CJ Studios
Vort and Jewish Engagement Photographer in New Jersey
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Vort and Jewish Engagement Photographer in New Jersey

Also searched as: vort photographer · l'chaim photographer · lchaim photographer · tenaim photographer · Jewish engagement party photographer

A vort is usually announced with about a week's notice, held in somebody's dining room, and over in three hours. It is also the only night both families are in one place before the wedding, which makes it far more photographically valuable than its planning would suggest. The pictures people keep from a vort are almost never the posed ones — they are the two mothers together, the plate breaking, the friends who drove two hours after seder.

We cover vorts and l'chaims across New Jersey at short notice and light them so a crowded house does not look like a crowded house. If you want a proper engagement shoot as well, that is a separate hour somewhere with better light, and it is worth doing early: those are the photographs that end up on the invitation, the sign-in board and, eventually, the first page of the album.

Real simchas we photographed.

More from our work.

Intimate backlit wedding portrait of a bride and groom leaning face to face, with her hand resting on his light gray tuxedo.Black and white portrait of a smiling bride and groom facing each other while holding a bouquet, standing beside a brick wall and ornate gate.Bride and groom smiling closely together in front of a wall of pink, lilac and white flowers, with the bride holding a bouquet.Bride and groom embracing in a close kiss moment during a ceremony under floral arrangements and white draping backdrop, warm lighting and soft bokeh.Wedding couple in formal attire outdoors with a flowing bridal veil, standing close and holding a bouquet, greenery in the background.Groom and bride smiling at each other outdoors, groom adjusting the bride’s hair and veil while she rests her hand on his cheek; greenery background with soft bokeh.Bride and groom embracing and smiling at each other in front of a white and blush floral backdrop during a wedding ceremony.Wedding couple walking outdoors in front of tall city buildings, bride holding a bouquet, candid confident expressions and strong architectural lines.Bride and groom smiling while walking together on a terrace aisle lined with flowers and black chairs, with a city skyline in the background.Black-and-white rooftop wedding portrait of a couple embracing with a city skyline in the background, the bride’s face turned up to the groom.Bride and groom embracing outdoors in a garden, with the bride’s veil and soft foreground greenery creating a dreamy, blurred frame.Bride and groom seated together smiling at each other during a floral-filled ceremony under warm chandelier light.

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