Even though this was the first wedding of 2010, we consider Julia and Aaron’s wedding our last wedding of the “season”. And what a way to go out! Take a spunky bride combined with amazing venues and add in a whole lot of details and you have the awesome wedding of Julia and Aaron. We started our coverage at the Hotel Hershey where both the girls and guys were getting ready. Allison headed to hang out with the guys while I stayed with the girls. After everyone was dressed and ready, it was out into the cold (and it was REALLY cold) and into a trolley to take us all to the St. Joan of Arc, where the ceremony was going to take place. The ceremony was beautiful, as the sunlight was streaming through the stained glass windows. After family formals at the church, it was back out into the cold (did I mention it was REALLY cold), on to the trolley, and back to the Hotel. Once a the hotel, we did a bridal party shot in the staircase for something different and because it was cold out. But once we were done with them, Julia and Aaron were up for anything so what did we do? OF COURSE! We went back outside! At one point, Julia was running through what was left of the snow with her arms open wide, just loving every minute of it. For fear of frostbite, we didn’t stay out too long. We did some more with just the two of them before we all made it upstairs for the cocktail hour. Andy had arrived early to capture the groom’s cake arriving from Charm City Cakes as well as to get all of the detail shots for us. The rest of the reception was a blur, filled with polkaing (is that a word?), cake eating and a tiny little medical emergency. But I’ll get to that in a second. Now, what you’ve been waiting for…the images….
Julia’s shoes were as unique and original as her. Little did she know they would cause her problems later. 
Her bouquet was just beautiful! Orchids were everywhere and were flown in from South America the week prior to their wedding.
Did I mention Julia was spunky? 
One of my favs.
Apparently the “spunk” was contagious…
…until it was time to walk down the aisle (which also was apparently the same time as nap time).
I love this moment Allison caught at the front of the church.
The lovely bridal party.
I won’t even begin to tell you why these boys are laughing.
Julia and Aaron in some lovely winter light.
A big thank you to the guys who were moving this piano and stopped so we could use it in some shots.
These two had so much enthusiasm for their pics. It was awesome!
This is Julia and Aaron seeing Strong Bad, the groom’s cake, for the first time. Isn’t he awesome!?!
The wedding cake, from the staff at Hotel Hershey, was just as nice.
The Castillion Room looked amazing!
The first dance. Julia and Aaron chose to dance to a slowed down, softer version of the Friends theme song. I loved it!!
And just to drive the point home about being different and doing what you want, Julia and her dad danced their dance to a polka!
Near the end of the night, Julia had a problem with her shoes. She quickly realized that her shoes had given her HUGE blisters that popped and needed some medical attention. The staff at the Hotel did a great job treating her.
Ceremony: St. Joan of Arc Catholic Church
Reception: Hotel Hershey
Wedding Cake: Hotel Hershey
Groom’s Cake: Charm City Cakes
Flowers: Flower Designs by Cherylann
Band: Vic Boris Trio
3 Comments
Thank you for capturing the joyful moment of the proud Father of the Bride dancing with his lovely daughter.
These pictures are stunning!
Thanks for sharing the photos Mary Ann. Loved all of them and the cakes were great. Hope there were back up sneakers handy for the bride.