New Jersey Wedding Photographers

ERICLAGSTEIN

Based Out Of: Wyckoff, New Jersey

Also Serving: Connecticut, New York City, New York (Long Island) and New York (Upstate)

BROOKELAGSTEIN

Based Out Of: Hoboken, New Jersey

Also Serving: New York City, New York (Long Island) and New York (Upstate)

ROMANFRANCISCO

Based Out Of: East Brunswick, New Jersey

Also Serving: Southern California, New York City, Connecticut and Long Island, New York

Bio: Studied Fashion Photography at the Fashion Institute of Technology and at the International Center of Photography in New York City. Started shooting high fashion editorials and am now applying the same style to weddings with a photojournalistic approach.

LAURENRUTTEN

Based Out Of: South Orange, New Jersey

Bio: Over 20 years of professional experience in editorial and fashion photography has taught me plenty about working with spontaneity and creativity. For the last 8 years I've been working primarily with private clients, celebrating their family life and events in an intimate documentary style. I hold bachelors (1984) and masters (1998) degree in photography along with continually educating myself through professional workshops. I balance my wedding and portrait work with teaching children at risk in an after school arts program. I also do extended residencies throughout New Jersey, sponsored by the New Jersey State Arts Council. My fine art work has been exhibited at galleries in New Jersey and New York City and most recently at the International Center of Photography. I am married and have a teenage son who shows great signs of a future in the arts.

DANIELALEXANDER

Based Out Of: Piscataway, New Jersey

Favorite Destination Wedding Locations: Europe and Asia

JEFFTARANTINO

Based Out Of: West Windsor, New Jersey

Also Serving: Pennsylvania

ANNEMARIEMCLAUGHLIN

Based Out Of: Glen Ridge, New Jersey

Also Serving: New York City

MARIELABBANCZ

Based Out Of: Robbinsville, New Jersey

Also Serving: New York City, Pennsylvania, Delaware and Connecticut

ERICJOSEPH

Based Out Of: Manahawkin, New Jersey

Also Serving: Pennsylvania, Florida

Bio: Eric Joseph Studied fashion & editorial photography & cinematography for motion picture film production in Philadelphia. He also received a B.A. degree in arts in 2000. With a style that is a mix between fashion and wedding photojournalism, Eric has been shooting weddings since 1999 and is always seeking candid yet artistic photographs.

KRISTINREIMER

Based Out Of: Bloomfield, New Jersey

Also Serving: New York City

SONIASMITH

Based Out Of: New Jersey

Bio: Sonia's formal education in photography began in 1985 in NYC. She has received extensive formal training in traditional film photography including large and medium format in southern California from 1988-1992. She has assisted high-end, successful commercial photographers in Los Angeles to learn technique and gain experience from 1992-1996. Sonia has been shooting wedding journalism for over 10 years in New Jersey. She is of Indian/Hindu descent and was born in the US. Today Sonia Smith is married with 2 children.

KEITHFOLEY

Based Out Of: Glen Ridge, New Jersey

Also Serving: New York City

DAVIDLAU

Based Out Of: Marboro, New Jersey

Also Serving: Pennsylvania and Northern California

SHELLEYWOODWORTH

Based Out Of: Glen Ridge, New Jersey

Also Serving: New York City

LESLIEBARBARO

Based Out Of: North Bergen, New Jersey

Also Serving: New York City and Pennsylvania

LAURENGRABELLE

Based Out Of: Eatontown, New Jersey

Also Serving: New York City and Pennsylvania

Bio: With an internship at National Geographic and a degree in Anthropology, Lauren continues to document the world around her with a focus on weddings. An award winning photographer, including twice being selected by jury for publication in the renowned American Photography 10 and 17 (a book of the best photography done in the country each year), Lauren's fine-art work is represented by a London-based agent, and her high-quality documentary-style wedding work has been published multiple times in The Knot, Wedding Channel, Brides NJ, Brides Philadelphia, and NJ Bride magazines.

TONYYANG

Based Out Of: Towaco, New Jersey

Bio: Modern photojournalistic wedding, budoir and modeling photography. Tony has covered over 100 weddings in the last 4 years and has travelled around the world from Jamaica to the Maldive Islands. He has a visual arts background with a true passion for capturing life as is.

MONIKABROZ

Based Out Of: Bloomfield, New Jersey

Also Serving: Pennsylvania and New York City

Favorite Destination Wedding Locations: Mexico (Yucatan Peninsula)

DIBEZI

Based Out Of: Weehawken, New Jersey

Also Serving: Pennsylvania and New York City

Bio: Diana, an honor roll student and a graduate first in her class with awards, received her BA from the Brooks school of film and photography in Santa Barbara. During her education, Di received the Canon student fashion award and the Nikon student portfolio award. In addition, she landed numerous internships in New York working on set with photographers in high end fashion (American, Japanese and Italian Vogue) and celebrity portraiture (Vanity Fair magazine) shooting on location and in various studios throughout the city. Upon graduation, she moved to NY where she was asked to work full time with one of New York's contracted Vogue magazine photographers. For two years she assisted in camera, grip and lighting for celebrity and editorial fashion magazines and fashion ad campaigns.

