Cortina StudioVol. 01 / Buffalo, NY

The Wedding Issue

Real days, real people, and the small moments that end up being the big ones.

Photographed and filmed by Cortina Studio
A couple sharing a quiet moment on a balcony above the city

From the studio

Some days you want to live twice.

A wedding moves fast. The morning is nerves and laughter, the ceremony is over in a breath, and by the last dance most of it is already a blur. Our job is to slow it down and bring it back to you.

We work quietly, from getting ready to the send-off, with cinema cameras and clean audio for film and a documentary eye for photographs. Nothing forced, just your people and your day, the way it actually felt.

These are a few of the days we have been trusted with.

Fidel Cortina

I

The details

Before anyone walks in, the story is already in the room.

Hands with wedding rings resting on a lace dress
01The rings
A white rose boutonniere being pinned on
02The boutonniere
Glassware set on a reception table
03The table
Look for the small moments. They end up being the big ones.

Cortina Studio

II

The ceremony

Everyone holds their breath.

A couple at the altar of a church during their ceremony
04The vows
III

The portraits

Just the two of you, for a few minutes.

A bride and groom embracing and smiling
05Just married
The groom kissing the bride on the cheek
06A quiet kiss
A bride smiling with her bouquet
07The bride
A bride in black and white holding her dress
08In black and white
A bride in black and white looking over her shoulder
09A look back
The bride laughing with her bridesmaids, bouquets in hand
10Her people
IV

The celebration

And then, finally, everyone dances.

Guests dancing at a candlelit reception
11The first dance
Guests dancing at the reception
12The dance floor
A bride hugging a guest
13The hugs
V

Contact sheet

More from the day.

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Your story, next.

Tell us your date and we will build the coverage around your day.