Author Archives: Dinofa

under the boardwalk | antoinette+ricky

antoinette+ricky kicked off our first engagement shoot of 2010 with a bang!  it’s really “hit or miss” to schedule a beach and boardwalk session at the end of february, but we really lucked out with this one.  we had an awesome couple, gorgeous skies, empty beaches, amazing light, and happy vibes.  we even found a lucky dollar that washed up to our feet while we were taking portraits down near the waters edge.  antoinette+ricky took the lucky dollar to harrahs casino that night to see if they could win big!  we haven’t heard anything from them yet, so we’ll just have to assume that they are still on a roll at the slots or the craps table. (:   lauren and i can’t wait for their wedding this summer at congress hall in cape may, nj.  the wedding ceremony will take place on the cape may beach, although we would guess it will be a bit warmer than it was for their engagement session.  2 hours on the beach in 35 degree weather will totally get to your finger tips after awhile (or) toes in ricky’s case, since he was wearing sandals the majority of the time.

introducing antoinette+ricky | engaged

here are some more awesome beach engagements we shot recently that you may be interested in checking out:  shannon+rj –  jessica+dave –  jess+brad

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love vibes

the dinofa family is sending out happy-happy valentine’s day vibes to everyone today. (:  enjoy.

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vintage style wedding | krissy+brad

krissy + brad booked us at the last minute (just a few weeks prior to their big day).  lauren and i met with krissy over at the the chelsea in atlantic city for lunch at teplitzky’s and a tour of the hotel.  oh yeah, i forgot to mention that krissy is the event/wedding manager for the chelsea hotel, so needless to say we were completely stoked to be her chosen wedding photographers.  we were just blown away with the decor of the hotel and it is now our number one, most favorite wedding venue in atlantic city to photograph.

krissy+brad planned the perfect wedding.  it had a vintage flare (which we love) while taking advantage of the mid century decor that the chelsea hotel offers.  this small intimate wedding was a huge success and we couldn’t be happier for the newlyweds.  lauren and i can’t wait for our next opportunity to shoot a wedding at the chelsea hotel, plus we’ll get to work with krissy again – that’s a “WIN” in our book.  enjoy.

the amazing flowers and ceremony design was created by the very talented florists at the manic botanic in ocean city, nj.

the chelsea prime restaurant on the fifth floor of the hotel was the host for the wedding reception that evening.  the restaurant over looks the beaches and boardwalk of atlantic city and it is truly magnificant.  the walls are decorated with vintage black & white pictures displaying the history of atlantic city.

the party continued over at C5 which is chelsea’s “club within a club”.  the guests enjoyed cocktails and dancing while the dj rocked the house.

here are some more awesome weddings we shot recently in atlantic city that you may be interested in checking out:  stacy+matt –  danielle+dave

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all you need is love | baby lily

welcome to the world baby lily.  i think we might have a little music rock star in the making.  congratulations casey + anthony on your beautiful baby girl.  rock on.

here are some more babies we photographed recently that you may be interested in checking out:  natalie |  baby hailey |  baby thomas

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dinofa photography | wedding album

a little album goodness that was just delivered to our wonderful clients jennifer+erik.  enjoy.

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baby luke is way cute

lauren and i are so happy for adrien+matt and their adorable little addition, luke.  we had the pleasure of photographing baby & fam squad a few weeks ago at their lovely home just a few blocks from us.  luke totally brought the “happy” and was an absolute joy to be around.  our 5 month old baby cruz would love to hang out with him sometime soon.  congratulations!  enjoy.

you wouldn’t have believed my excitement when i saw these two mugs about to greet us as we walked into the house.  (:

here are some more cute babies we photographed recently that you may be interested in checking out:  kendall+brooke |  karlee

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