Based in New Milford, NJ (Bergen County) and serving couples across New Jersey, New York City, and the Hudson Valley, Alex Kaplan is known for creating a calm, guided, and joy-filled photography experience. Browse our latest posts for real wedding inspiration, expert tips, and behind-the-scenes moments that make your day unforgettable.

Fall in New Jersey doesn’t last long. A few weeks of real color, maybe a bit more in a good year, and then it’s over. If you’re planning an outdoor engagement session, that narrow window is worth paying close attention to. One thing I’ve noticed over 30 years of photographing couples across Northern New Jersey: […]

A picnic proposal in NJ sounds simple. It is not. The difference between a moment that feels unforgettable and one that just feels nice is usually one or two small decisions that most people do not think about until it is too late. I have photographed more than 500 proposals across Northern New Jersey and […]

There’s a calm that settles over you the moment you pull into Pinelands Golf Club. The drive in is lined with trees, the fairways stretch open in every direction, and before the day even starts, it already feels like the right place to get married. Kaylee and Nick chose Pinelands Golf Club in Hammonton, NJ […]

When couples start planning a wedding in Northern New Jersey, the photography budget conversation usually comes up fast. And it should. Of everything you will spend money on for your wedding day, the photographs are the only thing you will still have forty years from now. But wedding photography prices can feel confusing at first. […]

Discover the best outdoor proposal locations in NJ by season—spring blooms, summer sunsets, and winter magic for unforgettable moments.

Most people planning a proposal get to a certain point in the process and start worrying about the same thing. What if the photos look stiff? Do we have to pose? What if she doesn’t react the right way? Here’s the thing. The photos that stop people mid-scroll are almost never the posed ones. They’re […]

Choosing where to propose might be the most pressure-filled decision of the entire engagement. You want the setting to feel special, the moment to feel private, and your partner to feel completely surprised. Meanwhile, you are trying to stay calm enough to remember which pocket the ring is actually in. No pressure, right? That is […]

A multicultural wedding at Crystal Plaza has a way of announcing itself before the day even begins. By the time I arrived at The Crystal Plaza in Livingston, New Jersey for Rita and Vikas’ celebration, the building was already holding two worlds at once: Indian bridal traditions filling one suite, a Western-leaning groomsmen setup down […]

There is something different about the story before the wedding day. Most couples walk into their engagement session saying some version of the same thing: “We are awkward in photos.” Then somewhere around twenty minutes in, everything changes. The nerves fade. The posing stops feeling like posing. They stop thinking about the camera and start […]
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