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Tiffany and Nate – Merion Tribute House Wedding

Sunday, October 16, 2011

Tiffany and Nate’s wedding took me back to the Merion Tribute house. It’s not too often that you get to work at the same beautiful venue so close to each other.

Tiffany and the girls prepped at the hotel, while and and his side got ready at the Tribute house. Fueled by laughter (and some mimosas) the girls all had a lot of fun hanging out and getting ready for the nuptials later in the day. From what I was told, the guys had some laughs too – caught by my second shooter of the day, David Zaveloff.

We planned to do their First Look after Tiffany got to the tribute house. Both of them seemed a bit nervous, but as soon as they saw each other, I could see it in their faces that the nervousness just melted away. After walking around the grounds of the Tribute house for a little while, and getting some spectacular images, we took a short break and got ready for the ceremony. The Tribute house was prepped for an indoor ceremony, just in case the weather turned poor, but we couldn’t have gotten a better late September wedding day.

The reception brought just as many laughs, and enjoyment as the whole day leading up to did. Congrats Tiff and Nate!!

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Amanda and Alex – Marco Island Marriott Wedding

Sunday, October 9, 2011

Amanda and Alex live in Florida. Amanda saw my work, and asked if I would come down to the Marco Island Marriott Resort to photograph their wedding. After a hard 1 second decision, I said, of course I would. It’s not everyday this Philadelphia wedding photographer gets to visit the gulf coast of Florida to shoot at a fabulous beach resort.

Amanda and her brides maids visited the spa and took their time to get their hair and makeup done. Surrounded by a group of their closest family and friends, Amanda and Alex had a beautiful wedding ceremony that started just as sunset started. From the moment that Amanda saw Alex as she walked down the beach, she never lost her smile. These two had such a calm presence about them, it made the whole trip very easy and a pleasure to work with them.

The reception kicked off without a hitch and the dance floor was busy the whole night. Enjoy their preview!

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Kristi and Keith – Merion Tribute House wedding

Thursday, October 6, 2011

Kristi and Keith were married a few weeks ago at the wonder venue, The Merion Tribute House. The grounds of this secluded mansion are gorgeous. Hidden back in Lower Merion, this is a wedding destination I hope to be at more and more.

Their day started off with me meeting up with the girls, and my second shooter (Jeremy Evans Thomas) meeting with the guys. The girls were very easy to work with and like the engagement session, Kristi was still a ton of laughs and smiles. With her mom and grandmother near, Kristi prepped while the bridesmaids hustled around. Eventually we all headed to the church for the wedding ceremony – presided by Kristi’s pastor from when she attended Temple university. From the ceremony, we moved on to the Merion Tribute House. Powered by the sounds of the awesome band, Kristi and Keith’s families and friends kept the dance floor full the whole night.

Enjoy!

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Erin and Fran – Overbrook Country Club Wedding

Saturday, September 3, 2011

Last weekend, Erin and Fran, were married at Overbrook Country Club, in Villanova. 1 day after a big rain storm and 1 day before hurricane Irene made her self known to the northeast, this Friday afternoon was nothing short of perfect for them. (Erin even prepared her galoshes just in case). We scheduled their first look for mid afternoon. They both lit up when they saw each other. Erin and Fran were both a ton of fun during their engagement session, and the fun continued through the wedding day! Everyone was so happy to be there, and the party at the end of the night just proved that.

Here’s their preview!

This awesome moment below, was captured by my second shooter of the day: Ashley Bartoletti

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Courtney and Paul – Wedding

Saturday, July 2, 2011

A few weeks back, Courtney and Paul had their wedding at the Morris Arboretum of the University of Pennsylvania.

Meeting up with Courtney and her bridesmaids, 1 of who was a familiar face – I shot Keri’s bucks county wedding 2 years ago.

During the ceremony, Courtney had the biggest smile on her face the whole time, and Paul couldn’t keep his eyes off his beautiful bride.

The Arboretum is a beautiful place, and we had full access to all of the gardens. Getting shuttled around on the golf cart, the whole bridal party and I spent about an hour having fun and taking some great wedding pictures.

A casual reception under the tent with nice weather outside made for a great relaxed evening with their friends and family all around them!

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Heather and Shaun – Wedding

Sunday, May 15, 2011

A chilly day a few weeks ago, I drove up to Macungie to photograph Heather and Shaun’s wedding. It was a small and very nice intimate wedding. As with most weddings, everyone was lots of smiles and so much fun to work with.

Heather’s dress was a very nice, classic lace gown, while Shaun was decked out in a pretty cool looking Zoot suit!

Towards the end of the reception, a couple of the guys brought out some “props” and we got a few pictures of everyone having fun. (at the bottom).