Good to our word, we decided to hightlight Joan & Samy’s beautiful snowy winter wedding at the Palace on our website.  Enjoy our new spotlight gallery here!

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Joan & Samy’s Wedding
The Palace at Somerset Park, Somerset, New Jersey

Despite the snowy weather, the hardest part of Joan and Samy’s wedding was figuring out which photos to include in this blog post!  These two were fun and adventurous in front of the camera - wrapping themselves around sculptures, sprawling across pool tables, laying on couches and romping in the snow.

The day started off at the Hyatt Regency New Brunswick.  The lobby was ultra modern and spectacular.  After all the standard “getting ready” shots and a cute “first reveal,” (yay to Michelle LoConte for working Joan’s tresses)  we had a blast exploring the lobby with Joan and Samy.

Then off to The Palace at Somerset Park.  I feel this venue, perhaps more than any, has an incredibly dramatic approach.  It’s so stately as you drive up.  But it was so crisp and gorgeous under a thin veil of snow.  Very romantic.  We immediately went into a second set of photos, this time in the falling snow!  We had great timing, and were even able to snag a few photos with a passing snow plow!

Inside, I have to give a big shout out to Flowerful Events who did a magnificent job with the floral arrangements.  The orchards on the escort card table were tall and dramatic and the ballroom was amazing, with all the orchid and crystal light up chandeliers.  Another detail we loved with the Chinese slipper basket during the reception, “for your dancing feet.”  We appreciated and enjoyed all the other great little personal touches from the hot cocoa favors (so appropriate for the weather) all the way down to the “Mr” and “Mrs” signs we found throughout the night (Jennifer - The fussyDesigner).  Top that off with a spectacular wedding cake provided by The Palace, and you can understand why it was hard to only pick a few photos to display.  I smell spotlight gallery on our website.

After a long night of good food and getting down on the dance floor, we all headed outside for one last quick photo opp.  Joan had been teasing all day, that she was going to make a snow angel, but we never thought it would actually happen.  However, Samy being the perfect gentlemen, lifted Joan up for added romance in the snow.  As fate would have it, they both took a tumble on a slick spot.  Samy was chivalrous by cushioning the fall, and well…  helping Joan end up with her snow angel photo after all!

Thanks you two!  We had a BLAST!!
Good luck & Good Love in the future!

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WeddingWire, the nation’s leading wedding technology company, just announced that Tackeff Photography has won the 2009 Bride’s Choice Awards™!

In its inaugural year, the Bride’s Choice Awards recognizes and honors vendors from the WeddingWire Network that demonstrate excellent quality of service, responsiveness, professionalism, value of cost and flexibility. This year’s recipients represent the top three percent of WeddingWire’s vendor community, which includes over 100,000 wedding vendors from across the US. That means Tackeff Photography is one of the very best New Jersey Wedding Photographers.

Unlike other awards in which winners are selected by the company, the Bride’s Choice Awards are determined exclusively by recent newlyweds through surveys and reviews.

“We are excited to launch this annual award program to honor high-performing vendors based solely on the experiences of our WeddingWire community,” according to Timothy Chi, WeddingWire’s Chief Executive Officer. “This year’s recipients have set the bar high, exhibiting excellent service and expertise in the wedding industry.”

It means so much to us, that our couples have taken the time to speak so highly of our reliability and our work.  If you’d like to read the reviews that contributed to our winning the Bride’s Choice award, please click the badge below:

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