Weddings should be Fun ! | Leave it to the Professionals | Catskills Wedding Photographer

The act of getting married  means many things.  Love, commitment, change and a start of a whole new life.  Wedding are complex events.  There is much to do and the feeling that everything must be perfect .  Perfection should also mean fun and the absence of anxiety. Fun needs to be right up there on the priority list.  1 year of planning and stressing out can be avoided.  Hire professionals with a good track record and that will solve most of your problems.  Weddings are not an event to take chances.  I feel as a wedding photographer with more than 20 years of experience that all you have left after the wedding is a collection of beautiful professional photographs.  You can look make and relive one of the most important days of your life.  Sure it is tempting to hire a semi pro photographer at low prices.  But hiring a weekend warrior is like riding on a plane with no landing gear.

Aperture Photography http://www.aperturehoto.com

Wedding should be Fun. Call Aperture Photography to reserve your date.

has the skill and reliable to provide you beautiful photographs at a good price and most of all we have landing gear.  Leave it up to us and just have fun

We are located in the Hudson Valley minutes from the New York Thruway and minutes from the Kingston and Hunter and Windham Mountains.  We travel anywhere.

Weddings at the Glen Sanders Mansion | Schenectady, NY

Aperture Photography http://aperturephoto.com had the honor of photographing another wedding at The Glen Sanders Mansion in Schenectady, NY just a few miles from Albany, NY.  The Glen Sanders is a historic gem.  But unlike many historic venues it is perfect for a wedding in 2014.  The  staff is incredible.  The lake in the back of the property is a photographic delight. Aperture Photography has photographed 7 weddings at the Glen Sanders in the last 2 years.  What I find amazing is it looks great in every season.  If you would like Aperture Photography to photograph you Glen Sanders Manson Aperture Photography will be willing to discount our price.  

Aperture Photography at the Glen Sanders Mansion in late Fall

Glen Sanders Mansion Wedding Photography by Aperture Photography

Wedding Photography| Ulster County | Kingston | NY | Sisters |

The special bond between sisters. Beauty Lady's both inside and out !

I am very grateful to know a wonderful family with 2 sisters and a brother.  Although, I just meet the brother last weekend I have photographed the sisters for senior portraits.  I also have two sisters so I understand the dynamics of sisters.  I love French impressionistic paintings.  A common theme is sisters.  Seeing these beautiful young ladies remind me of the master works of the 1880's.  Aperture Photography photographed this wedding is in Ulster County in Upstate, NY, but some of the picture bring me back to a very different time.  There beauty and grace was inspiring.  I will be working on bringing out the incredible beauty of the sisters and the entire wonderful wedding.

Wedding Story Telling | Aperture Photography Albany, Upstate, Poughkeepsie Wedding Photographer

The Start of a wonderful Adventure

Stating  with the obvious Aperture Photography photographs weddings we are photographers after all.  But our wedding photography is all about telling the story of the wedding and loved ones.  I am a lover of fine movies.  I feel that you can tell a story of the couple and loved ones that will grow in value every day.  I look at my wedding album and  pictures and see all the faces of the people I love.  I see my beautiful wife who gets more beautiful everyday and understand what this busy hectic life is all about. Some of the people at the wedding have passed. I am so happy to see them and I think for hours about the love, the times together and our history.  Please visit us at  http://www.aperturephoto.com

I see the beauty of my bride and cannot believe how lucky I am to have " married up ".  I think of the three children  we have and the joy they give me.  Living history, beauty and joy.  Not just a collection of wedding story, but a story of a collection of family, friends and love.

This brings me to the importance of having a wedding photographer like Aperture Photography document your life.

We are a business, but more importantly we have a passion to give our brides and grooms and families with a beginning, a story a history.  I really mean it when I say " It is more important than the money to me "

Aperture Photography wedding photographer will travel anywhere to give you the story of your day.  we are base in the Hudson Valley and photograph weddings in the Albany, Upstate, Poughkeepsie, Fishkill and are minutes from most locations in the Catskill Mountains.  Hunter, Windham and Mohonk are close by and we know them well.

Aperture Photography |Hunter, Windham NY Wedding Photographer

The beautiful Mountain Villages of the Catskill Mountains of Upstate, NY

Although, I spent a lot of time photographing weddings throughout Upstate, NY and New York City,  I just love the mountains of the Catskills and Adirondacks along  with locations like the Mohonk Mountain House, The Full Moon Resort and Onteora Mountain house, The small villages of the mountains have such charm.  They have wonderful mountain light and the old buildings are decorated beautifully.  This is a shot from a wedding in the village of Tannersville, near the Hunter Mountain Ski Resort.

