Charlotte & Brian’s Wedding at the Philadelphia Racquet Club

Megan & Brenden’s Philadelphia wedding on the Moshulu

Posted on October 23, 2015

I’M ON A BOAT!

Megan & Brenden’s gorgeous wedding day was jam packed with non-stop adventuring with one of the most off-the-hook parties I have ever photographed. I had an incredible team with me that day (thanks Annie & Dan!), but even with three photographers, we were put to the challenge to cover all the energy and happenings going on. I was literally hanging from the rafters swinging out into the crowd to capture the insane energy as the dance party roared on. It was a beautiful day, and Brenden picked Megan up about 84749585 times out of sheer joy and excitement. Also, when you are a rugby player that can easily pick up your girl with ease, I will likely encourage that as much as possible. 🙂

Megan & Brenden exchanged vows at Philadelphia’s historic Old St. Joseph’s church, and then after adventuring all over Queen Village and Spruce Harbor Park (with a quick game of skee ball!) we headed to their epic, legendary landmark party spot. ‘The Moshulu is the world’s oldest and largest square rigged sailing vessel still afloat. She is in fact the one and only restaurant venue on a Tall Ship today in the World.” You can read more about the history of the Moshulu here: http://www.moshulu.com/history.html. I should also mention the Moshulu is also comes with some of the nicest staff most impressive offering of delicious food and drinks I’ve seen in a long time. The sun sparkled off the water and streamed onto the deck as the dances and toast began…and it was pretty much magic.

As the party rolled on, so too were some special on site hand-rolled Cortez cigars… a present from Megan to Brenden, it was a special touch to the top deck goers who were taking a break from the non-stop dance party below by their fantastic band, Chico’s Vibe. It gave us a chance to grab some special sunset/evening shots, and a sweet moment setting off a special lantern into the sky for Megan’s Mom. Guests were offered Philadelphia water ice and soft pretzels for late night snacks as they grabbed a sparkler to see off this couple off style. It was quite the wedding folks. I needed to sleep for about 4 days after this one. But it was incredible, and I personally consider the awesome team of planners at Eastern Shore Events and my amazing photo team top dog rock stars for the non-stop party ship we sailed into the night. Check out it for yourself!

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Laurel & Dan’s Wedding in the Catskills

Posted on September 24, 2015

Laurel & Dan’s wedding is too lovely not to revisit, and this time of the year is so incredibly beautiful….I wanted to remember it too. Like many of the weddings I shoot, I just wish we could do it all over again and go back to that awesome, magical day. Set in the beautiful Catskill mountains at a private home with a sweet little lily pad pond, these two celebrate their love with all their favorite people. Their ceremony was one of the most heart-felt, emotional ceremonies I have ever witnessed. Everything was so personal, so sweet and so special. I felt so special to be a part of it. I also really enjoyed taking all these beautiful pictures. I hope you like them too.

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Lydia & Tushar

Ann Marie & Jon

Posted on July 24, 2015

When I first met Ann Marie & Jon, their joint wedding email came over as JAM…and when I met them… they explained the acronym that their friends lovingly address them by. I loved it too, and it was hard not to start every email with, “What’s up JAM!?” I also found out they have really good taste in music, have two big awesome dogs, like to run marathons, and take dance lessons. I knew I was going to have fun with them.

So on a beautiful spring day at the College of Physicians in the middle of Philadelphia these two tied the knot. And there was lots of big smiling. And happy people. And kids in strollers awesomely photo bombing. And crazy dancing. And a great start to the 2015 wedding season had begun. 🙂

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Kristen & Christian

Emily & Ryan

Matt & Andressa – Destination Wedding in Brazil

I am so excited to finally share the story of two of my favorite people in the world, Andressa & Matt. Happiness and love follow them wherever they go, which is why I was thrilled when they asked me to capture their wedding story. Celebrating in Brazil was so special, with the most loving collection of incredible people. The week-long festivities began in Curitiba, where Andressa went to school, and the veiw from their 14th floor apartment set a beautiful scene of this delightful city. The festivities continued as a small group of family and friends traveled by ferry to a remote island off the coast, called Isla de Miel – ‘Honey Island’. After two days exploring, hiking and swimming, I now know why Matt & Andressa say it’s their favorite little peace of heaven.

On the day of the wedding, the sun was beaming through the palm trees at their charming boutique venue set in the mountains of Mojites, Brazil. Gorgeous colors and textures everywhere! So many great moments happen on a wedding day that are not part of the script, that are the moments in the prep that show the energy and excitement of the beginning of the day. I love when I have the time to explore and relax with the bride (and groom) and tell the story of the day from start to finish. While Matt and the guys enjoyed the ‘futebol’ field, I found a sweet little red outdoor garden house that I knew would be perfect for Andressa to get ready. The light in this little house was incredible, and Andressa didn’t bat an eye when I suggested we move from her larger cabana. Some of my favorite getting ready pictures ever! Take a stunning bride in a sexy little number in colorful little room filled with beautiful light, and you have a photographer’s dream come true. And when the moment came for these two to see each other for the first time…well, see for yourself. I found a sweet little spot in the trees… my favorite place wherever I am. Their expressions say it all. A 1950’s black car delivered them in style to the adorable little town of Antonina, where the historic white and yellow church sat at the top of the town overlooking the ocean. The celebrations continued back in Mojites at Hakuna Matata, and we danced the night away. A fairy tale story come true for these two. He’s her perfect man, and she’s his dream girl.