MERRY CHRISTMAS!

We would like to wish our family, friends, and clients, both old and new, a very Merry Christmas! Enjoy your holiday!

 

-Danielle & Neal

RAIN SHOWERS AT AVANTI MANSION

A little rain never hurt anybody!

Christina and Nick had a rainy night on their wedding at the Avanti Mansion. The party was rockin' inside, so we took them outside really quick for an end of the night shoot. Umbrellas out, lights ready, and Neal in position. We were all set for Christina and Nick. We wanted to get them back into their party as quickly as possible.

Avanti has a nice giant parking area where we could set this up with nothing in the background, except darkness with a hint of trees. The added lights gave an awesome glow on the pavement. Christina and Nick were such great sports too. The wind was starting to pick up and the umbrellas got a little out of control. We had Christina look away and Nick went in for a whisper in her ear. I think the pose adds a bit of drama and mystery to the image. The shot was captured! All done within 2 minutes! I love ending on great images like this.

-Danielle

Buffalo Wedding Photography: Neal Urban Studio

Buffalo Wedding Ceremony, Photo Location, Reception: Avanti Mansion

Buffalo Wedding Floral: Blossoms N Treasures

HAPPY BIRTHDAY NEAL URBAN!

Happy Birthday to my wonderful husband Neal Urban!

Instead of featuring photos done by Neal, I thought we could show an image with him in it! This was taken from a concert we were at in Glenora, NY a few years ago. It was such a great time to kick back with family and friends and enjoy great music and a lot of wine! Neal brought out some of his country love with his cowboy hat.

I love you more than words can say! I am so proud of the person you are and everything you are striving to be! Thank you for always being true to yourself. To many more years of happiness and fun. I love you!

-Danielle

MAGAZINE GROOM

Here is Justin's solo from his wedding! 

Doesn't he look so good! While I stayed with the ladies, Neal snuck over to the see the guys. He found a spot with great lighting for Justin. Neal had Justin pose in his three piece suit. This pose definitely matched his look!

We know weddings are mostly about the bride! But we always need to show the groom some love!

-Danielle

Buffalo Wedding Photography: Neal Urban Studio

Buffalo Wedding Ceremony: St. Louis RC Church

Buffalo Wedding Photo Location: Buffalo Theatre Distrct, Buffalo Waterfront

Buffalo Wedding Reception: Salvatore's Italian Gardens

Buffalo Wedding Video: LaNasa Studios

Buffalo Wedding DJ: Whirlin Disc

Avanti Mansion Wedding by Candlelight

WOW!! That's all I can say right now about this image! Christina and Nick had their wedding at the Avanti Mansion.

They had an intimate candlelight ceremony at Avanti Mansion. It was beautiful! The room was dark with a nice glow from only the candles that surrounded the entire room. This photo was taken during the reception. We only had a small window of time to capture photos outside. Neal knew he wanted to get this image so he let the crowd and staff clear the room. We asked the staff at Avanti if they could relight the candles on the mantle for the image and they did so without any questions asked. That's why we love to work there, the staff members are incredibly helpful. We wanted this photo to be a very intimate and romantic style of image. We had Nick take Christina in for an intimate kiss but we told him not go all the way. I love the way Christina has her hand on Nick's arm. Everything worked out amazing. They both look stunning! This image is beautiful in color but to make it feel more timeless and dramatic Neal turned to Black and White.

-Danielle

Buffalo Wedding Photography: Neal Urban Studio

Buffalo Wedding Ceremony, Photo Location, Reception: Avanti Mansion 

VINTAGE BRIDE AT ST. LOUIS RC CHURCH

Here is Melissa at St. Louis Roman Catholic Church in Buffalo.

Time permitting, we always like to stay at the church (especially this one) to get some amazing shots. Melissa had a stunning vintage style dress with an extra long train. These were the perfect stairs to take advantage of her dress. We had her walk a few steps up, so we could get her full dress perfect. With her flowers in hand and down to her side, we had her glance to the side.

This image looks great in color, but it's the perfect photo to turn black and white. Melissa's dress had so much detail and the black and white really showed it off. This whole image screams drama and I love it!

-Danielle

Buffalo Wedding Photography: Neal Urban Studio

Buffalo Wedding Ceremony Location: St. Louis RC Church

Buffalo Wedding Photo Location: Buffalo Theatre District, Buffalo Waterfront

Buffalo Wedding Reception: Salvatore's Italian Gardens

Buffalo Wedding Videography: LaNasa Studios

Buffalo Wedding DJ: Whirlin Disc Sound

CANDLELIGHT AT SALVATORE'S ITALIAN GARDENS

Happy Monday everyone! We hope you had a wonderful weekend!

Don't you just love this image? It is from Melissa and Justin's wedding reception at Salvatore's Italian Gardens. We got amazing images all day with Melissa and Justin. We needed to continue the streak into the night. They had a giant head table with candles everywhere. Neal decided we could use those as part of the photo. We had Melissa and Justin have a seat at the table. We placed them where they were framed in from the candles. The music was blasting and the party was going strong, so it was hard to guide them during the photo. They are so natural and have such passion for one another that we let them do their thing and enjoy each other's company. We got some beautiful reactions from them. This was our favorite! The uplighting in the background works so well too. It adds nice contrast to the soft warm glow of the candles.

This image has such an intimate feel. You would never know that we were surrounded by 300 guests at the time we did this!

