The weather was spectacular the day of the wedding.  Bright blue skies and lots and lots of guests to share in the memories.  The whole day took place at The Flanders Hotel, right on the boardwalk.  They did a wonderful job with the room and ceremony, and the food was delicious too!  After a short ceremony, we did some family pictures and then took the whole bridal party to the boardwalk and beach for some fun portraits.

As the reception kicked off, Sid Miller and his crew (one of my favorite Philadelphia area bands) kept the crowd dancing the whole night – phenomenal job!  Thanks also to my friend Ashley Bartoletti, for coming along and getting some spectacular images too!

Thanks Cammy and Luke, it was a blast!

After a short walk around the block.  We headed down to Standard Tap, for a quick drink (who doesn’t like to loosen up a little bit).  We hoped in the car and drove down to Old City for the second half of the shoot.  While it was really windy out that day, it was otherwise a beautiful day!

I love getting to know each of the couples, before the wedding.  Whether at parks, in the city, at bar (check back in a few days ) or where ever and nice and relaxed!

Cammy and Luke’s was no different.  We met up at Valley Forge park during some AWESOME light (about an hour before sunset).  We walked around the Washington Memorial Chapel for a bit and just had fun.  Their wedding at the end of July, in Ocean City, is going to be a blast… I can’t wait!

Their wedding will be in Wilkes-Barre in the rotunda surrounded by the magnificent architecture of Luzerne County Court House.

Lots of laughs and easy going makes for the best engagement sessions, and there certainly wasn’t a lack of laughs between these two for this one

Enjoy!!

It’s been a long time since I have walked through the halls of Council Rock High School (I still refer as if there was only 1), but that is where Jess and Daryl wanted to shoot their engagement session.  Since I try to recommend that engagement sessions are done somewhere that has meaning between the future bride and groom, it was a perfect scene, since these two met in high school, in band.

Their wedding in October at Normandy Farms is looking like it will be a lot of fun, and I can’t wait!

It was really fun to hang out with these two before their wedding on July 4th!  They are both full of smiles and laughter

Laura is due to have their first baby (girl) in November.  We had talked months ago about doing a really nice maternity session, so it was just about waiting for the right time. – By the way ladies, the 7 month mark is a great time for maternity session!

Adam came to me about a month before the shoot and asked what I thought about turning the maternity session into a proposal at the latter half of the photo shoot.  Of course I thought it was a cool idea!  “YEAH, LET’S DO IT!!!!” are the words I think I used.

The day of the session, Adam stopped by my place for a few minutes before hand and trusted me with the gorgeous engagement ring he picked out.  It stayed in my camera bag until we were ready for the next part of the shoot.  We all met up at Tyler State Park in Newtown, PA about an hour and a half before sunset (great golden light!!)  Armed with my new 24mm f/1.4 Canon Lens and my trusty 70-200 f/2.8 IS, I was able to not only stand far enough away for some quiet time, but also get close enough to really capture the emotion between these two.

Here’s a sample – there’s a lot!

(She said yes )

Look at that gorgeous light!

Congrats you two!! The wedding is gonna be a blast, and can’t wait to meet the little one soon!

There are a lot of details that I am looking forward to for this wedding. Pen Ryn Mansion is going to be a lot of fun to shoot at.   Melanie is having a custom dress designed by the talented Darcy Law. And from what Mel and Tom tell me, this is gonna be a fun group!

The engagement session was a lot of fun, they even brought their daschund, Cole (named after Melanies favorite Philadelphia Philly – take a wild guess).  I’ll admit, he may have stole the show a couple of time .

Here’s a preview of the engagement session.

Having grown up in this area, it feels much more like home, and it’s great to live around friends within walking distance!

There is still some little decorating to do and things to hang, but everything is in!