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Melissa and Mike had a gorgeous day, great temperatures and they were married in the morning so they actually lucked out missing the large bands of rain and thunderstorms that came through later that day. We had the best weather when we needed it! These two are adorable and it was a pleasure to spend the day with them and their families.
Wedding Professionals
Venue: Westbury Manor
Flowers: Diva Flowers
Dress: Mori Lee
Make-up: Sandra Baldini
DJ: Dan Nishimoto
Second Photographer: Adam Lerner It was so much fun shooting with you again! Thank you so much for everything!
Assistant: Alexa Nahas, Thank you for making the drive up to NY Alexa!
Adam started with Mike getting ready.
I started with Melissa, gorgeous.
We did their photos before the ceremony, I love getting to see these first expressions!
Melissa was simply gorgeous.
Adorable, such charmers.
One of my favorites.
Another favorite.
Mike was very excited to see Melissa walk down the isle.
I love this.
Mike was so sweet wiping away Melissa’s tears as she said her vows and put his ring on.
Married!
They did a mini tea ceremony with their parents, Mike’s mom gave Melissa these gold bracelets.
They had had this figure made, from an artist in Sweden. The details were exact from the Mike’s blue lambretta to the details of his suit, Melissa’s dress and her hair style.
Mike’s ring is awesome! Most creative ring I have ever seen. If you look closely the etchings in the ring read:
MikeLovesMelissa
Mike and Melissa have been together almost 10 years, but it was worth the wait. 🙂
Melissa busted out into some cabbage patch during their first dance, love Mike’s reaction. 
Proud Papa
And the skies opened up! If you remember back as far as August you will remember all the crazy storms we had.
Some good time party people!
We had a great time with you guys, thank you so much for having us out to capture your day!
Be sure to check out the slideshow for more images.
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Bonnie and Jim had a wonderful wedding day! Weather was perfect and everything was beautiful!
Venue: Aronimink Golf Club
Flowers: Sommerfield Designs
Dress: Junko Yoshioka
Videographer: Blossom Productions
Make-up: Bella by Design
Cake: Sweet Jazmines
Band: Sid Miller Band
Second Photographer: Stephanie Lugo, Its been great having you out shooting with me this year!
Some details of the dress
The pin on her flowers was her grandmothers.
Jim’s son did a great job on his part of the reading.
The church was gorgeous.
Some details
The party was a blast!
For the end of the night we went out for a sparkler send off.
Had a wonderful time with you guys! Congratulations, thank you for having me as part of your day.
Be sure to watch the slideshow for more images.
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We had an amazing time with Kristin & Dennis! Such a fun filled day and the party, wow the guests at this wedding were ready and willing to kick it up on the dance floor. Not to mention the surprise appearance of the mummers string band. Such a great day!
Florist: Carl Alan Florist
Cake: Classic Cake
Dress: Monique Lhuillier
Video: All Occasion Video
Wedding Planner: Lynda Barness from I do wedding consulting.
Band: CTO Park Avenue
Make-up & Hair: Studio CL
Venue & Caterer: Park Hyatt at the Bellevue
Second Photographer: Stephanie Lugo, awesome job Steph! Its been so much fun working with you this year glad you have you as part of my team.
Assistant: Alexa Nahas, Thank you so much Alexa its been great having you out!
Kristin had some bling on her shoes.
Dennis putting on his final touches. 
A few details of Kristin’s.
Dad seeing Kristin for the first time. Love this moment.
I liked the reflections in the mirror.
Gorgeous Kristin, love this one.
Love when long veils catch some wind.
These two are just adorable.
One of my favorites.
You can’t have a wedding at the Bellevue and not get some pictures on Broad street!
Lighting makes all the difference in a room!
Love this shot of everyone watching the first dance.
Then the mummers arrived.
I loved these reactions from mom during the best man’s toast. They were telling some embarrassing stories from when Dennis was a kid.
Good times on the dance floor!
Dennis got a little choked up watching Kristin dance with her dad.
Love these of his dance with his mom.
This is what over 300 wedding guests look like! Some party, it was awesome. I feel very lucky to have been a part of it.
Congratulations you two!
