CJ Studios
CJ Studios
Photojournalistic Wedding Photography in New Jersey
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Photojournalistic Wedding Photography in New Jersey

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Documentary coverage of a wedding is easy to claim and hard to do, because the honest version of it means giving up control. Nobody is asked to do anything again. Nobody is arranged. The photographer's entire job becomes anticipating where the next real thing is going to happen and already being there, which requires knowing the evening well enough to see it coming.

That is the argument for shooting the simcha you actually know rather than a wedding in the abstract. We can tell you thirty seconds beforehand that the kallah's mother is about to reach for her, because we have watched it happen several hundred times. The formals still get done — every family wants them and they are not the enemy — but they are done quickly and early, and the remaining six hours are spent watching rather than directing.

Real simchas we photographed.

More from our work.

Close-up of a diamond ring surrounded by flying confetti during a wedding celebration.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 photo of a couple embracing under an open umbrella in the rain, with water droplets sparkling in the air.Bride in a white wedding gown and groom in a black suit dance together in a hallway, smiling as they spin in synchronized motion.Bride and groom smiling and laughing together outdoors by the chuppah, with the bride holding a bouquet and the groom wearing a black tuxedo and bow tie.Framed in night lighting, a bride and groom share a close kiss while holding each other, with wedding smoke and a car’s headlights glowing in the background.Close-up portrait of a bride holding her white lace veil near her face while looking directly at the camera.Frum wedding couple in formal attire holding hands and smiling at each other during sunset, bride in a jeweled headpiece and groom in a black tuxedo with bow tie.Black-and-white wedding reception dance moment with a man lifted high overhead by the crowd as guests smile and cheer in a banquet hall.Frum wedding couple sharing an affectionate embrace in front of a “Wonder Woman” themed backdrop.Bride and groom smiling closely together in front of a wall of pink, lilac and white flowers, with the bride holding a bouquet.Black-and-white nighttime wedding photo of a bride and groom hugging under an umbrella on a waterfront bridge, with city lights in the background and light rain/droplets visible.

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