STUNNING BRIDE GETTING READY PORTRAIT

Monday May Wedding! This is the gorgeous Victoria!

Victoria and James were married in May of 2016! What an amazing couple. So many laughs all day. Victoria got ready at her parents house. The living room was nice and big with a lot of window light for Victoria to get dressed in. Everything was moving along so smoothly and we were doing really well on time. We got to stay with Victoria a little while longer for extra bridal portraits at the house. Bonus!

After moving a few pieces of furniture, we cleared out enough space to get this beautiful dress shot of Victoria. I love the framing of this image, with the windows and drapery. The desk was a great piece of furniture that we had to keep for the photo.

Victoria gave us a great pose too. She knew exactly what we wanted. Then we decided to add her flowers to the desk for a little extra detail. I absolutely love this image!

-Danielle

Buffalo Wedding Photography: Neal Urban Studio

Buffalo Wedding Ceremony: St. Joseph's Cathedral

Buffalo Wedding Photo Location: St. Joseph's Cathedral, Erie Basin Marina, Statler City

Buffalo Wedding Reception: Statler City 

WEDDING PORTRAITS AT THE SILOS

Kathy and David had a December wedding. We were all hoping for a little snow, but no luck.

They were having an evening ceremony a Brookfield Country Club. We did a first look and photos before that.

We did the first look at the Club, then headed to the Silos. It was pretty cold that day too. I swear the temperature dropped and the wind picked up like crazy on the short drive there.

Neal took a quick walk around before Kathy and David got out of the limo. He had everything planned. And I am not joking when I say, Neal was in full on beast mode. He moved around so fast and did so many different things with Kathy and David. It took about 10 minutes to do everything and get Kathy and David back into the warm limo. And we still got some beautiful images! 

This was one of my favorites!

-Danielle

Buffalo Wedding Photography: Neal Urban Studio

Buffalo Wedding Ceremony & Reception Location: Brookfield Country Club

Buffalo Wedding Photo Location: Silo City, Brookfield Country Club

Buffalo Wedding Dress Design: Made by Anatomy

Buffalo Wedding Decor: Salvatore's Italian Gardens

BRIDE AT ST. MARY OF THE CATARACT CHURCH

Happy New Year all! We hope you enjoyed the holidays! Neal and I took a little time off from work to enjoy time with family and friends for the holidays! We also took a little vacation after our crazy season. But we are back today with an image from Kevin and Tessa's wedding!

Kevin and Tessa were married in November. They had their ceremony at St. Mary of the Cataract Church in Niagara Falls. After the ceremony we wanted to stay at the church for some photos. A bonus was, their wedding was on a Friday, so that meant no 4:00 Mass. This gave us more time in the church! 

I love this image of Tessa at St. Mary's! Having more time enabled us to set up our own lighting and do some different things. We set up lighting on both sides of Tessa. Look at the glow on Tessa! This is so beautiful and such a timeless image!

-Danielle

Buffalo Wedding Photography: Neal Urban Studio

Buffalo Wedding Ceremony Location: St. Mary of the Cataract Church

Buffalo Wedding Photo Location: St. Mary of the Cataract Church, Albright Knox Art Gallery, Delaware Park, Salvatore's Italian Gardens

Buffalo Wedding Reception Location: Salvatore's Italian Gardens

BRIDAL WEDDING PORTRAIT AT BARTON HILL

Here is Christine at the Barton Hill Hotel and Spa! Gorgeous!

Christine and her ladies got ready at the Barton. They had a beautiful room. We asked the ladies to clear out for a few minutes, to have the entire room. After moving around some furniture, it was time for portraits of Christine. The entire mood changes when we get the Bride alone right before the ceremony. Neal turns off the lights, studies the room, the light coming in and then photographs the Bride. This photo one of our favorites. 

Christine looks stunning here! Her style of dress and pose were perfect for this shot. She was framed beautifully within the doors. I even like the bits of old fashioned furniture still showing in the image.

What a great way to start off the wedding day!

-Danielle

Buffalo Wedding Photography: Neal Urban Studio

Buffalo Wedding Ceremony: St. Peter's RC Church

Buffalo Wedding Photo Location: Hotel Henry, Buffalo Lighthouse, Hotel at the Lafayette

Buffalo Wedding Reception: Hotel at the Lafayette

Buffalo Wedding DJ: DJ P Nasty 

BUFFALO LIGHTHOUSE BRIDE & GROOM

Today, we are at the Buffalo Lighthouse with Chris and Christine!

