|| katie + nick || @ eagle oaks country club

This is a great wedding... Fun people, great weather, alot of liquor, & even an "A" list John Arcara Photography signature location for some real PUNK ROCK COUTURE WEDDING PHOTOJOURNALISM! We got some great action @ the asphalt factory! Check out the awesome lighting over @ EAGLE OAKS. If your a follower of this blog you'll know that we just did out very first
"a list" {wedding s t y l e } on || uplighting || actually used some images from Eagle Oaks. Ed and his impeccable staff as always were amazing...

|| jessica + pete || oyster point hotel

Well here is a great example of an "A" list wedding. MIKE SIMONS on video, DADDY POP rocking the night, and of course PUNK ROCK COUTURE WEDDING PHOTOJOURNALISM. All brought together by the updated, upgraded, new and improved luxury chic boutique, finally out of her shell, OYSTER POINT HOTEL in beautiful downtown hip city, Red Bank, NJ on the banks of the Mighty Navesink! Jessica Looked so very stunning and we just adore her creativity with her choice of footwear! And Pete, what a cute boy he is. HAHA! Rowdy fun, Radical Crew! Check out their first dance to a little 2 piece band in Asbury Park on the boardwalk, and check out 2, thats right 2 cameos of Mike Simons, one of them breaking countless motor vehicle laws!!!

|| Another amazing reason we do this ||

Ashley + Eric, thank you guys sooooo much! you are awesome!!!

"Hi John! Now that the dust has settled, and I am over the fact that I am not still in Hawaii :), Eric and I wanted to thank you for being one of the highlights of our wedding day! So many people raved about how incredible you were, and two of my engaged guests said they wanted to fire their photographers and hire you instead!! I personally have to thank you for your professionalism and setting a great tone for the day - as a typically calm person, I was trying to hide some nerves in front of the 15 people watching me get dressed, when you walked in and immediately helped me to relax and realize this was going to be fun! And we all had a blast! Not to mention what a treat it was to see some of the shots on a slideshow at the wedding - awesome! I have no doubt that the rest will be just as incredible! Thanks again, and enjoy some well-deserved days off! Talk to you soon, Ashley Morganti and Eric Romaglino p.s. - I am sorry I can't post this on your facebook page or twitter - I think I need to get with the times and join!! Feel free to copy it there so people can see it though!"

|| anisha + prince || an "A" list big phat Indian wedding!

I can't believe how behind we are in blogging! We are slowly catching up & thought we would share this amazing wedding. Anisha & Prince are a beautiful couple and had just an amazing wedding in North Jersey. We only put a slideshow up of one of the FOUR days of partying!!! WOW! Crazy man! Hey guys shukriya sooo much for having us, we had so much fun and as you can tell your images turned out to be some of our very favorites EVER! Bhadhai ho!!!

|| Published || on the FILIPPA SCOTT Blog!

WOW! So as some of you know, we @ Arcara Photography have a little obsession with shoes. So when Lissa emailed us a link To THE Filippa Scott blog and said we were featured there, we were totally psyched & humbled. Check it all out here! FILIPPA SCOTT

john|arcara p h o t o g r a p h y @ Graphi Studio

Photo Plus Expo @ Javitz NYC

Last week we were blessed with the opportunity of a speaking engagement with out fantastic album company out of Italy GRAPHI STUDIO. We presented at the biggest photographic trade show " PDN'S PHOTO PLUS EXPO" to 4 full audiences. We mostly spoke about and demonstrated their new software called LEONARDO, however we were able to also teach about workflow, marketing, & technique to other photographers from all walks of life, to better their own business, the way we have ours. What an amazing opportunity and an awesomely humbling experience, to be able to speak in front of other professionals in our field. Thank you so much to all of you who attended & I hope to see you all again soon. Thank you to everyone @ Graphi for this wonderful experience, you chicks rock, oh you rock too Dan!

Thank you soooo much to http://www.ahmetze.com/ for shooting these images... Sorry if my face broke your lens!

Here's Lisa bringing it to the next level!

Michele probably explaining Lisa's energy! HAHA

We are so humbled that they made HUUUUGE guestbooks of our designs!

More of our work on display @ the trade shoe booth

Here's Dan bringing it home under the Graphi banner!

Amazingly talented Bob & Dawn Davis with your truly... I have No idea why they would agree to be in a photo with me!

"a list" {wedding s t y l e } || uplighting ||

So we are going to be posting from time to time our " a list {wedding s t y l e }" articles about cool things we see @ our weddings. Since our brides & grooms are the coolest in the world , we thought we would show you some fun and chic details that can make your wedding even more hip.
Our first, is on UPLIGHTING...

Lighting for me is kind of a big thing. I mean ya know, I AM a photographist... So when I enter a room that has cool uplighting, it really gets exciting. Uplighting kind of paints the background of any space and gives it a dynamic edge over what is normal there. It gives us depth and adds another stylized dimension to your images later. Uplighting sets the mood up perfectly for a dramatic scene filled with romance, dancing, and adds another dimension of color to your day. You can use lighting to bring out the colors of your wedding, your bridesmaids dresses, your flowers and the aspects of the room to help create a truly unique and exceptional wedding aura. The secret lies in the type of lighting, where to place the lighting, and using it to enhance and boost the already beautiful aspects of your wedding.


Both images are of THE OYSTER POINT lighting & design by FLOWERFUL EVENTS
makes the cake look awesome!

these colors @ the Venetian just scream!

Eagle Oaks



The Molly Pitcher

It makes a great separation of the subject and background
the photographer was hot!

|| yazmin + jeremiah || @ branches

Yazmin + Jeremiah had a beautiful day for their wedding @ the fabulous BRANCHES
in long branch. Beautiful bride, awesome groom. Chris from D.J. YOUR WAY, who's wedding we shot a few years ago did an amazing job keeping the dance floor packed all night...

|| megan + chris || @ the pier house, long branch

What a great day for a beach wedding... Megan and Chris looked fab and the Pier house was amazing as usual! More on our facebook page!

I always love glass bricks.

|| elizabeth + conal || the stone house @ stirling ridge

Can you tell we went to see U2 last night? ha watch the slideshow and you'll see. Awesome wedding @THE STONE HOUSE!
Rebecca and her amazing staff are always so accommodating and the food, oh my gosh the frikkin' food @ this place is fantastic. Shot this one with Josh Lynn as our second shooter, and what a blast we had. beautiful bride, handsome groom. We actually made a littel sample outta this wedding! check it all out here!

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