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I had a wonderful time photographing Jillian and James for their engagement session last weekend at the Stephen R. Gregg Park in Bayonne, N.J. Take a look at some of their photos which they both loved! Just read Jillian’s rave review on Wedding Wire. Congratulations to this lovely couple!

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Happy Independence Day! In celebration of this holiday, I would like to share with you photos from the fun 4th of July wedding reception of Fiona and Kevin last year during a cruise on the New York Harbor on board the Cornucopia Majesty yacht which departed from Hoboken, N.J. Fiona and Kevin, both accomplished Ironman […]

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On the eve of Independence Day, I just wanted to share this photo that’s an oldie but a goodie. I shot these fireworks being launched from barges on the New York Harbor between Liberty Island and Ellis Island as part of the Macy’s 4th of July fireworks display from Port Jersey Boulevard in Jersey City, […]

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The Liberty Science Center at Liberty State Park in Jersey City, N.J., is hands-down one of my favorite places to visit so I was thrilled when Rachelle and Tim chose me and my hubby, Max, to photograph their wedding there last April after we were recommended to them by Tim’s brother, Tom, a former co-worker […]

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Wow! I’m so honored to have won a Wedisson Award for the month of April 2015. This photo is from the Long Island, N.Y., wedding of Jessica & Eric. See more stunning wedding images by other photographers on the Wedisson website.

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I’m happy to share that this photo from Allison and Scott’s Patriot Hills Golf Club wedding in Stony Point, N.Y., won in the international Wedding Photojournalist Association’s 2014 Quarter 4 Photography Contest. It is always exciting to win an award, but I also consider it a greater honor to be allowed to document people’s milestones, […]

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So proud to share that I and my colleagues at The Jersey Journal newspaper have been honored with 16 state awards in the 2014 Better Newspapers Contest sponsored by the New Jersey Press Association, including a First Place win in the News Picture Story category for my photo coverage (below) of the funeral for Darren Maurice ‘Reese’ […]

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I had the privilege and honor of photographing another former newspaper colleague’s wedding. Paul, a former reporter at The Jersey Journal, and Meredith are high school sweethearts who met and fell in love at Ridgewood High School so it was only natural that they had their “first look” and portraits shot there. Their ceremony was […]

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Photos from Rachelle and Tim’s engagement session at Liberty State Park in Jersey City, N.J. So excited to photograph this nice couple’s wedding at the Liberty Science Center this year! During the engagement session, a passerby who just happened to be carrying a cardboard cut-out of a heart, let Rachelle and Tim borrow it for […]

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My first wedding blog post of the year is a personal one. When my cousin, Angela, announced she was getting married to her boyfriend, Jared, I told her that I would love to photograph her wedding, that it would be my present to her. She was thrilled and so was I. It would be a […]

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  • Eric Wong ( Your friend from Bella Pictures)January 20, 2015 - 4:38 pm

    Hey Reena,
    How are you doing? Hope all is well!
    What an impressive job!!! Great story telling!
    —ericReplyCancel

    • ReenaJanuary 20, 2015 - 9:08 pm

      Thanks, Eric! Hope you are doing well.ReplyCancel

Thank you to our past wedding couples for helping us win another WeddingWire Couples’ Choice Award. Looking forward to photographing our clients’ weddings in 2015. Contact us now to book YOUR wedding with Reena Rose Photography. Dates are filling up quickly!

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  • Maria Sibayan LoprzJanuary 10, 2015 - 10:30 pm

    Wow, congratulations, Reena, my beloved daughter, you are most deserving of such award! I am so proud of yoi! I love you always!ReplyCancel

    • ReenaJanuary 12, 2015 - 9:30 am

      Thanks, Mom! Love you!ReplyCancel

Here are some of the best images that I’ve taken for The Jersey Journal in 2014. Sadly, there had been quite a few funerals, but there are lighthearted moments as well. I hope 2015 will bring more of the latter. Some photos link to a longer post. Just click on the photo to see more. […]

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It’s already almost halfway through 2014, so forgive me if I’m only finally getting around to updating my blog with some of my favorite news images from last year taken around Hudson County, N.J. for The Jersey Journal (including one image I took just for my own). One set of images, taken in November when […]

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