During and since then, Di has exhibited her photographs in the following galleries: Pocron Studios, Brooklyn, NY "Portrait of Fashion" (Group Exhibition); Spike Gallery, New York City "Behind the Lens" sponsored by W Magazine and Guess; White Space Studio, New York City (Group Exhibition); Kobe Fashion Museum. Kobe, Japan „Masterminds of Mode: International Fashion Festival; Border's Bookstore, Beverly Hills, CA Traveling Exhibition 24 Photographs (Solo Exhibition, 3 months); Border‚s Bookstore, Santa Barbara, CA Traveling Exhibition 24 Photographs (Solo Exhibition, 2 months).

Di's photos have been published in the US and her documentary images of 5th Ave Women have been published in Italy. She also received warm comments in Art News magazine for her photographs during her White Space exhibit in New York. Di's strong educational background, and colorful backdrop adds a fresh and unique perspective to her documentary approach to weddings.

KELLAMACPHEE

Based Out Of: Central New Jersey

Also Serving: Pennsylvania and New York City

Bio: Kella MacPhee pursued Photography and Fine Art at The Richard Stockton College of NJ, and there recieved a Bachelors in Fine Art and a Minor in Photography. She then went on to work for a major portrait studo realizing quickly that staged photos were not for her. Wanting something more exciting and challenging, Kella started at two large Coastal NJ Newspapers shooting everything from sports, to news to real estate. After two years under her belt, Kella left the papers and ventured into wedding photography. She immediately loved it and was able to assist a well known photographer and also learn the ropes. Kella's goal now is to continue shooting weddings in a modern and fun way. She couldn't imagine doing anything else.

REENAROSESIBAYAN

Based Out Of: Jersey City, New Jersey

Also Serving: New York City

Favorite Destination Wedding Location: Bahamas

Bio: Reena Rose Sibayan is a full-time newspaper staff photojournalist for the Jersey Journal, a daily newspaper in Jersey City covering Hudson County in New Jersey. On the weekends, she translates her photojournalism skills into documenting weddings, capturing fleeting, authentic moments that tell the story of a couple's most important day. A graduate of the Eddie Adams Photography Workshop in 2002, she has received awards from the New Jersey Press Association (NJPA) and the New Jersey Press Photographers Association (NJPPA) and National Press Photographers Association (NPPA-Region 3). Her work has appeared in the Star-Ledger and the New York Times, among other news publications.

KATHLEENDUXBURY

Based Out Of: Northern New Jersey

Bio: Publications: George Lucas Ed Foundation, Bogart-In Search Of My Father. Texas Highways Magazine, SHOTS Magazine, Atlanta Business Chronicle, Suburban Elite. Portfolio/Fine Art Awards: Texas Dept Tourism, Pop Photo Mag, Adirondack Life, Texas Tech Univ, Ringwood Manor Arts Assoc, New Jersey Magazine.Exhibits: Barnes & Noble, Houston Center for Photography, Texas Arts Commission-3 year tour, Witte Museum, LSUnion Art Gallery, Ella C. Dunnegan Art Gallery. Wedding Imaging Awards: WPJA, NJ Countryside Mag. #1 Wedding Photographer.

CHRISTOPHERLANE

Based Out Of: Jersey City, New Jersey

Also Serving: New York City

Favorite Destination Wedding Locations: South America

Bio: Christopher gained an MFA in photography and was trained as a documentary photographer, after which he immediately started working for Newsweek on special assignments. Now he splits his time working for leading publications in Europe and the US (Including The London Times New York Times ESPN) and weddings. Christopher was honored with the WPJA Brides magazine first place award for his wedding photography and received numerous awards for his editorial work including National Portrait Gallery Finalist 2005/06 and awarded the Art Directors Club Young Gun award.

ZLATKOBATISTICH

Based Out Of: Bergen County, New Jersey

Also Serving: New York City

AMYNEWMAN

Based Out Of: Cliffside Park, New Jersey

Also Serving: New York City, Massachusetts and Pennsylvania

BERITBIZJAK

Based Out Of: Basking Ridge, New Jersey

Also Serving: New York City

BETHKEISER

Based Out Of: New York City, New York

Favorite Destination Wedding Locations: Europe

Also Serving: New York (Long Island) and New Jersey

Bio: A former Associated Press and Miami Herald staff photographer, Beth Keiser's work has been published in most major newspapers and magazines, including the New York Times, Chicago Tribune, USA Today, Sports Illustrated, Rolling Stone and Time Magazine. Awards and honors have also followed her career with several awards from the National Press Photographers Association Best of Photography, Pictures of Year International and the highest honor of the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service as part of the Miami Herald's Hurricane Andrew coverage. Beth continues the journey today in New York City.

