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Tara & Joseph's Center City, Philadelphia Wedding.

I worked as a second shooter for Tara and Joseph's gorgeous wedding, located in the heart of Philadelphia on May 28th.
I spent the morning with Tara and her bridesmaids in their bridal suite with one of the best views of center city I've ever seen, while David Schrott, the other photographer, worked with Joseph and his groomsmen.
The ladies and I then caught a taxi to City Hall for a few photos before Tara and Joseph said their "I Do's". After their beautifully, heartfelt vows, now man and wife, Tara and Joseph, the bridal party, and David and I headed to Love Park for a few shots, then we all caught the subway (and yes, it really was as fun and crazy as it sounds!) to Old City for their reception.
Here are a few of my favorites from the day.



Kristen & Randy's Wedding

Kristen and Randy got married in May, on Friday the 13th in the beautiful Parkesburg United Methodist Church, in Parkesburg, PA.
My job was short and sweet, just ceremony and some posed pictures afterwards.
The church was nestled into a hill on the main street of Parkesburg, so we climbed the hill to take some pictures of Kristen and Randy amongst the greenery before they headed off to their reception.
Here are a few of my favorites.

Allison and Shane's E-Session

Allison and Shane live in England, so needless to say, they travelled pretty far for these engagement photos! Ok, ok. They were actually visiting Allison's family, so they didn't technically travel all this way just for pictures, but it was great that they managed to find some time for me to snap some, and to make the most of the beautiful Spring weather whilst they were in Philadelphia.
Allison had mentioned that they both like city parks and brick walls, so we started our e-session in Rittenhouse park, and meandered around from there.
Here are a few of my favorites.

 They'll be getting married in December this year. Can't wait for their wedding!

holy HAIR!

I had the pleasure of shooting this series a few months back for the incredibly talented hairstylist Bethany 'Queen B' Bell and have been eagerly awaiting the day when I could share it with you all. The beautiful models (in order shown below) were Erin Bakes, Vanessa Banks, Gerube Valdez and Rachael Platt. The shoot took over 12 hours since these looks were so complicated to construct, and Bethany actually created all these hairstyles and did all the makeup by herself!
The concept was to make these ladies look like mannequins, so I did a lot of post production to these images to help achieve that look and Michael operated a smoke machine in the background to try and create some drama. 

It was a long day, but all the hard work, time and effort was worth it for these pretty pictures!

Rebecca & Andre's North Carolina Wedding.

Last week, we traveled down to the serenely beautiful Nags Head, North Carolina to shoot Rebecca and Andre's beach inspired wedding.
Rebecca and her family have been vacationing there for years, so it only seemed appropriate to add yet another precious memory to a place that already holds so many for them.

We spent the morning flip-flopping (hey, it's a beach wedding, that word is entirely appropriate here!) between Rebecca and Andre as they got ready for the day, then headed down to the beach for their 'first look' and some windy but beautiful beach portraits. Then it was off to the church for the "I do's", followed by a night of dancing, delicious food, cake cutting, bouquet tossing, garter throwing, sparkler lighting fun (which I will blog about later once I've finished editing!).
The whole day was so fun and romantic, and both Rebecca, Andre and their family are all such warm and welcoming people that it felt as though I was photographing old friends.

Thank you so much Rebecca and Andre for allowing Michael and I to be a part of your special day and for being so insanely accommodating to the both of us. We both feel as though we've gained some new, amazing friends out of the whole experience. We hope you love your photos as much as we do, and are having an amazing time on your honeymoon!