All You Need is Love!

Sometimes when you check your email, its really boring. There's spam...there's advertisements. But sometimes you get the pleasure of hearing back from your brides :) In some cases, your brides repeatedly thank you for their photos which really drives home how genuinely they appreciate your work. This was the story with Lisa, who sent us two separate emails, once before she saw her proofs and once after :)


Lisa: Thank you for showing us some L-O-V-E and you're more than welcome for your pictures!!

Hi John, Marissa and Cara,

The pictures are amazing!!! You really got so many great shots. We love the photo-journalistic shots because it tells a story. You were able to capture some really great moments. Thank you so much for your hard work, you really did an outstanding job. We will cherish these pictures for the rest of our lives.

Thank you, Lisa and Patrick --------------



From: Lisa Hairabedian
To: weddings@heynphotography.com-
Sent: Saturday, June 28, 2008 1:52 PM
Subject: The new Mrs. Hairabedian!

To all of the members of Heyn Photography,

I just wanted to say thank you for doing our wedding photos. From what we have seen so far we know that the pictures are going to be outstanding. I recently came across the Heyn photography blogspot and saw the slideshow posted after our wedding. They are amazing!!! We really look forward to seeing the rest of the photos soon. Thank you again for your hard work and outstanding professionalism.

Sincerely,

Lisa Hairabedian

Amy & Matt

Amy and Matt were married on probably one of the most favorite summer holidays, July 5. Like other brides this season we were lucky to have a great connection to Amy. Amy was a past student of John’s. We also had the opportunity to shoot two of her best friend’s weddings in the past as well. Amy was amazing; she was truly enjoying her day and had a way to get everyone to smile with just one look. We also have to recognize Amy’s father who did a terrific job with a newly broken foot. His injury did not stop him from walking his little girl down the aisle or dancing with her. It was really touching to see his effort to help make Amy and Matt’s day go as planned!

The bride and groom wanted to take pictures at Monmouth University which is always a perfect setting for regal images. Of course this didn’t stop us from mixing it up a little as well. The whole bridal party went upstairs of the mansion to take Arial shots even though it felt like one hundred degrees to them. Or revisiting their school days as they waited patiently for the bride and groom and were photographed as if they were in detention...lol! As always we stopped by the beach to do some more fun stuff with the bridal party and some romantic beach images with the bride and groom.

The reception was at The Channel Club, with its beautiful ballroom and stunning dockside we decided to take the couple out again for some sunset shots. It’s hard to resist the docks at The Channel Club; it makes you feel like your somewhere in Key West and not New Jersey. This couple was great to work with; we enjoyed working with them and getting to photograph their very obvious love for each other!




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Brendan and Renee

Renee and Brendan were married on a beautiful sunny hot day! It was a perfect wedding at the Jersey Shore. We started at the house with Renee who was literally the blushing bride. She was ecstatic to start her day and take many pictures especially with her beloved cat. Renee was awesome; she was up for anything including posing on the floor in her wedding dress, for the perfect picture. Then Brendan came to see his bride for the first time. It’s always a treat to be apart of the special split second of first sight!

Then we were off to Beautiful Spring Lake where we even found a new perfect discrete location that puts you basically on the lake itself. It’s a private and romantic area which is a perfect setting for wedding images! To continue with our Jersey Shore wedding we stopped at the beach where the bride and groom were all about going on the sand even though it was burning their feet. Brendan picked up his bride and twirled her around as if no one else was their, even though there was a large crowd of on lookers sun bathing on the beach.

The ceremony and reception were at the beautiful Mill in Spring Lake where the two were married in front of all their loved ones under gorgeous blue skies. They continued to dance the afternoon away at the reception and even a few happy tears were shed by the bride and the happy families. We wish them all the best in their new lives together!


