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The day finally arrived!! The long awaited, much anticipated wedding of Jessica and Kellan. The weather even cooperated! Lindsey and I were so excited to capture the day for them. We arrived at the Hershey Gardens to do some final getting ready shots of the girls and to finally see Jess’ dress in person. It was simply amazing. And seeing Jess in the dress was breathtaking. Jess and Kellan had decided to see each other before the ceremony and get as many pictures done as possible. So Lindsey and I orchestrated their first glance of each other and it was such a great moment. After portraits with the two of them, bridal party and family, they headed back inside to refresh and recharge before the ceremony. The ceremony was held in a section of the gardens called the Oak Grove which is a shady spot under a grove of oak trees. The girls walked towards the grove through a series of rose arbors. (The roses weren’t blooming yet. They were about 2 weeks behind thanks to all the rain.) The ceremony went off without a hitch and was everything that you would want a garden wedding to be. After a greeting their guests, the newlyweds and their bridal party hopped on the trolley and headed to the Hershey Lodge for the reception. The Chocolate Ballroom had never looked better! The flowers by Blooms by Vickrey had been amazing all day and the centerpieces at the lodge certainly did not disappoint. I could smell the cake, by Dingeldein Bakery, half way across the room. It had this awesome wavy chocolate frosting and it tasted just as good as it smelled! The dancing part of the reception, led by the Imact Band, was memorable to say the least. My last memory of Jess and Kellan’s wedding was a group of Jess’ guys singing “You’ve Lost that Loving Feeling” a la Top Gun. It was fantastic.

But I know all you really want to see are the images. So here they are…;)

The dress, from Diva Rees, was a work of art.

Kellan’s wedding gift to Jess…this amazing ring!! Good job Kellan!!

Jessica’s bouquet was stunning.

It was great to work with Gia again. She always does an amazing job with makeup.

A series of pictures of Jess…

Her birdcage veil was one of a kind. It totally tied the whole look together.

I’m always honored when I get to capture an orchestrated first glance for the bride and groom before the wedding. We ditched our initial plan because the lighting was too harsh but found the perfect spot.

The beautiful couple.

The bridal party.

Some ceremony images…

The girls all wore different dresses, in shades of pink and orange, and carried bouquets of white peonies.

The Chocolate Ballroom.

The cake.

A different view of the cake.

This one is just for Jess.

One of my favorites from the day.

Jess’ mom, Lisa, celebrated her 50th birthday on Sunday as well.

Hands down, this is by far one of my favorite reception moments of all time. They were so good!! I felt like I was in the movie Top Gun. “You’ve Lost that Loving Feeling…..”

We had such a fantastic time at this wedding. I can’t thank the families enough for being so gracious and welcoming. Congratulations Jess and Kellan. Wishing you many years of happiness.

Ceremony: Hershey Gardens
Reception: Hershey Lodge
Cake: Dingeldein Bakery, New Cumberland
Flowers: Blooms by Vickrey
Band: Impact Band, Harrisburg
Dress: Diva Rees
Make-up: Gia Glinatsis (giaglinatsis_at_yahoo.com)

When I saw the weather forecast for last weekend, I have to admit I did a little happy dance. It was slated to be a very busy weekend for Klose Photography, with rehearsal dinner coverage on the Pride of the Susquehanna on Friday and two garden weddings on Saturday and Sunday.

So on Friday, I met up with Jessica, Kellan and their family and friends at Hershey Gardens for their rehearsal. Traffic was a mess that night and some of the important members were a little late in getting to the rehearsal. But once they showed up, it was smooth sailing from there on out. After the rehearsal, we all headed to the Pride of the Susquehanna for the rehearsal dinner. Every had a great time and the cruise ended with the most AMAZING sunset. See for yourself.

Flower girl Olivia enjoyed some downtime before the rehearsal began.

We also found some frogs by a little pond.

My friend, Helena, and her hubby.

Jess’ shoes were awesome. Apparently she got the deal of the century at DSW. And her dress was this incredible vintage one that I just loved.

Great conversation on the Pride.

The kids had fun too.

I grabbed Jessica and Kellan for some sunset shots.

I didn’t think it was possible, but the sunset just kept getting better. This is right out of my camera with no tweaking. The colors were just incredible.

There’s isn’t a better way to spend Armed Forces Day than with two marines on their wedding day. Tamara and Robert chose Armed Forces Day for their wedding because the military has been so important in their lives as well as their friends and family. Lindsey and I were honored to be part of such a special occasion. We started at Tamara’s lakeside childhood home for getting ready shots with the girls. I love it when brides get ready in their childhood bedroom. It’s just too cute. After pictures by the lake, we headed to the church for the ceremony then back to the lake for some bridal party shots. Despite the few rain drops, we captured some great images, including a creek shot with Tamara and Robert where Tamara VOLUNTEERED to stand on a rock in the middle of! I love it! She said, I’ll go. I’m only going to where this dress once. After we wrapped up at the lake, we headed to the reception at the Lantern Lodge.

Enough talking. Here’s the good stuff…

The girls had great purses for their bouquets.

Tamara requested this shot. With those eyes, I was NOT going to argue!

A great capture from Lindsey.

Another.

I love it when we have no rules in a church. We never over step our bounds but it does allow us to sneak a lot closer and get shots like this. I love the light in this one.

A nice simple portrait.

Another capture by Lindsey. ( Maybe she should be sick more often. )

I wanted to take this little girl home with me. She was SO CUTE.

The last dance.

Thanks Tamara and Robert for having us. Enjoy your cruise. I’m very jealous!