Tag Archives: Hershey Gardens

Ashley and Ryan – Esession

Still behind with our blogging and trying to catch up! We met up with Ashley and Ryan for their engagement session awhile ago. They are such a fun couple and stuck with me through everything during our session. Looking forward to whatever trouble we get into next year, guys. ;)









Emily and Jarrad – Esession

I recently spent some time with Emily and Jarrad at the Hershey Gardens for their engagement session. We were all pleasantly surprised at how good the weather was when time came for our session. I’m glad we didn’t postpone it.




Erika and Greg – 08.29.09

Rain, rain stay away! That’s what I was saying last Saturday morning before Erika and Greg’s wedding. I had spent the evening in the rain getting to their rehearsal dinner at Level 2 downtown and was hoping we would have better luck on Saturday. The forecast, however, was not promising but we had hope. So I traveled down to Chocolatetown to start our coverage at the Hotel Hershey with Erika and her ladies. The suite was cozy with all of us in there but with a Chic-fil-a delivery and some champagne, things went quite well. Erika and Greg planned their “First Glance” on the back stairs in the formal gardens of the Hotel. Erika was SO excited to see Greg. We walked around a bit then it started to rain so we headed inside to start on the group portraits. The rain continued for a bit and unfortunately, Erika and Greg had to make the call to move the ceremony from the Hershey Gardens to the Hershey Country Club, where their reception was going to be held. And even though we had a period of blue skies, it was a good call because it was absolutely pouring during the start of their reception. The party went on, with all of Erika and Greg’s friends and family sharing many stories and hugs. And the dancing! And the food! Oh my, I could go on forever. But for now enjoy my favorites. CLICK HERE FOR THE SLIDESHOW.

I love this portrait of Erika.
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Some of the gorgeous flowers in the Hotel’s gardens.
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The lovely bridal party. I loved the black and white theme.
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The rings and Kisses! ;)
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I caught this moment during the speeches. Love it!
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Erika and Greg being goofy for their friends. (Check out the lovely sunset that we had though!)
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Rehearsal Dinner: Level 2
Getting Ready Location: Hershey Hotel
Ceremony (scheduled): Hershey Gardens
Ceremony (actual): Hershey Country Club
Florist: Jeffrey’s Flowers – Mechanicsburg
DJ: Soundwaves DJs – Fred Behney
Cake: Fancy Cake Shop

Julia and Aaron – Esession

Julia and Aaron are one of my 2010 couples. I met up with them recently at Hershey Gardens for their engagement session. It was a little hot and humid but we survived! Here are my favorites:
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Kristie and Steven – 05.23.09

Saturday was the first day of the first ever Klose Photography triple header. Yes, that’s right. We had a wedding on Saturday, Sunday and Monday. And it was exhausting. But we had such a great time with each of our couples and each wedding was special in its own way.

So first up in the wedding of Kristie and Steven on Saturday. The day started off well enough until I showed up at Kristie’s parent’s house for getting ready with the girls. Poor Kristie had been sick since Tuesday and was still running a fever. And if you remember Saturday it was really humid which made it almost unbearable for her. We finished getting ready there and headed over to the Hershey Gardens where the ceremony was to be held. The plan was to do portraits of the guys and girls respectively before the ceremony. We tried to move quickly through those because it was REALLY hot by then. Kristie was trying to save all of the energy she had left for the ceremony so she stayed inside the Education Center until the last moment. She was such a trooper though because she made it through the ceremony AND portrait time with flying colors. Then it was off to the Hershey Country Club for the cocktail hour and reception. Kristie actually felt a little better there so we did some more portraits before settling in for dinner (which unfortunately our lovely bride couldn’t eat). The day was very emotional and there were moments that moved even those behind the camera. ;)

Without further ado, here are some of our favorites. CLICK HERE for their slideshow.

The kids in this wedding were SO CUTE!!
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The lovely bridal party.
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Kristie and Steven, after the ceremony and IN THE AIR CONDITIONING!
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Told you there were tears. ;)
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Ceremony: Hershey Gardens
Reception: Hershey Country Club
Cake: Dingeldein Bakery
Flowers: Pealer’s Flowers
DJ: Bill Runkle
Videographer: JKM Productions
Wedding Coordinator: Susan Moran, V & M Wedding Concepts
Harpist: Joanne Swordswang