Want to see more? Just check out the slideshow below.
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I fell in love with the finger lakes for Marianne & Scott’s wedding! I had never been up that way before and it is such an awesome place, great places for wine tastings, the lakes are beautiful and its just overall a great place to take a little vacation. The Aurora Inn was adorable and the perfect location for Marianne & Scott’s wedding. We had a gorgeous day too.
Venue: Aurora Inn
Flowers: In-Bloom
Dress: Vera Wang
Make-up: Sara Scullen
Caterer: Aurora Inn
Cake: Mariann’s Aunt Terri
Band: Philly Funk Authority
Wedding Planner: Heather Davidson
Second Photographer: Adam Murtland & Don Haring
I started with the girls getting ready.
Scott looking excited and handsome.
The girls reaction to Marianne was awesome.
Might be my favorite of Marianne.
Scott seeing Marianne for the first time coming down the isle.
Loved the guys suits.
Marianne’s sisters reaction here is the best.
Love the simplicity of all the white details.
We took the boat from the church back to the Inn, Scott looks awesome here.
Something about this that I just adore.
The party was a great time. The Philly Funk Authority hit it out of the park. They were amazing, possibly the best band I’ve heard all year.
End of the night goodbye’s.
Such a great wedding! Thank you so much for having me out to document your day!
There are many more images in the slideshow below.
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Sandra & KC’s wedding day may have been the hottest day of the year but they kept their cool! We had a great time with them and you will see below that their first dance was tops.
Venue:Neshanic Valley Golf Course
Dress: Justin Alexander
Caterer: Merri-Makers (I must give a big shout out to these caterers, they treated me, my team and the band unlike ever before. I felt like a guest and very taken care of. I can’t say enough about them, great meal.)
Band: Gordon Webster Septet, these guys were so awesome. I want to learn to swing dance now.
Sandra did her own make-up
Florist: Scott’s Florist
Second Photographer: Stephanie Lugo, Thank you Steph for all your hard work
Assistant: Alexa Nahas, Thank you Alexa!
Sandra’s Dress was a two piece dress, beautiful.
KC looking mighty handsome.
Very excited to see Sandra for the first time.
A favorite.
Off we go to get married.
Sandra’s nephew was way too adorable. He was bribed by a toy car for these smiles. 🙂 
The first dance was awesome. Sandra & KC practiced for this for months, just recently adding the lifts. They were anxious all day to get to the first dance. I want to dance like you guys.
I loved this band.
The guys got a little more comfortable in their tux-tees at the end of the night.
You can see more in their slideshow.
Thank you guys for such a fun day!
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Racquel and Danny are simply amazing. They are such a pleasure to be around, you can’t help but be happy for them and feel their love for each other. They were already married previously to this but they never got to have a wedding and celebrate it with friends and family, get pictures etc…. So this was a very special day and I am so happy that I was part of it.
Wedding Professionals that made this happen:
Venue, caterer, cake, florist: Normandy Farms
Dress: Rosa Clara
Make-up: Kelly from Face the Ocassion
DJ: Shaffer Sounds
Second Photographer: Pete Malone from 217 Photography. Pete, its always so much fun to shoot with you. Thank you for capturing some awesome images, which you will see some of below.
Assistant Photographer: Alexa Nahas, than you Alexa!
I loved their place card settings, the tables were named for all the places their guests were traveling from.
Racquel is Canadian, Danny English, together they are American.
Pete got some awesome shots of Danny.
Getting ready!
Racquel put a genuine six pence in her shoe.
Their ceremony was full of love and laughter.
I love these next two. There is no doubt in the world of the love these two have for each other.
Yay! Married… again. 🙂
Danny and his best man Frank.
Love
The cake, bringing together the cultures.
Love this moment in the first dance.
Limbo time everyone!
Congratulations you guys! I am so happy I could be part of your day.
There are more images in the slideshow below.
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Kirsten & Max are living in Colorado right now but their family home base is here. Lots of little personal touches went into making their day special. Shells they found on the beach last summer, guests bringing cupcakes in addition to the cupcakes from Bredenbecks made for an amazing variety and a little fun competition. The wildflowers that were all incorporated were beautiful and fit Kirsten & Max perfectly while reminding them of their home in Colorado.
