Robert Wagner Wedding Photography

Fineart Photojournalistic Wedding Photography New York City, New York, Hoboken, New Jersey

Monthly Archives: January 2010

Tuesday, January 26, 2010

Check out: hMAG!

I recently had the pleasure of working with hMAG, Hoboken’s, New Jersey’s premier lifestyle magazine. The experience of visiting many of the local businesses as well as learning about the history of Hoboken at the Historical Museum was eye opening to say the least at what this town has to offer. Photographing the bakeries around town was a highlight, combining two of my loves, photography and food! The cover image was shot by Hoboken’s own, fashion photographer, River Clark. I worked on the the two main features as well as many of the raves. Get your copy at area businesses as you step off the ferry and PATH as well as the W Hotel. You can also check out the on-line version here.

Special thanks to Kevin and crew at hMAG for designing and including this promotional piece of my wedding work in the MAG of Hobokanites Seth and Megan’s wedding.

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Posted in publication Tags: bakeries, hMAG, Hoboken, hoboken historical museum, New Jersey, Tisha Creative

Thursday, January 21, 2010

Looking For a Venue: Great Reception Locations!

As I sat down to work on archiving the weddings I’ve worked on last year I was reflecting on all of the great venues I’ve had the privileged to photograph and thought it would be a great idea to share some of those locations with those brides and grooms looking for a venue in or around New York City. The venue is an important decision during the planning process, reflecting the bride and grooms tastes, sensibility, style and budget. Brides.com has an excellent guide on how to choose a venue for your reception and what factors to consider in weighing your decision.

The Frick Collection

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The Frick Collection is probably one of the most amazing architectural and art treasures in the city and one of the most unknown.
1 East 70th Street
Phone: 212-288-0700

Studio Square

Studio Square is one of the newest and most exciting venues to open recently. Located in Long Island City with views of the Manhattan Sky and multiple floors with space to spare it is likely to become the next most sought after location. In addition to the few photographs below be sure to check out the images I recently took of their wonderful Empire Suite on their website.

35-33 36th St, Long Island City
(718) 383-1001

Altman Building

Conveniently located, open floor, and that quintessential New York feel make the Altman Building a top choice.
135 West 18th Street
(212) 741-3400

Montauk Lake Club

Accessible yet secluded enjoy all that is Montauk at the Montauk Lake Club.

632 Hudson

This unique and intimate gem in the west West Village is for those looking to reflect their unique tastes: 632 Hudson
632 Hudson
212.620.7631

St. Regis Hotel

If you think and breath classic New York, opulent appointments and midtown location put the St. Regis hotel on your list.

2 East 55th Street
(212) 753-4500

Smack Mellon Gallery

Location, location, location, between the Manhattan and Brooklyn Bridges over looking lower Manhatten, this Dumbo Brooklyn venue will brighten your day. Smack Mellon Gallery

92 Plymouth Street, Brooklyn
(718) 834-8761

Battery Gardens

Battery Gardens, with airy and wrap around windows with views of the Hudson, Statue of Liberty this location will inspire your dream of what it is to have a New York wedding.

17 State Street, Manhattan
(212) 809-5508

Ellis Island

A world recognized New York City monument, Ellis Island is perfect for a grand celebrate with no limits.

17 Battery Place #210
(212) 561-4588

W Hotel, Hoboken

Modern with views and access to the Hudson you can’t get in Manhattan the newly completed W Hotel is in a class of its own.

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Posted in Wedding Tags: New York, New York City, Wedding Venues

Wednesday, January 20, 2010

Sighting: Jen & Mike on W Hotels WOW Weddings

I was exited to see that Jen & Mike’s wedding that I photographed in October is now featured on the W Hotel’s world wide WOW Weddings website. The Hudson waterfront location in Hoboken, New Jersey boasts unparalleled New York City views, modern interior design and impeccable service.

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Posted in Wedding Tags: Hoboken, Hudson, New Jersey, New York, W Hoboken, W Hotel, Wedding, Weddings

Monday, January 4, 2010

Honeymoon Part III: Venezia, Italia

Venice is a city of tourist and we hate being tourist. Between the two of us we’ve spent countless months in over 30 countries from Indonesia to Ireland and we are bent on finding the authentic in places we go. There are 100 times more people that visit Venice each year than there are residents and even most the residents are transplants. So to blend in with the general population we were tourists, taking over 700 pictures, visiting the sites, crowding onto the vapretto’s and traghetto’s… The authentic in Venice is being a tourist, but we were happy and we loved every sweaty overcrowded second of it!

If you’re thinking of going to Venice on your honeymoon it is a wonderful place, although expensive, it is magical and what you make of it. You need lots of patients for the crowds, lines and a keen ability to read a map. I have to admit after my wife nagged me for a gondola ride for five days I gave in and we slipped through the canals in near darkness sipping vino rosso and it was one of the highlights of our trip! See a our video of our Venice adventures here, which will give you a hint at what we will be doing in 30 years.

I love Italy and just found out when I sat down to write this blog, that I will be returning there once again to photograph the vacation get-a-away of Casa Teulada in Sardinia along with a life style portrait session of the beautiful Bortolotti family, whom created Casa Tealuda from an aspiration to actualization.

Our breakfast view on the Grand Canal.

Gelati porta via!

I wish they had a fresh produce boat that pulled up by my apartment on the Hudson.

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Machismo Gondolier

Next time we are going to stay in a place with a kitchen, the fish markets were amazing.

Keys to room in our hotel (Hotel Gritti Place).

Murano Glass

We wondered where all the well dressed were going each day???

Traghetto gondolier

Venice’s symbol and flag.

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Posted in Travel, Uncategorized Tags: gondal, Grand Canal, Honeymoon, Italia, Italy, Venezia, Venice

Monday, January 4, 2010

Venezia- Nero

There was too much beautiful light and life to capture in just a handful of days in the city of canals. Much like New York, Venice feels like a city that never sleeps, whether it be multitude of water vessels ferrying goods and people or the light bouncing around the canals by night or day.

The following are a few of a project that I am working on concerning water, you can see my full fine art print selections available for purchase here: http://www.rwagnerphotography.com/pickpic/gallery/splash.php?gallery_id=5