The flowers were amazing. They were from Harmony Hill Gardens, which is an organic grower in Buck county. Ben's step mom was instrumental in the arrangements.
David got to spend a good bit of time with the boys, I love this little moment.
Kate was very excited about her shoes, who wouldn't be?
One of my favorites
Kate's something old was the veil her mom wore.
Love this.
Ben taking a few moments before the ceremony.
All the center pieces were different.
All of the details at the wedding were made, or arranged by family and friends. I like their interpretation of the program as the chalk board.
I love the look Ben is giving Kate here as they meet at the alter.
They did a self uniting ceremony. Kate's aunt Sara officiated; Kate and Ben wrote their own vows. September 26 is also sentimental because Ben's grandfather was married on the same day in 1941. Pretty cool.
I loved the brides maids dresses. Some gorgeous ladies.
The emotion on both sides of the family was very touching.
The kiss!
I love how Ben is getting the "adaboy" from his dad as they come down the isle!
We really hoped the horses would be out for some photos.
A still from one of my motion sequences, check out the slideshow below for more.
I think this guy may have secretly wanted to eat Kate's bouquet.
Radnor Hunt has this awesome swing. We had to take advantage.
Another favorite.
Instead of a wedding cake, they had pie.
The pie's were delicious. They all came from Linvilla Orchards except the one on top, Kate's mom made that one special.
I love love this little moment!
Pie is good!
What an awesome day. We had such a great time and the weather held for us, the minute we were done with portraits the sky opened up! Thank you for having me out, always a pleasure.
Stephanie and Dan had one of the most gorgeous days I can remember! We had such a great time with them. Such a fun group. Before getting into images here are some of the vendors that played an important role.
I just need to preface this post by saying I could have easily posted every single image from the day on the blog! Geesh it was hard to narrow down, there are many many more where these and the slideshow images came from. I just hope the ones I choose do it justice.
Let me start by giving you all of Melanie and Joe's vendors that made their day so beautiful. Venue & Cake: Nomandy Farm Flowers: Petals Lane, Brittany always does an amazing job. Dress: Casablanca, Melanie incorporated a few custom touches as well. Photobooth: Party Booths Band: DAME, they always rock the house! Video: Marc Smiler, Marc did their love story which you can see here. Make-up: Pasha Cosmetics by Pam Fox Second Shooter: The one and only Miss Linette! Thank you so much darling! I love having Linette out shooting with me, you will see lots of here photos here too. She got to hang with the boys before the ceremony. If you want to take a peek back at their engagement session go here.
We will start off with the bouquet. You will notice the detail of the humming bird. The hummingbird has a special meaning to this family. After the passing of Melanies great grandmother a hummingbird started coming around very frequently. The hummingbird seems to visit her family in the most perfect and sometimes strangely coincidental times. It serves as a reminder that they have loved ones always looking down on them. I thought it was a fantastic addition.
Melanies Mom had all of her things strategically laid out for her. I just love this one with the reflection of her dress and the shoes on the dresser.
Beautiful Melanie
The boys huddling in.
Joe excited on the way to the church.
Check out Mel and her ride to the church!
It's all sinking in! Dad is giving his daughter away! Ahh!
The ring barer pillow, so unique.
I love catching little moments with the children.
Married!!
I like to do fun active stuff with my bridal parties, you will see those in the slideshow, I love these candids Linette caught.
One of my favorites. We did portraits at the most perfect time of the day. Not to mention this was the most beautiful day in September!
I think this proves that Joe will do anything, and I mean anything for Melanie.
The car was awesome!
I loved their first dance too. Definitely showed off their individualism, the song in the slideshow is what they danced to.
Love this and check out how ripped Melanie is! Nice muscle tone girl!
I am already wishing I put more images in the slideshow, I know I left out a lot. Their slideshow could have easily been a five minuter if I could do more than one song. I have to mention that Melanie did such a great job planning out the timing of the day. Not only did we get the very best light of the day but we had plenty of time for all the formals and for their portraits. We were not rushed in any way. We even finished ahead of schedule and they got to attend most of their cocktail hour. It was perfect.
You guys are great. You already know how much fun we had with you. Its been such an amazing experience. Thank you for making me feel so warm and welcome the whole time.
Enjoy your slideshow, I apologize for the one little hiccup in there. I can't seem to get rid of it.
My passion for photography has brought me from New Mexico to Philadelphia. I fell in love with the change of seasons, the city, and its people.
Photography has always been a part of my life. My family has a rich history of photographers: my grandfather and great grandfather were amazing photo hobbyists. I have some great photographs from my family dating back to the later 1800's and early 1900's. It's amazing to see a photograph of what your mother looked like on her wedding day, when she was pregnant with you and how young she was, because sometimes we forget I was phhotograpghed constantly as a child and having those pictures today is priceless. Photography is history. The images you make today will be passed down for generations. I love bringing that Joy to others.
I approach photography with a documentary mindset. I concentrate on light, perspective, compostion and expression. I make art that will remain with a family for generations.