A BRIDE'S MOMENT ALONE

A few weeks ago, you saw a image of Melanie and Rich on their gorgeous wedding day! Here is a beautiful solo image of Melanie after she had gotten ready. 

She got ready at her family home. There was this really cool closet with a window in it. There was great light coming in. We moved in an old wooden and chair and had Melanie have a seat. Then we asked her to glance out the window. Pretty simple right. Well it was actually a bit difficult. There were some trees outside and they were casting some shadows on Melanie’s face. We did need to move her around a little to get rid of them. Once we found the perfect placement, it was awesome!

-Danielle

Buffalo Wedding Photography: Neal Urban Studio

UNIVERSITY OF BUFFALO WEDDING

Rebecca and Matthew had a gorgeous day for their wedding. We did their photos at the University at Buffalo Campus!

I love this campus for photos. It has such beautiful architecture. This building in the back ground is one of my favorites. There is a great courtyard in front of it as well. For this we had Rebecca and Matthew stand at the end of the courtyard. Matthew had a seat and Rebecca leaned into him. 

Neal shot from a little further away for this to get some of the stone work on the ground. I really like how he did this instead of going up close on the couple. I think it all ties in nicely. And I love the color of Matthew’s suit against everything as well. I thought he would blend too much, but he looks great! I think if he was in black, he would have stood out too much overall.

-Danielle

Buffalo Wedding Photography: Neal Urban Studio

Buffalo Wedding Ceremony: Glen Oak Country Club

Buffalo Wedding Photo Location: University at Buffalo

Buffalo Wedding Reception: Glen Oak Country Club

ELLICOTT SQUARE BUILDING WEDDING PHOTOS

This is my favorite image from Ronald and Joanne's wedding! It was a cold November day, so they chose the Ellicott Square Building for their photos.

We had finished up with the wedding party and sent them back to the limo. It was time to get some great photos with the lovely couple! While doing photos with the Ronald and his Groomsmen, Neal noticed this part of the stair case. He told Ronald we would be coming back here with Joanne!

Neal already knew the shot he had in mind too! At this time in the evening, the doors were letting in a nice blue color on the concrete walls. Joanne would look great here in her dress. All we needed was to find the light switch to turn on the light where Ronald would be standing. With a little help from the Groom, the light went on!

We had them look toward each other. Well, pretend to look at each other. Ronald was pretty much looking up at the cement arch. I think that's what helped with their expressions. Joanne is almost laughing! And Ronald has a nice grin! 

-Danielle

Buffalo Wedding Photography: Neal Urban Studio

Buffalo Wedding Ceremony: Our Lady of the Sacred Heart

Buffalo Wedding Photo Location: Ellicott Square Building

Buffalo Wedding Reception: Avanti Mansion

WEDDING PHOTOS AT THE NIAGARA FALLS GORGE

Sarah and John had a beautiful Fall wedding! The weather was amazing for November!

For their photos we went to the Niagara Falls Gorge area. This was awesome because it was not somewhere we always went for photos. It was nice to change things up a bit. We found a spot the sun was hitting perfectly. Time to bring in some extra help! It was time to throw around some leaves! We had the lovely bridesmaids assist for this. We had them standing on all sides of the couple. Then we asked them to throw them in the air! They did a great job! The leaves cascaded down perfectly around Sarah and John! It also helped that it wasn't windy.

The leaves look so good here. And the golden glow of the sun on their faces was amazing!

-Danielle

Buffalo Wedding Photography: Neal Urban Studio

Buffalo Wedding Ceremony: Greater Niagara Church of God

Buffalo Wedding Photo Location: Niagara Falls Gorge

Buffalo Wedding Reception: Antonio's Banquet and Conference Center

BRIDE AND RING BEARER MOMENT

This is too cute for words! Here is Stephanie and one of her ring bearers having a laugh!

This was right after Stephanie got into her dress! This little guy came in and wanted to join in on the action. He was so handsome. Stephanie got down on his level and they had a quick chat. All of a sudden Stephanie started laughing at something he said. She was laughing so hard, her eyes started tearing. And I love this little cuties expression as well!

What a great moment! We love when little kids get involved. You never know what they are going to say or do! We always have to be ready to get the shot. 

-Danielle

Buffalo Wedding Photography: Neal Urban Studio

Buffalo Wedding Ceremony: Prince of Peace Church

Buffalo Wedding Photo Location: Old Fort Niagara

Buffalo Wedding Reception: Niagara Falls Country Club

BEAUTY AT THE OLD FORT

Yes we are bringing you back to Old Fort Niagara. Like I mentioned before, it is a popular location for us to shoot, but again, we found a new spot!

