Featured on Junebug Weddings: The Violet Hotel Wedding in Staatsburg, NY
Some of you may know that Arturo and I started dabbling in the art of wedding videography last year. Though we've primarily kept our focus on wedding photography, I did have the opportunity to play a part in a cinematography project on a shoot back in November! It took place at The Violet Hotel in Staatsburg, New York, and not one detail was spared. Two of my favorite ladies, Aoife and Lauren of Jack & Grace Events, were the masterminds behind this beautiful wedding design. I love how they take such a unique approach to each wedding and event they plan and style!
The shoot was featured on Junebug Weddings last week, and I couldn't be more honored to have our video work on such a prestigious wedding blog! Don't miss the full feature on Junebug Weddings or see the recap of this beautiful Hudson Valley wedding inspiration shoot below!
CREATIVE TEAM
Venue: The Violet Hotel | Event Planning & Styling: Jack & Grace Events | Videography: Shaina Lee Photography | Floral Design: Dramatic Innovation | Hair: Upstyle | Makeup: Jessica-Lee Ramsay | Catering: Main Course Catering | Wedding Gown: True North Bridal | Suit: The Black Tux | Invitations & Calligraphy: Karri Lee Designs | Specialty Rentals: North Country Vintage | Tablescape: Events Unlimited Tent & Party Rentals | Jewelry: Anthony Robert Jewelers
Last weekend, I opened my email to see that Shaina Lee Photography is a winner of The Knot Best of Weddings 2024! We’ve been honored to receive this award every year since 2019 thanks to our incredible couples, as this accolade represents the top local wedding professionals.
I opened up my email last week to find out that Shaina Lee Photography is a winner of The Knot Best of Weddings 2023! This is our 5th year in a row to win, and it’s all thanks to our amazing couples. The Knot Best of Weddings is an accolade representing the highest-rated wedding professionals as reviewed by real couples!
Last week, Arturo and I received the news that Shaina Lee Photography had been selected as a 2022 winner in The Knot Best of Weddings! This award is always an honor to receive because it comes from the glowing reviews of our past couples. Our win this year is extra special for Arturo and me because we've also been inducted into The Knot Best of Weddings Hall of Fame!
It’s been a few years since I did a “Best Of” blog post, so it seemed like a better time than ever to share the highlights of an otherwise challenging year. Enjoy a few of my favorite days from 2020!
2020 has been one heck of a year, am I right? Despite many postponements, we were still able to end our season having photographed 25 elopements, micro weddings, and intimate celebrations. To top it off, last month Arturo and I received the email that we had won The Knot Best of Weddings 2021 Award. After what has been our most challenging year, we are incredibly appreciative to receive this award for the third consecutive year!
Last October I photographed a stunning fall wedding editorial alongside some of my favorite Connecticut wedding vendors, and it was recently published in the online publication, Betrothed Magazine! Chamard Vineyards in Clinton, Connecticut made the perfect backdrop to highlight an intimate wedding. It was a sunny autumn day and the vibrant colors of the New England fall foliage were in full swing.
With plenty of hard work and a wonderful team to serve our couples, Arturo and I learned last month that for the second year in a row we won The Knot Best of Weddings 2020 Award, all thanks to the amazing clients we worked with in 2019!! The two of us were given front row seats to one of the biggest and best days in many couples’ lives, something we certainly don’t take for granted.
Much to our surprise and excitement, our friends at Let’s Bee Together named Shaina Lee Photography a Top 10 Photographer of 2018!! Also on the list are some of the most talented photography teams that we know of. Arturo and I couldn’t be more thankful to have received such a humbling award!
More than anything, this year we accomplished something we’ve been striving to achieve for several years; we won The Knot Best of Weddings 2019 Award, all thanks to the amazing couples and clients we had the chance to work with in 2018!
Kelley and Jason shared their wedding day with 100 of their closest family members and friends at Windrift Hall in West Coxsackie, New York, a historical farmhouse Airbnb venue nestled in the heart of the Hudson Valley! As if we weren’t still excited about this beautiful wedding, it was featured on Red Oak Weddings last week!
Emelia and Jon were married in early July in a beautiful lakefront ceremony at The Waterview in Monroe, Connecticut. Their beautiful blush and gold summer wedding was recently featured on Smashing the Glass!
Shaina Lee Photography has been named a winner of The Knot Best of Weddings 2025! This award recognizes the top wedding professionals, and we are honored to have received this accolade every year since 2019.