Hudson Valley Event Photography
Beacon, Newburgh, Garrison & Beyond
Every moment documented
Wedding weekend event coverage
Weddings are the main event, but the moments around your wedding are where a lot of the magic actually happens. The hugs that last a beat longer, the nerves turning into laughter, the toasts that make everyone teary, the grandparents who show up early just to be part of it. If you are planning a rehearsal dinner, welcome drinks, post-wedding brunch, or engagement party in the Hudson Valley, we would love to document it in the same way we photograph weddings: subtle, candid, natural, and easygoing.
We are Megan & Kenneth, Beacon-based photographers who work across the Hudson Valley and the nearby corners we love most, like Garrison, Cold Spring, and Newburgh. Our event photography is built for real life, not a staged highlight reel. We blend in, we read the room, and we keep things moving gently so you can stay present with the people who came to celebrate you.
If your wedding weekend is spread across a few locations, or you are hosting multiple events, we can help create a consistent visual story from start to finish. You will walk away with photos that feel cohesive, honest, and full of the in-between moments you did not even realize were happening.
Coverage Can Include
If you’re planning more than just the wedding day, we also offer full wedding weekend coverage so your whole story feels complete from beginning to end. This is for couples who want the full Hudson Valley experience documented, not just the ceremony and reception. Think rehearsal dinner photos that feel intimate, welcome drinks candids that capture the energy of everyone arriving, and post-wedding brunch moments that are relaxed and real.
As Beacon-based Hudson Valley photographers, we’re used to weekends that move between locations like Garrison, Cold Spring, and Newburgh. Full weekend coverage helps everything feel cohesive, especially when your guests are traveling in and you are hosting multiple events. You get one consistent style across the weekend, with subtle, candid event photography that stays natural and easygoing the entire time.
- Rehearsal dinner photography
- Welcome drinks or cocktail event photography
- Getting ready coverage on the wedding day
- Ceremony, portraits, and reception coverage
- Afterparty coverage
- Post-wedding brunch coverage
Friday to Sunday buyout packages
Full Wedding Weekends
What Goes On
Hudson Valley, Catskills, The Adirondacks and throughout the Northeast
Beacon, Newburgh, and Beyond
Rehearsal dinners are often the most relaxed part of the whole wedding weekend. It is usually your closest people, your wedding party, and your families, all in one place, finally exhaling. The vibe can shift from formal to casual fast, and that is exactly why rehearsal photography matters. It captures the part of the story where everyone is arriving, reconnecting, and settling into the weekend together.
Our approach is subtle. We are not directing the evening or interrupting conversations. We focus on natural moments as they unfold, with a calm, easygoing presence. That means we photograph the greetings, the clinking glasses, the hand squeezes, and the little looks across the table when someone tells a story you have heard a thousand times.
If your rehearsal is in Beacon, Garrison, Cold Spring, or Newburgh, we will also weave in a sense of place. Your event photography should feel like the Hudson Valley, warm light, cozy spaces, and the kind of gatherings that feel personal. We will capture a handful of quick, low-pressure portraits if you want them, like you with your parents, your siblings, and your wedding party. Nothing stiff. Just the version of you that actually exists on a real night with your people.
Rehearsal Dinner Coverage
Rehearsal Locations we love
Rehearsal dinners in the Hudson Valley have such a specific kind of warmth, cozy, welcoming, and full of those first big exhale moments before the wedding day. We especially love photographing rehearsal events in Beacon, Garrison, Cold Spring, and Newburgh because each spot has its own energy, from laid-back river town nights to candlelit dinners tucked into historic spaces. No matter where you gather, we keep things subtle and easygoing, focusing on candid hugs, real conversations, and the natural moments that make your wedding weekend feel like it has officially begun.
Westchester, Hudson Valley & More
Engagement Parties
Engagement parties are a celebration without the wedding day timeline pressure. They are often the first moment where your people come together to celebrate the two of you. And because the vibe is usually casual, it is a perfect fit for our subtle, candid style.
We photograph engagement parties with the same approach as our wedding work: we blend in, we keep things natural, and we focus on real connection. That means we capture the big moments, like a toast or a surprise gift, but we also photograph the smaller moments that matter just as much, like your best friend tearing up in the corner or your parents quietly watching you greet everyone.
If you are hosting in Beacon, Garrison, Cold Spring, or Newburgh, engagement party photos also become a beautiful way to anchor your story in the place you love. Hudson Valley event photography is not just about who is there, it is about the feeling of the setting too. We will give you images that feel warm and honest, and that you can use for your website, invitations, or just to remember how it all started.
Hudson Valley, NY
Welcome Drinks & Cocktail events
Welcome drinks are where the weekend starts to feel real. People are arriving from out of town, friends from different eras are meeting for the first time, and your circles start blending together. It is also one of the best events to photograph because it is naturally social and full of movement.
Whether you are hosting a casual bar meetup, a cocktail hour, or a more structured welcome party, we photograph it like we are telling the story from inside the room. We focus on candid interaction and natural emotion, plus the little visual cues that show the atmosphere of your event, like candlelight, hands in mid-gesture, and the way the crowd gathers when you walk in.
If you are planning welcome drinks in Beacon, we know how to keep things low-key and efficient so you can actually enjoy it. In Garrison and Cold Spring, welcome events often have beautiful outdoor energy, even if it is just a quick toast on a patio before everyone heads inside. In Newburgh, we love the mix of creative spaces and river-town character that can make a welcome event feel different from the wedding day itself.
We will photograph the event as it happens, and we will also help you get a few quick photos that matter, like you with your best friends, you with your parents, and a group shot with out-of-town guests before they disappear into conversations.
Beacon, Garrison, Cold Spring & Beyond
A post-wedding brunch is the soft landing after the big day. It is slower, sweeter, and often more emotional than people expect. You are not performing anymore. You are just being. That makes brunch one of the best places for natural, candid event photography.
Brunch photos capture the real aftermath, messy in the best way. People trading stories from the night before, laughing about the dance floor, showing you the blurry phone videos, and squeezing in a few last hugs before they head out. It is also a great time to photograph family relationships, especially if you have relatives who were too busy or overwhelmed to do many photos during the wedding itself.
We keep brunch coverage easygoing. We are there to document, not to direct. If you want a few portraits in morning light, we can do that quickly. If you want to keep it purely documentary, we can do that too. Either way, we aim for photos that feel like the Hudson Valley morning after, calm, connected, and real.
Post-Wedding Brunch Events
If you are looking for event photographers who will keep things subtle and easy, you are in the right place. We are calm, friendly, and observant. We will step in when it helps, like organizing a quick group photo, and we will disappear when it matters, like during an emotional conversation.
Our goal is for your event photography to feel like you. Not overly posed. Not overly produced. Just honest, candid, natural photos that let you relive the full weekend, including the parts you did not get to see.
If you are planning rehearsal events, welcome drinks, a post-wedding brunch, or an engagement party in the Hudson Valley, especially around Beacon, Garrison, Cold Spring, or Newburgh, we would love to hear what you are dreaming up.
Reach out with your dates and locations, and tell us which events you want photographed. We will help you figure out what coverage makes the most sense, and we will keep it simple from there.
We'll make the process fun and uncomplicated.
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