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Karen and Brian – 07.18.09

Cyndi — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 16:24:56 +0000

I love Karen and Brian. No seriously. Ever since our engagement session, I’ve been looking forward to their wedding. Karen has been doing most of the planning from a distance so we’ve chatted several times on the phone throughout the past couple of months. She is one of the most genuine people that I’ve ever met. So I knew we were going to have a good day. We started our coverage with getting ready for both the guys and the girls. I knew from Karen’s description of her dress that I would love it and I did. It had POCKETS!!!! How cool is that??!! Karen and Brian had decided to see each other before the ceremony. So we orchestrated their First Glance at Harrisburg Country Club, where both their ceremony and reception were to take place. Then it was off to State Street with the bridal party to do some creative stuff before the ceremony. Then back to the Country Club for the ceremony which was beautiful. What a perfect day for cocktail hour outside on the patio too. I think the guests were a little reluctant to move indoors for the reception. But the dance floor was packed the whole night! And nothing could be more fitting to the end of a July wedding than to have a sparkler send off.

Here are some of my favorites and of course, CLICK HERE for the slideshow.

So pretty!

I had the pleasure of having my good friend Claudine help out Allison and I for this wedding. She rocked it!

I loved this moment during the ceremony. Karen’s mom started crying as her daughter walked down the aisle. Karen’s grandmother leaned over and put her arm around her.

LOVE this image.

I love it when mirrors help us out.

Ceremony and Reception: Harrisburg Country Club
Florist: A Unique Floral Design
Cake: Sweet Confections
DJ: Mixed-Up Productions

Christine and Rob – 06.20.09

Cyndi — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 17:47:24 +0000

This past Saturday, I woke up to the sound of rain. Pouring rain. That’s NEVER a good thing on a Saturday in June. June is wedding season. And rain, especially pouring rain, makes a wedding photographer cringe on wedding day. So I vented to my Facebook friends, said some prayers to God, and packed my bright orange poncho. I met up with the girls at Christine’s home while Lindsey headed on over to Rob’s house to hang out with the guys. The rain was off an on all throughout the mid afternoon, through getting ready and even through arrival at the church. But everyone was in good spirits and didn’t let the weather get them down. The ceremony was held at Second City Church which is a beautiful old church in the mid-town district of Harrisburg. The stained glass was just stunning next to all of the original woodwork. Christine and Rob had planned to have all of their guests release white balloons when they left the church. I was bummed because I thought white balloons on a cloudy sky aren’t going to show up very well. Lindsey went outside to wait for our lovely couple to come out of the church while I finished up some things with them inside. I followed them out. I was absolutely shocked to see BRILLIANT blue sky and tons of white balloons. It was beautiful and quite the surprise. And I’m happy to report that we only had one little shower while we were doing pictures with the bridal party at the Capitol and the Pride of the Susquehanna. Then it was off to the Sheraton for the reception. This was our first time at the Sheraton and the ballroom was really elegant. Lindsey and I enjoyed watching all of the great dancing by the guests!

Thanks Christina, Rob and families for having us. Below are our favorites of the day. CLICK HERE for your slideshow.

I love this shot of Christine’s dress in her childhood bedroom.

Christine was a beautiful bride!

She got a little weepy this first time her dad saw her in her dress.

Love this moment at the church.

BLUE SKIES!!!!!!!!!

A moment during the first dance.

Ceremony: Second City Church, Harrisburg
Reception: Sheraton, Harrisburg
Cake: Sweet Confections
Flowers: Blooms by Vickrey
DJ: Boogie Nights Entertainment

Sarah and John – 05.03.09

Cyndi — Mon, 11 May 2009 01:32:56 +0000

Our streak is officially broken. We had this awesome streak going for quite awhile where none of our outdoor weddings had rain. But again we woke up on Sunday morning to a downpour. And the wedding of Sarah and John was scheduled for the beautiful grounds of the Cameron Estate Inn. When we arrived at the Inn to meet Sarah for some getting ready shots, she was in surprisingly good spirits. The day had not only started off rainy for her but there was also an accident by the Inn that had caused a power outage. So their getting ready location had to be changed to a different spot. No worries for Sarah though. She just rolled with it! After hanging with both the guys and girls for awhile it was time to move over to the Carriage House where the ceremony was now going to be held. Luckily Sarah WAS just rolling with the punches because she had yet another surprise coming her way when the best man had a medical issue and the paramedics were called…right in the middle of the ceremony. But Sarah and John were AWESOME and got through the ceremony after a short delay. We used the momentary break in the rain to take shots around the property then it was back to the Carriage House for the rest of the reception.

A BIG thank you go Sarah and John for making your day so memorable!

Below are a few favorites from the day. CLICK HERE to see the slideshow.

I loved Sarah’s bouquet.

After the day Sarah had, her tattoo was even MORE appropriate.

Sarah on the stairs.

Reception fun.

Ceremony and Reception: Cameron Estate Inn
Florist: Usztics
DJ: Derek Shaw
Ceremony Music: Llannamore
Cake: Sweet Confections