Finally… This post should be titled “Deah & Chris finally tie the knot.” Why? Well for starters these two have been together for 14 years! Thats a long time huh? Anyway, Deah and Chris finally made it official on July 17, 2010. This wedding was just awesome. It was great to see a lot of familiar faces, past brides & grooms, friends, clients etc..

Arriving at Deah’s mothers house we were greeted with a printed timeline on the front door. I thought it was hilarious and tweeted this. Although I tweeted it at 3:42pm we were there on time, in fact we were early, we always are ;). This time Kris Ann beat me to the house with the flowers. We have this game we play of who arrives first, its fun. She won this time though! Anyway this house was like a circus in a good way. There were bridesmaids popping out of every corner, hairspray flying, music blaring and good vibes all over. I’m telling you future brides, play music when getting ready. It changes mood and just makes that part of the day that more fun. After this wedding I can now say I photographed a bride while listening to some serious hip hop and I loved every second of it. I almost started a dance party right up in Deah’s Mothers house but I was there to work, not party. We really had a blast photographing all these ladies, they know how to be fun. After that I stepped foot in the hottest church this season. St James in Albany was where the nuptials took place. Although this church has recently been renamed I grew up in this parish so it will always be St James to me. Chris and his boys showed up and were ready to party, we reminded them there was a mass first by the one and only Father Tony Childs then they could party. After the mass we hit up one of my favorite spots in downtown Albany before heading to Birch Hill for their reception. The whole day was just fun! Deah, Chris, their families and friends are just fun fun people. The party was insane too. Their guests partied the hardest so far this season. Seriously I’ve been to a lot of weddings (haha) and this one was just off the hook. Oh man, the Elario Photo Booth too! That thing was a huge hit at this wedding. The guests were bugging and Deah and Chris have some good laughs waiting for them with those images. I know , I know, shut up JP lets see the pics! Let me just say thank you to the b&g for an awesome day. We had a blast at your wedding! Congrats guys…. oh and dont wait 14 years to make babies will ya?

Peace,
JP

Whats the deal with MJ? Well apparently Deah’s sister Brittany found it in Deah’s basement last year shorty after the king of pop left us. When she found him he wasn’t wearing pants too. Strange right? Well from that point on the Michael doll became Deah and her PYT’s “traveling mascot”. I guess they bring him everywhere and take pics at parties, weddings etc..  Both Deah and her Mom knew this was a special occasion and went out and both bought this tux for him with out the other one knowing. Funny huh? So thats the deal with MJ… I decided to do my Elario twist on their mascot with Deah’s bling.

Deahs hair and makeup was by her friends.. Hair by Hannah from Studio D in CP and makeup Kaitlin from Chanel.

Some details…

Getting ready… I especially love the one on the right.

Some Fleurtacious Designs looking awesome.

Deah, Mom and sis Brittany.. they have these cool matching tattoos. Don’t they all look so much alike?

Beautiful bride alert…

Another one..

St James!

After 14 years together Deah called it. She said Chris would give me the peace sign.. She know’s her man.

ALways love shots like this. You can’t and don’t stage this stuff folks.

I know I said in an earlier post that its easy to post a flower girl shot for a cheap “awwww’s” but I’m partial to these girls. Remember them?

Deah’s Mom walked her down the aisle.

14 years in the making..

Mr and Mrs..

I told you these ladies were super fun.

Working it out…

Per the request of Deah’s sis Brittany. She wanted an animated jumping shot…. here ya go Britt.

The good light..

The facebook teaser and quite possibly my fav from the whole day.

Love birds ;)

Cute b&w.

love this one too.

so awesome.

This building is just sick. For years now I’ve been shooting here and it never gets old.

I really love this one too… it might be my second fav

come on lets go party….

but hang on and stop right there… then he kissed her hand, I didn’t ask either. Chris was turning into a pro by this point.

How awesome?

That scientist wife of mine was at it again growing that green grass.

Now this is a story all about how… Yeah thats right. Brittany the MOH rapped her toast to the theme of Fresh Prince of Bel-Air with “Deah and Chris-isms” replacing all the lyrics. This is one of those reasons all couples should have video. Boy I hope one of the guests captured this because this was a GREAT toast. Goes in my top 3 of all time.

Elario Photo Booth craziness! New backdrop… you like?

They partied like it was no ones business. The party was on level 10 all night..

Michael even had a blast! Thats it peeps. This is Deah and Chris’ wedding! Thanks for viewing. Congrats guys!

