Matt Ramos Photography Blog

At last, I’m just about caught up with my blog entries just before this weekend’s upcoming wedding in Massachusetts with Jenn & Ian!  I’m not sure whether I’m posting more photos or what compared to what I used to, but it seems I spend nearly 2-3 hours just to do a simple blog entry these days…. hopefully 1 or 2 people actually read and look at this stuff or the joke’s on me! :)

Ok – here goes…. last weekend I got yet another chance to break out of the  Capital Region to shoot someplace unique – Bard College!  I had shot here before a few years ago with my good friends Tim & Kristin and loved it, however had not been back since.  This wedding was with Alyssa & Nick, and yet another really great couple to work with (I realize I say this about everybody, however I am just so lucky to meet and work with such amazing people – this is truly one of the things I love about my job most!)  After an amazing ceremony in what must have been the darkest church I have ever shot in, we headed down to the gardens to shoot a few photos before heading up to the reception.  I love the gardens here, and truth is, could probably spend half a day shooting there if only I had the time – we were under a tight deadline, but definitely enjoyed being there again…. I hope to go back soon, so let me now if anyone wants to get married near the college :)

Below you’ll find a few samples from my day with Nick & Alyssa and for those interested, you can pre-register your email at the link below to receive notification of when images go live in about 3-4 weeks.  A huge thanks and congratulations to the newly married couple…. be sure to leave them some of your love & comments below as I’m sure they’ll be checking this out in  the near future!

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P.S.  Lots more weddings coming up and I have enough blog entries to drive myself insane with coming, so stay tuned and check back often!  FYI… for more behind the scenes photos and faster sneak peeks of our work and projects you can join me on facebook at www.facebook.com/mattramos.

I may be wrong here, but believe this church was built back in the 1700′s?  Lots of character for sure!

it’s official!

I wasn’t sure which version I liked better, so you’re getting them both!

watching a childhood slideshow with dad….. a pretty emotional thing to watch I”m sure

Here I am again, behind on my blog entries and doing my very best to catch up – I’m gonna have to hire a blogger soon I think! :)  Last weekend, my 2nd wedding was with Danielle & Michael – another terrific couple, who were great to work with.  After a beautiful ceremony in Schenectady, we headed to the Albany Country Club for a fun reception with musical host & DJ, Dave Cannon – this was my first time working with Dave, but thought he was great!

As always, I want to thank Danielle & Mike for allowing us to hang out for the day as well as their family and bridal party!  Since I’m behind, I’m posting just a few quick shots below, but for those interested, you can pre-register your email at the link below to receive notification of when images go live in about 3 weeks!  Congrats guys, and best wishes in your new marriage! :)

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2 more awesome weddings this weekend – I hope you all are in the mood for some serious photos!  Let’s start with Friday night – despite a day that rained pretty much all day, what an amazing wedding Erica & Ryan had, not to mention an absolute blast to shoot!  When I first  met with Erica & Ryan over a year ago, I was nearly dumbfounded that this soft-spoken, sweet & innocent girl wanted to do things like eat an ice cream cone in her dress on her wedding day and shoot some rough looking back alley shots in Troy.  If I’m being honest, this is sooooo not my normal style, but I absolutely loved it since it was something different than the norm.  I’m so used to everyone being so careful with the dress, it was awesome to shoot what was nearly a “trash the dress” session on the actual wedding day!  Ryan & Erica as well as their bridal party, were absolutely awesome to work with and so much fun – you’ll see what I mean from the photos below – man, I wish they were all so easy and fun to shoot!

Even though it rained for half the day and the forecast gave no signs of it letting up, we lucked out and got some nice sunshine at the very end of the day for our back alley shots before heading into the reception.  I have so much respect for brides & grooms that don’t get caught up in all the weather and other miscellaneous details that can stress them out, and just relax and enjoy the day for what it is – Erica & Ryan were definitely one of these couples!   This was also my first time this year getting to work at one of my favorite places – the Franklin Plaza, with Chris Hollister of Cool Cat DJ, who as always did an amazing job – Chris is one of my favorite DJ’s to work with, so it was truly an phenomenal night!

A huge thanks to Erica & Ryan as well as their familes and bridal party for being so great to work with and allowing us to tag along for the day.  For those interested, you can pre-register your email at the link below to receive automatic notification of when images go live for viewing & ordering (usually about 30 days).  Congrats to the new couple, and hope you hav a blast on your honeymoon, guys!  I leave you with a few samples from their big day together!  By the way, I’m sure Erica & Ryan would LOVE some comments from all of you, so be sure to leave some love in the comments box for them below! :)

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everyone should have ice cream on their wedding day!

cheers?

let’s be honest….. my job isn’t so bad, is it!?

The amazing Franklin Plaza….. are you kidding me with this place, wow!

2 back  to back awesome weddings this weekend – I’m officially spent, but here’s another quick teaser from tonight’s wedding with Danielle & Michael.  I’m taking a day or two to rest up – check back soon for two full blog entries with lots of samples from this weekends’ weddings!

Had an awesome day shooting Erica & Ryan’s wedding yesterday – for those of you that follow my blog & work, I think you will find this blog entry will be just a bit different as far as the style since it’s a bit more urban that usual – off to shoot another wedding today, but be sure to check back soon for 2 new blog entries! :)