Here’s a sneak peek from Tom & Rena’s beautiful day last Saturday. When you are up for adventure, amazing things happen. Like, finding this beautiful blue wall sculpture and putting two happy people in front of it. 🙂
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Once upon a time, a tall, goofy soccer lovin’ teacher man, met the sweetest most lovely beautiful Brazilian Au Pair in a Philadelphia parking lot. Love at first sight does in fact exist, people. And when you spend as much time with these two as I am lucky enough to do…you know what the real deal is all about. Matt is one of my very best friends is the whole world from back in our high school days, and when he introduced me to Andressa, I was immediately in love with her too. And we all know that we give a good up-down to our best friend’s new arm candy when they arrive. But once in a while you get to come across the kind of people that are straight-up made of joy and goodness, and when you are around them, they make you feel special, and wonderful. I know I sound like I am in love with them too, and you are right! I am so so so so happy for my friends.
We ventured out on a cold snowy day to capture their love. Did I mention, they are getting married this summer in a tiny little church on the coast of Brazil? Yayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy! Okay okay, it’s true I’m kind over-the-moon excited about this. We are ready for you summer!
So, after a long hiatus, from blogging (holy crap!) I’m hoping to get back on the horse and share many more stories like this from the past, present and future of this amazing job I have.
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To find the one that compliments you, that loves what you love, that wants to walk alongside you in life. And climb rocks.
Ben & Marie are an incredibly active couple. Besides climbing, they are bikers, runners and avid and amazing ultimate frisbee champions. Capturing the essence of my couples is always my goal, but it gets tricky sometimes…although I’m always willing to go to great lengths to do it. We actually hadn’t solidified all the plans, but when they both got out their climbing shoes at the base of the trail to Forbidden Drive in the Wissahickon woods in Philadelphia, I knew we were off to a good start. Ben & Marie are both from Philadelphia area, so shooting in a place that they love and have spent time rolling over the trail or bouldering the rocks was a great choice, not to mention absolutely beautiful.
These two are such a great match, and I’m so excited to be shooting their wedding in two weeks at the Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia. It’s only fitting that people who love to climb rocks would want to throw a big party with the dinosaurs.
  
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This post goes out to a very special couple. Emily and Clay are the kind of pair you just love to be around. Their fun, active, healthy, love of the outdoors lifestyle is infectious, and I told them that right from the start. “Let’s be friends!” We had an amazing time shooting their engagement photos all over the city. Then when it came time to capture their wedding, it was one of those days that was so special, so down to earth – maybe because everyone was wearing hiking boots, or maybe just because you were witnessing the real thing. Real love. Real People. They got ready in their center city home in different parts of the house. I would run back and forth…
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Bryant & Jenny are one of those couples that just represent Philly to me. Besides being the biggest Phillies fans I know…I’ve known them ever since my college days visiting my high school friends at Drexel. That’s how west Philadelphia ended up being my introduction to this marvelous city, and it always stuck with me. And thus, my love for Philly was born.
Bryant and Jenny now live in South Philly with their adorable little daughter, Joey. And when I say adorable, I mean that she is quite possibly one of the happiest, cutest babies I have ever seen. She had so many amazing expressions, I just couldn’t get over it. Two happy people make a super sweet happy baby and I get the opportunity to capture a tiny little piece of their life. Yay!
We spent some time at their house, and then headed to the little neighborhood Park nearby. It was a great day, and I’m so excited to share a little bit of this lovely little family.
  
