10 Tips for your wedding day!
This post is to help and give couples a little heads up on some wedding related issues that I see happen often . Many are simple things that will help make certain moments go smoother on your wedding day. So check my current Top 10 tips for couples on their big day. If you are looking for a photographer make sure to check my Availability at the link in the main Menu, I would love to talk about your wedding day with you. So here we go,...
What Time Should Photography Start?
Planning a wedding as you probably have figured out already can be pretty complex. So many decisions to make on so many subject matters. One of those many decisions is what time should the Photographer start. Well below I have created a nifty flowchart that will very easily give you a pretty good idea of how many hours before the ceremony that should be. Once a starting time is determined everything else starts falling into place. But...
To First Look or Not
As far as photography goes, to do a first look or not is one of the key decisions a couple has to make on their wedding day. Years ago this wasn’t even an option. Weddings and wedding photography were embedded in tradition with little or no wiggle room for innovations. Over time though traditions were loosened up a bit and the ‘first looks’ became more and more common. Today many couples still opt to stick with...
Should you do an Engagement Session?
Over the last few years engagement sessions have become more and more popular with couples, but still it’s not something every couple does. In fact most of the couples I speak with are kind of unsure as to whether to do one or not. So a question I get all the time is, “Do you think we should do an engagement session?” Well here is how I see it. From a photography standpoint it’s generally a good idea. Is it a...
Story behind the Wedding photo #7
Some years ago, to be exact in 2006, I photographed a wedding on a weekend in which the entire east coast was experiencing the remnants of Hurricane Ernesto. Ernesto was a category 1 hurricane that by the time it made it’s way to New Jersey it was already a Tropical storm. But don’t let that fool you, a tropical storm is no joke, especially when the wedding reception is taking place ON THE BEACH! (story continued below)...
Candids at Weddings
A big part of a wedding photographers day is capturing natural, real, candid moments as they happen. Interestingly enough this wasn’t always the case. Back when photography was only film, a wedding photographer would shoot much less than they do today and most of what they shot would be key wedding moments (vows, the kiss etc..) and posed family/couple photos. That slowly started to change in the 90’s even before digital...
Wedding at The Mansion at Mountain Lakes
I photographed a wedding at The Mansion at Mountain Lakes a couple weeks ago. This venue is one of the closest ones to my house being only a few miles away. The Bride Lauren and the Groom Sebastian didn’t have a first look, opting to see each other for the first time at the outdoor ceremony. For photos we first did the family photos and bridal party photos at the garden area of the venue and then the three of us headed out to a...
Unpredictable Moments
Every bride and groom will know by the time their wedding day arrives just how much planning is involved in getting everything set for the big day. The Dress, the shoes, the food, the ceremony, the venue, the photographer, the DJ, the save the dates, the cake etc etc etc … so many details! All the details are worked on so that in the end it all goes down perfectly. Now everything is ready! All systems go! “This will work...
FAQ #1: “Do we own the rights to the Photos?”
“Do we own the rights to the Photos?” That is possibly the most asked question that I get from Brides and Grooms during our conversations or email exchanges. Possibly because it’s not answered on my website…until now! So here we go…. The short answer is Yes, you will have the right to print, copy, email, make an album, post the photos on your social media as you wish. Every couple gets a USB Drive with...
Wedding at Tim McCloone’s Asbury Park
I returned to Tim McCloone’s Supper Club in Asbury Park to photograph a wedding after being there last year, this time for Jovan and JT’s wedding. We had perfect weather for October…the beache actually had many sunbathers! In October! The bride and groom though had planned their wedding ceremony to be inside at Tim McCloone’s and not on the beach…after all who would know that a mid October Wedding would...