Every wedding season there is the “it” wedding date. The triple numbered dates like 7/7/7 and 8/8/8 were always hot. Then there is those ones that have a numeric flow like 6/7/8. Where am I going with this? Well September every year is always a hot month in terms of being busy and is always booked well in advance. We haven’t even reached the one year mark for next season and already there are no free Saturdays for September of 2011. Anyway next years “it” wedding date is September 10, 2011 also known in our industry as 9/10/11. So I’d like to introduce you to our 9/10/11 bride & groom to be, Jessica & Jason.

When discussing Jessica where we were going to shoot she expressed she liked both the urban and rural settings. From now on I think I’ll call this the best of both worlds shoot. Anyway we together last week and captured the best of both worlds.These guys are a fun couple and pretty easy to photograph to say the least. You’ll see they also went for the 3 outfit look with their session. I encourage my couples to mix it up if they wish. Why not right? I can’t pick a favorite outfit but I can say I am partial to yellow since its my favorite color. That being said I think they killed it in all three looks. Enough of my jabber lets get to the pics!

Peace,
JP

A little cuddle shot to set it off.

Oh watch out they know how to pose!

Some nice backlight.

I mentioned in the last blog post, this is kinda my favorite pose to have a couple do.. Kinda an Elario thing…

Damn.. the eyes just pull you in…might be one of my favs..

New outfits and another FAV spot of mine. Sure I’ve photographed many couples, kids and families on these steps but it just never gets old.

The texture is just so awesome. And the lights usually pretty great there too. I really like this one.

I got this reaction from Jessica because there was this interesting character harassing me while I was shooting it. He told me I was cute… yeah, weird.

A couple more tight portraits…

Then we hit my spot.

Jessica & Jason brought this white chair along. I thought it was a perfect simple prop.

I love this one..

The light came back out at the right time.

They’re too cool…

but they don’t take themselves that serious.

Watch out now…. this is where the shoot gets real good.

and I capture my favorite from this set..

I love this one too..

They both have the most ridiculous eyes.

and we’ll end with my “bling shot”… I had a blast guys, lets do this again on 9/10/11

I’m excited to share this Saratoga Springs style engagement session with you all. Kristina and Matt are getting married on the Friday of Memorial Day Weekend next year and we’ll be there. Where you ask? Duh, the Hall of Springs ;). Thats why this couple choose this location for their engagement session. I’ve shot many engagement sessions up on these grounds but I often try new spots or different ideas for everyone. It was a hot evening but we managed to beat the heat on turn on the smiles. Kristina and Matt are a very photogenic couple which made the session pretty easy. I look forward to working more with you guys. In less than a year from now, you’ll both be married and I would have already blogged your wedding. Does that statement make it seem sooner than it is? ;) Well for now lets focus on these fun engagement session images… Have a great weekend my blog stalkers. I know I will. I’m off. But that doesn’t mean no new blogs.. I got two coming next week for sure.

Peace,
JP

Set it off in the hall…

A little closer and a nice b&w..

This shots cute..

Lets go find a new spot..

but wait stop right there…

chilling..

I love this shot.. I kinda think of this pose as kinda my thing. I make all my couples do it. Kinda of an Elario thing. ;)

yummy light.

A little change of clothes.

forehead kisses..

I really love this composition. All the lines and the light makes this fun to me.

Oh yeah.. sick light right here.

One of my favorite spots on the Ave of Pines.

Quick! Run into the road and kiss or something.

I love these two side by side.

Nothing like a super contrasty b&w!

Kristina pulls you right in here.

I think this is my favorite from the shoot. The pattern and the pose, just love it.

And yes, a b-b-b-b-bling shot! My “token bling shot”

July 10, 2010 Jessica & Tom tied the knot. It was a hot and humid day to say the least. The fact that it never rained was great because according to the weather (who’s always wrong) it was suppose to. Their ceremony was at Christ the King Church in Guilderland. I just love shooting in that church. The lines and colors are always fun, plus the lighting is great. Then it was off to the Desmond hotel for their reception. From that point on the New York Players took the drivers seat and we never looked back. Congrats to Jessica and Tom! We thank you for having us be part of your big day!

Peace,
JP

I’m going to set this one off from the church..  Jessica and Dad, getting ready to walk down the aisle.

This place is pretty awesome. All those lines are great!

I love everything about this image.

The backdrop is just so colorful it makes them pop right off it! That and a 200mm 1.8L

Good times..

Mr & Mrs..

A bubble exit

They’re so happy..

Tom is all about his bride. All smiles.

One of my favs…

Make some noise!

First dance… congrats guys!