Marielle and Jason

We had a stunning wedding last weekend at the PNC Art Center with Marielle and Jason. Marielle had been devoted to the details of her day and it paid off-- she looked amazing, her venue was perfect and her photographs came out immaculately beautiful. We found two awesome walls for our house session-- a faux-stone that really took the light well and a royal purple wall that offered a POP of color. Marielle worked the camera like a seasoned model.

Marielle and Jason met one another for the first time on the steps of Monmouth University's ever-gorgeous Wilson Hall. He was struck absolutely speechless by her and it was clear from the way they couldn't drag their eyes off of one another that these pictures would glow with love-- and they do!

When we got to PNC there was fantastic up-lighting that transformed the room-- up-lighting should be a consideration for every bride who wants to take a room from functional to fabulous.

We hope that Marielle and Jason had a "Beautiful" day!

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Jennifer and Jeff

Most brides BEG us to give them perfect weather-- they plead with us for sunshine. Brides ask us to make sure that we keep it at least 70 degrees and we desperately wish we could give it to them but it really is out of our hands. It breaks our hearts not to be able to magic in the good weather for our girls... but Jennifer was a little different. Jennifer planned a winter wedding and one day asked us if we thought she was going to luck out and get snow! With a mid-January wedding we felt pretty confident telling her that snow looked promising ;)

Jennifer was always a winter-loving girl and we couldn't have been more happy for her that she got her dream wedding-- snow included! She accented her day with gorgeous purple bridesmaids' dresses and matching purple pumps for our glowing bride. Even with snow on the ground the bride (and bridal party!) made it outside for pictures.

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Lindsey & Kevin

This New Year's Eve Heyn Photography had the pleasure of ringing in 2011 with a truly wonderful bride and groom-- Lindsey and Kevin. We'd met them before-- not just on their engagement shoot but on a few weddings within their circle of friends (best of all-- we get to see them at a few upcoming weddings as well)! They are sweet, down-to-earth people who had a wedding reflective of that love: a pure celebration, tons of fun, and absolutely no stress. Lindsey was a truly calm bride and a joy to work with (the camera really loves her!) and Kevin was a groom who was happy to help his bride achieve the photos she wanted.

Lindsey even climbed on a piano for us and braved the snowy outdoors at Fairleigh Dickinson University for her pictures and we couldn't be happier with the result!

Besides FDU we were located at The Madison Hotel and we just have one word for you: conservatory. Although you probably haven't used "conservatory" in a conversation since the last time you played Clue it was an absolutely BREATHTAKING location for a wedding ceremony and reception! Outside you could see the ambient light from a gorgeous winter sky, inside the lighting was dimmed to a romantic glow, and it felt like being in a winter wonderland.

Congrats to Lindsey and Kevin and thank you for a memorable New Year!

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Kristine & Eric

December weddings can, unfortunately, be cold and Kristine and Eric had the unfortunate luck of pulling a particularly cold day. But any of our brides know that neither wind, nor rain, nor freezing cold temperatures will stop us from insuring that a wedding gets properly photographed!

This is very much a beach wedding location and we don't think that beautiful beach pictures have a season-- shooting it in the winter is just as beautiful as the fall, summer or spring. In this case the Point Pleasant boardwalk was primarily boarded up and it gave the pictures a very Vogue look to them.

One of the surprises of the day was that Santa and one of his Elves happened to be visiting the boardwalk and were nice enough to take pictures with us!! This is a Heyn Photo first-- we had never photographed Old Saint Nick before and it was certainly one of the history books!

Despite the freezing cold the bride and groom walked out towards the water and let us get some stunning beach shots. The pink-tinted sky that the winter typically gives us was truly as beautiful as the couple :) After the water we hit the inside of the bar at Jenkinson's which we haven't done in years! Later we warmed up at the Crystal Point as the couple danced the night away :)

Kristine and Eric were very relaxed and we had a great time working with them!

