CT Wedding Photographer Val Nanovsky

Meet Laura, Bill and their cute Aussie Shepherds, Louis and Amber.

Nothing rivals weather that is one of a kind. As Hurricane Earl was pounding the Atlantic a couple of weeks ago, fortunately away from the East Coast, Watch Hill, RI’s beach, was witnessing some truly impressive wave action. With a couple of shots in Laura and Bill’s backyard in Andover, CT, we started the main shoot walking towards the tip of the 3-mile long sand strip. The sun was slowly nearing the horizon and those grasses were so graciously dancing in the wind…. mmmm perfect!

Bill is totally into fishing (Yessss!). He had his striper pole with him and was so excited to cast the bait in the surf for me, with Laura behind his back…. what more could a guy wish for in an engagement shoot!? We took a whole bunch of those photos, slowing the action down to get those beautiful expressionistic streaks in the water. The last couple of photos had Watch Hill’s glowing lights in the distance… so romantic! All of us got totally wet, but that water was unusually warm for that part of the year, and boy, what a blast we had!

My sincere congratulations guys, I am really excited for you! Can’t wait for the wedding!

XOXOXO,

CT Wedding Photographer Val Nanovsky

Hey everyone,

I can’t find enough words to tell you how much fun this session was. Dani got wet in this beautiful river in her white dress, her veil up in the air …with the beautiful green forest surrounding this little piece of heaven…  …Danny Kash did an amazing job with the video, and in the mean time had the pleasure of learning some exquisite phrases from the land of Cyril and Methodius. Mike, who had seen what not in the fly fishing world, was in charge of catching a fish and choreographing its moves in front of the camera. Way to go Mike, beautiful job!

This photo session, as crazy as it might look, was a dream come true for me – in so many ways.  I absolutely loved it, …couldn’t get enough of it! Once bitten by the bug, it is now official -  Underwater Afterglow sessions will be definitely a part of my wedding photography collections next year. I am so excited, I can’t wait!

…On to the photos. Have fun :)

FISHY GALLERY:

SUNSET GALLERY:

Ciao,

Your Pal Val
a.k.a CT Wedding Photographer Val Nanovsky

P.S.
*    The video from this photo shoot  is now in production. Spicy backstage footage with all the fun, excitement, and how we did everything is coming up shortly. Stay tuned. If that makes it easier, you might want to subscribe for email notifications in the upper right corner – quick, simple, efficient, no spam, no third parties involved. You’ll be the first to know when this comes online. See you around!

Hey folks,

Every once in a while you need to reinvent yourself, they say. I’ve been thinking about my post-wedding sessions for a while. I really wanted to go outside of the box and do something different, more glamorous, exciting, wilder, sexier.

There were several possible directions to explore, but somehow the water theme was always in my head. …It had to be in or around water, period. That’s is how the idea about this photo session came up. The goal was to explore bridal beauty underwater, in a natural environment.

Salmon River in Colchester is one of the few bodies of water in CT where the water is crystal clear and you can spot fish at the peak of summer and use them as a decor. Add to that the beauty of the rocks around the river, the green forest, the blue sky, and there you go…

The initial plan was kind of ambitious and we had to script everything and divide it it into several parts. We started with a couple of portraits and dry shots, just to warm things up. Here’s what came out from this first part:

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Of course,  a project like this couldn’t happen without help. And help deserves its credits. My sincere thanks to:

Dani – for so gracefully accepting to be our model, and for her patience and desire to learn. Thank you thank you thank you, you were awesome!!!
Danny Kash – The Major Goodtimes® Guy,  The One and Only! – for the great job he did videographing the whole shoot, but primarily – for his awesome attitude, friendship and support. Kudos man, you ROCK!
…and last, but definitely not least,
Mike Bryce – for his big heart and volunteering to come down to the river on a hot busy weekend and land that fish for us. What can I say…

Stay tuned, the next part of the shoot will be on the blog real soon. You’ll see how a fish and a bride look like together underwater in front of the camera. And to spice things up, this time we shot video too – with all the details behind the scenes. …Coming up soon.

Love,

Your Pal Val

a.k.a. CT Wedding Photographer Val Nanovsky

What a beautiful outdoor wedding that was!

I had such a blast photographing every single little detail – all the way from A to Z. Val was an absolutely gorgeous bride, and so was the venue she and Nick picked for their party – Still River Cafe in Eastford, CT. In its front yard the restaurant grows its own vegetables and spices and adds them absolutely fresh in the food it serves. One of the few truly green places in Connecticut. Awesome!

Here’s once again to the newlyweds – CONGRATULATIONS!

…on to the images:

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Gallery 2:

See you around,

CT Wedding Photographer Val Nanovsky