Archive for the ‘Weddings’ Category
Preview: Wes + Ashley
August 29, 2010Selena + Kirk: Day After
April 22, 2010I love shooting day after sessions. It’s so great to be able to have a luxurious, laid-back portrait time with the bride and groom. No one is rushing to get back to the reception in time, no one is stressed and exhausted. You get a chance to dress up in your beautiful wedding clothes a second time, and spend another day focused just on how much you love each other. Seriously, day after sessions are hard to beat.
As I mentioned in another post, Selena & Kirk were married in a small ceremony in Tennesee in January. With a large portion of the family all from out of state, they decided to have a reception in Washington, PA, and we took some time it to have a short day-after type session for them. More like months-after, but no one’s counting, right?
The reception was held at the Century Inn in Scenery Hill, PA. Such a great location- it’s a bed and breakfast that also has formal dining rooms, a fantastically quaint bar, and beautiful grounds. It’s in the middle of farms and a lovely little historic town. With such a great location and such a lovely, stylish couple, it’s really hard for me to narrow down my favorites. I want to show you all of them. Instead, I’ll put some of the best ones below, and feel free to see more here.
Steampunk Portraits
April 15, 2010I seem to attract themed (read: costumed) weddings & receptions. I’m really not sure why- maybe people just intuitively guess that I’m easily persuaded to dress up myself? Anyway, I think it’s awesome! It’s all of those things that are wonderful about the childhood dress-up box or trick-or-treating. Minus the candy. Maybe it’s revealing my inner geekdom, but I think that everyone deserves a break from being a parent/full-time employee/tax-paying grownup and get to be someone else for awhile. If that means dressing up and eating creampuffs, then who am I to complain? :)
All of that to say: remember that masquerade ball I mentioned? There were a pretty good contingent of steampunk costumes present. Combine that with the Century Inn’s amazing old-time decor and bar, and I could have taken pictures all day. It made me so happy I thought I’d share a few of my favorite portraits.
And good times were had by all. :)
Preview: Selena + Kirk
April 13, 2010Selena and Kirk married earlier this year in a small, private ceremony in Tennessee. With family spread across several different states, they decided to host a seperate reception for the family to celebrate their marriage- with a masquerade ball! How cool is that? Anyway, we took a little bit of time before the reception to do a day-after type session with the traditional wedding dress.
They’re such a handsome & stylish couple, the venue was intricate and beautiful, does it get any better?
So lovely. I can’t wait to show you the rest.