Catskills, Hunter Mountain, Windham Wedding Photographers | Aperture Photography

North Lake near Hunter Mountain in the Catskills

Aperture Photography Catskills, Hunter Mountain Photographers

Aperture Photography Tannersville Upstate Ny Wedding Photographers

Aperture Photography Windham, Hunter Mountain Photographers

Yesterday I photographed a wonderful couples engagement photographs.  I often photograph weddings in Hunter, Tannersville, Windham, The Full Moon  Resort  and Mohonk Mountain  House.  Every time Aperture Photography a  photograph a wedding or engagement session I find new places of beauty to add to my collection of places to take my brides and grooms.  The thought of a Catskills wedding or engagement session trills me.   I cannot help but look forward to creating great photographs for my customers.  What makes it all the more exciting is that there is little traffic and you can get to many wonderful sites in minutes.  From Hunter Mountain and The Copper Tree Inn there are 10 places at least that are simply beautiful and most just 10 minutes away.  The Catskills are simply photographic paradise.  Among Aperture Photography's favorite locations are Tannersville, The Kaaterskill Falls, North and South Lake and the beautiful town of Windham, NY.

Engagement Photographs are so important to kick off wedding photography.  The most important aspect is the couple gets great photographs in a different location.  The photographs are in non-wedding clothing, which adds to the versatility.  Also, you become comfortable with the photographer.  Hopefully  Aperture Photography.  http://aperturephoto.com .   Aperture Photography serves The Catskills, Hudson Valley, Kingston, NY, Albany, NY, Poughkeepsie, Saratoga, New Windsor, Saugerties,  and the entire Upstate NY area including new York City.

Kingston NY Wedding Photographer | At the Train

Aperture Photography Weddings at Kingston, NY

If you look around  the wonderful Hudson Valley there are endless backdrops for great wedding photography. All you have to do is keep you creative eyes open.  This Train photograph idea happened on the way to the New York State Thruway.  I drove from Saugerties to Kingston and as I got off the interstate I  saw the wonderful restored train car.  It's brilliant red color in the autumn sun made this location a must.  The bride and groom were so nice that they indulged my idea and we had fun.  They are such a creative couple.  Creativity to me is just seeing and being open to opportunities that are everywhere.   Couples think the have to go to famous out of the way places for there photographs.  That is fine, but great photographs are everywhere !  Contact Aperture Photography and let us create our unique wedding collection.  Visit http://aperturephoto.com

Aperture Photography Wedding Photographer|Hunter, Tannersville, Catskills and Upstate NY

There are some moments that cannot be scripted and some places that leave a permanent impression. As Wedding Photographer with Aperture Photography http://aperturephoto.com/ I have been just about everywhere Hunter and Windham for me have that element of the grandness of nature which cannot be outdone. Just taking a walk down a mountain road, The light hitting your skin and the cool breeze  just starts the experience. You're up at the top of the world in a glistening whirl of breath taking mountain views and surrounded by the beauty of nature at its purest. No matter the season the experience is breathtaking. The Windham and Hunter experience is like standing in a painting, you become part of it and it becomes part of you and what better way to exchange vows and celebrate your life in the beauty of natures finest gift. I always enjoy  photographing weddings in the majestic beauty of Hunter Mountain and Windham Mountain.

The Bridal Party was as amazing as the setting !

The Groomsman

Just an amazing location in Tannersville, NY.

At Hunter Mountain just outside of the Copper Tree Inn

Fireworks at the Glen Sanders Mansion near Schenectady | Aperture Photography Wedding Photographer

Fireworks topped off a grand wedding at the Glen Sanders Mansion Sunday near Schenectady, Albany and Troy.  Thanks to the couple their family and the great Sally Carpenter Portrait Photographer and Artist, also mother of the groom for having Aperture Photography photograph their wedding. also the good people at the Glen Sanders Mansion. Check out Sally's work it is amazing and world famous work. http://sallycarpenterphotography.com

Here is Aperture Photography's Firework Shot Below

The end of a beautiful wedding. Aperture Photography

Aperture Photography Photographs a Wedding on a perfect day at the incredible Rhinecliff

Amazing Couple and Venue

I wish I had time to write about how perfect the couple, The Rhinecliff and the day was.  I was amazed how beautiful it was.  Aperture Photography has photographed many weddings at the Rhinecliff and what amazes me is the perfect light.  Sunny or Cloudy the angle and Hudson River make it a dream for photography.  Love it !  Visit there site http://www.therhinecliff.com/ and Aperture Photography http://aperturephoto.com/  for some information and photographs.

Aperture Photography Rhinecliff Rhinebeck Wedding Photographer

Aperture Photography Rhinecliff Wedding Photographer