DENISECREGIER

Based Out Of: Brewster, New York

Also Serving: New York City, New York (Long Island), Connecticut, New Jersey

Bio: Denise Cregier studied at SUNY New Paltz with a concentration in Painting and Photography. She has trained with various professional photography organizations including PPA, WPPI and DWF, as well as studying with photojournalist Denis Reggie. Her experience includes photographing celebrity events for the Joe Torre Foundation and Christopher Reeve Foundation. Recent publications include The Knot magazine.

MERRICYR

Based Out Of: Brooklyn, New York

Also Serving: New York (Long Island) and New Jersey

Bio: Working as a freelance photographer based in New York City, Merri Cyr has specialized in photographing musicians and artists and has over 80 album covers to her name. She has been published in Rolling Stone, Spin, Entertainment Weekly, People and other magazines worldwide.

She has also worked for most of the major US record labels. In the past 3 years Merri has had one-man photo exhibit galleries in London, Sydney and New York City featuring her photography of musicians. She continues her work photographing artists and feels that her focus in documenting weddings is an extension of her editorial work - looking to authentically capture the moments as they happen and be as unobtrusive as possible.

KENNYPANG

Based Out Of: New York City, New York

Also Serving: New Jersey

JAMESTHOMPSON

Based Out Of: New York, New York

Also Serving: Connecticut, New Jersey, New York (Long Island)

Favorite Destination Wedding Locations: Caribbean, Mexico

Bio: I acquired a passion for photography from my father who loved capturing his family's memories in pictures. He taught me how to be an unobtrusive observer who anticipates and captures the rhythm and spontaneous moments of celebrations. My artistic abilities have been honored with awards from the Professional Photographers of America and the WPJA. My work has been published on TheKnot and other regional publications. While I also do some commercial work for clients such as MTV and Victoria's Secret, wedding photography is my passion and the main focus of my professional photography work.

FADIKHEIR

Based Out Of: New York City, New York

Also Serving: Connecticut, New York (Long Island), New York (Upstate), New Jersey, Southern California, Northern California, Florida and Nevada

Favorite Destination Wedding Locations: Africa, Asia, Bahamas, Dubai, Europe, Mexico and the United States

JONATHANMCBRIDE

Based Out Of: Lititz, Pennsylvania

Also Serving: Maryland, Virginia, New Jersey and New York City

DAVIDZAVELOFF

Based Out Of: Glenside, Pennsylvania

Also Serving: New Jersey

SCOTTLEWIS

Based Out Of: Narberth, Pennsylvania

Also Serving: New Jersey and Delaware

GULNARASAMOILOVA

Based Out Of: New York City

Also Serving: New York (Long Island) and New York (Upstate), New Jersey and Connecticut

Favorite Destination Wedding Locations: Caribbean, South America, Mexico, Europe and Russia (Moscow)

Bio: With more than twenty years of photography experience, my background includes fine arts, fashion and photojournalism. My photographs are widely published around the world and have received many prestigious awards, including First Prize in the World Press Photo competition and nomination for the Pulitzer Prize. I earned a diploma in photography while in Russia and hold certificates from the International Center of Photography (ICP) in New York and the Rochester Institute of Technology. My photographs are part of the collections of the New York Public Library, the Museum of the City of New York, the Museum Of Modern Art and numerous private collections. A wedding is a very significant and emotional event, and my approach is to make it as stress-free as possible.

TOBYMORRIS

Based Out Of: Los Angeles, California

Also Serving: New York City, New Jersey, Northern California, Central California, Connecticut, Arizona and Nevada

Favorite Destination Wedding Locations: Mexico

Bio: Toby Morris has worked around the world on various editorial projects. His wedding work is an extension of his photojournalistic style. His eye for detail and keen perception allow him to capture the truly important moments of your day.

He attended the University of Texas at Austin, and the Art Institute of Chicago. Recent clients include Newsweek and France's LeMonde, Adbusters, Business 2.0, the Hartford Courant, and others. A Texas native and a Spanish speaker since the age of 7, Toby attended university in the city of Guadalajara and has worked on editorial assignments throughout Mexico.

CARMENRUBIO

Based Out Of: Bellerose, New York

Also Serving: New Jersey and Connecticut

MARIANNSZUCS

Based Out Of: Astoria, New York

Also Serving: Connecticut, New Jersey and New York (Long Island)

Favorite Destination Wedding Locations: Europe