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I really can’t believe the weather we’ve been having lately. It honestly feels more like fall than it does August. But we weren’t complaining when Saturday dawned absolutely beautiful for the wedding of Jennifer and Jared. We were fortunate enough to have our friend Erik Matey shooting with us. Erik met up with the boys at St. Theresa’s while Allison and I headed over to Jennifer’s parent’s home for getting ready shots. Despite a tiny little mishap with the dress (yes, you CAN remove blood from a wedding gown), everything went smoothly with getting ready. I loved that Jennifer’s dad was so emotional when he saw her in her gown for the first time. When they were ready, the girls hopped on to the trolley (affectionately called the “Barney” trolley) and headed to the church. The ceremony was a wonderful interfaith one incorporating aspects of both the Catholic and Jewish faiths. After a bubble exit and a few quick shots in the church, we headed to Chocolate Avenue where Jennifer had requested we get a shot of her and Jared in front of the Kissing Tower. Erik and I arrived ahead of the trolley and immediately saw the mini carnival that a local church was hosting to benefit kids with cancer. The centerpiece of the fair was a Moon Bounce. Erik and I looked at each other and said “wouldn’t it be cool…”. As soon as Jennifer saw it she said let’s get in there. I could have kissed her!! She and Jared jumped to their hearts content and were even interviewed by the Hershey Chronicle!! After the fun at the fair, we headed to the Hershey Country Club for more portraits and the reception. The reception spanned pretty much the entire Club with guests moving from room to room and building to building. It was an awesome, fun reception that capped off the perfect day.

Now for the images…

Tiffany boxes just make my day!

Crossing Chocolate Avenue…

THE MOON BOUNCE!!!

My favorite of the day.

I love this shot from Erik.

The cake was HUGE (and yummy too).

Jennifer’s excitement was SO infectious.

The guests moved from the ballroom to the pavilion for the dancing part of the reception.

It was such a beautiful evening.

Thanks Jennifer and Jared for making us feel so welcome. And I am so jealous that you are where you are right now!!

Ceremony: St. Theresa’s Catholic Church - New Cumberland
Reception: Hershey Country Club
DJ: Fred Behney with Soundwave DJs
Florist: Blooms by Vickrey
Cake: Dingeldeins

OK - So I take back everything I said before about it always being hot for weddings now. Friday was BEAUTIFUL for the wedding of Lindsay and Tom. I have to admit that I was looking forward to this wedding for awhile and it certainly didn’t disappoint. We started our day at Lindsay’s house and spent some time there while her and the girls got ready. Lindsay has 3 sisters and the nicest parents in the world. I thought the day wasn’t going to get any better when I saw Lindsey for the first time all dressed and ready. But, then the “limo” came. It was an amazing vintage Daimler (just like the royal family uses). It went so well with Lindsay’s look that I could have shot all day! Then it was off to St. Catherine’s Laboure for the ceremony. The sun was shining so beautifully through the stained windows. After the ceremony, it was off to the Civic Club for the reception. By the time we arrived there, the weather was just gorgeous and the guests were enjoying cocktail hour in the garden. So we grabbed Lindsey and Tom and walked around a little doing some creative portraits on Riverfront. And it was golden hour so the light was AMAZING! After we finished up it was inside for the reception which had an incredible dinner party like atmosphere with guests up and mingling all night.

All right. Enough talking. Now for the images.

You’ll have to forgive me for the amount of images of just Lindsay but she was just stunning!

A fun shot inside the car.

Moments before the ceremony.

Tom’s dad kneeling for a moment before the ceremony.

A great capture during the ceremony.

I did a little happy dance after this image.

The cake, designed by Lindsay and Tom and created by About Weddings.

The Civic Club looked awesome with the luminaries.

I just have to say a special thank you to our hosts. Lindsay and Tom’s family were such gracious hosts and a true pleasure to work with. They made us feel like part of the family!

But wait….there’s more!!!!!!!!!

