Mary & Rob | Snug Harbor

For this week's wedding, we found ourselves on Staten Island for the first time in many years. The house, church and reception (at Snug Harbor) were all on the island. We met Mary at her home where we photographed her bridal prep. We absolutely fell in love with Mary's hairpin!

The ceremony took place at St. Peter's Church.

The rain put a damper on our plans for outdoor pictures; however it did let up long enough for us to grab some shots on the steps of the Snug Harbor Cultural Center.

"Celebrate at Snug Harbor" is Landmark Hospitality's newest property. Landmark also owns the Liberty House and The Stone House, both of which we've worked at  in the past (click the names for links to past weddings!)

Shout out to Marianne, who was one of Mary's bridesmaids. You may remember Marianne's wedding, at the Stone House, from her blog post last year. (click here to view it)

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Sophia & Ben | Highlawn Pavilion

Sophia and Ben had their wedding ceremony and reception at the Highlawn Pavilion in West Orange, NJ. We started the day with Sophia at home for some prep shots as she was getting her hair and makeup done.

Ben arrived at Sophia's home for the traditional Chinese Tea Ceremony prior to leaving for the ceremony.

Upstairs for a quick change into the second outfit of the day... the wedding gown!

Despite the threat of rain, the ceremony took place in the Highlawn gardens. The mist created an ethereal atmosphere.

Sophia and Ben surprised their guests with a choreographed first dance. Their hard work paid off...they did a fantastic job!

For the third outfit change.. Sophia wore the traditional wedding cheongsam as the newlyweds greeted all their guests for the official wedding toasts

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Lindsay & David | Engagement Session

We just photographed a fantastic engagement session in our local park with Lindsay & David. We’re looking forward to photographing their wedding at The Shadowbrooke in Shrewsbury,NJ.

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Brooke & Michael l Engagment Book

We've been having beautiful weather here in NJ this past week and its a perfect time for engagement sessions. We've gotten a few questions asking what our engagement books look like, and wanted to share a few pages from one of our favorite guest signature books featuring Brooke and Michael.

All of our signature books are printed on water color paper which gives the pages a textured fine art feel and a nice surface to write on.

All of our guest signature books lay completely flat for ease of writing.

This is definitely one of our more popular products! They are a fun way to share pictures with your guests, as well as  letting them share their thoughts and well wishes for you. Each one is custom designed by Danielle and no two will look the same.

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Tara and John | "Real Wedding" Album

Today we are featuring Tara and John’s album. They decided on our metal cover and paired it with "Floral Graphite". The image they chose for the metal cover was taken in the lobby of the Highlawn Pavilion, where they had their reception. We really love how the Floral Graphite compliments the dark tones of the image.

The raised texture gives a elegant feel to the material.

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