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3 Things You Can’t Miss When Photographing Jewish Weddings
For all of those aspiring photographers out there, Jewish weddings are excellent places to practice your photography skills. But to get quality shots that are photo album worthy, or at least bragging rights worthy, you’re going to need some skills. In addition to the obvious technical photography skills, you have to really know when it’s [...]
More Tips: Planning a Traditional Kosher Wedding Meal
Continuing with the theme from last week about planning your kosher wedding on a budget, you may want to look into doing certain aspects of the reception yourself. One area that many people choose to take the DIY route with is the wedding meal. By cutting a caterer out of the process you are not [...]
Kosher Wedding Tips: Planning on a Budget
There’s no one who understands what it takes to make a successful kosher wedding better than a NY Jewish wedding photographer. After all, they’ve seen their share of blissful ceremonies and boisterous receptions. So as a means to assist you brides and grooms who are planning your weddings independently, here are a few tips to [...]
Planning a Green Kosher Wedding is Easier Than You’d Think
The notion of being “green” has taken the country by storm and people everywhere are doing all they can to reduce their impact on our planet. Although it’s a relatively new concept to the general population, green principles are deeply rooted in Judaism with the idea of Tikkin Olam or “repairing the world”. If you’re [...]
Create Memories With Mendel Meyers
As you can tell from the Mendel Meyers website, we are masters of Jewish wedding photography. However, our expertise isn’t limited solely to jewish weddings, we also can expertly capture Bar and Bat Mitzvahs. Whether you’re interested in a more photojournalistic or classic approach, our technically skilled, artistic and knowledgeable staff of photographers can work [...]
Relive the Big Day With a Beautiful Wedding Album
One of my best friends got married a few months ago and I was devastated when I found out I wouldn’t be able to attend the kosher wedding. She’s on the east coast and I’m on the west coast, and to make matters worse, I had no vacation time left to make the trip. After [...]
Gift Ideas for Jewish Weddings
Being invited to a kosher wedding is a great honor. It means the two people getting married want to include you in the most important day of their lives. Being invited to a wedding means you’re expected to bring a gift. This can be a little troubling for some people, especially if you don’t know [...]
Amateurs vs. Pros: Guess Who Wins
For many, the idea of a Jewish wedding photographer may seem unnecessary. Why not have an uncle take the place? Uncle Danny would be perfect, photography is his hobby. The fact is that today, with the availability of technology, many people take photographs in their spare time, and many amateurs do make it as professionals, [...]
Camera, Action!
Jewish weddings are celebratory rituals that allow for the union of friends, families, and strangers. Everyone is laughing and smiling and lining up for photos. Linden trees heavy with fruit strung boughs dip and cast shadows over merry people of all ages. Lines of tables filled with meats and cheeses, wines and cakes clutter the [...]
Celebrating Love With a Jewish Wedding Photographer
A cynical man once said, “Celebrations are for reaching a goal after a period of long, hard work. That’s why a wedding is the least likely time for a party.” Marriage is a difficult road, sure, but a kosher wedding is a celebration of the hard work it took to cultivate the relationship to the [...]