Wedding Professionals that made this day come together:
Venue: The Stone Barn
Florist: Colleen Rogers from Maple Acres Farm
Bakery: Bredenbeck’s
Dress: Pamela Ptak
Caterer: The Stone Barn
Band: Jamx
2nd Photographer: Pete Malone, thank you so much Pete! Always a pleasure.
Assistant Photographer: Stephanie Lugo, so happy to have you back Steph!
Kirsten & Max are such a sweet couple. We had a wonderful day with them!
Kirsten getting all her final details on.
Max’s details
Kirsten’s room was really cool with all the stone work.
Gorgeous wildflower arrangement.
Love this of Kirsten
Max looking lovely and dapper.
Reading the note Max sent her that morning.
Ready to go get hitched.
Max, excited!!
Lovely moment with Kirsten’s mom and step dad.
Kirsten walking herself down the isle.
Very emotional ceremony
Love it.
Yay! Congratulations you guys are married!
In addition to the main set of cup cakes, the guests all brought an assortment of home made cupcakes.
Congratulations you guys! We had such a great time with you!
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I feel so so lucky to be able to document anyone’s wedding day, but when the opportunity comes along for different kinds of wedding like this Indian wedding I am beside myself. Its such an amazing thing to be a part of and I adore this family so much. Priya & Sunit left no stone unturned when planning their wedding and it certainly shows. Before getting too far here are some of the major players:
Venue: Princeton Hyatt
DJ: Dj Raj
Cake: Baker’s Perfection
Caterer: Rasoi
Second Photographer: Cindy Guessford, Thank you so much Cindy! I can’t tell you how much fun it was having you out! You got some amazing images, it was such a pleasure to have you document this day with me.
My assistant Alexa was also out, thank you Alexa for all your hard work and running around!
Priya’s henna was gorgeous
Sunit getting some help getting buttoned up.
So handsome.
Love this shot from Cindy.
Priya getting some final touches.
They looked amazing.
I love the henna on Priya’s feet.
I was obsessed with these angular walls. 
A favorite.
He says, its raining what can you do? Luckily it didn’t last long and the Baraat had only a minor delay.
Love this grandma so so much, all the grandchildren love her too I think there was always someone hugging her.
The ladies singing silly songs to Sunit.
Getting on the horse for the start of the Baraat.
There’s Sunit’s Grandma again. Love her, she was so so happy.
Sunit’s parents leading the way in the Baraat.
Arriving to Priya’s parents after his long journey. 
He is greeted with provisions and other items.
Priya as Sunit is being brought in from the Baraat right before the ceremony.
Sunit is lead into the ceremony by Priya’s parents.
Priya’s Grandma.
Offerings to the fire.
Love this
Blessings by their parents.
After the ceremony they changed into their reception outfits. I love that the Bride wears blue to the reception.
All ready for the reception! Party time!
First a stop in the bathroom. Yes you heard me right. I saw these mirrors in the lady’s bathroom and made it my mission to set up a few photographs with them and the mirrors. You would have never known it was the bathroom if I hadn’t just told you, or if you were a guest seeing these pictures and saying “hey isn’t that the bathroom?!”
The lighting in the room was so cool, it changed from blue to red.
This cake was awesome. So vibrant and in the style of a henna design.
Love this of Priya and her dad.
Mom looking on.
And the party begins. This family knows how to PARTY!
My little protege, the one time of the evening he did not have his camera in his hands.
The Grandparents, can you tell I can’t get enough of them?
These two look familiar? I photographed Saya and Chandan’s wedding a few years ago, Sunit is her cousin. So I knew one side of the family going into this wedding and knew it was going to be just as amazing as Saya and Chandan’s wedding. Nice to see you guys!
Want to see more images? Be sure to check out the slideshow below!
Priya and Sunit, it was a great pleasure to be there to document your day! I hope you enjoy reliving it a little.
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What an amazing day we had with Angela & Charlie!! The wedding was held at Charlie’s Grandfathers (Everyone refers to him as Commander, he commanded a ship in the world war) home on the main line. Charlies parents were married there some 30 or so years before, its a pretty special place.
