Christmas Wedding 2021

Matthew + Tetiana

What an amazing idea
If you and your fiancé love Christmas, make your wedding Christmas Theme!
From an early morning getting ready to a holiday wedding celebration, this wedding was such a great way to end the 2021 wedding season. Please, check out this gallery <3

Getting Ready

First Look

Wedding Party

Ceremony

Bride + Groom

Reception

Venue Shout Out!!!!
They picked such a perfect venue for their holiday wedding!
500 Pearl, Forbes Theater is one of the most popular venues in Buffalo, NY.
Check.This.place.Out!

Why do the first look?

Should you do the “First Look”?

What Is the First Look?

The first look is when a couple sees each other for the first time on their wedding day. This intimate moment typically makes for an emotional photo opportunity.

Pros of doing the “First Look”

You can get many of the photos taken before the ceremony: It gave you a moment before the day officially started to connect with one another and take a deep breath. You can get all the bridal party shots and some couple shots before the ceremony to see some time.

It gives you and your partner a few moments together: The “First Look” does not spoil the ceremony. You will be full of emotions no matter what. It’s a moment you can be emotional without people watching you.

You can capture an emotional moment on camera: A wedding is an intimate, emotional experience, and a first look means I can capture a couple together in that moment. Yes, walking down the aisle is emotional, too, but you’re not together in those photographs.

Cons

You'll have to get ready earlier: If you’re having a ceremony earlier in the day, a first look will mean you have to be ready even earlier than you’d planned.

Lighting may not be ideal: Your photographer and videographer will try to be discrete and as far away as possible, but we will still be around. Lighting during a first look isn’t always ideal. They usually happen during the day, when lighting is harsh, so you may need to take more photos after the ceremony anyway.

When the groom is standing there waiting, he is super anxious to see his soon to be wife. He has that brief moment of silence to prepare for the moment that he is about to endure. With doing a first look, he can be emotional for you. Let’s face it, all brides want to see the groom cry. You are more likely going to see a better reaction when a hundred people are not looking at him.

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Vienne Wedding

My First Indian Wedding

It was just beautiful to say the least. I am not going to lie, I was a little nervous because I have never photographed an Indian wedding and I was not sure exactly how the day would go. It was split into two nights. The first night was more about the Indian culture. I was actually really amazed at how colorful and beautiful it was. That was at Taste of India.
Check out these images from that night….

Once in awhile, right in the middle of an ordinary life, love gives us a fairy tale

The admiral room was beautiful. As a photographer, I was in heaven! The natural light in this venue was just amazing. I spent the beginning playing with my settings, taking detail shots. The bride was still upstairs getting ready. I went up for a couple images of her getting ready and detail shots. I then came back down, waiting for guests arrive I just stood there in awe, like i’m here right now photographing a wedding. I sure hope I get to come back here again. Check out this venue:

The guests started to arrive and I was photographing and grouping. The mother of the bride wanted group shots during this time. I am still in awe about this. Im soaking up every once of beautiful I can. With covid, there was not as many guests as there would normally be so that didn’t take me long at all. Check out these images from the beginning of the event:

The bride was ready and the guest began to be seated…. It’s time for the ceremony! I was a little skeptical with the decision to allow guests to have their phones out, but I was not actually that bothered by it! Don’t get em started on that beautiful cake! I wanted to just wrap it up and take it home with me it was that beautiful! They had the happiest reactions to cutting the cake and I am so happy that I was able to capture it.

It’s Speech Time… They both made wonderful speeches toward each other and appreciating their family. It was clear that they were soulmates. They had so much chemistry and the way they looked at each other was like I was watching a romance film. Im so happy with the images and I really hope I get to photograph more cultural weddings. Check out the remainder of the night here:

Vaughn Wedding

Photographing Friends..

I love it. I can enjoy your wedding while I photograph it. I don’t mind.

A lot of people in my circle have hired different photographers so that I can enjoy the day.
In my head… It kills me. I end up staring at the photographer the whole time and totally judging them.
On the other hand, I do respect the fact that my friends would like to have me there as a guest.

My friends hired me for their elopement in October! It was great knowing my client already. I think I prefer having my camera in my hand anyways because i’m always so awkward.

Check out this Fall elopement.

The elopement was at Allegany State Park. It was pretty nice out. The sun was high during the ceremony and totally shining right on the couple. We took a trip to the stone tower to get some great couple photos for them. That area of the park totally brought out the fall colors.

Pandemic Weddings

2020 was a disaster, to say the least.
The rescheduling, the cancellations, and the thought in the back of your head… WHEN CAN WE GET MARRIED?!?! I managed to get married October 2020 BUT we ended up eloping and only having our parents in attendance. It was small and simple. In September 2021, we are planning to have our family attend our reception to celebrate. I feel like this is a trend right now. Small intimate weddings are allowed so we will just celebrate later. I photographed a handful of weddings in 2020, but also sad that I had multiple cancellations.

Will 2021 be better?
We all have hope that this year will be better. We all hope to celebrate with our friends and family.
I have a handful of dates still open. I want to assure you that you will get your money back if we have to cancel due to the pandemic. I want you to feel comfortable to plan your wedding the way you have always dreamed. Have faith that all of your dreams will come true. You can not live in fear - you will get your day. Let’s hope for this vaccine to get to as many people as possible this year.

Helpful tips for a pandemic wedding:
- Don’t Fear
- Relax
- Use your own property

I photographed a wedding in 2020 that was a quick church ceremony and the reception was at the couples home. It was absolutely beautiful. You can make your wedding beautiful without stressing over the biggest venues that are most likely going to follow strict rules and probably won’t even have your date open.

If you’re looking for a photographer this years would love to help you have the best day and create amazing memories.