We genuinely enjoyed everything about Patricia & Noel’s wedding day. After receiving their custom wedding book, Trish sent this incredibly kind note:
Hi Jenni!
I’ve been meaning to email you all week….we got our albums on Tues and we absolutely love them!!!! It almost made me cry! I felt like i was back on Aug 8th!!! And it’s nice to have that feeling at this time of the yr…when the weather is so miserable!! And I love the DVD…the music you guys chose is so nice! I actually showed my senior anatomy classes, because I’m really close with these students (I’ve had them for 4yrs now!), and they were just as excited as me!! It was so nice to seem them react the way they did! And hopefully it’s a good plug for the two of you also!
The layout of the album is so good…it just tells the story of the day so well. Alot of my friends told me I’d be sorry if I didn’t have a video…but I really am not! The pictures are so good they just speak for themselves! My friends all told me too that my face would hurt from smiling at the end of the day…but it didn’t because I was just having so much fun, and was so relaxed…and that was all thanks to you both!!!
Thank you both so, so much!
Love,
Trish & Noel
P.S. Hopefully in the not too distant future we’ll be seeing you again for some family portraits!!!
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Nicole & Matthew are an awesome couple who gave us plenty of enjoyable time with them to create some gorgeous photos. We’ve loved each and every minute of the entire creative process with them. There is nothing like receiving the sort of words she recently sent to us:
Dear Jenni,
I got to sit down w/my mom, stepfather and Matt last night for dinner and to look through our books. We absolutely love them! It was so fun getting to relive our special day, and everything came out just as we imagined it would! Thank you so much for all the love and joy you and Ulysses brought into our wedding day. It was great getting to know the both of you. Take care, and hopefully we’ll see you sometime in the near future. I brought my album to work along with your cards because we have one engagement and a few new babies, so I also hope you’ll be hearing from them as well too. 
Thanks again!
Nicole
Here is a quick look at some pages from their wedding album.
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It was such a complete joy to photograph Jennie & Kevin’s wedding, with its many opportunities to capture the love and closeness between them and their families. It warms our hearts when we receive kind words like these from Jennie’s mom and dad:
We knew you guys were the right photographers for us the minute we met you at Maureen and Andy’s wedding up state. Your work really shows the beauty and joy of the day. We thank both of you for helping to make our daughter’s wedding one of the most beautiful days of our lives. I know we will spend many hours enjoying the pictures. It’s going to be so hard to choose the ones we want for our album because we seem to love so many!
Sincerely,
Janet and Frank Versaggi
We’re excited to say that Kristina & Cory’s album is now on its way to its new home in California. We’re always happy and proud to see the finished images showcased in a beautiful album. We can’t wait for them to receive it! It’s gorgeous!!
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We love hearing back from our couples. A response like Heather’s is why we work so hard:
Hello, hello, hello!!! It’s so funny not to have spoken with you guys in a while since when we were in wedding mode. We were in constant communication!!! We just wanted to say….WOW!!!! Our album is absolutely AMAZING!!!! We LOVE it!!! You captured our day like we only could have imagined in our dreams!!! The story it told, the life in every picture…absolutely breathtaking!! We are blown away!! Our families absolutely fell in love as well!!! (they do keep teasing me though, because I put on the white gloves every time I take it out!!!) Thank you for all your hard work….we are speechless! It’s beautiful!!
With Love,
Heather & Tom
Heather & Tom, we are thrilled to hear your reaction to your photos and your wedding album. We wanted it to show every bit as much fun and beauty as displayed on the actual day of your wedding. It was such a privilege to be a part of the day. Love you guys, too. Please keep in touch as your family grows!
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Since before we even met her, Andrea has been one of our biggest fans. When we read words like the ones she recently sent to us upon delivery of her wedding album, it reinforces our desire to do our best for each of our incredible couples.
I wanted to call you, but it’s very hard to speak when you’re hysterical crying!!! I just didn’t think I could cry again. But, I did. My album is just stunning and perfect! I LOVE EVERYTHING ABOUT IT!!! You are so incredibly talented and amazing. I am far beyond honored that you partook in our wedding day. I am mostly honored to call you two friends. My friends did an amazing job on our album. You can see the love that was put into the pictures. I love you guys and I couldn’t have asked for a more perfect keepsake.
Now, onto my [print]…PERFECTION!!!!!!! I couldn’t have asked for something more breathtaking. It is absolutely beautiful. I already put it in our Frame. I love it so much!!! I knew which picture to choose and I knew that you should choose how it would look. I couldn’t have asked for anything more. We love you both a great deal and meeting you was just the beginning to an everlasting friendship!!
Love,
Andrea and Frank
Andrea and Frank, you took our breath away during both your wedding and your photo shoot. We’re so gratified to have been a part of it. Hugs from me and Ulysses!
