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Jennifer and Ed selected the expansive and beautiful view of The Eagle’s Nest in Bloomingburg, New York, as their choice of wedding venue. Beautiful blue skies were just one clue that the day would move along perfectly.

Their day started with Jennifer changing into her gorgeously fitted gown, while Ed showered and dressed after a morning of paintball with his friends. We all met on the slope overlooking the valley, where Jen and Ed saw one another for the first time all dressed and prepared for their marriage vows. We enjoyed walking the grounds with them, taking pictures the whole time, allowing them to enjoy quiet and romantic moments together. Jen was simply stunning, and Ed couldn’t keep his eyes off of her.

After their outdoor ceremony on the deck, they danced the night away and truly enjoyed their time with family and friends. Ed’s heartfelt speech about how he came to know and love Jen was priceless and brought tears to everyone’s eyes. We can highly recommend the food at the Eagle’s Nest – the Chilean sea bass and chicken were both outstanding. Many thanks, Jen and Ed, for allowing us to be a part of your day.

Their online wedding gallery will be available in about a week. For now, here is a slideshow with an early preview of some of their wedding pictures (viewable on PC).

UPDATE 9-13-05: Jen and Ed’s online wedding gallery is now available. Enjoy!

Antornette and Justin are a quiet and mild mannered couple who have so much love and appreciation for one another that you could tell that they each viewed one another as a true blessing.

With family and friends attending their wedding from places scattered across New York, and all the way out from Arizona, they felt themselves surrounded by the joy and love of all who attended their special day.

The minister at their wedding described their lifelong journey together as one that would be like riding a bicycle built for two. As we had the privilege of spending some time alone with them for photographs before their ceremony, we have no doubt that their journey together is going to be an enjoyable one.

Their wedding gallery will be up within days. Until then, enjoy this slideshow as a preview of the pictures to come. Thanks so much, A&J. We love you both.

UPDATE: Wedding gallery now available in the Clients area of our main site.

Jessica and Kyle are the nicest couple you’d ever want to meet. We had the chance to begin getting to know them almost a year ago when they came to our home studio to see samples of our work. Both very calm and relaxed people by nature, they were surprised at how nervous they were on their wedding day. I suppose we should have given them the heads up that it would be this way.

Kyle was very active and involved, making sure that the flowers were delivered where they needed to be while Jessica finished up with her preparation in her hotel room. We took some shots with her and her girls after the groom and his men had already left in the limo.

With those pictures done, we all headed out for the wedding at the Clubhouse at Patriot Hills in Stony Point, NY. With a simple but very elegant decor, Patriot Hills is an enjoyable venue for photography, with its wide-open spaces for ceremony, comfortable bridal suite, and accommodating dining room. The food was provided by the Hudson Valley’s well-known Inn Credible Caterers and was just as promised — INCREDIBLE, with several serving stations around the dining room, each with its own surprises and delicacies. (Thank you so much, Jess and Kyle, for the excellent meal and a wonderful evening.)

If you’d like to see a preview of their upcoming online wedding gallery, click on this link for a brief slideshow.

Once their gallery is online, you can go to our regular website at ulyssesphotography.com, and click on “Clients” to find them in the listing there.

UPDATE: Gallery to be released 8/20/05

We just finished the layout for Jill and Mark’s album, so we’ll tell you about them next. We started with the bridal preparation, and Jill’s excitement was infectious. Jill’s bridal party was special in that they had all known each other since they were children in school together. Both the bride and groom were surrounded by close friends and family, but stole away for a romantic first look on a grassy hill. They were so excited and relieved to see each other before the ceremony – they said now they felt like they were a team again, and both were just beaming.

They had a lovely outdoor ceremony at Le Chambord on their beautiful, sunny day, and everything went just as planned. We truly felt privileged to be part of their day.

Ujjaini and Tom invited us to photograph their wedding at the scenic site of the historic Mills Mansion on the Hudson River. This relatively “undiscovered” mansion served as the perfect location for this romantic couple, who enjoy the outdoors as well as the refinement of the mansion venue.

Originally from India, Ujjaini was an absolutely beautiful bride. She and her bridesmaids busily prepared themselves and trying their hardest not to be late. When we arrived at the mansion, Tom was patiently waiting for his bride, and shortly afterward everyone walked down the gentle slope towards the river for an intimate and relaxed wedding on the Hudson.

After the ceremony was over, the mansion served as the backdrop for the family formals. Once those were done, the real fun began, as Ujjaini and Tom allowed us some time alone with just the two of them to create some incredibly romantic and fashionable images that clearly captured their feelings for one another. The brightness of the white-washed porch and the tall stately columns of the mansion intensified the romanticism of the images.

Jennifer and Jason were so much fun, and their Skylands Manor wedding was incredibly beautiful. It’s one of our favorite places to photograph for its wonderfully lush and extensive grounds.

Jennifer’s dress was positively amazing! It was custom-made for her, included two colors, with a 20-foot detachable train. The rose bouquets from Morningside Greenhouse in NJ were fragrant and beautiful. Trumpeteers greeted the guests, and then the processional down the long green lawn of the castle began to the sounds of the Empyreal Strings Quartet. It was a beautiful ceremony, sealed with a romantic kiss as Jason dipped his bride. Doves were then released, and the reception followed.

The wedding party all entered the castle with masks and boas to kick off the celebration, with music by their band Ariel, who kept everyone on the floor. The food by Frungillo Caterers was exceptional (we had the Beef Wellington – yum!). At the end of the evening, we stole away with Jenn and Jason for a romantic fashion shoot in the dark hallways of the castle. What an incredible day!

During the summer months, plenty of people from the Tri-State area head out to the Poconos in Pennsylvania for a bit of rest and relaxation. Moniqua and Irving decided that they wanted to go there to get married. What a super couple they were! We found the groom, his guys, and the dads at their nearby hotel, each helping the other get ready, which was a lot of fun to see and shoot. And then it was on to the beautiful Skytop Lodge to catch the girls during their prep. The wedding took place outdoors, and the setting sun painted the mansion and the landscape in colors of yellow and gold. Their reception that followed was full of guests who definitely enjoyed their dancing. I think some of my most enjoyable moments were watching Moniqua and Irving dancing throughout the night with their kids. They’re an amazingly close-knit family, and it was beautiful to see their love for one another.

Click this link to visit their complete online wedding gallery. Thanks go out to Moniqua and Irving, as well as their families, for allowing us to be a part of their special day.