Archive for the ‘Weddings’ Category
Kids at the Wedding
Before my busy wedding season starts in April I’ve been doing a multitude of “projects”. One of my long long put off projects was categorizing stock images from weddings so when a magazine editor calls me I can access them quickly. I just love the “ahhhh” factor of kids at weddings and thought I’d share some old favorites with you. The last photo of of my most handsome grandson Zac at my nephew Michaels wedding several years ago. He was the ring bearer!
Bridal Open House at Elkins Estate
I’m looking forward to meeting many new couples at the Culinary Concepts March Bridal Open House at Elkins Estate in Northern Philadelphia on Thursday evening. I don’t often do bridal fairs but I was honored to be asked to do this with so many of the Philadelphia “A” list vendors. I’ll be bringing many of my albums for couples to peruse and look forward to meeting everyone. Elkins Estate is such a beautiful venue. Last summer I did an inspiring shoot there with Beautiful Blooms and Eclatante Design. The photos below are the beautiful and diverse product of this marvelous color story shoot at Elkins Park. You can see more of this shoot on Eclatante Designs blog, A Designers Diary. You can learn more about Culinary Concepts very special event at this link. See you Thursday!
Eve + Richard 01.23.10
Eve and Richards ceremony was filled with love and emotion. As you can see they even stole a smooch during the ketubah signing and Richard shed a tear (I love a sensitive man). Though Bianca did attend the ketubah signing, she did not a sign. A special kudos to my second photographer Jill, who took really amazing images of their ceremony from the balcony of Trust. Music was provided by Elan artists. The strolling electric violinist was just amazing. The pair just danced the night away with their guests!
Eve + Richard 01.23.10 The Details
One of the more creative locations for a wedding in Philadelphia is the “new” Trust. Formally known as FUEL house and formally the MTV Real World house it was originally a bank. It’s the sort of venue were you can really shake up the wedding rules and Eve and Richard certainly did. Prior to their ceremony was a cocktail hour followed by delicious stations after the ceremony. It’s been way too long since I’ve worked with event planner Melissa Paul of Evantine Design and what a striking, warm and glowing ambiance they created. Check out the amazing long tables; gosh I adore long tables! I also love the sheer glittery chair covers. I’ve never seen them before and hey just glowed! Equally beautiful and tasty was the food of Peachtree & Ward Catering. Stay tuned for a very heartfelt ceremony and reception.
Eve + Richard 01.23.10 The Portraits
And they called it puppy love. This was a first for me. Eve and Richard brought their sweet little pup along for couple portraits. After a few kisses from Bianca the couple had some romantic alone time together. The classic pair wanted the classic Broad Street Philadelphia shot before going to the Omni Hotel for family pictures. I LOVE the balcony over the staircase at the Omni. Always makes for a perfect portrait.
Eve + Richard 01.23.10 The Preperations
It was love at first sight when I opened the door of Eves room at The Four Seasons Hotel in Philadelphia and I was greeted by the gorgeous Bianca. Bianca is Eves adorable poodle mix. Eve was concerned that Bianca would get more pictures taken of her pup than her. I really tried to be fair and balanced. Eve looked ever so “Hollywood” with her Amy Michelson wedding gown, perfectly fitted by Kleinfeld Bridal in New York. Her beautiful hairdo was so red carpet and Claudia Selyer provided the dramatic makeup to finish off the look. Richard prepared for the wedding at The Omni Hotel with the assistance of his 2 sons. The couple wanted romantic pictures around town, so Richand and Eve met up prior to their evening ceremony for some very romantic images.
Lina + Charles 01.03.10 Part 2
Lina and Charles held their reception at The Venetian in Garfield, NJ. It looked so very grand with the beautiful work of event planner Christy Stoehr of Oh So Fabulous Events and florist Cindy of Floral Design by Cindy of South Bound Brook, NJ. The lighting kept changing all through the evening making me a happy camper. I loved the romantic portraits we took indoors at The Venetian. So warm and cozy! The couple, who are both Portuguese, brought in a troupe of Portuguese folk dancers to entertain their guests). Loved it (and so did their guests. The evening ended with a GIGANTIC flaming show for the guests! Yikes!
Lina + Charles 01.03.09 Part 1
Well, winter has officially arrived and I finally had a wedding without snow. There may have been wind chills of 20 degrees, but at least there was no snow. Lina prepared for her wedding at her mothers house. What a beautiful Lazaro gown she had! A the Lazaro “bling” was in the sash of this slinky gown! She paired the gown with a very classic pair of Manolo Blahnik shoes. The most gorgeous “bling” came from Linas beautiful jewlery. Her necklave and bracelt were by Thomas Knoell Designs which she found at Kleinfelds in New York. Check out the Christmas fun I had with the shoes in the tree. Silly me! Lina and Charles both grew up in Kearny, NJ so was very sentimental to have their marriage ceremony there. Theie ceremony was held at the historic Saint Cecilia’s R.C. Church. Before we were off to their very grand reception at The Venetian in Garfield, NJ we stopped by a favorite coffee shop of Lina and Charles!
Stephanie + Anthony 12.19.09 The Reception
As luck would have it, The Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Philadelphia had a rescheduling of a Bar Mitzvah and were able to offer the grand ballroom to Stephanie and Anthony. A special shout out goes to the amazing vendors that made it all happen. Beautiful Blooms brought over all the flowers, lighting and decour from the Glen Foerd Mansion and set it all up so beautifully in the ballroom. You would never know it was not designed for the space. Their band also gets a special shout out. Could you imagine bringing in all the huge band equipment and instruments in a blizzard. Kudos goes out to The Strangers of Brandywine Valley Talent. A few of their singers were trapped in the snow and they were able to find replacements.
A touching end to a very emotional, yet beautiful day! And they were off to a very warm honeymoon in the Maldives!
Stephanie + Anthony 12.19.09 Blizzard Portraits
Imagine my delight when Stephanie asked to take some outdoor portraits around the city of Philadelphia right in the middle of a blizzard. I really thought that she would forgo the outdoor portraits given the heavy snow, winds and her beautiful Priscilla of Boston gown! Unfortunately Stephanies bridesmaid brought the brides boots along with the bridal party so all Steph had to wear in the snow were her open toe Wittner bridal shoes from Australia. Not the best for walking in the snow. Though it limited where we could go I do admit that Stephanie was a trooper. So much so that their “blizzard” pictures were so amazing it landed them on the cover of the Philadelphia Daily News. The couple were able to negotiate having their wedding reception at the Ritz-Carlton Philadelphia. We took some cozy and warm portraits inside the lobby of the Ritz-Carlton prior to joining their guests in the cocktail hour!
Check out Stephanie walking across Broad Street in the blizzard with open toe shoes so she could have her iconic City Hall portrait. Bravo!
The beautiful christmas tree at The Ritz-Carlton made for some festive Christmas wedding images!
wow these are just beautiful. What an awesome bride for braving the cold…..totally worth it though!! Can’t stop looking a the city hall portrait and the one before it….
from Alyda in very hot Australia 
How cute! I did the same thing on my blog weeks ago!