Bridal Show FUN @ The Ritacco Center

This past sunday we had the pleasure of meeting many new brides at the Ritacco center bridal show. Wedding Set go out did themselves this year and put on a great event which we were proud to be a part of! We would like to thank everyone for stopping by our booth and taking home one of our Chinese take out boxes full of... goodies. We want to invite each bride to schedule a time to come into the studio and share their vision of their special day with one of our photographers.

Also, it was great to see our friends Jay Jani from Sound Connection and Greg Lassik from Endless Wave Cinematography.

Don't forget to check out our website www.heynphotography.com

New Year, New Recognition...NEW WEBSITE

We are proud to announce that this year we have received a plethora of awards from various wedding venues including the ever-popular WeddingWire AND the illustrious Knot!!!

On Wedding Wire we were nominated for Bride's Choice which means SO much to us because that is a compliment coming directly from our clients. We work so hard to make your wedding photography experience as wonderful as it can be and to get this kind of compliment back is humbling. We truly appreciate every single bride who helped us in achieving this and we want you to know that we never forget where our success comes from: it comes from every single Bride that comes into our lives :)

The Knot is one of those websites that you always hope to be recognized by because it embodies the single most popular site (and magazine) that women go to for wedding advice. It is a compliment on so many levels because it really shows that our hard work to be the best in our business is being recognized by the top people in the industry. We can't really express to you how happy we were in receiving this :) Thank you again to every person who made this possible :)

Annnnnd..... Last but not least: HeynPhotography.com has been re-vamped :)

Our old website got the job done but at the end of the day we felt that it was time to really upgrade it and jazz it up so that it reflected our style better. It was key that we be able to change our images ourself so that we could constantly be able to show our latest and greatest weddings :) Everything is new: there's an introductory flash show (trust us, watch the whole thing, it is truly amazing!), new galleries (with tons of new pictures!), new contact form... new EVERYTHING!

We really love it and we want everyone to take a look at it and love it the same way we do :)

CHECK IT OUT!

Jessica & Thomas

This year we had a New Year's Eve wedding with the drop-dead-gorgeous Jessica Jenkins :) It was really a perfect combination for us: great lighting, a beautiful dusting of snow, and a very pretty bride. Give us that and we are happy photographers!

We went from Allaire Chapel to Monmouth University and wound up at the re-designed Clark's Landing. This venue is truly jaw-dropping, its a stunning place for a wedding. During all of it Jessica really worked with us which, as we know, is the best way to get beautiful photographs! She laid down on some steps, she wrapped her veil around herself and all in all was the perfect model.

This wedding was full of special moments: from Tom's step-dad as the best man to Tom and Jess sharing the same wedding song as her parents... the New Year countdown was almost forgotten in the blur of good times and we hope this couple continues to experience bliss.

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Happy Holidays!

As the holidays have come and gone we here at the Heyn Photo Family wanted to wish all of our blog-stalkers and brides a very happy new year! We have been blessed to work with so many amazing people and we hope that the trend continues into 2010 :)

In the Holiday Photo we took at our annual Holiday Party you might recognize some familiar faces! John Heyn, Marissa, Jackie, Jenelle, Rebecca and Cara. We were missing Monica, our album designer, who was unfortunately sick at the time.

HAPPY HOLIDAYS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Happy Thanksgiving

We just wanted to share some thoughts during the Holiday Season. We want to say a very Happy and Healthy Thanksgiving to all our clients, families, and friends! Around the holiday season we think of everything we are thankful for. We are very thankful for all of you letting us be apart of your lives! Whether we were apart of your wedding day, baby births, or engagements; you have all touched and enriched the Heyn Photography Family. Thank you again and a very happy holiday season!

Bobbi & Frank

Once in a while we get brides who truly make an effort to be extra friendly and personable to us. They keep tabs on our blog, they friend us on facebook, and when we call them to make appointments we wind up talking with them about everything else because we have really begun to bond with them. This is clearly our favorite type of client :)

We've had quite a few memorable blog-stalkers over the last few years but one of our newest is Bobbi, who recently shot her engagement session with Marissa. Bobbi has that Rolling Stone meets Vogue look about her and she is a fabulous model. With a session like this we look forward to her wedding!

Amie & William

Sometimes love really crosses boundaries and brings people together. One of the surest tests of an enduring love? A love that has reached through time. Amie and Bill have known each other since their days in St Rose High School so when their wedding day rolled around it was no surprise that they chose to go back to their roots :)

Amie is a truly loving individual to everyone: her family, her husband and her photographers. She is one of the sweetest brides we've ever had and she was a delight to work with. She even got a bit down a dirty at the park by throwing some leaves around! After all, it IS fall, now is the time to play in leaf piles :) This park session was tremendous and ranks high on our list of favorite park sessions ever. Just look at the color! Look at the vibrance of the couple! It's heaven for a photographer!

After the park session we went to the beach before heading over to The Avenue in Pier Village (which was GORGEOUS)

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Jenna & Ryan

We've seen our share of wacky weather as wedding photographers. We've seen rain, sleet, snow... and after Jenna's wedding, we have seen wind. Cold, horrible, biting wind. Marissa and the crew looked like Eskimos all bundled up against the elements! We would never wish those conditions on anyone but we always wish to have a bride as devoted as Jenna when that kind of weather happens. Not only did she go out on the sand, with only a shawl and a husband to keep her warm, but she STILL smiled and looked happy throughout the whole experience.

Jenna was a real sport and trust us when we say it was worth it. One thing about such wretched wind: it does make gowns and shawls fly around in photographically interesting ways :) Not to mention Jenna went under the boardwalk with us which always gives us plenty of room to start getting creative!

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Edie & Phil

We love all of our blog-stalkers and Edie is a devoted one :) Her wedding was special because it wasn't really a wedding... it was her 20th anniversary with her husband, Phil! It was a slightly different experience for us because normally we see a couple starting out on their journey together with no idea about what will happen to them in their future together. This time, we had the opportunity to see how love, like a fine wine, only gets better with time!

Even after twenty years Phil still looks at Edie with every ounce of pride, wonder, and love that we see in the eyes of newlywed grooms. This couple should be an example to us all that true love does endure and every year only brings more joy!

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Our Marissa is getting Married!

Last Friday Cara and I had the pleasure of photographing Marissa and her fiance Alex for their engagement session in New York City. We were first going to use the Brooklyn Bridge but because of police activity we couldn't get on it. Fortunately at the base of the bridge we found City Hall Park! It was a cool wet afternoon/evening but we got some great shots around the fountain. This was a very special shoot for me as Marissa has been with the company for the past eleven years. It was like photographing one of my own daughters. Her wedding will take place next August at the newly remodeled Berkley Carteret In Asbury Park. I am honored that Marissa and Alex have chosen me to photograph their wedding. Hope you enjoy the slide show!

- John Heyn

Click HERE for the slide show of the session!