Surf Club on the Sound Wedding | Stephanie + Gerald New Rochelle, NY

November 8, 2022

Bride and groom on steps at Surf Club on the Sound wedding

Congratulations Stephanie + Gerald! After many, many years together they were married at the Surf Club on the Sound wedding! They’ve known each other since grade school. In 6th grade Stephanie tried to message Gerald, but it didn’t go anywhere. She tried again their junior year in high school and they’ve been together ever since! They’re high school sweethearts! Stephanie says she knew from the beginning in 6th grade that Gerald was the one. That’s impressive!

I’ve worked at the Surf Club on the Sound a couple times now and I was excited to go back for Stephanie + Gerald’s wedding. It has a great space and location for everything and the staff are all so helpful.

They were at the venue the whole day, even getting ready, so it made it a lot easier to go between the bride and groom. It helped that everyone was in the same place since we were fighting the weather from the tail end of Hurricane Ian. It wasn’t a sunny day, but we were just happy the rain held off so we could get pictures outside. Plus an overcast day is always a great big soft-box for pictures!

Surf Club on the Sound wedding

There were so many details from the wedding dress to the cathedral length veil, clear invitation suite, rings, jewelry, and personalized kippot. The florist even left some florals for me to use to style the details. I love starting a wedding day off by photographing all the details, it gives me some time to warm up and get my creativity going. Plus the styled details just help begin to tie the whole day together.

Wedding details for Jewish ceremony

I am in love with where I was able to hang Stephanie’s wedding dress!

Wedding dress and ring shot at Surf Club on the Sound wedding
Detailed shot of rings and jewelry for Surf Club on the Sound wedding
Bride putting on wedding dress at Surf Club on the Sound wedding
Bride smiling and putting on earrings at Surf Club on the Sound wedding

To compliment the autumn time of year they chose a palette of cinnamon, sienna and olive. The gemstones in Stephanie’s grandmother’s ring were a perfect match to the colors from her fall color pallet,

Stephanie had a piece of her mother’s wedding dress lace cut in the shape of a heart and sewn onto her dress. The heart blended in to the floral appliques that were already on her dress.

While I was with the bride and her half of the bridal party, my friend and 2nd photographer, Nichole, was on the other side of the venue with the groom and his groomsmen as they got ready.

Groom details and personalized kippah for Surf Club on the Sound wedding
Groom putting on Mens Warehouse Suit in New Rochelle, NY
Groom looking out window at Surf Club on the Sound wedding

We had a “series” of first looks. First Stephanie did a first look with her father and the water in the background.

Bride and dad first look waterfront at Surf Club on the Sound wedding

The newlyweds chose to have a first look after getting ready and before their Jewish wedding ceremony on the grand staircase. Little did Gerald know that his best man and the bride were in cahoots and planning a fake first look!

Fake first look by stairs at Surf Club on the Sound wedding

Then it was finally time for Stephanie + Gerald’s first look. I love how excited and teary Stephanie was.

Bride and groom first look by stairs at Surf Club on the Sound wedding
Black and white photo of bride and groom by piano at Surf Club on the Sound wedding

I’m so glad we had the grand staircase inside as a backup for if it rained. We took some pictures on the stairs because they were beautiful, but I also wanted to get outside for portraits while it was nice.

Wedding party up stairs at Surf Club on the Sound wedding
Bridesmaids with bride on stairs

Can I have a cathedral length veil at every wedding? They are just so stunning and make the portraits feel softer.

Bride and groom kissing in front of fountain at Surf Club on the Sound wedding
Bride and groom kissing in fall wedding

Stephanie had her brother as a bridesman along with her bridesmaids and flower girl. They did a great job coordinating the fall colors and different styles of dresses.

Bridesmaid with Bride in front of fountain at Surf Club on the Sound wedding
Groomsmen with groom outside in fall wedding
Bridal party outside in front of Surf Club on the Sound wedding

As you can see, the Surf Club on the Sound has a lot of different looks and backgrounds in a relatively small location. One of the big reasons they chose this venue was because of the waterfront view. I love beach portraits so I made sure we spent plenty of time there.

