Long Valley, NJ · Morris County
Black Oak Golf Club wedding photographer
Notes for couples marrying at Black Oak: the clubhouse on the hill, the ridges behind the ceremony and the long valley light.
The venue
A clubhouse above the valley
Black Oak Golf Club sits on the hills above Long Valley at the far western edge of Morris County: a clubhouse with a ballroom, a ceremony lawn and views across the course to Schooley’s Mountain and the ridges beyond.
The roads in are two-lane and winding, from Chester or from Hackettstown. Mauricio pads every transfer and gives drivers the turn.
Mauricio hasn't published a gallery from Black Oak Golf Club yet. He scouts your venue before the day and plans the timeline around its light.
Photographing here
What Mauricio plans for at Black Oak Golf Club
The sun sets behind the ridge
The ceremony lawn looks west, so the hills are lit behind the couple and the sun is not in the guests’ eyes. The fairways stay bright after the woods go dark.
Valley weather
The valley can hold fog in the morning and clear by noon. He checks the forecast for the hilltop, not the town.
Fall comes early here
The mountain above the valley turns in the first week of October and the valley floor a week later. He plans portraits to where the color is on your date.
The clubhouse at night
After dark the clubhouse lights and the sky over the ridge make the evening portrait. He brings a small light and keeps it natural.
Real weddings nearby
See how Mauricio photographs a full day
Mauricio hasn’t published a gallery from Black Oak Golf Club yet. Rather than borrow another venue’s photographs, here are three complete New Jersey weddings you can browse start to finish.
How he works
What to expect from Mauricio
He scouts first
Mauricio scouts your venue before the day and plans the timeline around its light, so portraits happen where and when they look best.
Candid first, posed when it counts
Most of the day is documented as it happens. Family photos and portraits are planned, quick and directed so you get back to your guests.
One photographer, start to finish
Mauricio photographs your wedding himself, from getting ready to the last dance. The person you talk to now is the person behind the camera.
Questions
Photographing Black Oak Golf Club: common questions
- Is the ceremony outdoors?
- Black Oak hosts ceremonies on the lawn with the course and the ridges behind the couple, and moves inside in bad weather.
- Where do portraits happen?
- On the course at sunset, with the club’s cart, and on the terrace once the lights come up.
- Is travel included?
- Long Valley is about thirty-five minutes from Mauricio’s home in Sparta. Travel in New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania is included.
- Has Mauricio photographed at Black Oak Golf Club?
- Mauricio hasn't published a gallery from Black Oak Golf Club yet. He scouts your venue before the day and plans the timeline around its light.
Also serving
Mauricio photographs weddings across Morris County and the rest of New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania.
Morris County wedding photographer
Your date only happens once.
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