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Tom & Cathy

Tom and Cathy's wedding was a classic show of love :) We began at the bride's house surrounded by her family and friends in the flurry of getting ready. We went to our beloved Monmouth University where we did formals and then had a prolonged wondering session. Former brides will know that if we get a half hour to roam freely in Wilson Hall we are the happiest photographers on the planet! We had some awesome shots!

This couple never uttered a single complaint and happily did whatever poses we asked them to do! We wish them all the luck in the world!

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Jaclyn & Chris

It really is a pleasure when Heyn Photography gets a call from a family friend who wants to include John in their wedding and Jaclyn & Chris' day was no exception. The day before Halloween comes with a lot of pressure to be as unique as the holiday and the couple truly rose to the occasion!

On a crisp fall day our be-speckled bride met her dapper groom in a quaint chapel before diving right into a fall colors park session! With the leaves on the trees turning the perfect shade to match the colors of the bridal party the weather truly made the day wonderful! Jaclyn and Chris were great to work with and you can really see them shine whenever they look at one another.

Also check out the skateboards that Chris got his groomsmen! It's not every day that we get to have a session with the groomsmen in motion and this was truly memorable! We wish these two nothing but the best!


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Stephanie & Mike

Stephanie & Mike had a classically beautiful wedding in every way-- Stephanie was wearing an heirloom engagement ring, a dress and veil stylized to match her one-of-a-kind ring, a lovely church ceremony and gorgeous weather for her park and beach sessions! We truly lucked out on locations because we got to return to Spring Lake, a tried and true favorite, and we hit the beach in two locations!

We ended up at The Breakers where the Vintage-Glam look continued. We truly love the Breakers because of its location-- right by Spring Lake and directly across from the ocean! It's always fun for us to shoot there and this day was no exception.

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Victoria & Vincent

Saturday we had the pleasure of shooting Victoria and Vincent's wedding. The day was planned to include touches from "Breakfast At Tiffany's" and so we had to include some Audrey Hepburn glamor shots and of course a pose in front of Tiffany's in Red Bank. Their first dance song was even "Moon River"!

We were at St. James for the church ceremony before we headed to Deep Cut Park. Deep Cut is definitely one of our favorite parks of all time because it has a few versatile spots: the open greenery in front, the pond in the middle and the maze/bonsai garden in the back. This time around we really got to play with the giant Bonsai tree and the images absolutely popped!

We finished up the day at the Molly Pitcher where the couple danced the night away among their family and friends.

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Denise & Nick .... & Stop Motion!

Denise and Nick were also a Saturday wedding for Heyn Photography and they also had gorgeous weather (our October brides have been pretty lucky so far!). We started at a quaint little B&B in Spring Lake which put us only a block from the lake itself-- we can't stress enough how convenient a location it is with the lake, town, and beach all so close together. Unfortunately we didn't get to the town this time but we more than made up for it with the park and beach session!

Denise had that Jennifer Love Hewitt-movie star-glam look going for her AND she was willing to sit on sand, roll around on a bed, climb off-limits stairways and generally do anything we asked so we had an absolute ball shooting her.

Here at the studio we are always looking into new ideas for ourselves and our clients to enjoy. One thing that we haven't applied to a wedding before was stop motion photography. Don't know what stop motion is? Well we suggest watching Denise's slideshow and when you hit the beach section focus and prepare to be amazed! It is almost like a video-photo hybrid and we liked this first trial into it at a wedding.

Future brides can look forward to our company evolving this new art form as we get more and more familiar with it!

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Kelly & Mike

There's nothing we like more than pretty weather and a laid back bride-- Saturday our studio was lucky enough to have TWO relaxed ladies to photograph! The first was Kelly who charmed us instantly with striking blue eyes and a mellow personality. We expected as much from her-- she was a former student of John's and he was so excited to photograph yet another student of his! She married Mike and they had all the makings of excellent pictures-- good temperatures, interesting location, and the right attitude :)

After pictures they had a sunset ceremony and danced the night away! We hope they continue to dance through their lives together with that much enthusiasm!

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