After taking photos at Hotel Henry with the bridal party, we made a quick stop at the Buffalo Lighthouse before heading to Hotel at the Lafayette for the reception. Because this was a fast stop, we only had Chris and Christine jump out of the limo for this.

We had such a beautiful day too! The weather was great and the clouds were perfect. We took a bunch of different angles using the Lighthouse. This was our favorite! Yes, Chris and Christine are small in the image, but we went for a more artistic style for this. I love it!

-Danielle

Buffalo Wedding Photography: Neal Urban Studio

Buffalo Wedding Ceremony: St. Peter's RC Church

Buffalo Wedding Photo Location: Hotel Henry, Buffalo Lighthouse, Hotel at the Lafayette

Buffalo Wedding Reception: Hotel at the Lafayette

Buffalo Wedding DJ: DJ P Nasty 

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

BRIDE AND HER PARENTS

Happy Friday! We end the week with one last image of Heather and Clay. Well, Heather and her parents.

This is an image from Heather getting ready at her parents house. You have to love an old staircase. My favorite! 

As Heather made her grand entrance down the stairs, Neal placed her parents in the doorway below. This was not the first time Heathers parents saw her though. But it was such a great set up for Heather and her parents to be in a photo together. And not just your typical family portrait either!

-Danielle

Buffalo Wedding Photography: Neal Urban Studio

Buffalo Wedding Ceremony & Reception: Youngstown Yacht Club

Buffalo Wedding Photo Location: Old Fort Niagara, Youngstown Yacht Club

ALL ABOARD!

Clay is back and behind the wheel...of a boat! As I mentioned, Heather and Clay were married at the Youngstown Yacht Club. So, it was only natural to have some photos on a boat!

Clay is the captain and Heather is the first mate! This image is really fun. I love the angle Neal shot for this. I like how he included parts of the boat. Then he had Heather and Clay look off into the distance toward the water!

Do you notice anything about Heather? She has a different dress on! This was her cocktail dress. Heather and Clay did a first look and photos before the ceremony. She wore her actual wedding dress for those. Their ceremony did not take place until about 8:30, so they wanted to mingle with the guests for the pre-cocktail hour. Heather did not want anyone to see her wedding dress until she said "I Do!" So, she changed out of her wedding dress and into a cocktail dress and back to her wedding dress! Oh how I love wardrobe changes!

-Danielle

Buffalo Wedding Photography: Neal Urban Studio

Buffalo Wedding Ceremony & Reception: Youngstown Yacht Club

Buffalo Wedding Photo Location: Old Fort Niagara, Youngstown Yacht Club

STUNNING BRIDE DOWN BY THE DOCK

I apologize now. Heather and Clay will be taking up the week! I do not know if it is because I didn't shoot with Neal that day, so as I go through them, I am seeing all of his ideas for the first time (for that wedding). Or just because there were so many amazing and different images to tell their day! We do not shoot separate too often, but it is so exciting to see each others ideas!

Heather is breathtaking in this image! at the Youngstown Yacht Club. She has great posture. Neal had her go to the end of the dock and glance over her shoulder. I love the boats and sky in the background. Everything just ties together perfectly!

Gorgeous!

-Danielle

Buffalo Wedding Photography: Neal Urban Studio

Buffalo Wedding Ceremony & Reception: Youngstown Yacht Club

Buffalo Wedding Photo Location: Old Fort Niagara, Youngstown Yacht Club

GUYS AT TIFT NATURE PRESERVE

Late post on a Monday. We were out of town and the internet decided not to work so well this morning. So, here we are now!

Here are Matthew and his guys at Tifft Nature Preserve. So, for the guys we needed to find a spot that was a little more manly than the Preserve. Lucky for us, there is an overpass that leads into the area. Neal took the guys "under the overpass" to take advantage of the stone work. He had the guys all stand casually, but with a serious face. They did a great job with the serious look too. Most people start laughing when we ask for no smiles (which is not often). They nailed it. I love the little guy and his pose is perfect!

-Danielle

Buffalo Wedding Photographer: Neal Urban Studio

Buffalo Wedding Ceremony and Reception: Pearl St. Grill and Brewery

Buffalo Wedding Photo Location: Tifft Nature Preserve, Pearl at the Webb