Although I couldn’t make it to their destination ceremony in Mexico, I’m so happy I got to be a part of their York, PA ceremony at Regents’ Glen Country Club. They had a beautiful day to celebrate with family and friends under a sunny sky. Their reception even included some tad pole catching!
Sometimes the best medicine for a busy day is a walk in the park. Chris and Kelsey have a pretty amazing wedding story from their ceremony abroad to the time with their family catching up. I’m so happy I got to be a small part of their memories with their beautiful shots from their photography session. Taking a little inspiration from Up, this session was such a fun and relaxing evening with two totally awesome people that I know will have a long, amazing life together!
What better way to celebrate my last week of school than with a shoot with this amazing family? The cutest little lady and an adorable dog definitely make any shoot a success. Kendall was such a good sport through it all! And I learned a new song =)
I had the pleasure of meeting John and Ann back in August when we did our first shoot together for their engagement. These are two of the most in love people I think I’ve ever met. Their wedding day was not short at all on smiles and laughing. Seriously. I don’t know if there was a second that they didn’t look explosively happy. I couldn’t be more excited about being a part of their wedding at the Pearl S. Buck Estate. Tara Tyan and I had no trouble capturing all of the gorgeousness of the day.
This Christmas I got to spend some of my time with the gigantic Mashack family. They do Christmas eve right. A whole night of big family time, Christmas fun, and a whole lot of love. We even got a little snow to top it of. Not too fun to get to Christmas eve dinner, but completely beautiful to shoot in so I’m ok with it. In and out all night, we did portraits of everyone and their families…and let me tell you…there are a lot of them. I wouldn’t have spent my Christmas eve any other way. Also, this family is seriously gorgeous. See for yourselves. =)
Freezing temperatures, wind, and blinding sun, this family was awesome. We picked a few spots at Valley Forge National Historical park and went at it. Michelle’s family was so fun and nice! Her mother literally warmed my freezing hands at the end of the shoot. The true mark of an incredibly caring person. Also, I love it when people get super excited about a location. Her father (after a long time out in the cold where I’m sure he didn’t want to be) found an awesome spot and we got a great shot of the two them. Such a successful day!
This summer, my first trip was to a little town called Clarion in western Pennsylvania with my buds Jino and Joshy. I figured now was as good of time as any to allow myself to wander into photos from the past year and work on some memories I’d like to revisit. Clarion served us well with omelets, trees, some river jumping, and a tad bit of rainy camping. There was also a bar somewhere along the way of our 3 hour search of the right campsite that had a big cowboy outside and 37 wing flavors…yes…37…that I will one day revisit. Unfortunately we didn’t have time to stop, but there were so many awesome, nifty little roadside stops. One day I will revisit them. One day.
Thanksgiving is always great when you get to spend some quality time in the windy, freezing cold with these two little cubs. Despite the cold and wind, these little buddies did great! Quinn literally looked like a little bear cub crawling around the yard. He was so stinkin’ cute!
When I first talked with Kate, we were trying to find the perfect location for our shoot with her family. We went back and forth for a little planning and deciding. Then she sent me a picture of her father’s amazing, awesome, totally neat vintage truck. Right there I was sold. It’s a complete bonus that it was located on her parents’ horse farm. When I pulled in, I was stunned at how beautiful their farm was. Complete with a big Christmas wreath on their barn doors and horses and dogs running around. Anything with animals (especially dogs) and I’m in love. This location could not have been more perfect! Even though poor little Brynlee was not feeling too hot, she managed to be completely adorable and steal the show. And we got to be there when she had her first candy cane. This shoot completely got me stoked for Christmas! It was also the perfect time to shoot with one of the new second shooters for this upcoming wedding season. Tara was great and I love the images she captured. So excited for this upcoming season!
This is my third time shooting with the Wehrs and every time it gets more and more fun. Kensie is seriously one of the funniest and most photogenic little girls I’ve ever met. And now there is ANOTHER little one! My first time meeting Colson was no disappointment. This little bundle of joy is adorable! And he has his hands full with a big sister like Kensie. This shoot definitely got the holiday spirits rolling. We got to decorate 3 trees..that’s right..not just one, but 3..did I mention it was at a Christmas tree farm too? Seeing how excited Kensie was to decorate made this session so fun! Lesson learned…have something fun that you can promise little kids they can do while you’re shooting. It makes the images better AND you get to have a fun time. Bonus on both parts. Sparkles and pretty dresses she wants to pose in help as well. Also, how gorgeous is this family, right???
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