Venue: The Commanders
Wedding Planner: CHill Weddings, Christina and her team were amazing!
Flowers: Charleston Stems, from Charleston SC. Angela and Charlie are foodies and Anne Bowen really out did herself with the floral arrangements, look for all the fruits and veggies.
Dress: Cymbeline
Make-up: Hannah from Beke Beau make-up artists
Hair: Dar Clinton
Cake: Van Earl’s Cakes
Band: Millennium, these guys are seriously AMAZING. So much fun. (I couldn’t find their website…)
Second Photographer: Kris Mendoza, Kris you are awesome it was so much fun having you out with me on this one.
Angela’s Dress was gorgeous.
Charlie’s gifts for his groomsmen, adorably packaged.
Finishing touches on the awesome hair style.
Angela’s gift to Charlie, a custom tie clip with his initials.
A nice little moment Kris caught with Charlie’s mom.
Practicing…….for their first dance..watch the slideshow at the end of this post.
Angela and Charlie’s first look.
Love these two of Angela.
The Commander’s bee hives in the background, where they collected all the honey for the favors given at the wedding.
I couldn’t resist taking them inside for some photos, I loved this room.
Charlie’s favorite tree.
The ceremony site was gorgeous.
Each member of the bridal party contributed to a poem read during the ceremony.
Honey from Commander’s bee’s.
Loads of details.
The cake, the cake was a lemon meringue! It was delicious.
Check out all the fruits and veggies that are in the centerpieces.
The first dance was so awesome. They did a reenactment of the dirty dancing dance. It was so much fun.
Some lovely heart felt toasts.
And one shot to end the night.
This wedding was simply awesome. The love you felt in the room was inspiring. Thank you so much for having me as part of your day!
You must watch the slideshow. The song is one that Charlie wrote and composed, he danced to it with his mother.
(There are other surprises as well….)
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Lisa & Nam had an amazing day! This is going to be a large post, so settle in you’ll be here a while.
Venue: Historic Waynesborough Carriage House
Flowers: Paoli Florist
Make-up: KLP Hair Design
Wedding Planner: Lynn Gluck
Caterer: Jeffery Miller
DJ: Sound Sensation
Wedding Dress: Paloma Blanca
Second Photographer: Geoffrey Horowitz from Leapfrog Photography. Geoff and my intern Alexa worked their booties off at this wedding! Thank you so much for giving it your all on this big day!
We started the day bright and early, coffee in hand. These are some of my favorites from the getting ready.
I love all the detail in the Vietnamese wedding outfit.
Lisa was gorgeous.
I love the play on focus Geoff captured with these.
Lisa’s dad pinning the corsage on her mom. Lovely moment.
The boys and the offerings being brought to Lisa.
Waiting to enter.
Nam and his mom waiting to be invited in.
The happy couple.
Lighting of the incense.
Gifts.
The offering of tea. All the elders were offered and accepted tea, they would then give their blessing to the bride and groom.
At the Buddhist Temple. 
Lisa and Nam’s families have gone to this temple for years. They are long time friends with the monks that live there.
Lisa’s niece’s first time in temple.
I just love the irony in this image. 🙂
admiring their new bling.
When we arrived back at Lisa & Nam’s house we were surprised to find ourselves totally locked out of the house!
Luckily a very small bathroom window was open, so in to save the day their nephew went! 
Time for a wardrobe change.
Lisa and her sister.
Off we went to Valley Forge for photos.
Nam is a volunteer fire fighter in Berwyn and his ladder surprised him by having the brand new fire truck waiting at Valley Forge.
We headed over to the arch for a few more photos, the arch has special meaning for Lisa & Nam. 
The bench where Nam proposed to Lisa.
It was then off to the reception. 
I love this little collection of portraits I got during cocktail hour. 
Such a beauty! I love this portrait.
What an amazing day! Wow. Everyone involved was just awesome. Lisa and Nam’s families were so friendly and accommodating, the bridal party was fantastic! Thank you so much for having us there to document your day for you. Be sure to watch the slideshow below, there is almost 300 images in there, with a day of this magnitude it was impossible to do less. Settle in and get comfy.
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