Kari and Joel – Wedding

Wednesday, February 1, 2012

Well, my last engagement session of 2011 turned out to be the first wedding of 2012.  The January wedding brought about some chilly temperatures, but some GORGEOUS light outside.  Assisted by my friend Ashley Bartoletti, we all met up at the always beautiful Normandy Farms, in Blue Bell.

As we started out with the getting ready, Kari definitely had a case of nervousness to her – But Ashley told me that while she was working with the guys, Joel seemed a bit nervous too.  Well, if it was true, the second these two saw each other during their first look, all of those nerves MELTED away.  From that point on, they we so relaxed and ready for all of the fun to begin!

After a very well done ceremony – preformed by a friend of theirs, everyone moved to the ceremony in the main ballroom.  Kurt of Synergetic Sounds kept the music going all night, made sure that the new bride and groom got their share of dancing in.

If this wedding was any remote indication of how the rest of my 2012 weddings will be, let me just say how excited I am!

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February 3, 2012 - 4:14 pm

Deborah Richards - I love the photos of Kari and Joel..Some of the poses I have never seen before

I am second cousin who was invited but couldn’t come because of illness….Can I view the whole set of wedding pictures and purchase some?

Kari and Joel – Engagement Session

Wednesday, December 14, 2011

Just because my scheduled weddings are done for the year, that doesn’t mean I still don’t get to see more of my awesome couples. Kari and Joel are actually friends of my brother-in-law. I’ve met these two in the past, and when we met to talk about their wedding, we all knew that we’d have a really fun time working together. They are getting married in January at Normandy Farms in Blue Bell.

Kari and Joel are the type of couple I really like. They are extremely nice, fun to work with, and they trust me while I’m working. We walked around Frenchtown, NJ for a little while over the weekend. We were waiting to see if the ski slopes, since they are both big snow boarders, would be open in time before their wedding in just a few weeks. Unfortunately, the weather has been just a little too warm and they didn’t open till just last minute. Not a big deal though. We walked up and down the main street and all braved the chilly weather together (finished off by a really good mexican meal).

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Crista and Tom – Florentine Gardens Wedding

Sunday, November 27, 2011

My last wedding of the season took me up to North Jersey again.  Crista and Tom were married at Florentine Gardens.  Crista and Tom are mutual friends of my good friend, and fellow photographer, Mandy and a fun crew from Hoboken.

During Crista and Tom’s engagement session, the 3 of us had a ton of fun walking around the pier that the spent a lot of time together working with the Relay for Life.  Fast forward to the day of the wedding, and all of that fun was added to by the level of excitement for the day!

As we got ready for the “First Look”, Tom heard Crista coming around the corner and just couldn’t help but to start smiling and laughing.  She heard the laughing and started laughing herself. It was a great time and I’m sure they will both remember that for a long time!

The ceremony was filled with happy tears and a little humor too.  Once the wedding reception kicked off, even more fun was had.  Everyone took to the dance floor and really showed that they knew how to have a good time.

Enjoy!!

Tom’s “Tebow” impression.

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November 29, 2011 - 7:58 pm

Crista - Love these and can’t wait to see the rest! Thank you so much for capturing our day so beautifully :)

November 28, 2011 - 1:35 pm

Kathleen Schmidt - Erik, these pictures are beautiful !! I can’t wait to see the rest !!!! This was an amazing wedding ! Thanks Kathy (Tom’s Mom)

Sonia and Steve – Greenville Country Club wedding

Tuesday, November 22, 2011

Well, Sonia and Steve’s wedding survived the first blizzard of the 2011/2012 winter!  Meeting up with both Sonia and Steve at the Greenville Country Club in Wilmington, DE we set up a nice, quiet First Look.  With the snow as the backdrop, the light coming into the room was such a nice glow.  Following the ceremony, we headed back to the country club, where I was able to steal the newly married couple away for a few more minutes for some more wedding day pictures.

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December 8, 2011 - 2:14 pm

Monique - These pictures are fabulous!! Sonia and Steve — I hope you are still enjoying beign newlyweds—Have a wonderul holiday!!
Erik — great job!!

November 23, 2011 - 5:03 pm

Robin - Sonia,
These are so special; I’m teary eyed. You’ve grown and blossomed into such a beautful young lady and yo’ man is blessed to call you his own. Praying that the two of you have fun creating joyous memories and grands for yo’ mommma!

Jen and Chris – Wedding

Tuesday, November 15, 2011

A couple of weeks back, Jen and Chris, got married at The Rockleigh, in New Jersey, on a beautiful late October day.  Every wedding that I was lucky to be part of this year just seems to be my favorite one – I guess I just love my job!  This one didn’t disappoint either.  Helped by my good friend, Josh Lynn, we captured a very fun group.  Peter of PF Films was on hand too – they did an fabulous job and were a pleasure to work with.

After getting ready, I traveled with the ladies to the Dewint House for Jen and Chris’ first look. (I’ll be doing a blog post about all the benefits of a first look soon)   After getting Chris in place, we brought Jen up.  These are the kind of moments I love to capture – pure uncontained happiness.  Jen couldn’t fight the happy tears back as Chris held her close and they savored the few moments before the crazy whirlwind of the day started.

The ceremony went very well, lead by Father Raul, then we all headed to the Rockleigh.  The staff at the venue did an excellent job with the decor.  As the night got underway, the guests kept the dance floor packed lead by the sounds of the band.

Here are a bunch from their day!

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November 15, 2011 - 9:45 pm

Tanti Lina - She’s a very pretty bride! Love her hairdo! Great job as always, Erik!

Kathy and Anthony – Tendenza Wedding photos

Monday, October 24, 2011

Kathy and Anthony were just married this past weekend at the still very new, and very awesome Tendenza, which is part of the Chescaphe venue family.  Hanging out in Northern Liberties pretty often, I got to see the weekly progress of this place being built from the outside.  It was very nice to finally set foot in it and I was not disappointed.  The building and staff are all very wonderful.

Kathy didn’t get to see the same progress I did, though.  She planned nearly the whole wedding from Chicago!  Anthony is a lawyer, and Kathy, a doctor – so their free time can be pretty few and far between.  They met a bunch of years ago (I think that was their exact words to me) in Wildwood.  After a first date in Chicago, and second in Europe (picked that up from Kathy’s matron of honor’s speach), they finally settled together in Chicago, but have finally moved back out this way closer to both of their families.  Even with just moving back to this area within the last few months, the wedding went exactly as planned, and everything was gorgeous.

We started the day at the Marriott near City Hall, and we did their first glance right outside.  After a nice easy portrait session with the two of them, we corralled the bridal party and stopped through out Philadelphia for a lot of fun, relaxed pictures.  We made our way to Love park, Broad Street and even the Art Museum.  Then it was time for the ceremony at one of the only Slovak churches in Philadelphia.

To the Tendenza after the ceremony, the whole night was filled with dancing.  I don’t think there was anytime that there wasn’t at least a few people dancing – even during dinner.

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October 25, 2011 - 7:51 am

Eliza Savage - Erik,
These pictures are breath taking, absolutely stunning. Even just in this short teaser you captured so much emotion from an amazing day. I am so excited to see the rest!
Eliza

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