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shadowbrook at shrewsbury nj wedding | julia & brett

julia and brett’s shadowbrook at shrewsbury nj wedding was a beautiful day with a super awesome dance crowd that partied all night with the paris new york band! and to think… if brett’s study abroad request for mexico was granted, he never would have met julia studying abroad in spain. gotta love how destiny works.

bride in miss Stella York wedding gown and groom in vera wang black tux at shadowbrook at Shrewsbury nj wedding

brett’s dad and the groomsmen getting ready…New Jersey groom prep shrewsbury New Jersey groom prep shrewsbury New Jersey groom prep shrewsbury New Jersey groom prep shrewsbury New Jersey groom prep shrewsbury New Jersey groom prep shrewsbury New Jersey groom prep shrewsbury New Jersey groom prep shrewsbury New Jersey wedding rings bride getting ready for shadowbrook Shrewsbury nj wedding

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julia got a bit choked up reading her letter from brett…New Jersey bride cries while reading card from groom New Jersey bride cries while reading card from groom

love this reaction from the flower girl when she saw julia all dressed up in her wedding dress…flower girl reacting to seeing bride in her miss Stella York wedding gown for nj wedding

… and the bridesmaids reactions…bride getting ready for shadowbrook Shrewsbury nj wedding

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love the transition here from the quiet of the portraits to the energy of the reception…groomsmen cheer as bride and groom enter shadowbrook at Shrewsbury wedding reception bride and groom cheer enter shadowbrook at Shrewsbury wedding reception bride and groom during first dance at shadowbrook Shrewsbury nj wedding reception

i encourage couples to look beyond the details and portraits and recognize how important the moments are on a wedding day and to consider what it takes to be able to consistently and beautifully capture them. i realize that the magic of what i do is to make these moments look as if they were easy to capture, but it takes skill and experience to anticipate and to quickly light and compose moments repeatedly on a wedding day. i rely on over a decade of experience and my technical abilities to work around challenging situations. what you don’t see in this image is that it was a very crowded dancefloor (which i love, but can be a challenge with little room to move and less vantage points) as couples were invited onto the dancefloor during julia and brett’s first dance at the Shadowbrook at Shrewsbury– with two videographers trying to get the same shot as myself with limited space as well and video lights streaming directly into my camera lens (which can make it difficult to land focus on moving subjects- point your camera at the sun and you’ll see what i mean) and guests enjoying their time on the dancefloor that deserved not to be disturbed by me– this was a difficult shot to land. i know couples are overwhelmed when searching for photographers, but the true differences lie in the ability to capture moments like this in difficult situations.

bride and groom during first dance at shadowbrook Shrewsbury nj wedding reception

party time… and this crowd knows how to party!Paris ny band plays for crowd at shadowbrook Shrewsbury nj wedding reception Paris ny band plays for crowd at shadowbrook Shrewsbury nj wedding reception Paris ny band plays for crowd at shadowbrook Shrewsbury nj wedding reception

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one final tequila shot to end the celebration!bride and groom do a tequila shot on the dancefloor at the end of the night at shadowbrook Shrewsbury nj wedding reception groom dips bride on dancefloor at end of shadowbrook Shrewsbury nj wedding reception

working with julia and brett and their friends and family on their shadowbrook at shrewsbury nj wedding was a pleasure from start to finish! thanks to brandan calhoun for assisting me.

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