Associate Photographer Feature: Alex + Calla
If you ever hear us say “we’re up for anything” when discussing your event’s photography timeline, please know that we absolutely mean it.
We’ve trekked through Long Beach Island wedding day flooding, commuter traffic for NYC engagement sessions, multi-location event days, and more. The key is having enough time (and photographers) in your contract to make it all happen, even if something goes off track.
Spring Lake Bath And Tennis Club Wedding
Recently, Alex Rivera shot a beautiful Spring Lake wedding, with Associate Photographer Calla as his second photographer. It was a gorgeous day that included multiple photo locations: bride and groom prep, ceremony, a quick stop at a park in bloom, the venue, and finally, the beach!
Hiring a Second Shooter
With multiple locations, there are some great reasons to book a second photographer. Having two photographers allows coverage at both prep locations, at the same time. If you would like coverage at both bridal prep and groom prep locations, having two photographers helps reduce travel time as well as total time dedicated to pre-ceremony coverage. This way, the time that would be used by one shooter in order to cover both locations can be efficiently applied elsewhere in the timeline.
During the parts of the day when both photographers are shooting at the same location, they are able to capture different angles of the same event. For example, at the ceremony, the first shooter will capture a bride or groom walking down the aisle, while the second shooter may capture the groom’s reaction or other guests’ reactions to seeing the couple for the first time. This style of multi-angle coverage is a huge part of how Ann Coen Studio strives to capture your wedding day and that is why second photographers are already included in most of our wedding packages.
Adding Hours To Your Package
When planning the timeline for this Jersey Shore wedding, Alex and the couple discussed the couple’s event locations and ultimately decided to add some extra time to the schedule for travel. Between all locations on this wedding day, there was about an hour dedicated to travel time, to help make sure that nothing was missed. The team communicated day-of with the shuttle service, the wedding party, and the other vendors, to make sure that everyone was up-to-date on how the timeline was unfolding.
When you are planning a wedding with multiple stops, it is important to consider enough time for both vendor and wedding party travel. If you feel that travel is taking away from your booked event coverage, adding hours to your contract is a great idea to ensure that your coverage extends to the hours needed for all desired parts of your wedding day.
Being A Little Spontaneous
During this wedding, a little bit of unavoidable weather rolled through, but our couple surely made the most of it. Dark clouds and a brief sprinkle gave way to an incredible surprise during their the beach wedding photos. As soon as Alex noticed a rainbow developing, he asked the couple to make a detour to the beach, though it was a little ahead of the scheduled time for beach photos. We are glad they trusted him and decided to go, the result was everything they had hoped it would be. Can’t have rainbows without a little rain.
A Word From The Couple
We always love reading a nice review. Here is what the couple had to say about our team after their wedding day:
“We could not be more pleased with Ann Coen's team and enjoyed working with them every step of the way during wedding planning. From start to finish they are organized, calm, professional and captured every emotion of our day beautifully. I am so grateful that we had Alex and Calla as our wedding photographers and would highly recommend them to anyone!!!! Best team around!!” - Kelly M.
Thank you Kelly and John!
Vendor Team
Photo: Ann Coen Studio (Alex & Calla)
Make Up: Make Me Up Eva
Hair: Hair By Janet
Event Lighting: Fabrico Productions
Wedding Dress: Alexis Levan
Music: Elegant Music Group
Venue: Spring Lake Bath & Tennis Club
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Ann Coen Photography is LBI’s premier full-service photography and videography team, serving Long Beach Island and surrounding areas. The Ann Coen Studio team specializes in LBI wedding photography, coverage for LBI family photos and LBI beach portraits, drone photography, and cinematic videography. With over twenty years of experience, our knowledgeable team delivers timeless and stunning photos, with creativity, style, and professionalism. We are open to bookings across NJ (South Jersey, North Jersey), PA (Philly), NY (New York City), and beyond, including destination wedding coverage (we love to travel)! As a trusted New Jersey photography and videography team, we love capturing love stories and family milestones throughout LBI, New Jersey, and beyond. We are now booking for weddings, portraits, and events in 2026, 2027, and 2028! Please reach out using the button below for more information!