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Midday Ceremonies
We foresee evening events declining. As midday ceremonies increase, weekday events also increase. Receptions will be wrapping earlier in the evening. We can foresee our brides truly focusing on decor of epic proportions, wow-factor installations, and giving back to their local communities with donations at events.
Intimate Ceremonies
From ceremonies designed for intimate gatherings we see beautifully curated ceremony spaces for small guest count to make for that wow factor and stunning picturesque backdrops for formals. Installations of asymmetrical floral installations to perfectly symmetrical florals line the aisle.
Dramatic Ceilings
Installations and bold, dramatic decor to wow your gusts. When it comes to creating memorable moments for your very special day it is essential to have that wow factor from the very first entry. We highly recommend to work beside planners who can recommend decor, uplighting, and talented floral companies to create that wow-factor you desire and to bring that vision to life. White floral installations of baby’s breath create an effect of ‘dancing on the clouds’ and much more.
Statement Aisles
Statement aisles of ‘walking on clouds’ created of babies breath line the aisles. Bold Pops of Color of pinks, blues, orange, and yellows, adorn the color palettes. Colors to make a statement and showcase the couples bold, bright, and fun-loving personalities at best.
Wild Welcome Parties
Welcome parties are hosted to welcome immediate family to your very special day and provide an introduction to your wedding weekend. The elevated wedding welcome host for breathtaking favors, a floral install making for the picture-perfect spot for the ‘gram, welcome signage, custom cocktail signage, favors and more. The energy of this event kicks off the wedding weekend. Even better a celebratory toast to share with guests amongst the champagne tower is the picture-perfect way to wrap-up the soirée and kick off your picture-perfect dream wedding weekend!
Reference: Vogue
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Midday Ceremonies
We foresee evening events declining. As midday ceremonies increase, weekday events also increase. Receptions will be wrapping earlier in the evening. We can foresee our brides truly focusing on decor of epic proportions, wow-factor installations, and giving back to their local communities with donations at events.
Intimate Ceremonies
From ceremonies designed for intimate gatherings we see beautifully curated ceremony spaces for small guest count to make for that wow factor and stunning picturesque backdrops for formals. Installations of asymmetrical floral installations to perfectly symmetrical florals line the aisle.
Dramatic Ceilings
Installations and bold, dramatic decor to wow your gusts. When it comes to creating memorable moments for your very special day it is essential to have that wow factor from the very first entry. We highly recommend to work beside planners who can recommend decor, uplighting, and talented floral companies to create that wow-factor you desire and to bring that vision to life. White floral installations of baby’s breath create an effect of ‘dancing on the clouds’ and much more.
Statement Aisles
Statement aisles of ‘walking on clouds’ created of babies breath line the aisles. Bold Pops of Color of pinks, blues, orange, and yellows, adorn the color palettes. Colors to make a statement and showcase the couples bold, bright, and fun-loving personalities at best.
Wild Welcome Parties
Welcome parties are hosted to welcome immediate family to your very special day and provide an introduction to your wedding weekend. The elevated wedding welcome host for breathtaking favors, a floral install making for the picture-perfect spot for the ‘gram, welcome signage, custom cocktail signage, favors and more. The energy of this event kicks off the wedding weekend. Even better a celebratory toast to share with guests amongst the champagne tower is the picture-perfect way to wrap-up the soirée and kick off your picture-perfect dream wedding weekend!
Reference: Vogue
April 20, 2023
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Lauren was showered by beloved family and best friends in celebration of her sophisticated bridal shower in Mendham New Jersey a few months prior to her epic wedding in the nation’s capital.
We were blessed with beautiful day for her bridal shower for a stunning celebration. The bridal shower fête included Moroccan-inspired cuisine, vibrant color-palette of bright oranges, popping peacock blues, and deep fuchsia pinks with decor accenting Lauren’s worldliness. Centerpieces adorned the tables of bright florals by A Touch of Elegance Events and rental decor by Something Different Events, illustrations by John James Audobon, and the beautiful invitation suite by Honour of Your Presence.
Guests of family and best friends accompanied the bride-to-be on her bridal shower. Entertainment included signature cocktails, conversation, and games of ‘name that cake’ to ‘guess the dress’ and more.