-Danielle

Buffalo Wedding Photography: Neal Urban Studio

Buffalo Wedding Ceremony Location: St. Louis Roman Catholic Church

Buffalo Wedding Photo Location: Main St. Theater District

Buffalo Wedding Reception: Salvatore's Italian Gardens

Buffalo Wedding Videography: LaNasa Studio

Buffalo Wedding DJ and Photo Booth: Whirlin Disc Sound 

SHUTTING DOWN MAIN STREET IN PUERTO VALLARTA!

Welcome to Puerto Vallarta Mexico! The destination where Joe and Silvia got married!

This had to be the hardest shot we have ever tried to get. Joe and Silvia got married at Parroquia de Nuestra Senora de Guadalupe church. It was right in the middle of downtown Puerto Vallarta. Puerto Vallarta is crazy busy with people, buses, taxis, and a lot of traffic. The driving is pretty dangerous. Everyone drives fast and cuts each other off down the narrow, cobblestone roads. And yes, Neal wanted Joe and Silvia in the busiest street! Main street at 4:45pm on a busy Saturday afternoon. Not only did he want the Bride and Groom in middle of the street but he wanted the vintage taxi cab that they had rented to park diagonally and block traffic! 

Why this location? The day before the wedding while we were on our way to shoot the rehearsal Neal saw this street. It was the only street in the city where there was a canopy of tree's and beautiful light came in from the side street. The tree canopy helps frame the image as well as adding texture. Knowing that we were going to shoot at this location it helped Neal come up with an idea of what exactly he wanted to do so he was prepared to communicate with everyone on the day of.

Immediately after the ceremony we walked "one block down and two blocks over" - that's how we remembered where this street was. We showed Joe and Silvia the pose on the side of the road, so they knew exactly what to do when they got to the street. During this time, a bus cut the corner and almost hit Joe and Silvia! Thank God one of the groomsmen saw it in advance and pushed them out of the way. Wow! Silvia didn't seem surprised or shaken up, she said that drivers don't care! At this point we almost aborted the mission but instead we kept on task and it made everyone a little more aware and careful.

Neal also had to get the taxi to park a certain way across the road too. The driver didn't really understand English either, and we didn't speak much spanish, so Neal had a very difficult time getting his point across to the driver. The driver kept making fun of Neal for speaking "Spanglish" but he tried his best! After a few attempts the driver got the cars position perfect.

Now, looking at the photo, you wonder where all those crazy drivers are? Well, we would never put the couple in harms way. But we sure do it to ourselves! Neal was shooting from down the road, not being able to see cars turning the corner. And I was holding lights in the intersection. With the help of some groomsmen standing in the road to try and slow traffic, this amazing image was captured! It was a true team effort by everyone involved and they all should be proud of their effort to make this image possible.

Neal created a pose for Joe and Silvia and it's stunning. It looks like Joe is trying to lead Silvia in a Spanish dance and it matched the area perfectly. It makes complete sense here as if he's leading her away from the taxi in a romantic kind of way. The way they are looking at each other is just beautiful too! The arch of trees over them is so pretty. I love how some of the locals on the right side are in the background peaking outside of the stores. This image looks so peaceful that you wouldn't think everything around this scene was crazy and chaotic! Everything is just so perfect!

Thank you Silvia and Joe for having us be there to capture your beautiful wedding event in Peurto Vallarta! And another thank you to the wedding party for all of the help!

This is just one great image that Neal got to edit while we were delayed at the airport. Many more to come!

-Danielle

Destination Wedding Photography: Neal Urban Studio

Destination Wedding Ceremony Location: Parroquia de Nuestra Senora de Guadalupe

Destination Wedding Photo Location: downtown Puerto Vallarta

Destination Wedding Reception: NOW Amber Resort

A WALK IN THE PARK

Kristi and Adam had a rainy and cold wedding day. But that did not stop them from wanting to go outside for photos!

The ceremony, photos, and reception were at Park Country Club. It is a beautiful venue. For their pictures, we sent the wedding party away, hopped in some golf carts, and took photos around the golf course. I love this image. They are just taking a stroll down one of the fairways. I love how the wind is picking up Kristi's dress. And an added bonus, her dress had pockets! How cool is that? I really like how she has her one hand in her pocket while walking. Very casual. Kristi and Adam were talking and laughing and we got great reactions from them.

-Danielle

Buffalo Wedding Photography: Neal Urban Studio

Buffalo Wedding Ceremony, Photo Location, Reception: Park Country Club

Buffalo Wedding DJ and Photo Booth: Toy Brothers Entertainment

PARK COUNTRY CLUB

Here is another image from Kristi and Adam's wedding! This was done in the main entrance to Park Country Club.

Park is a beautiful country club. If you do not know what it looks like, check it out online. It looks like a castle. It was raining again when we took Kristi and Adam out for their final photo shoot. Instead of going right to the golf course, we decided to use the building. We put Kristi and Adam in the entryway where valet is located. The whole area is lit up so it was perfect They were framed in from the underpass.

I love this image because it uses the actual building and not the golf course. They have a beautiful course as well. It was great to give them amazing contrast!

-Danielle

Buffalo Wedding Photography: Neal Urban Studio

Buffalo Wedding Ceremony, Photo Session, Reception: Park Country Club

Buffalo Wedding DJ and Photo Booth: Toy Brothers Entertainment