Official blog of Ben Lau, an international wedding photographer based in Northern NJ.
We recently spent the weekend in Northern Virginia with our dear friends Sumi and Chad, in celebration of their beautiful nuptials at The Winery at Bull Run. Truth be told, we were totally excited about their vineyard wedding; with its open air, rustic wooden doors and endless rows of grapevines that span as far as…
It’s a drive I used to do every morning; years ago when I first met Karis and endured a grueling 1.5 hour daily commute between Northern NJ and Philadelphia. But 6 years later, it’s a different kind of commute; one that I actually looked forward to, if not for the festive work environment, then certainly…
We normally don’t encounter many issues when it comes to shooting locations, because we’ve learned to adapt to most environments. On actual wedding days, we really only have two antagonists: time and weather. Shooting locations need to be (relatively) nearby, and they “should” be readily adaptable to any weather condition. Unfortunately, nothing in NJ is…
We kicked off the wedding season with a road trip to the outskirts of Philadelphia last weekend, where we spent the day celebrating Kathleen and Tim’s beautiful wedding at the Phoenixville Foundry. Here’s a little peek of their big day! Happy Friday ya’ll :). Ben & Karis
Unbeknownst to many (and probably rightfully so), I studied Renaissance/Medieval literature in college. What this really means is that I’m tremendously boring at dinner parties, and that my British accent is probably on par with Don Cheadle and Anne Hathaway. My idea of a fun time is playing Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon, and poking fun…
It’s no secret that I wasn’t always a photographer. In fact, I never grew up wanting to be a photographer (I actually wanted to be a writer). I’ll be the first to admit that this whole photography business was the result of some fortuitous coincidences that were carefully navigated and managed by my previous experiences…
Even though we’re certainly no strangers to Jersey City, these past 6 months of weather anomalies have compelled us think even more outside of the box when it came time for Katie & Craig’s first look and wedding portraits. Luckily for us, “Unexplainable Weather Anomalies” happens to be my middle name :). Because much of…
It’s been unseasonably cold here in the northeast, which is fine…except for the fact we had all sorts of sessions lined up in time for the cherry blossoms in Washington DC! This 35° weather (along with an impending rainstorm that doesn’t appear to be materializing) means we’re still a few weeks early for the blooms,…
Every wedding is different. Main characters, settings and details will generally change from one wedding to the next. This makes my job of storytelling relatively easy, allowing me to capture and present unique, distinctive stories a few dozen times a year. In Rosalen and Chris case however, I was tasked with a mission to capture…
I remember the first time we met Rosalen and Chris; we were sitting inside a dimly lit booth next to the bar with 80′s music playing quietly in the background. Our tentative meeting over coffee had somehow turned into a semi-double-date over drinks and appetizers, and we spent the afternoon listening to them excitedly describing their…
