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Jamie and Jason - Wedding at the Shore

Enjoy Jamie and Jason's wedding in Belmar, NJ at the Breakers on the Ocean.  These two had the most absolutely perfect beach wedding weather. 

tags: New Jersey Shore, New Jersey wedding photography
categories: Weddings
Wednesday 06.19.13
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Lisa & Mike - Wedding

Last week , I drove down to Ocean City, New Jersey for Lisa and Mike's wedding.  The weather was beautiful - lots of sun, and very warm!  my good friend Mark Gardner rode with me to help out.   Mark hung out with the guys, and I got to meet up with the girls.  Everyone looked amazing and I could tell it was going to be a fun day.  Lisa and Mike rented a Jitney, instead of the traditional limo.  After a traditional mass service and some family pictures, we headed to the beach for the bridal party session.  The whole group was a treat to work with.  Everyone helped out and were very willing to experiment with different shots.  Now, Mike is a lifeguard and firefighter for Ventnor City.  That meant that we basically had free range of the firehouse... and trucks :)  After a stop there, the reception was next.  WHAT A PARTY.  can't say much more that that. Here are a few pics from the day. (careful, some of them are pretty steamy)

beach wedding dress and shoesbeach groom getting readyBride Getting readyshore bride getting readyocean city bride getting readybeautiful bridebride checking makeupfather and bride walking down aislebride and groom on beachOcean city bride and groombride and groom on beachbride and groom in firehousesteamy wedding picturesexy wedding photosbride and groom first dancebride and groom at sunsetbride and groom dancing

tags: New Jersey Shore, New Jersey wedding photography, Philadelphia Wedding Photographer, Philadelphia Wedding Photography
categories: Trash The Dress, Weddings
Tuesday 06.29.10
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Beth and Steve - 2nd shoot

Meeting up with my good friend and fellow Philly wedding photographer (Philly8) member, Mark Gardner, we traveled south down to Cape May, NJ for Beth and Steve's wedding. This group, from the very beginning, was all about having a good time.  Everyone was in such a good and relaxed mood, it made our job so much easier - and even more fun! I was really excited to see that Beth choose an non-white dress.  It was close to a blue-ish color wedding dress - very cool!  and the black shoes just added to it!

The reception was held at the renowned Congress Hall with the sounds of the evening provided by the talented crew of Synergetic Sounds (coincidentally based locally out of Bensalem).

groom with guys getting ready

bride getting ready

congress hall bride and brides maid

Cape may wedding

Cape may wedding

congress hall brides shoes

congress hall bride and groom portrait

congress hall wedding cake

tags: Congress Hall, New Jersey Shore, New Jersey wedding photography
categories: 2nd shooting, Weddings
Tuesday 09.22.09
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Stefanie and Tony - 2nd shoot

Staying pretty busy, I helped New Jersey photographer, Steve Akins, photograph Stefanie and Tony's wedding. Just a few from the day.  It may have rained before the ceremony, but the quaint little church at Allaire State Park kept us dry :)

bride on rainy day

wedding cake

tags: New Jersey Shore, Philadelphia Wedding Photographer, Philadelphia Wedding Photography, Wedding Photography
categories: 2nd shooting, Weddings
Thursday 08.20.09
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Michaela and Michael - Wedding

This past weekend, I was lucky to be able to cover Michaela and Michael's wedding in LBI (Long Beach Island). They have a great house rented for the entire event. The night before the wedding, the had a formal cocktail dinner for the guests that arrived into town early. The day of the wedding, started out slightly cloudy, but the sun eventually broke through. The entire group of guests were extremely kind and LOTS of fun. Here is a preview of my weekend of work fun.

LBI wedding house 

Wedding Beach Sunset

The happy couple on the 'eve' of their wedding!

Wedding Couple beach sunset

This is a 30 second exposure from my motel room of LBI at 11:00pm

Beach Wedding night

Even the mother of the bride needs to reserve a seat.

Photojournalistic beach wedding

Michaela's brother had the honors of playing the music leading upto the ceremony...

Bagpipe player Beach Wedding

Waves of beach wedding

Scenic beach wedding photos

different Wedding Portraits

sepia beach wedding photo

photojournalistic beach wedding coverage

The wedding cake Funnel Cake

Wedding Cake photo

The newlyweds toasting to their future!

Newlywed toast

tags: Beach Wedding Photography, New Jersey Shore
categories: Weddings
Monday 09.22.08
Posted by Erik