Lauren’s and guests were treated with a four-course meal catered by Mendham Kitchen To Table accompanied with a palette of Moroccan-infused dishes and signature cocktails ‘the lovebird’ of cardamom and pomegranate. View the signature cocktail and her beautiful bridal shower gown. This signature cocktail accented the vibrant palettes of the dishes infused with bright, summer flavors of watermelon watercress salad, and buffet from chicken tangine to spicy eggplant. Delicious!
View a few of our favorite details captured from this Northern New Jersey bridal shower.
Congratulations, Lauren and Ben!
Creative Team
Audobon Prints John James Audobon
Catering Mendham Kitchen To Table
Florals A Touch of Elegance Events
Invitation Suite and Stationary Honour of Your Presence
Photography Michelle Behre Photography
Rental Decor Something Different Events
NEW JERSEY WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHERS
Michelle Behre is based in Northern New Jersey and specializes in romantic, timeless, and sophisticated weddings. Her fine art photography style is the perfect blend of editorial and documentary photography. Michelle Behre Photography captures the excitement as the champagne pours to your picture-perfect bridal details. We accept a limited amount of weddings per year. Inquire to learn about our New Jersey Wedding Photography services and availability.
Inquire today to learn all about our New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania wedding photography services. We can assist you in photographing your romantic engagement session and your wedding day! Inquire with Michelle for availability and more details, today!
Learn all about how to plan your wedding day timeline and find inspiration for your wedding day color palette!
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April 4, 2023
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This spring here at Michelle Behre we are focusing our growth. From personal and professional development. We are excited to continue to nurture and feed our creativity. This includes embracing imperfections and continuing to create through the process. This season is about allowing for vulnerability in the artistic process as we grow our network and launch our New Jersey commercial photography services.
In the creative industry it is essential to continue to learn, grow, and continue to create. Learning from the work and creating has been an absolute this spring. I encourage you to go out and create. Today. Make an effort to nurture your growth, nurture your network, nurture your creativity.
This season may you continue to plant your seed. Stay inspired. Execute your vision. Create beside fellow artists, movers, shakers, change-makers. Create and make your stamp on this world!
An inspirational quote from one of our favorite fashion designers:
“Despite the forecast, live like it’s spring” -Lily Pulitzer
This season it is time to refresh offerings and plant new seeds to loosen winter’s grip. Allow for your talent to flourish and breathe that flowing creativity back to you in life and in business. Remembering balance with periods of rest between as well. In autumn and winter we rest and enjoy each season and prepare for those to come in business and in life.
Michelle Behre Creative Co. New Jersey Commercial Photography services launches spring 2023
This spring, we are excited to be launching our newest edition to Michelle Behre, that is the Creative Co. At Michelle Behre Creative. Co. we are focus on solely serving commercial clientele. Commercial photographer, Michelle Behre Creative Co. services New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. Michelle Behre Creative Co. services the luxury fashion, beauty, and lifestyle industries. She has had the honor of capturing elite celebrity clientele to med-spa and law offices. Michelle Behre Creative Co. has been featured in Forbes, BELLA Magazine, US Weekly, Fashion Week Online, and more. Stay tuned for more information coming soon.
Michelle Behre Creative Co. services include commercial photography. Photography services include headshots and corporate portraiture, corporate events, branding, and social media content services. It is our essential goal to highlight your companies mission and the services you offer.
Personal clientele are to be served at Michelle Behre Photography, that includes wedding, engagement, personal events and portraiture.
March 30, 2023
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Why the engagement session is so special
The engagement session is a celebration of this moment in time. This moment your proposal is so special. As you grow in life, it is so special to document and capture the essence of the moment. It is so important for us to document stunning photos of you today so years from now you can look back from our photos and be so proud, so humble. Capturing the essence of this moment, your lives and this chapter in life together. Below are just a few tips to kickstart your engagement session planning!
With that being said, your engagement session planning process deserves so much attention to detail and
So much love
We’ll want to bring so much attention to detail to ensure that your engagement photography session is planned beautifully and goes off with a hitch. Below I have just a few details and helpful hints on how to plan that dream engagement photography session that you have been dreaming of.
