Aline and Tyler married at Stone House at Stirling Ridge in Warren, New Jersey, on Sunday, July 21, 2024, with 225 guests, ten bridesmaids, ten groomsmen and a chuppah topped with Tyler's grandparents' tallit. Their colors were the colors of high summer, orange, marigold and sunflower yellow against a lot of green, and Stone House, with its stone, timber and glass set into the Watchung Mountains, was built for exactly that palette.

The photos are beautiful, but more importantly, they truly captured how the day felt. The energy, the love, and all the little moments that made it so special.

Aline Halpern Crane

Getting Ready

Aline got ready at the Courtyard by Marriott in Basking Ridge with her mom and sisters, her lace gown with its puffed sleeves and cathedral train hanging nearby the whole morning. Tyler and his groomsmen got ready at the Embassy Suites in Berkeley Heights, ten minutes away, with Steve photographing the guys while we stayed with Aline.

Aline in her robe beside her gown, hung on a wood-paneled wall
Aline laughing in the chair during hair and makeup
Aline reaching for her gown by the window
Tyler fastening his cufflinks, in black and white
Tyler’s shoes, bow tie, cufflinks and a sage green kippah
The Aline and Tyler invitation suite with silk ribbon and baby’s breath

Portraits Around Stone House

They chose not to do a first look, so the afternoon went to solo portraits, family and the bridal party, and the couple portraits came after the ceremony. Stone House sits on about ten acres, and in two hours it gave us a stone-walled staircase landing for the train, a fountain courtyard, red doors, mature gardens, a terrace that looks out over the trees, and an oversized outdoor chess board that Aline's veil stretched right across.

Aline’s full lace train spread across the stone-walled landing at Stone House at Stirling Ridge
Aline’s cathedral train in black and white
Aline beside the garden fountain at Stone House in Warren, NJ
Aline stepping through the red doors into the courtyard
Aline and her father in the gardens before the ceremony
Aline and Tyler kissing on the terrace above the Watchung Mountains treeline
Aline and Tyler laughing together against the garden greenery
Aline and Tyler on the oversized outdoor chess board, her veil stretched across it
Aline and Tyler under her veil in the garden light

The Ceremony

The ceremony was in the Lodge, under the angled timber ceiling and in front of the room's tall stone fireplace, which their florist turned into a wall of orange and yellow blooms and greenery. Before the processional the families signed a papercut ketubah. Under the chuppah, the grandparents' tallit hung overhead and the kiddush cup was a family piece; both were on Aline and Tyler's list of things they wanted us to be sure to photograph. We also livestreamed the ceremony for family who couldn't be in the room.

Signing the papercut ketubah before the ceremony
The ceremony set in the Lodge at Stone House, an orange and yellow floral chuppah in front of the stone fireplace
Aline walking down the aisle with her parents
Aline sipping from the kiddush cup under the chuppah
The grandparents’ tallit forming the top of the chuppah
Aline and Tyler’s first kiss under the greenery chuppah
Aline and Tyler walking back up the aisle as husband and wife
Aline and Tyler under the floral chuppah and the Lodge chandelier

The Reception

The reception moved into the ballroom, with crystal chandeliers, tall windows and the same orange and yellow florals on every table. The hora went on for a long time, with chair lifts for both of them, and Aline's lace dress spun out across the dance floor more than once. Khroma Music kept the floor full until the end.

The reception room set with orange and yellow florals and crystal chandeliers
Aline and Tyler running into the reception
Aline’s lace dress fanned out mid-spin on the dance floor
Aline and Tyler lifted on chairs during the hora
Aline with her friends, arms up on the dance floor
Aline and Tyler laughing at their sweetheart table
Aline in heart-shaped sunglasses on the dance floor

Golden Hour and Night

We took Aline and Tyler back outside twice: once as the sun dropped behind the treeline to the west of the property, and once after dark under the string lights. Stone House faces open lawn and trees on that side, so you get a clean sunset with nothing built in the frame.

Aline and Tyler at golden hour on the lawn
Aline and Tyler silhouetted against the sunset over the treeline
Aline and Tyler under the string lights at night, in black and white

Photographing a Wedding at Stone House

A few things we noticed photographing a full wedding day here. The property is compact, so you can go from the gardens to the fountain to the chess board and back without losing time to travel, which matters when the ceremony is at five and the light is still strong. The Lodge's stone wall and timber read warm on camera, so bold florals carry the room. The ballroom is bright and neutral with big windows, which keeps skin tones clean during the hora. And the west side lawn is where the sunset happens, so plan ten minutes there just before the light goes.

Stone House is run by Landmark, the same group behind Hudson House in Jersey City, where we photographed Ellie and Harrison's December wedding.

The Vendor Team

  • Venue, Stone House at Stirling Ridge
  • Catering, Foremost Caterers
  • Photography, Film & Livestream, Alex Knight Studio
  • Planning, Two Kindred Event Planners
  • Florals & Decor, Brave Florals
  • Hair & Makeup, Marcello Costa
  • Gown, Flora
  • Band, Khroma Music

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