Kelly & Brian

Kelly and Brian were married October 3rd with beautiful fall weather and sunshine shinning down on them. Kelly is close to us in many ways, we had the honor of photographing Kelly’s sister Kristin in 2005 and Marissa attended college with her as well. Kelly and Brian met at Monmouth University where their admiration for each other grew into true love over the years.

Or day started in Spring Lake to do some beautiful images of the bride, her girls, and her family. Then we were off to St. Catherine’s church for a stunning ceremony. Of course we couldn’t miss the beach with a gorgeous October sky. We ended up at the Spring Lake Bath and Tennis Club where the room was set with all of Kelly and Brian’s personal touches. The family and friends partied into the night, where even the bride sung with the band. We wish you guys all the best and Kelly keep on singing :) !!!

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Jill & Ryan

One benefit to John working as a high school teacher is that his students occassionally come back to their favorite photography teacher when they're looking for a wedding photographer. Jill is one of those special brides that had to have her old photo teacher back in her life (and on the most important day of her life at that!) John also had the pleasure of teaching Jill's siblings so her day was more than a wedding -- it was a mini- high school reunion!

The day unfolded at the beautiful Ram's Head Inn, which was the first time we've shot there. We were so happy to be there, another location to add to our list of favorites! Just look at the grounds! We have to say it was fun finding new places to shoot, especially when we find bamboo to play with :)

Gina and Russ

Gina has been excited for us to do her wedding since the moment she met us, and we have to say the sentiments are returned. We just love working with calm brides who run on schedule, so Gina's day was a breeze for us!! We started at a hair salon and wound up at the Oyster Point, hitting a little bit of rain and fog along the way at Monmouth University.

We always say we like photographing on cloudy, slightly rainy days because of how the colors pop and flow outside, and we weren't disappointed!

This was a wedding that gave us the opportunity to get creative and really offer some of our top photojournalism!

We hope you enjoy this watching this show as much as we enjoyed shooting our bride :)


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Alicia & Mike

Alicia's just been one of those names. This year we have had several Alicias and they've all been very memorable brides. Alicia's day began in her parents beautiful home. The house and day were organized to a "T": well decorated room for formals, refreshments in the kitchen, Miami Dolphin's game on in the den (Alicia just loves her Dolphins!).

It was a hot, sunny day; the ideal climate for a September wedding, and after the church we went over to the Shadowbrook to grab some shade for bridal party formals. It was time trying to get through the large families and bridal party AND spend some quality time with our gorgeous bride and groom while still leaving them time to enjoy their cocktail hour.

This has been one of many weekends spent at the Shadowbrook and we just love taking our couples through their gardens for intimate shots for two...its just the perfect atmosphere! After that, Marissa and Vanessa went up on the roof so they could look down and capture a full group shot of the guests before the reception started.

After that the bride and groom danced their night away and we couldn't help but to sway to the music right along side of them: Congrats you two!!!

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Sheryl & Dan

As we previously posted, Sheryl and Dan had a TREMENDOUS beach session and we couldn't resist revisiting those shots in their slideshow! Sorry for the delay you two, it has been some kind of a hectic fall! We've had weddings every weekend and double bookings, not to mention a lot of the girls working in the studio have returned to school (not to mention John's back to teaching again!).

We hope you enjoy the slideshow as much as we enjoyed shooting you! Anytime you want another portrait session, you know who to call!

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Tina & Dave

Tina's wedding has been on our calendar for longer than any other bride. Tina has known she was having us photograph her wedding before she was even engaged. The reason? Tina and Marissa have been friends since...forever?

That being said, it's safe to say that everyone at Heyn Photography felt like an integral part of Tina's planning process. Marissa and Vanessa were both bride's maids; John, Larry, Jackie and Cara shot the wedding and we have all been going through the images. Every single one of us felt as though Tina was truly our sister or daughter that day.

Needless to say, none of us slept well the night before because we were so excited for Tina's day. When we got there, we weren't disappointed. Larry took the boys and the rest of us tackled the ladies as hair and makeup were done, judged, re-done and we got to document every step in the process.

Our shock at seeing Tina's vibrant pink shoes was quickly followed by the thought "Oh man, we can have a lot of fun with these!" (and ooooh, we did!) From the house we had a different kind of day, Tina had planned for us to go to Asbury Park for pictures, then Monmouth University and then we would wind up at the Channel Club for the ceremony and the rest of the day. Asbury Park was hot (and crowded!) but it didn't matter. We posed, we strutted, we jumped the barriers to get onto the beach without paying...and the bridal party had fun too :)

At Monmouth University we ran into freshman welcome week traffic (some of those freshman were very confused at who the lady in the white dress was and why she was in Wilson Hall) but we got through it and have some absolutely amazing pictures. Larry and Jackie were "sniping" from the second floor, John was doing formals, and Cara was setting up the classroom shot.

Then it was onto the Channel Club. Marissa, as Maid of Honor, had a reading during the ceremony, teared up as Dave kissed his bride, and then made it through her toast like a champion. Tina kept her composure well too :)

Tina, we've already written this much, and we could undoubtedly write more. May you always know how much we all love you, wish you well, and hope that every day for you is as happy as your wedding.

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Just look at the Happy Heyn Photography Crew!!!

And girls, after a Sex and the City themed bachelorette party (and those gorgeous heels)...we couldn't resist the comparison!!

Now THIS is a beach session!!!

Brides often ask us to explain what we mean when we ask if they'd like to do a beach session. We say, its where you let your hair down and have fun, go crazy, and... I've said have fun already, right? It's the beach! Come on! How do you not have fun?

When Dan approached us three weeks ago to do his wedding, we were surprised. Three weeks? Well, its not every day that we get a job so close to the deadline, but Dan was a great guy with a really spunky personality. We liked him from the minute he walked into the studio and when we met Sheryl, we understood what he saw in her.

Now, talk about a beach session. After the reception had ended we had an hour on the beach with Dan and Sheryl just getting some of the best beach shots we've ever had. This couple was in the sand...and IN THE WATER! Look at those beautiful waves crashing onto that gorgeous wedding dress!!

Some photographers might call that trashing the dress....we call it what needs to be done for pictures like these! Check out those shots!

To any future brides reading: keep this in mind for your own beach sessions.

To any past brides reading: Do you still have your dress? Because we're pretty sure the waves are still crashing on the beach :)

Scott & Mindy

Scott and Mindy were our August 17th wedding at The Water's Edge (we've done so many there recently -- must be that brides know how much we love to shoot there!) We had the perfect beach day including a gentle breeze off the water and a few clouds in the sky providing shade for guests and photographers alike.

We were pleasantly surprised to discover that Mindy is a recording artist who treated her husband to a dance as her cover of "Will you still love me tomorrow?" played.

Well Mindy, given how Scott couldn't take his eyes off of you, we do believe he will love you tomorrow... and every day after that.



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Andrea & Lee

Lee and Andrea had quite the day! Perfect weather, perfect location, perfect family...perfect wedding. The Water's Edge is one of our favorite locations, right on the beach and that great window provides for endless photo opportunities (as you'll see!). The 25th was really a marathon day for Heyn Photography with the girls shooting Alicia Walker and John and Janelle shooting Andrea and Lee...then John hopping onto a plane for Alaska less than three hours after the weddings ended! (And he managed to get us the pictures so we could get the slideshows made!)

As John was running out the door and was telling us about Andrea's day he couldn't stop telling us how much fun they were! Laughter and smiles were the words of the day and we hope that you guys have many more smiles and years of laughter ahead of you!

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