married out of state but once New York State made same sex marriages legal, they quickly changed plans and we're so happy that they chose to stay local so that all of their family and friends were able to witness the ceremony!

Johnathan & Nick came in with some great ideas for their wedding. They designed almost everything themselves right down to the cake. And it was a great looking and tasting cake! We started their photo shoot around the Elmwood Village area, so we could include their dog, Moose. Then we headed to the Castle to meet the wedding party for some more photos. There were so many places for us to take advantage of. This image was taken in one of the rooms that looked like a maids or butlers quarters on the third floor. We really liked the two doorways. All we wanted was for them to each stand in a doorway. Nick was quite tall, but he just fit. And then we had them take a peak out at eachother. It was a nice and simple shot, but we still love it to this day! This was one of our all-time favorite weddings because of how emotional is was so don't be surprised if you see Johnathan & Nick in future blog posts!

-Danielle

Buffalo Wedding Photography: Neal Urban Studio

Buffalo Wedding Ceremony and Reception: Tonawanda Castle, 

Buffalo Wedding Photo Location: Elmwood Village and Tonawanda Castle