Old Tappan sits against Lake Tappan at the New York line — a township of broad lawns, water views, and one of the Northern Valley's longest-running wedding venues. It's the quietest corner of Bergen County we photograph, and the galleries show it.
In Old Tappan we photograph garden ceremonies and ballroom receptions at Old Tappan Manor, portraits with Lake Tappan opening up behind couples from Stone Point Park and the township's eastern edges, and family sessions on the broad lawns that give this corner of the Northern Valley its unhurried character.
●Old Tappan Manor
●Lake Tappan views
●Stone Point Park
●The township's broad-lawn estates
When is the light best in Old Tappan?
Autumn is Old Tappan's marquee season — the reservoir's far shore turns copper and the water stills at dusk. At the Manor, we time the garden portrait block for the hour the western light clears the tree line; summer dates get the longest window.
What we photograph in Old Tappan
Four practices, one studio.
Maximus Visions is a wedding photographer first — that's the work that built the studio. Around it we've built three more practices that share the same documentary eye, the same two-person team, and the same standard of finish.
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Wedding Photographer
Primary practice
Documentary coverage, ceremony to last dance.
Our primary practice. Eight years of full-day wedding coverage across New Jersey and New York City — getting-ready through reception exit. We work in pairs, quietly, with a documentary eye and a deep familiarity with the venues, churches, synagogues, and country clubs in the Bergen and Passaic County corridor.
Full-day wedding photography
Wedding videography (cinematic edit)
Engagement sessions
Rehearsal dinner coverage
Bridal portraits & first look
Same-day social previews
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Photography Studio
A fully equipped studio for portraits, headshots & editorials.
Our Paramus studio is built for controlled-light portrait work — family, brand, headshot, and editorial sessions on backdrop and natural-light setups. We own our gear: Profoto strobes, medium-format and full-frame mirrorless bodies, prime glass, and tethered capture for in-session preview.
Studio family portraits
Professional headshots
Branding & founder portraits
Editorial & lookbook work
Maternity & newborn studio sessions
Tethered same-day proofing
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Aerial Photography
FAA Part 107 licensed drone coverage.
We are FAA Part 107 certified and insured for commercial drone operation. Aerial coverage adds a register no ground photographer can match — venue grounds, ceremony arrivals, large group portraits, real-estate-style estate establishing shots, and 4K aerial cinematography woven into wedding films.
Wedding venue aerial coverage
Aerial group portraits (50+ guests)
Estate & property aerials
4K aerial wedding cinematography
Real-estate listing aerials
Aerial event documentation
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Event Photographer
Corporate, private, and milestone event coverage.
Beyond weddings, we cover the full calendar of events that matter — corporate galas, fundraisers, conferences, milestone birthdays, anniversaries, bar and bat mitzvahs, baby showers, and brand activations. Same documentary eye, same two-person team, scaled to the room.
Yes — the Manor's garden ceremonies and classic ballroom suit our unobtrusive style, and its grounds give couples portraits without a single car transfer. We time the garden block for the hour the west light clears the tree line.
Where does Lake Tappan appear in your sessions?
From Stone Point Park and the township's eastern edges, where the reservoir opens up behind families and couples like a private lake. Autumn is the marquee season — the far shore turns copper and the water goes still at dusk.