I got to shoot with my good friend and fellow Circle of 8 photograper, Nicole Polk. I started off with the guys as they were hanging out and getting ready, then headed to the church. The wedding and reception were some much fun! Brittany had so many details planned and worked out for the day, it was wonderful!
Brittany rocking the Manolo Blahniks
Well, I have finally made it through the crazy (and fantastic) wedding season. I have a BUNCH of images to catch up on. To start, here is a wedding from Aldie Mansion that I shot along with Barton Paul. I got to shoot with the Canon 200mm f/2.0 IS lens. It's a whopper of a lens, but it is awesome! This is also one of the first times that I got to use the 24mm f/1.4 lens (before I bought it). I was hooked from the beginning.
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On Halloween, I had the honor and pleasure of photographing Becky and Brian's wedding at the Joseph Ambler Inn. This wedding was particularly special to me, because I have known Becky and her family for a very long time. I started out by meeting up with Becky at her dad's house. Brian met us there for some pre-ceremony pictures. After, we headed to the Inn... where some of the bridal party were all dressed up in full costume (it was Halloween, after all!)
Take a peak from some from the day . . .
This past weekend, I photographed Melanie and Tom's wedding. A few weeks back, we shot their engagement session along the Delaware River. We started the day out at Melanie's parents house with all the girls getting ready. I could tell immediately that this was gonna be a fun packed day. The girls were all rehearsing their entrance dance to the reception - to the song of "Thriller" !
We moved onto Penn Ryn Mansion for some final prep, and then the ceremony.
Melanie and Tom decided to see each other before the ceremony, and as usual, it was a great choice. (being able to see each other before the ceremony allows for some private time between them, and also allows much more relaxed and fun portraits!)
The entire group was a blast to work with... laughing, joking and even some dancing! Somewhere in the middle of the reception, there was even fireworks... literally!
Here's just a few from the day ;)
The extremely gorgeous custom made dress by Darcy Law
Adam has been one of my best friends for a long time (One of my weddings back in June was Adam's brother Todd) . When he came to me a few weeks back with an idea, I was a tad bit shocked (in a good way), but very happy and excited to be part of it. Laura is due to have their first baby (girl) in November. We had talked months ago about doing a really nice maternity session, so it was just about waiting for the right time. - By the way ladies, the 7 month mark is a great time for maternity session!
Adam came to me about a month before the shoot and asked what I thought about turning the maternity session into a proposal at the latter half of the photo shoot. Of course I thought it was a cool idea! "YEAH, LET'S DO IT!!!!" are the words I think I used. ;)
The day of the session, Adam stopped by my place for a few minutes before hand and trusted me with the gorgeous engagement ring he picked out. It stayed in my camera bag until we were ready for the next part of the shoot. We all met up at Tyler State Park in Newtown, PA about an hour and a half before sunset (great golden light!!) Armed with my new 24mm f/1.4 Canon Lens and my trusty 70-200 f/2.8 IS, I was able to not only stand far enough away for some quiet time, but also get close enough to really capture the emotion between these two.
Here's a sample - there's a lot!
(She said yes ;) )
Look at that gorgeous light!
Congrats you two!! The wedding is gonna be a blast, and can't wait to meet the little one soon!