CT Wedding Photographer Val Nanovsky

“If you don’t like the weather in New England, just wait a few minutes”. Good ole Mark Twain totally nailed it. On my way to Lighthouse Point Park the weather changed at least a dozen times. It was sunny when I left Vernon. Then it started raining. Then it started pouring. Then it stopped…  and then the cycle started again…  wow.

Fortunately there wasn’t even a trace of rain in New Haven. And OMG, what an epic shoot that was! Val & Nick, you guys were absolutely AWESOME (Did I say awesome!?) So here’s to the amazing time we had together …to the weather …to Literature (with a capital “L”!) …to Louis Armstrong  ….to Ballet of Angels  ….to Arizona, Vegas & the Grand Canyon …and to the many great topics we haven’t chatted about yet.  Cheers and congratulations! Can’t wait for the wedding – it will be a blast!

Yours truly,

Val

July 4th. Hot summer day in Westbrook CT, less the humidity. Hmmmm….  Perfect!

Blue skies and white clouds. CHECK.
Everybody in a great mood. CHECK.
Photo equipment ready. CHECK.
Everything in ship shape. CHECK.
Ready to rock and roll. CHECK!!!

WOW, what a BLAST we had at Water’s Edge! This was such an amazing wedding…  so many beautiful people,  so many great photos I wanted to share with you – I was having a real hard time picking my favorites… what can I say…

Kudos to every single one of you -  you guys were totally awesome!
Thank you so so much for having me at the wedding – it was such pleasure and honor to be there for you!

…on to the goodies:

GALLERY1:

GALLERY2:

- Val
(a.k.a. CT Wedding Photographer Val Nanovsky)

Hi folks,

Sarah & Scott’s engagement session was an epic one – in a number of ways. We had so many wonderful photo ops – waterfalls, parks, trails…  And along the way, I got to know two incredible people – with big hearts and passion for the outdoors and all kinds of cute pets. Wow, what can I say…

The last part of the photo shoot took a slightly different direction from what I traditionally do at e-sessions (outdoor/green, that is). Let me just say that there is nothing sexier in the world than an airplane.  …Well, there actually is, but that’s a different story :-) I always wanted to incorporate planes into my wedding photography and this time things lined up perfectly.

HUGE thanks to Mary Caravella and her husband for so graciously making things happen for us at the Skylark Airpark in Ellington/Somers. Kudos! Here’s what came out:

I am so so excited about Sarah and Scott and can’t wait for the wedding. You guys were awesome!

See you around,

- Val

New Year resolutions are nice things.  You get out of your comfort level – well, at least for a while – and, among other things, start thinking about some exciting initiatives. This year, in addition to growing and promoting Valdorama GREEN, I decided to do certain The Day After sessions with the idea to highlight the essence of each season. Weddings can be beautiful at any time, especially when your photography is taken outdoors.

The following is the very first series of images of this winter season I took with Rali last week at Valley Falls Park in Vernon CT. It was freezing, but fun – that was part of the experience – and it was absolutely beautiful.

On to the photos…

More is on the way – stay tuned.

Val

Hey everyone,

This was a very special day to me as a wedding photographer. While my style is mixed – mostly PJ, but also some candids, some formals and quite a bit of my trade mark “green” style, what you see here is pure photojournalism – in the true sense of the word. None of these shots were posed or formally arranged in any way.

Below are a couple of selected photos from Mary and Nick’s wedding ceremony in Glastonbury, CT.

Here we go:

Everybody trashes their dress. But trashing the dress ain’t that cool anymore. And since at this wedding we already had a tradition  of doing many things differently, we decided that instead of trashing the dress we should do something else.  Like trashing the groom’s tie – how about that?

So trash the tie we did.

Here we go:

Every once in a while you get to know people who are one of a kind. The moment you meet them you feel how special they are. Niki & Eli totally redefined the rules – charged with emotion, bombastic and hilarious – in the best sense of the word – and yet being 100% themselves.

No formal posing ever took place at this wedding. Everything was photographed on the go, capturing the moment and moving on to the next one – the purest form of photojournalism I have ever done.

Eli was absolutely unique in her own way – very very different from most CT brides I have photographed.  And what can I say about Niki…  Man, you ROCK! Both of you look so happy together. Once again, my sincere congratulations! WHAT A BLAST!!!

To be continued…