The Wedding of Aja and Paul

I met Aja, the bride a few months back at our photo studio in DUMBO. She was recommended to us by Dawn who is currently working for Photo FX Studio as an album designer. She was impressed with our wedding albums and loved our photography.  We had a brief meeting and kept our correspondence through our new client area website. It allows us to gather all the important information as well as do online confirmations and payments. We are happy with our new online system and hope it will help all of our future bride and grooms to plan their big day and stay in touch with us.

The wedding day started in Manhattan Hotel Lola. I came early with my assistant photographer Eric just to make sure we had plenty of time to get all the details of the day. Aja was getting her make up done by a talented artist Danielle Vincent the owner of Kimoko, the very first complete cosmeceutical makeup brand. Typically the make up does take a long time to apply but I can appreciate a flawless skin. By the way if you are curious, all the pictures in this blog are not photoshoped thanks to Danielle’s amazing talent.

The bride had a chance to sneak out and visit her father, who was also staying in the hotel. After a few warm hugs, her father Charles Certain surprised her with news that her brother, Sage Certain also will walk her down the isle. It was a very emotional moment for everyone and a group hug was enedivable.

I must say, I was pleasantly surprised to see a modern Wedding Dress by Nicole Miller. Not every bride can get away wearing a tight dress. Luckily our bride had curves in all the right places and the dress looked absolutely stunning on her.

Mother of the bride helped with all the finishing touches and gave a last hug before leaving.

Let’s not forget about the wedding shoes. Every bride has a style and want to be comfortable, yet stylish. Aja couldn’t find a better choice by getting her favorite christian louboutin as part of “something Blue” with a touch of red.

This was our first time in the Hotel Lola located in New York. Even though we were very limited on time, I was able to capture a few great pictures in the main lobby. Special thanks to Daniele, the make up artist, for helping me with some creative lighting. It’s great to meet someone who is a team player and sincerely want to make sure bride gets the best on this special day.

By arriving to Chelsea Piers we were directed to Sunset Terrace which was located right above The Lighthouse. With a spectacular view over the Hudson river, the ceremony took place as our groom Paul was impatiently waiting to see his bride. As the bride went down the isle, escorted by her brother and father, all of the guest were excited to see them get married.

It was truly a magical moment to see the ceremony conducted by Wedding Officiant Samora with a sunset in the background.

With a help of Sherwin H. Johnson, Co-Director of Special Events at Chelsea Piers, we were able to get on the outside deck to take some romantic photographs of the newly married couple.

While the guests were waiting for the main room to be set up, I had an opportunity to capture all of the wedding details in the main room.

The wedding toast by maid of honor and best man, definitely gave us some inside of their personalities.

Another beautiful surprise was to see Bride’s father play on the saxophone.

Once in a while we see a different wedding cake design but this one took the prize.

We had an amazing time capturing Aja and Paul’s wedding photographs. On behalf of everyone from Photo FX Studio, we would like to wish them a long and happy journey together. Thanks to everyone who contributed in making this unforgettable wedding.

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This story was photographed and published by Mark Salner

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