When to photograph the engagement session
You’ll want to plan and execute your engagement session surrounding when you send your save the dates out. The basic rule of thumb is to send save the dates out approximately six months prior to the wedding. It is always best to give your guests plenty of notice for your day so they can of course, be with you to celebrate your best day ever! If you are planning for a destination wedding, it is customary to ship save the dates 10-15 months in advance. For a local affair, 9-12 months will suffice.
With that being said, it takes a little while to review your images and choose your selects so from your engagement session. Plan on two months to finalize your images. Once your images are finalized, you’ll then want to narrow down your selects. Selects are your top choices from your session that you could use for your save the date and your wedding website.
bride-to-be it is
Your time to shine
I highly recommend to choose your save the date in advance and communicate/share this link to your save the date. As I process your images, you can work out the kinks of the save the date such as narrowing down your typography on your save the date. You’ll also want to iron out details like guest addresses uploaded into the Minted spreadsheet. Once I have the engagement session complete, you can simply place photos in there and purchase your save the dates. My favorite part of all, they are shipped direct to your guests with Minted.
Planning your session
So if your day is scheduled for September of next year and you are hosting a destination wedding, you may want to think about hosting your engagement session during the summer, fall or earlier winter of this year pending the session aesthetic you desire.
The season chosen and venue(s) will further influence the mood and aesthetic of your images.
Questions about your upcoming New York City engagement session and photographing your romantic engagement session? Comments? Drop me a line in the comments.
Engagement Session Venue
While dreaming and choosing of your engagement session venue(s) envision you both. You may want to sit with a few questions:
What inspires you together?
Where do you find yourselves?
What kind of story do you want to tell with your images?
The engagement session is a nod to your relationship and your love story. How do you want to share the very beginning of your love story?
Engagement Session Vendors
Once you have your engagement session venue chosen, you’ll then want to plan and prepare the details of your session. From styling outfits and accessories to hair and makeup. All details are crucial. Let’s not forget about his details and grooming, too! Executing your vision is key.
More things to think about
It’s always great to have more than not enough when it comes images. Go the extra mile. It’ll be worth it, I promise.
Read more about planning Engagement Sessions here: Top 5 Tips on Engagement Session Planning.
What engagement session tips questions are you thinking about right now? Let me know in the comments below!
Vendors
Couple: Jennifer DeCillis & Joe MacLellan
Hair: MJ Bridal Artistry
Makeup: MJ Bridal Artistry
Stylist: The Style Duo
Venue: 620 Loft & Garden, Rockefeller Center & Maison Close Restaurant
NEW JERSEY ENGAGEMENT SESSION PHOTOGRAPHERS
Michelle Behre is based in Northern New Jersey Wedding Photographer and specializes in romantic, timeless, and sophisticated weddings. Michelle services New York City engagement sessions, New Jersey engagement session and beyond for your destination engagement session. Her fine art photography style is the perfect blend of editorial and documentary photography. Michelle Behre Photography captures all beautiful moments unfolding throughout your session and wedding day including the excitement as the champagne pours to your picture-perfect bridal details. Are you planning your dream engagement session? Are you planning your wedding? We accept a limited amount of proposals, engagement sessions and weddings per year. Inquire to learn about our New Jersey Wedding Photography services and availability today.
We can assist you in photographing and engagement session planning for your romantic New Jersey and New York engagement session and your wedding day! Inquire with Michelle for availability and further details, today!
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Questions? Contact us to learn more about our wedding photography services.
December 30, 2022
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This Black Friday we’ll be taking a look at the awesome wedding sales and discounts.
Black Friday is a great time to save where we can as we plan and navigate our wedding budgets. So all the savings, the better! This Black Friday it’s definitely time to take advantage deals offered by fellow vendor(s) (that only come once per year!)
To assist my fellow brides I have compiled a list of a few really beautiful products and our Top 10 Best Black Friday Wedding Deals for 2022 that we would find advantageous to take advantage of as you approach your wedding day.
In our list you will find items such items from sunglasses for the dance floor, fashionable flip flops, perfume, to those gorgeous Bella Belle Shoes that you have been eyeing for quite some time.
We look forward to seeing what you love most from this list and of course, capturing those beautiful flat lays the day-of your wedding. Check out our list of Top 10 Black Friday Wedding Deals for 2022 below and leave us your thoughts in the comments.