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Lisa and Tom

Lisa was a bride that came to us because her father and John have been teaching together for years. Mr. Goode was the favorite teacher of several Heyn Photography employees (favorite teacher after John that is!) and everyone was excited to be able to do Lisa's wedding. Lisa looked stunning, and kept her calm despite worries about being caught in the rain. John assured her she wasn't going to be caught in it and he kept his promise... 8 minutes after Lisa and Tom went inside the skies opened over the Molly Pitcher Inn, talk about close calls!!

Early on in the day Cara spent quality time with the bridesmaids as John and Marissa photographed Lisa alone...after a half an hour we suspected that perhaps they had kidnapped the bride! To their great relief, it turns out the three of them had been having a great time finding poses inside the suite at Molly Pitcher. While we bonded with the girls the boys, having already been shot, were enjoying a beer at Basil T's across the street.

We headed to Deep Cut park for formals where we photographed the bridal party and bride in under a half hour...and those shots of the koi pond were out of this world!


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We Love our Brides!!

Saturday we had the pleasure and honor of photographing Meghann & Mike's adorable wedding. We would just like to share her unbelievable comments :)

Meghann and Mike

A note about Meghann: We love her. We love her because she has openly stalked our blog for months and was committed to doing whatever it took to get those same amazing photos on her wedding. From day one Meg told us that she was just as in love with us as with Mike. (Well... we're sure that's an exaggeration Mike!) We can honestly say that we were more pumped for Meghann's wedding than most because she had become so involved with us that she could never ever be just another bride.

And she wasn't lying when she said she was committed to the pictures! She was even caught hiking up her dress to take a drink of water after long hours of taking pictures, getting married, taking pictures, and so on. She was worshipping her husband as he blew his conk (as in shell!) and jumping all around the park, the beach and the borrowed house for photos.

Meg, we simply couldn't wait to get these images to you!!! We hope you're happy with the work and that you continue to stalk us for many years to come :)

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Tina and Dave

Tina and Dave have a special relationship with this studio...Tina and Marissa have been friends for years! When Tina announced she was getting married, there was no question who was shooting her wedding, or her engagement session. John and Marissa had fun shooting Tina (in her snazzy lime green) and Dave at Pier Village, one of our favorite beaches to shoot.

Tina, we cannot wait for your wedding!!!!

Meg and Eric

One of our Engagement Sessions during the week was Meg and Eric... John and Cara drove out of one summer thunderstorm and were afraid they were driving straight into another as they traveled to Manasquan Beach. However, the storm blew over them leaving some tremendous waves, some intimidating clouds, and two adorable people. Whether climbing the lifeguard stand or lounging in the sand, these two were willing to go the extra mile for a good image...can't wait to do your wedding guys! Have a nice engagement party this week!!

Alyson and Thomas

We had quite the busy week here at the studio, engagement sessions during the week, weddings during the weekend. All had a consistent summer storm cloud motif, which meant great pictures for us! And, luckily for our couples, none of them actually got hit by the storm!

Alyson and Tom were our Friday affair. Alyson had a smile that made her whole face glow, and we couldn't get enough images of her! As she was getting dressed at her parents house, you could see her mother's wedding dress on the wall to compliment her daughter's wedding dress. Also, Alyson's baby shoes were on a nearby table, we just couldn't resist taking shots of such priceless moments.

As the day wore on we got to see Alyson the daughter, Alyson the aunt, Alyson the Softball Coach and Alyson, Tom's new wife. From St. Margaret's to confusion at Spring Lake to Oyster Point, it was a rewarding day.


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Snazzy New Business Cards

This year has been such a productive one for us that we found ourselves running out of business cards... right at the height of wedding season!! Well we decided to update the look, go for a more simplified layout, a new font, and a different material for the card. Cara got to sink her teeth into designing it, but it was a group effort. Who thought it would be so hard to choose between 3 different fonts? What about the color vs. black and white aspect? And do the 3 favorite images of each photographer from this new season mesh well together?

Well, its been a few weeks in working out the kinks, but the cards are made and ordered.... if anyone's in the market, this company really does a great job! The silk cards are heavenly to touch and really add a sense of class and occassion to the usually mundane act of handing out a business card::

4colorprint.com