I've said it before, but I am so excited and honored each time that long time friends ask me to be part of this wedding. As we planned their engagement session, Stef told me that she and Nick would love to do a Christmas themed engagement session. We chose the Blue Cross River Rink Winterfest as the location. This allowed us a chance to sit and chat (with a drinks to warm up) and also have a lot of background variety around the Penns Landing winter park.
Jocelyn and Alan - Center City Philadelphia Wedding
If you recall, I've known Jocelyn and Alan for a few years now. When we met up last year for their engagement session, one of their favorite spots was Addison St, in Philadelphia. So during the planning of their timeline, we made sure to add it to the list of photography locations for their wedding. The day of their wedding, like most weddings, there was lots of running around. There may or may not have been a mishap opening a bottle of beer in the guys room, but that didn't slow the day down. From the outside, aside from the chaos of making sure everything was ready right, Jocelyn was a steel trap; Calm, Cool and Collective. Alan was very calm also, but any nerves you may have seen definitely melted away once they saw each other for their first look.
We made our way from The Sonesta (btw, they just finished renovating the hotel and it is gorgeous!) to Broad Street for a classic image with City Hall in the background. After, we headed to the Philadelphia Art Museum for bridal party pictures. We spent most of the sunny day there, and I'm glad we did. As common as the art museum may be for a lot of photographers and other weddings, I love finding different angles each time I visit it. And we weren't disappointed that day either. We made our goal of visiting Addison Street too!
The reception was a blast and full of laughs throughout each speech.
I had SO much fun working with these two and was especially honored to be part of their wedding.
Karen and Tom - Engagement AND Wedding!
I haven't had a chance to post Karen and Tom's engagement session, so I figured, Let's do 1 massive blog post with both the engagement session in Love Park, and their wedding at Normand Farms. During the engagement session, like most people, they started off a bit nervous, but after just a few minutes, they warmed up and rocked it out. On of Tom's big hobbies is his motorcycles, and they were really excited to be able to incorporate one of them into part of the engagement session. During the wedding day - starting the day out with another bout of nerves, they all melted away once they saw each other during their first look. Please enjoy this awesome wedding and engagement session blog post!
Jess and Chris - Rose Bank Winery Wedding
I was really excited to photograph Jess and Chris' wedding at Rosebank Winery in Newtown. When I first met with them, they told me they had some surprises lined up for the wedding. Just a few days before the wedding, I found out that Chris has a connection to someone (pretty awesome) at Rogue Brewery. With that connection, they had their own bottles labeled with a custom picture of the two of them... enjoying beer. It was such a cool detail that tells so much about them. And probably one of my most favorite wedding photos was captured at this wedding too. Just look at the last picture of this post. I mean... how cute is that little kid?!
Chelsey and Ray - Bucks County Wedding
Chelsey and Ray's wedding day may have had some rain, but their bucks county wedding was nothing but smiles and laughter from everyone. Being part of their wedding was such an honor. With my good friend Cindy helping me out, we were able to capture SO many awesome moments during their wedding.