Nicole & Pete …
With Nicole and Pete’s engagement session I already realised that Nicole had a strong sense of style, and of what she wanted with the photography of her wedding. And because of this, Nicole and Pete’s wedding was one of the most enjoyable events that I photographed this year.
For the portrait session after the church ceremony, we went to downtown Montclair - the early evening light and Christmas decorations making the urban setting a gorgeous backdrop for the photographs.
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This image is from earlier in the day when Nicole arrived at the church. (It was taken by Elisabeth Millay, who worked with me as my 2nd photographer on the day.)
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Pete’s expression as Nicole approaches down the aisle with her dad …
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There is this moment during Mass when all the guest’s attention are elsewhere, when I know that the couple will lean closer to whisper to each other ..
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The details of the reception were simply wonderful …
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Nicole and Pete getting a sneak preview of what the reception room looks like, before the guests enter. (The reception was held at the Grand Summit Hotel, in Summit, NJ)
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Nicole was serenaded by her sorority sisters ..
.. and a party that ran deep into the night. 
Nicole and Pete, thank you - it was a real pleasure working with the two of you.
Amanda Said,
January 3, 2008 @ 11:52 am
Beautiful pictures!! I can’t wait for you to shoot my wedding at The Grand Summit Hotel *this* December!
Allie Said,
January 3, 2008 @ 7:01 pm
Beautiful! Love the walking across the road shot… Congrats Nikki… and Neil, I will be contacting you for info for my own wedding this October
Nicole Said,
January 4, 2008 @ 7:45 pm
Neil, I love your work! I was so happy to have you on my wedding day. You are amazing and so fun to work with. Thank you for helping me preserve my beautiful wedding memories.
Italy wedding photographer Said,
January 9, 2008 @ 6:07 am
Nice work, I really like it, is inspiring
neil Said,
January 25, 2008 @ 10:50 pm
Thank you everyone for your kind remarks. I really appreciate it.
And Nicole, I’ve already told you and Pete in person just how wonderful I think the two of you are.
I usually pull images for the blog prior to editing a wedding. And while editing your wedding, I found a few more portraits that I *really* love, and wanted to show here.
photography by Neil van Niekerk » Silk Road albums … Said,
February 6, 2008 @ 4:33 am
[...] providing me with a sample album to showcase my work and their album lines. I decided to use Nicole and Pete’s wedding to create a gorgeous album design for Silk [...]