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Rachel & Ross had the perfect wedding day. The incredible Lighthouse at Chelsea Piers, overjoyed and smiling parents, a super fun wedding party, and plenty of opportunities for amazing photography all came together for a joyous celebration. It’s all there in their lovely wedding album, which is heading out for its new home with them today.
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Thank you so much, Rachel & Ross. It’s not only your NAMES that we love, but we loved spending the day with you and creating this album for you. We know it’s going to bring back many great memories. Hugs for the puppies!
Jamie and Paul had a spectacular wedding day. Not even the rain could dampen their excitement. We love the rain, too, because early showers usually mean the best light for photos is going to come later in the day. That’s exactly the way it turned out for their day, with incredibly dramatic storm clouds setting the backdrop for our photo session with the two of them. We’re so proud of the way their album has come together.
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Jamie & Paul, thank you SO MUCH for the time you spent with us for photos. It was absolutely invaluable to the quality of the striking images we were able to create together. We can’t wait for you to see your wedding album!
Jackie & Chaz Montgomery are absolutely in love with their album, and we couldn’t be more pleased at their reaction to it. There is nothing quite like seeing all of those photos gathered into a beautiful story-telling format. Jackie & Chaz are just perfect for one another and are without a doubt one of the sweetest and most heartfelt couples we’ve met. We wish the best for them and their new home!
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After recently receiving their album, Jackie replied with the following rave:
OMG!!! We love the album!!! It is a work of art - an absolute masterpiece. Words cannot express how happy we are looking through and reliving such a perfect day. Thank you for capturing such beautiful pictures, thank you, thank you, thank you… we could never say it enough! You are both truly amazing!
We can’t wait for Amanda & Jason to receive their wedding book. It was prepared with lots of TLC by Jenni and myself. When we look at the images and the unfolding story, it takes us back to such a joyous set of memories. If we feel that way as their photographers, we can only imagine how Amanda & Jason are going to feel as they enjoy looking at the wedding book themselves!
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Amanda & Jason, we look forward to hearing from you in the future and catching up on how everything is going for you. Thank you so much for allowing us to share such a beautiful day.
With many of our 2007 weddings now in their production phase, we’re always in anticipation to receive those completed books and ship them out to their new permanent homes with our couples. It’s with great pleasure that we mention Kylie & Scott’s wedding book is now on its way!
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You may remember reading about our incredible time with them not only for their wedding, but also their honeymoon photo session on Cape Cod. So awesome!
Cory & Joe’s wedding was definitely one to remember. We enjoyed the opportunities for photography so much. After receiving their Magazine style album, Cory sent us this exciting note:
Hi Jenni & Ulysses,
All I have to say is incredible!!!! We love the album - it is more gorgeous than I had imagined it to be. We love it!!!!! I can’t wait to show it to everyone we know. It is so detailed. I can’t believe how you have gotten everyone’s expressions at the right time, and I love how you can see everyone and their expressions in the backgrounds. Now I see what you meant about the album telling a story. It really does. I don’t know how you guys do it, but as I have said before you two are amazing artists. Thank you again so much and it was such an amazing pleasure working with you guys. I can’t wait to get pregnant so we can use you guys again. LOL……
With Love,
Cory
Cory & Joe, we can’t wait either. ; ) Thank you so much for such a heartfelt note, and especially for the precious time we shared with you on your wedding day.
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How do our couples feel about getting their “Ulysses Photography” album? We just received these fun emails from both a bride AND groom this morning, after I notified them that their album is on the way. This one from Annie:
We are psyched!! I will email you as soon as we get it!!!
Hope all is well!
Annie
This one from Jason:
Hey guys- thank you for the heads up. We are ssooo excited- plus- we are going away to the shore for the weekend with some friends (Matt, Stephanie, Jeff and Jackie- whom you have met) so we would love to bring it along to show them. Once Jeff gets up enough courage- you might have another wedding on your hands.
Thank you again for all of your hard work…Expect another email later today once we have torn into our package!!
Jason
We couldn’t be happier for you guys! We hope you’re as thrilled about seeing and sharing it as we were in designing it for you. Say hi to Stephanie and Matt for us. And Jeff - no pressure. 
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UPDATE: It arrived! Annie wrote again:
We GOT it!!!!! And we LOVE IT!!! It is so perfect!! Amazing!!! I could throw a ton of wonderful adjectives to tell you how much we love it, but I think you get the point!! We are so excited to show our family and friends! Once again you and Ulysses have outdone yourselves!! We hope you know how much we appreciate all of your hardwork and talent!
We will see you in June and August at our friends’ weddings!! I hope all is well for you both!! We’ll talk to you soon!
Love-
Annie
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Although it’s been a busy 2007 wedding season, we truly enjoy hearing from couples we’ve worked with in the past. Be sure to keep up with us through our blog, and drop us notes to say “hello” and let you know how you’re doing!
