james bass photography: central & upstate new york wedding, portrait and commercial photographer

central & upstate new york wedding, portrait & commercial photographer

genevieve + derek: a turning stone wedding

January 26, 2012

Family and friends all gathered at the Shenandoah Clubhouse at the Turning Stone Casino for Genevieve and Derek’s New Year’s Eve wedding, the whole place looked fabulous (even if we really didn’t have any snow)! Cindy & Roger from Ormond Entertainment really outdid themselves (once again) taking care of the evening’s entertainment and the snowflake lighting was really something to see! I owe a huge “Thank You!!” to my friend Caly Doran who gave up her New Year’s Eve to help me out! Once again my buddy Justin Mayer joined us as the video ninja and the Photo Boothique was out in full force!

I can honestly say that I don’t think that I have ever met two people that were more meant for each other than Genevieve and Derek, all you have to do is spend a little time with the two of them and you would be able to see it for yourself.

- video: Justin Mayer
- venue: Shenandoah Clubhouse at Turning Stone Casino
- dj/mc: Ormond Entertainment
- photobooth: James Bass Photography

Posted in photobooth, weddings Tags: james bass, photobooth, syracuse, turning stone casino, upstate new york, wedding

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steph + tim: a syracuse wedding

December 23, 2011

Steph & Tim live in Boston (which I had the pleasure of visiting this past spring and found myself thoroughly enjoying it especially the Samuel Adams Brewery) but Steph is an Upstate girl and this is where they decided to tie the knot! Now you can never go wrong with The Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, I’m pretty certain that it’s Syracuse’s oldest and definitely grandest church. Or the Genesee Grande either for that matter which is where everyone got ready and where the reception was held as well, as always they did a great job and everything looked fabulous! Once again the Photoboothique was on site and it definitely got a workout! Everyone was so nice and gracious and I had a great time!

Thanks for letting me be a part of it!

ceremony – The Cathedral of Immaculate Conception
reception – Genesee Grande
florist – Norma’s Blooms
photobooth – James Bass Photography
makeup – (the always awesome) A-List Artistry
hair – (the always fabulous) Tiffany Dewald
assistant – K-Cizzle!!

Posted in weddings Tags: cathedral, genesee grande, james bass, photo booth, photobooth, syracuse

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krista + brandon: a utica wedding

December 13, 2011

Chaos.

That’s what I walked into when I showed up at Krista’s parent’s home and was quickly informed that the make up person didn’t show up.
The first thing that entered my mind was “we are going to be late”.
I was wrong.
These girls made some calls, rocked it out and were on time! (whew! that was a close one!)
Once we were finished with the ceremony at Our Lady of Lourdes Church we made our way to Root Glen on the campus of Hamilton College (Brandon’s alma mater) for some portraits. I had never been to Twin Ponds Golf & Country Club before but I really dug the old school vibe and architecture that the whole place had! The party lasted well into the night and I think that’s safe to say that everyone had a great time!

A big shot out to my friend KC (aka K-Cizzle) for helping me out even though she was sick!!!

DJ: Dee Jay Network
Florist: Mark Calogero

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margaret + tim: a buffalo wedding

November 16, 2011

It was cold.
It was raining.
It was miserable.
It was cold, raining and miserable.
Noticing a theme here?

When I awoke from my first night in Buffalo I knew that my run of good weather was over. As I walked to Starbucks I kept peering at the sky praying that it would begin to clear so that it would be nice for Margaret & Tim’s wedding, Mother Nature was not smiling upon me this day or so it seemed. As luck would have it She gave us a slight grin, she held the rain back long enough for us to spend a little time outdoors at the Buffalo Historical Society (but it was still pretty cold)! But before that we had to get things done at Our Lady of Peace which actually has a tunnel behind the altar which I used to get from one side of the church to the other, not that it was necessary I just wanted an excuse to use it.While we were unable to spend a lot of time outdoors we did find a couple of cool little places at the hotel (Buffalo Hyatt Regency) to shoot in and you know that it wouldn’t be one of my weddings if the Photo Boothique wasn’t there (big hit)!! It was a long drive home but I had a great time and that made it all worthwhile!