On Sunday afternoon, I met Lindsay and Tom at the Capitol for their Day After Session. Lindsay and Tom met at the Capitol (Tom is a Press Secretary there) so they wanted to make sure that they got some shots there. And with Tom’s credentials we were allowed inside the Capitol after it had closed, which was AWESOME!! We walked around the Rotunda, visited Tom’s office, and then had some close encounters with the fountain. These two are SO easy to work with that I truly could have shot all day again!

Lindsay went veil-less for this session and I loved the look because it was so her.

I LOVE THIS IMAGE!!!!!

THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU to Lindsay and Tom for allowing me to spend most of the weekend with them. It was my pleasure!

Ceremony: St. Catherine’s Laboure
Reception: Civic Club
Cake: About Weddings
Flowers: Blooms by Vickrey

Alright everyone. I know you have been waiting for blog posts (trust me, I’ve read all of your emails begging for them). So this is just a little note to let you know that there will be blog posts for the next 5 days so stay tuned.

We’re starting with the lovely wedding of Casey and John two Saturdays ago. Now that we are into the dog days of summer, every wedding is going to be hot. So I think we can just assume that it was a little warm on their day. Allison and I started at Casey’s mom’s house with the girls and Andy hung out at the church with the guys. We all met up for a beautiful ceremony and then it was off the the West Shore Country Club for pictures before going inside. (A very special thanks to Steve for leading us around in the golf carts and holding the bouquet!) Then inside we all went to cool off and enjoy the music of Cruise Control (for our second week in a row!).

Now for the good stuff…

One of my favorites of the day.

John and the boys.

LOVE this shot. John is reading a card from Casey.

The lovely Casey right before the ceremony.

I love Casey’s mom and sister in the front of this shot leaning in to catch a glimpse of the bride coming down the aisle.

Off in the golf carts for some portrait time at the country club.

I couldn’t decide between these next two so you get both.

The cake.

John and his mom.

Bouquet.

Garter.

The lovely couple.

Casey and John, we had the best time getting to know your families. Thank you all for being so gracious to us.

Ceremony: Hershey First United Methodist Church
Reception: West Shore Country Club
Band: Cruise Control
Florist: Maria’s Flowers - Hershey
Cake: Don Hudson

Well the rain held off for most of the day. Actually Saturday turned out to be a fairly decent day. Except for the half hour that it POURED while the girls (and Lindsey and I) were arriving at the church. But I’ll get to that in a minute. Lindsey, Allison and I had the pleasure of capturing Julie and Nick’s wedding this past Saturday. Lindsey and I started with the girls at the Julie’s parent’s house while Allison headed to the church, Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament in Harrisburg. With an eye to the sky and the radar, the girls got ready and then off we went to the church, under VERY threatening skies. By the time we got to the church, there was literally a river running down 3rd Street. Although the girls and some of the guests were a little damp from getting into the church, the ceremony went off without a hitch. After a few portraits at the church, we all headed to the lovely Peter Allen House where we did some more portraits before the reception really got started. The food was fantastic and the guests really seemed to enjoy roaming the house and grounds of the Peter Allen House. I have to mention the special dances from Saturday. I was close enough to hear the conversations between Julie and her dad as well as Nick and his grandmother and I can say that I got a little weepy at both of them. And after a long, hot day working, Lindsey and I stopped at 3B Ice Cream on the way home as a treat to ourselves!!

Now on to the pictures… (and there are lots so bear with me)

I love it when the bride gets ready in her childhood room.

Julie had a whole bulletin board of soccer patches. What a cool spot for the rings.

I love this capture by Lindsey of Julie’s mom.

A couple of great captures at the ceremony.

My favorite of the day.

A couple of quick portraits….

…and then off to Peter Allen House

A few details from the reception…

Yummm….cupcakes….

…and Sangria with blueberries!!

Apparently the Spice Girls made an appearance…

Julie and Nick’s last dance to Rusted Root.

Julie and Nick - Thank you so much for welcome us on your special day! We had a great time.

Ceremony: Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament
Reception: Peter Allen House
Caterer: JDK
Florist: Queen Bee
Cake: Specialty Cakes by Bob Miller
DJ: AMAJIK DJ