We still feel connected to couples such as Jan & Greg, who had a beautiful wedding last summer at Beckwith Pointe in New Rochelle, NY. In fact, we continue to hear from (and work with) mutual friends even as time goes on. Jan & Greg sent this delightful note:
Jenni & Ulysses-
I just saw the pictures of Annie and Jason’s wedding. What can I say but WOW. You both are the most phenomenal photographers I have ever seen. As Greg and I approach our one year anniversary (can you believe it??), I still get emotional when I look at our fabulous album and relive one of the most magical and perfect days of our lives. When I open the album the emotions flood back like we are doing it all over again. I wish we could because we had such a great time! I keep trying to think of what Greg and I could do next to be able to have you both join and capture the moments of our lives as you did our wedding.
I just wanted to drop you both a note to say hi, as we approach our anniversary and wanted you to know how much your work has touched us. When we first met I remember telling you when asked what we were looking for in a photographer was to have someone capture the emotion of the day. I can truly say you did that beyond my wildest imagination. I didn’t ever think we would have what we have, and for that I thank you.
You are both wonderful, fun and caring individuals. Please stay in touch. If you are ever in California, please let us know.
Jan & Greg, we can tell that things are going so well for you out on the west coast. With the way we’re traveling these days, we may yet see you out there sometime soon! We’ll certainly keep in touch.
We were overjoyed by the time and priority that Evelyn & Michael gave to photography, and the results really shine in their photos. They recently received their album. Here is what she writes about the wedding book and their experience with Ulysses Photography:
Hi Jenni and Ulysses! We received the wedding book and what we have to say is…we knew it would be beautiful. We knew it would be elegant. We knew that it would be masterful. But we did not know it would be so grand. It is truly a book to behold. Our wedding day comes to life from those pages. It is a book to behold and protect. It is our very own treasure and it will be treasured by us and our family for the rest of our lives. What more can we say than to thank you once again for your talent, hard work, and endless enthusiasm for our special day. We could not have asked for more.
I do have to say that though our wedding day was a day of pure love and joy for us and though we thoroughly enjoy being married, having the wedding be over is a bit bittersweet for we do not get to see or spend more time with the two of you. Having the two of you as our photographers enhanced our entire wedding experience–throughout all the planning and preparation, the engagement session, before, during, and after the wedding ceremony. All of it, in its entirety was all the more fun, all the more special, and all the more memorable with the both of you, because of the both of you. That was truly unexpected and deeply appreciated. We will simply have to find new reasons to have our paths cross again in the future! We definitely have been and will be recommending you to any and all who are looking for wedding photographers.
We can’t thank Evelyn & Michael enough for the enjoyable day we spent with them. Hearing words like these motivates us for each and every wedding we shoot.
We are not your traditional wedding photographers. So it’s no surprise that on occasion we get asked, “Where are the family photos? I don’t see many on your website or in your album samples.” Another related question might be, “I enjoyed your photographers’ photos, but I wish there had been more family groups.” I’ll take a moment to address each of these questions.
1. Where are the family photos? First of all, we love getting to know not only the couple, but also their families. We’re frequently told by the bride or groom’s mother or other relatives that “you didn’t seem to be strangers to us. You felt like family.” We love hearing that because we work very hard to make everyone comfortable with us and our shooting style. It’s that comfort level that enables family photos to proceed with everyone in a joyful state, rather than dreading the photo session. Family photos are an important part of documenting your day, since it may be years before you see some of the individuals in your pictures again. We enjoy taking them.
At the same time, our photography is about much more than simply documenting people and events and facts. Simply put, WE WANT TO MOVE YOU. We want to give you something that moves the heart, that touches the soul, and that will make you fall in love with your wedding day again and again. Therefore, we tend to showcase the rarer intimate moments between the bride & groom, or between them and their family and friends. That’s what you’ll see in our studio and on our blog. The family photos are there if you look through our extensive galleries and album samples. Our photos of families will be relaxed and fun, as there’s no need for anyone to feel stiff and forced.
2. I wish your photographer had taken more family photos. This is a statement that may sometimes be made by friends or perhaps even other family members, rather than by the bride and groom.
It’s important to note that the list of formals are chosen by the bride and groom. The number of formals they opt to have us shoot will be impacted by the how much time they have, whether travel is required, and the schedule of the day. What others may sometimes forget is that the couple has worked closely with the photographer to plan the pace of their day. It’s important to us that no one feels rushed. To that end, most couples find that they do not need every possible combination of family members in the pictures. This way they acquire the pictures they need - both family formals as well as important private time for portraits of the bride & groom, while still having enough time to enjoy their wedding day.
So, family portraits are definitely important to us. They are a valuable part of the wedding tradition. Just as important and impactful is the photography time spent with the bride and groom. We love that time together with them and we love to share those pictures with others, as we feel what we do sets our work apart. The couples that commission us feel the same way, so we’ve found a winning combination and a good balance for our studio.
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