Bridal party picture on beach  at Surf Club on the Sound wedding in New Rochelle, NY
Bride and groom on beach waterfront at Surf Club on the Sound wedding

Gerald and especially Stephanie were troopers! It was on the colder side and it was windy by the water.

Bride and groom kissing by waterfront for Surf Club on the Sound wedding
Bride and groom dancing on beach at Surf Club on the Sound wedding
Bride and groom on beach at Surf Club on the Sound wedding
Bride and groom on staircase outside at Surf Club on the Sound wedding
Enchanted flower bouquet in autumn colors at Surf Club on the Sound wedding
Groom standing
Bride twirling with groom at Surf Club on the Sound wedding
Bride and groom and family outside at Surf Club on the Sound wedding
Custom kippot for Jewish wedding

After all the portraits were finished the Jewish wedding ceremony began with the ketubah signing and veiling of the bride.

Ketubah signing at Surf Club on the Sound wedding
Groom walking down wedding aisle with parents at Surf Club on the Sound wedding
Bride walking down the aisle with parents at Surf Club on the Sound wedding
Bride with cathedral length veil covering face at reception at Surf Club on the Sound wedding
Bride and groom getting married at Surf Club on the Sound wedding
Bride and groom getting married at Surf Club on the Sound wedding

The breaking of glass and mazel tov!

Groom breaking glass at Jewish wedding at Surf Club on the Sound wedding

Stephanie + Gerald walked into the ceremony and right into a choreographed first dance.

Bride and groom entrance to reception at Surf Club on the Sound wedding
Bride and groom first dance at Surf Club on the Sound wedding
Personalized first dance for bride and groom at Surf Club on the Sound wedding
Maid on honor giving speech at Surf Club on the Sound wedding
Best man giving speech at Surf Club on the Sound wedding
Bride and groom holding hand while sitting in chair

One of my favorite parts of a Jewish wedding is the Hora dance! I’ve never actually done it, but it looks like fun and makes for some great pictures 🙂

Chair dance at Surf Club on the Sound wedding
Picture of bride wearing Converse shoes at Surf Club on the Sound wedding

Stephanie was smart and had Converse reception shoes. Even Gerald’s grandma changed into flip flops to spend the night on the dance floor.

One of Stephanie’s bridesmaids was so sweet and gifted the bride + groom with a live wedding painting by Kathryn McCabe Art. I loved watching Kat’s process of painting their portrait. From when/where she chose a picture she took on her phone, to roughly adding in the bride, groom and background, and then adding in details. She was so sweet and included their pups into the painting since they couldn’t make it to the wedding.

Painter painting bride and groom at Surf Club on the Sound wedding
Father and daughter dancing at Surf Club on the Sound wedding
Groom and mother dancing at Surf Club on the Sound wedding
Bride and groom cutting cake at Surf Club on the Sound wedding

Stephanie + Gerald decided to do a bride and groom last dance. About 15 minutes before the end of the reception the DJ announced it was time for guests to leave. Once everyone was out the DJ played their final song and they took a minute to be together and soak it all in.

Depending on the venue and the weather I really love to take 10 minutes during the reception to either do sunset pictures or night pictures. Since it was overcast the whole day we didn’t have a sunset so instead we did night pictures in front of the beautiful fountain in the front of the venue.

The lights in the greenery made for a magical nighttime picture.

Bride and groom at night at Surf Club on the Sound wedding

Stephanie + Gerald, what a wonderful fall wedding you had! Congratulations and best wishes for your marriage!

Westchester, New York, Wedding, Photographer, NYC, New York City, Cassady K Photography

SURF CLUB ON THE SOUND WEDDING VENDORS:

THE DRESS | At Home Bridal Boutique

BRIDESMAIDS’ DRESSES | David’s Bridal

GROOM ATTIRE | Men’s Wearhouse

VENUE | Surf Club on the Sound

FLORIST | Enchanted Flowers

DJ | Baseline Productions

LIVE WEDDING PAINTING | Kathryn McCabe Art

INVITATION SUITE | Etsy – InvitationSigniture

VIDEOGRAPHER | Stilwell

PHOTOGRAPHER | Cassady K Photography

2ND PHOTOGRAPHER | Nichole Tippin

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