One of my favourite venues to work at as a wedding photographer in New Jersey, is the prestigious Florentine Gardens. I frequently describe it to brides as a place that is 360′ of pretty. The lush gardens are beautifully maintained and decorated. The venue itself is large and spacious and grand.
And as a case in [...]
Avery, who I’ve photographed as a younger baby, checking in with dad along the way down the aisle.
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This cute little flowergirl who was so into strewing the petals around that she became distracted by the task and needed some prompting to continue walking down the aisle ..
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One very enthusiastic flowergirl ..
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Jillian, the super-cute but shy flowergirl ..
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Sometimes it’s better [...]
NYC photo shoot – Linda & Gary 06-14 from Neil van Niekerk on Vimeo.
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Here is a glimpse of how much fun it is to work with a couple during their engagement photo session. Linda and Gary’s wedding is coming up [...]
A slightly surreal image from a recent engagement photo session - the couple, Shannon and Peter, played with the idea of not just walking across the reflecting pool at Skylands Manor (Ringwood, NJ), but levitating across ..
.. and this gave me the idea for a theme for this post – jumping shots. Bridal parties and couples [...]
I recently posted a slideshow on my blog, of my favorite images from 2008 weddings. I limited it to 3 images from each wedding, to give a representative overview of my best work as a wedding photographer in new Jersey. As a follow-up post, I showed some of my favorite wedding cakes from 2008.
So to [...]
As a New Jersey wedding photographer I’m accustomed to a certain rhythm and flow of the party at a wedding reception. (I’m sure the DJ’s have seen this as well.) You know from experience which songs will pull people onto the dance floor every time. You know which songs hit just *that* spot for most of the [...]
by Neil vN
While helping my friend David M photograph a wedding recently, the maitre’d excitedly came to tell me that there is a full rainbow outside after a rainstorm had blown through. I grabbed the wedding couple, and went outside, and saw the beautiful rainbow and set the couple up for this simple, but romantic [...]
Something I find myself doing quite often on days when I photograph in the sun, is to seek out the sun purposely in the frame of my camera .. and allow the sunlight to flare as a burst of light streaking across the image. I find that if I can place it carefully, it adds a cinematic [...]
Let me say this out straight – I hate gazebos. I hate gazebos and fountains and I especially hate having to photograph a couple at whatever landmark/feature that a reception venue has, where every other couple from the last five years has been photographed. There, I’ve said it. I feel better now, with that weight [...]