     
 
   
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Two people making another person is just miraculous beyond belief…and then when those two people happen to be your best friends, that makes it even better! So when Karena and Dylan and I headed out to take their baby bump photos, I couldn’t have been happier. Karena is the cutest little pregnant lady ever, and it was fun to capture this amazing time in our own backyard Bartram’s Garden and then a couple sweet shots back at their house. Dylan & Karena have great chemistry together – so sweet and tender, full of love and laughter. It’s so much fun to capture their happiness. This post comes just in time for little baby Valentine to arrive, and we all wish you a safe and…
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Kate and Oliver just celebrated their one year anniversary, and I couldn’t be happier for them! They just bought a house, and are still the absolute cutest thing ever. I would know since I just ran into them the other week – or more like they spotted me! I was dancing on the balcony of an abandoned parking garage on Broad Street to Philly Bloco, a super fun Brazilian band during the International Festival of the Arts. True story! I was so excited to see them! It makes me so happy to see my clients out and about in Philly, being cute, enjoying life, and getting a kick out of me enjoying mine! I had climbed up there with a group of friends since from what I could tell – it was the best view to see the show. I suppose I’m always looking for the best position or perspective so that I can see what’s going on. And after all these years of being a short girl, that’s what I’ve always done…and it’s just one of those things that makes being a photographer that much more natural and fun.
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As I’ve gone through these photos again, it just brings back lovely memories of their beautiful wedding day. Bartram’s Garden in Philadelphia set the stage for an absolute perfect day, with pink and green sprinkled throughout the sun-filled afternoon. Kate had amazing details, and they are still some of my favorite to this day. I felt like I was shooting a wedding that was something out of Martha Stewart Living. Their first look was full of anticipation and surprise, topped with excitement and emotion, which continued throughout the day, touching everyone’s hearts.
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Pretty Pink Happiness. The end.
 
 
 
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They provide a lifetime of love and support. I’m so thankful for mine, and for the opportunity to capture some of these wonderful moments along the way for all these amazing women.
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This is the story of Samantha & Byard’s wedding journey with me. When I work with a new wedding client, we often end up spending over a year together. Not literally, but from the time we say, ‘let’s do this!’ to the time they walk down the aisle…we stay connected, maybe get together and take some awesome engagement pictures, and talk about all the plans and ideas for the wedding along the way. I met Samantha in a silkscreen printing class a couple years ago at the Fleisher Art Memorial where I’d been taking classes ever since I moved to Philly. I’ve always enjoyed taking classes to keep my mind working in creative ways to come up with new ideas for my photography. Samantha was working on a really cool piece incorporating all things iconically Philly into a print of the skyline. It seemed fitting that everything Samantha and Byard chose for their wedding highlighted the meaningful connections they have here in Philly, and I was quite happy to be a part of that.
Their engagement session was nothing shy of that same theme. We spent the afternoon in South Philly, enjoying the tastes and colors of the Italian Market, and even made a stop at Philly’s famous Cheesesteak Meca. These photos are so telling of them, and their relationship. Sweet, subtle, colorful and kind. They are some of my favorites to this date, so I’ve included a couple to start telling their story.
 
And then, on one of the most beautiful winter days ever, they got married! Looking quite fabulous all over Philadelphia’s historic Society Hill and Old City neighborhoods I might add as well. They are just absolutely lovely, and the photos are here to prove it.
On their wedding day, when the horse drawn carriage pulled up, I just felt like we were all in a fairy tale. Better believe I absolutely ran alongside the carriage the entire way, jumping in and out from one carriage to the other to get some close-ups. It was so much fun. When we arrived at the Church, it was adorned in beautiful Christmas Poinsettias, and for this very special event – they actually lowered the Chandelier and lit up about 50 real candles for the wedding service. My goodness. It was absolutely gorgeous.
Their reception was held at the Power Plant Productions – which is basically a huge photography studio! How cool! Jose Garces Events blew everyone away with some of the most beautiful and delicious food you could ever image at a wedding, and there were about 6 secret service men standing among the crowd since Governor Chris Christie of New Jersey was there dancing the night away since he just happens to be family… No big deal. What an event!
At the end of the night, my partner in crime, and amazing second photographer that night, Russ Hickman and I explored the studio hallways and discovered some really cool colors that would be perfect for that end of the night shot. Samantha & Byard, as always, were up for some exploring too, and we ended our photography era just the way we started it, super cool, colorful, creative, and all to the tune of real love.
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