A Jewish Wedding at Ateres Charna
At Ateres Charna · Spring Valley, NY
This Jewish wedding at Ateres Charna in New Square, in the Monsey area of New York, pairs soft blush florals with a celebration full of energy. Quiet mirror portraits and warm window light give way to the bedeken, a luminous indoor chuppah and a crowded, joyful reception. The selection includes close family interactions, purposeful black-and-white motion, playful dance-floor photographs and a few quieter couple portraits after dark. Each part has its own feeling, while the people and the traditions hold the story together.
Let’s talk→
Soft light and a strong sense of place Ateres Charna, New Square
Ornamental mirrors, tall windows and warm gold interiors provide more than a background for these portraits. Reflections create layers around the bride and groom, while a blush-and-white floral wall sets a softer tone for family photographs. We balance clean portraits with closer, less formal moments: an embrace, children playing, hands held during a blessing. Those small changes in distance and perspective keep a large wedding gallery personal.
Traditions, photographed with feeling The bedeken and chuppah
The bedeken is full of faces and movement; the indoor chuppah draws the story into a bright, white-curtained space beneath flowers. We photograph the wide scene and the gestures within it, including the ring exchange and family blessings. Intentional monochrome blur in selected frames carries the motion of the circling and the crowd, alongside sharp photographs that preserve the expressions and details.
A celebration that keeps moving From the dance floor to night portraits
The reception brings lifts, spinning, a white parachute and the kind of cheering that fills the frame from edge to edge. A few quieter photographs later in the evening give the couple a different pace and complete the story. For weddings around Monsey, New Square and the wider Rockland County area, we plan portrait time around the celebration so the finished collection includes the setting, the traditions and the people you came to celebrate with.
Around New Square and nearby.
New Square sits close to Spring Valley, Monsey, Pomona, Wesley Hills and Nanuet. CJ Studios photographs weddings and bar mitzvahs in New Square, Spring Valley, Monsey, Pomona, Wesley Hills and Nanuet.
Common questions.
Ateres Charna
790 N Main St
Planning a simcha like this one?
Tell us your date and venue — we answer within one business day.
Begin the conversation→