Wedding

Kelly and Kenny's Wedding - Hollow Brook Golf Club Westchester, NY Photos

When June arrives the grass is finally bright green and the leaves on the trees sway in the early summer breeze. A beautiful golf course like Hollow Brook Golf Club serves as the perfect place to marry your perfect someone. At a quick glance all you have to do is make a list of their friends and family, wish for the beautiful weather, and mark your calendars.

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Our day started with getting ready. The couple chose a hotel in Katonah, NY at the foot of the Tappen Zee Bridge. My second photographer (photojournalist) on today’s wedding was also my business partner, Trent. We work so well together in capturing the story of a wedding day; from getting ready to the last dance. We both really enjoyed photographing Kelly and Kenny’s wedding day. Wedding Photography is more than just what you see on the internet or social media. There are the little details, which as wedding photographers we tend to geek out over, and the big moments, but we capture it all with importance. All of these moments and details photographed tell the story of you as a couple.

your wedding day is full of details. Have your wedding photographer capture everything. Most importantly have your wedding photographer know you and know what’s important to you.

Kelly and Kenny both grew up in the Hudson Valley area near the Hollow Brook Golf Club and thus it was the perfect location for their wedding reception. Their ceremony was at St. Barnabas Church in Yonkers, NY, which is also the start of New York City’s St. Patrick Day Parade. The significance of St. Barnabas to both Kelly and Kenny is they are both Irish, and Kenny is part of the NYPD. The NYPD has a large number of Irish-American officers in their rank and file.

Post ceremony and mass, we ventured up the Hudson River to the Peekskill Waterfront for bridal party photos, and several family photos. Then, we made our way to the Hollow Brook. Here it was time to photograph Kelly and Kenny. The light and temperature were perfect to capture wedding day moments.

Our schedule throughout the day ran with the precision of a Swiss made watch. Once our photos were done, Kelly and Kenny enjoyed cocktail hour, and the fun began.

Church: St. Barnabas Church (Yonkers, NY)

Venue: Hollow Brook Golf Club

Jacek and Sarah's Wedding at the Triple B Ranch

I was very excited to photograph Jacek and Sarah’s wedding at the Triple B Ranch in Rutherfordton, NC. They chose the Trip B Ranch, an AirBNB, for their super intimate wedding with just their family, so they could all spend the weekend together. The venue located in the mountains of North Carolina not too far from Asheville and Charlotte, provided beautiful venues, amenities, and pre-wedding activities; hiking, shooting clays, a fully stocked game room.

North Carolina spring time wedding photography is not dependent on weather.

When planning a wedding months in advanced you never know what type of weather you’ll get. However, Jacek and Sarah chose perfectly. It was sunny, warm, and not humid at all in western North Carolina for their mid April wedding. The couple, from Upstate New York, thought about selecting a venue close to where they live, but even in mid-April New York can still receive snow. They wanted their wedding to be outside in the open air, and have the reception indoors as the evening cooled down.

wedding photography is about capturing a story. as a wedding photographer it is my job to capture all of the moments and all of the details. no moment, no detail is too small to not photograph. these details make your wedding unique and you as a couple unique.


As their wedding photographer, I was hired to document their wedding day as it unfolded. Sarah, the bride, chose us, Jonathan Heisler Photography, because she did not want being photographed to be the main focus of the day. I respected that and captured things as they happened, and gave instruction when appropriate.

Prior the wedding day, I knew what the couple wanted photographed on their wedding day; the bride getting ready, details, ceremony, family photos, candids, romantic photos of just the couple. Jacek and Sarah’s wedding at the end of COVID, as everyone was finally vaccinated, finally brought us all some normalcy.

Congrats!

Caroline and Seven - Central Park Winter Wedding

Congrats Caroline and Sven!

Caroline and I watched the weather all the way up until the morning of her wedding, but the rain was guaranteed.

I have photographed weddings in every weather scenario possible and I always tell clients the weather, rain or shine, is just a part of the day. The same way flowers and an officiant are part of a wedding day, so is the weather. Throughout the service and the posed photos we pushed through some drizzle and several downpours to find many silver linings. To start Central Park was empty.

Never in my 28 years of living in New York City have I seen Central Park empty when photographing a wedding. Being able to photograph a wedding in Central Park or in New York City without a crowd cutting in front of the photographer is an anomaly. We took full advantage of having the park ourselves with not only the service in Wagner Cove, but family photos on Bow Bridge. Caroline, Sven, and I shut down the bridge. Unreal.

Wedding Officiant: Our Wedding Officiant NYC

Location: Central Park | Wagner Cove and Bow Bridge

Kris and Alina Wedding - Nassau Inn Princeton, NJ

Alina and Kris knew their wedding was going to be simple, elegant, and stress free: there would be no bridesmaids and groomsmen, there would be only close friends and family, and there would be plenty of delicious dessert. Their wedding at the Nassau Inn, located in the heart of Princeton, New Jersey adjacent to Princeton University proved to be the perfect venue for their fall wedding.

wedding photographers often highlight the over the top elements and miss the subtle little details.

Just family and a few friends is what Kris and Alina said. 45 people people at their wedding in Princeton, NJ was the perfect recipe for a great time with their closest family members and friends. A great weekend for a wedding and a great place for a wedding. The hotel, weekend activities for guests, and the venue were all perfect.

Venue: Nassau Inn

Church: MOGOC

The Dominick Hotel Wedding - Lower Manhattan

Congrats Rachel and Sal! | Having previously photographed at the Dominick Hotel, as the Trump SoHo, we I already knew the lay of the land. On this Saturday, I was second photographing for my friend and fellow photographer Natalie. Natalie was the main photographer.

The couple was great!

We started our day by capturing the bride and groom getting ready at the hotel. Then, we staged the couple’s first look on the hotels top floor. Here on the 42nd floor we were greeted with sweeping views of Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island, and New Jersey. Post first look, the couple and their family/friends moved on to Brookfield Place in Battery Park for family photos, bridal party photos, and a couple’s session.

The ceremony and reception were back at the hotel.

Caitlyn and George - NYC City Hall Wedding

Congrats Caitlyn and George! The fall consists of my busiest time of the year, both with weddings and other photo work (engagement sessions, corporate headshots, events, etc.,). However, photographing weddings at City Hall weddings is one of my favorite events to photograph. A city hall wedding is all about raw simplicity and genuine authenticity. I think they are a true reflection of the couple.

Simplicity and authenticity are the best two words to describe Caitlyn and George. Capturing their happiness, anxiousness, and eagerness to get married was really exciting. And, I say that as a seasoned photographer with hundreds of weddings under my belt. It was nice that there was no big catering hall, big cake, and complicated dress to cloud the focus of the day.

Instead of detail shots consisting of uber expensive watches and shoes, the details of their day were the couple’s letters to one another. Throughout the day, I had to search for details to capture. I had to search for the little moments and wait for the big moments.

After the ceremony, we all walked outside for a couple session and then more family photos.