With love and light,
xo Michelle
Bridal & Bridesmaid Robes
We adore photographing the matching robe portraits with you and your girls in the am accompanied by a glass of bubbly. For a pretty, floral robe, check this out these beautiful silk robes here.
Bridesmaid Gift
As your ladies assist in planning your day and celebrate such special moments, let them know how thankful you are with a very special and customized gift. Below are a few really cute items we found that we knew you’d and your ladies would enjoy most and can carry along to your wedding events or better, a girls day at the beach!
Perfume
Perfumes are always fun to enjoy on the day. I love to also include your bridal perfume in your flat lay so it’s perfect if its brand new.
Ring Boxes
Mrs. Box Ring Boxes Save 40% starts 11/24 at 6PM
Save the Dates & Invitation Suites
Save the Dates and Invitation Suites are the beautiful paper goods that we adore styling on the wedding day. These are two paper items showcase your engagement photographs. It’s essential to schedule your engagement session accordingly to notify guests in a timely fashion. Check out our post all about designing and creating your Save the Dates. In the beginning phases of planning your engagement session? Check out our post all about planning your dream New Jersey engagement session.
Engagement session photographed and ready to print your stunning paper goods? This holiday season, Minted has an amazing offer for you on invitation suites and save the dates.
The sale starts early on November 23 with 20% off wedding orders worth $150 or more (and 15% off everything below that price) with code BF2022.
Minted is also offering 25% off save-the-dates with code BFWED22 until November 25.
Sunglasses
Square & Round
Dior Logo Square Acetate Sunglasses
Burberry Monogram Round Acetate and Plastic Sunglasses
Heart
Kate Spade New York Velma Acetate Butterfly Heart Sunglasses
Dior Logo Acetate Butterfly Sunglasses
Sculptural
Dior Crystal & Metal Cat-Eye Sunglasses
Dolce & Gabbana Structured Cat-Eye Sunglasses
Loewe Cat-Eye Acetate Sunglasses
Heels
Bella Belle Shoes Save up to 40% starts 11/25 Friday 12am EST with code FRIYAY2022.
Crystal
Stuart Weitzman XCurve Weitzman Crystal Slingbacks
Stuart Weitzman Promise Crystal Slingbacks
Leather
Sculptural
Cult Gaia Gold-Metallic Sculptural Heel
Cult Gaia Pearly Stud Mule Sandal
Bridal Prep Sandal & Reception Sneaker
Jimmy Choo Hawaii Leather Low Top Sneakers ($75 Gift Card with Code BFGCSF at checkout)
Valentino Rockstud Leather Sneakers ($75 Gift Card with Code BFGCSF at checkout)
Handbag
Kate Spade New York Pearly Bucket Bag
LafShar Eva Diamond and Acrylic Bag
Sophia Webster “Wifey for Lifey” Clutch Bag
NEW JERSEY WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHERS
Michelle Behre is based in Northern New Jersey Wedding Photographer and specializes in romantic, timeless, and sophisticated weddings. Her fine art photography style is the perfect blend of editorial, photojournalistic, and documentary photography. Michelle Behre Photography captures all beautiful moments unfolding throughout your day including the excitement as the champagne pours to your picture-perfect bridal details. Are you planning your surprise proposal? Are you planning your wedding? We accept a limited amount of proposals, engagement sessions and weddings per year. Inquire to learn about our New Jersey Wedding Photography services and availability today.
We can assist you in photographing your romantic New Jersey and/or New York proposal session and your wedding day! Inquire with Michelle for availability and details, today!
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Questions? Contact us to learn more about our wedding photography services.
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November 23, 2022
MICHELLE BEHRE, THE PHOTOGRAPHER
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xoxo, Michelle
With cheerful energy, a contagious smile, and an intentional eye, award-winning celebrity New Jersey wedding and commercial photographer, Michelle Behre, captures love stories to stand the test of time.
She uses her refined fine art photography skills to expertly capture the wedding day. From the excitement as the champagne pours to your picture-perfect portraits, Michelle expertly blends editorial documentary, and photojournalism photography in fine art curation of your special wedding events and day.
She confidently empowers each client who steps in front of her lens. During your time together, she illuminates your personalities, genuine compassion, and captures the joy that you and your families bring to one another in an unobtrusive fashion.