Erin and Dan got married in September of 2011. After working with the wedding party, we sent them back to the limo to party. It was time to get some nice and intimate photos with the lovely couple. We walked all over the Fort and came across this area. Does anyone else get a Diagon Alley from Harry Potter feel from this image? It’s probably just me!

Neal was looking around and saw that he could get a higher vantage point. You could tell he was really excited because he started running! I was below completely facing the couple. I did not see until after what Neal was going for. I loved it! I love how you can see more of the roof and some light from the sky!

-Danielle

Buffalo Wedding Photography: Neal Urban Studio

Buffalo Wedding Ceremony: Prince of Peace Church

Buffalo Wedding Photo Location: Old Fort Niagara

Buffalo Wedding Reception: Rapids Theatre

NIAGARA SQUARE BRIDE

I love this solo of Katie from her wedding in July of 2011. She looks stunning!

Katie and Chad wanted some of their photos done at Niagara Square. If any of our readers know Katie and Chad, you know they are an extremely fun couple. Chad can put a smile on anyone’s face (so can Katie). However, we needed Chad to tag out for this photo!

Katie’s veil was amazing. I think she knew Neal loved long veils! We had Katie lean up against one of the pillars and glance down toward her flowing veil. I love how both her dress and veil look like they were flowing in the breeze. Just beautiful!

-Danielle

Buffalo Wedding Photography: Neal Urban Studio

Buffalo Wedding Ceremony: Fourteen Holy Helpers

Buffalo Wedding Photo Location: Niagara Square, Lafayette Square

Buffalo Wedding Reception: Pearl Street Grill and Brewery

I SEE YOU!

We showed you a dramatic photo of Stephanie and Michael at Old Fort Niagara earlier in the week. Well, we definitely needed to show you a fun one as well!

There is nothing like looking at your just married spouse through a view finder! Too bad none of us had quarters so they could actually see one another. All they could see was black. But that didn’t stop them from having fun with it. 

Not all of our photos are crazy, artistic or dramatic. We do like to have fun with our couples. This is a prime example of all of us just having a great time.

-Danielle

Buffalo Wedding Photography: Neal Urban Studio

Buffalo Wedding Ceremony: Prince of Peace Church

Buffalo Wedding Photo Location: Old Fort Niagara

Buffalo Wedding Reception: Niagara Falls Country Club

A BRIDE AND HER HORSE

Earlier in the week, we showed you a fun image of Mike in a dance line, “Rockin the Boat,” at Salvatore’s Italian Gardens. Now we take you to his amazing wife Kristen.

Kristen and Mike had their photos taken at a private family residence. I bet you can guess what kind! There were a ton of horses and the grounds were so pretty. Kristen was going to take one of the beautiful horses for a leisurely stroll! 

It was a bright and sunny day and the light was reflecting off the giant pond. Neal had Kristen walk behind the pond to get her reflection. This was more of a bonus. We really didn’t need to have it in the picture, but it made it more magical.

Good thing Kristen grew up around horses too! She did a great job and was so calm. I love how Kristen was completely up for doing this in her wedding dress. We were so happy to capture her in a place that meant so much to her.

-Danielle

Buffalo Wedding Photography: Neal Urban Studio

Buffalo Wedding Ceremony: Our Lady of Victory Basilica

Buffalo Wedding Photo Location: Private Residence

Buffalo Wedding Reception: Salvatore’s Italian Gardens

OOPS, I STABBED MY FATHER WITH A NEEDLE!

And that is exactly what happened in this photo!

Diana and Scott were also married in August of 2011. We told Diana we wanted to get a photo of her putting a boutonniere on her father. She only needed to pretend, but she wanted to go for it. It wasn’t working out so well. But Diana and her father were laughing and joking. Dad decided he was going to help out a little. Sure enough, right when he put his hand in to help, Diana pricked him with the needle. Her reaction was exactly as you see in the image. And yes dad’s finger started to bleed.

This was just so funny. Diana felt really bad and it was a running joke the entire wedding day!

-Danielle

Buffalo Wedding Photography: Neal Urban Studio

Buffalo Wedding Ceremony: Christ the King Chapel

Buffalo Wedding Photo Location: Canisius College

Buffalo Wedding Reception: Templeton Landing