Joy Moody

Aloha! Coming to you from Hawaii.

noreply@blogger.com (Joy Moody Photography) — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 18:35:00 +0000

Aloha from the beautiful State of Hawaii. I am here visiting my brother, yeah its a tough life. He has lived here for a few years but will be moving back to the main land later this month so my opportunity to visit was quickly fleeting. I've been here almost a week and the experience has been amazing. I have to recommend taking a vacation in the winter time! Weather down here has been in the 80's and perfect. Right now I sit on my balcony at the Mauna Lanai Bay Hotel on the Big Island in Kona overlooking a glorious pool and the ocean. Sun is shinning, its a glorious day. I will be heading down to do some snorkeling shortly. If you are my friend on facebook then you have most likely seen these images, there are many many more on FB actually, I thought I should share some on the blog for everyone else.

Pineapple fields on Oahu (the Dole plantation)

We caught a the pipeline surfing competition on North Shore. Look closely you can see the dude coming through the barrel here.

I don't know the name of these tree's but I love them.

Fun with self portraits, me and my brother Geoff.

ahhhhhh

Geoff took me on a 5 mile hike through the Honolulu rain forest. These tree's are Strangler Fig's.

View of Honolulu from the rain forest.

I love these tree's.

even the jungle needs some flare.

AMAZING!!!

possibly my favorite portrait of Geoff.

can't go wrong with a sunset.

Some dude jumping off into the ocean.

a little detail of lava rock and texture.

We hiked around the crater and through the lava lake. This volcano erupted in the 1950's, we actually got to see a little video documentary of the eruption before hiking. Its amazing to see life finding a way.

A giant fern unrolling.

Heading down crater rim drive where recent lava flow has gone to the sea.

kind of reminds me of New Mexico

We had a little too much fun jumping and goofing off for photos.

This is the "Hi Mom!" Shot.

Lava flow in 2008 and 2009 closed this road.

more jumping, Geoff gets some good air!

So there's a little peak for you to enjoy, more photos are on facebook if you want to check them out. We head back to Honolulu tonight, I highly recommend a trip to the Big Island if you come to Hawaii. Its an amazing place full of wonder. I can fully understand why some people come to Hawaii for vacation and never return home. Although I do love the change is seasons, I think coming down here in the middle of winter is a nice break from the winter doldrums.

I will come back refreshed that's for sure! Now off to the ocean for some snorkeling. Aloha!

Nikol & George Engagement Shoot

noreply@blogger.com (Joy Moody Photography) — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 15:55:00 +0000

I think Nikol and George's engagement shoot is a testimate to what I do for my clients. They both live in London England, George's parents live here and the wedding will be at the Franklin Institute this spring. They were in town for a quick two days back in December, we scheduled our shoot on the one day which happened to be the biggest snow storm of the season. It was the only day we could do it and since they won't be back in town together for a while we were not going to post pone. So I drove down to Longwood gardens to meet them. The drive there wasn't too bad, roads were not great but not that bad either. The way home was a different story. I think it took me four hours to get home. George's parents don't live too far from Longwood and it took them a while to get home too. It was quite the experience, but no regrets.

We did our shoot, had a great time in the gardens and it was such a juxtaposition to the weather outside. Longwood Gardens during the holidays is a must see.

We had a lot of fun in the children's garden of all places.

I particularly like this one.

A little fun with reflections.

another favorite.

They are too cute.

Of course we had to do some shots outside. I actually brought boots for Nikol, such a short trip she had not expected a snow storm of all things. Luckily we were the same shoe size! ha!

The snow was coming down pretty hard at this point! Love this.

Aww, love this too.

I love the this tree still has the brown leaves. Look at all that snow! Crazy. This area got something like 18 inches of snow and we were out in the height of the accumulation.

I had a lot of fun with you guys! Totally worth it, I would totally do it again. Can't wait to see you this spring.

Kate & Ben, Radnor Hunt

noreply@blogger.com (Joy Moody Photography) — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 20:03:00 +0000

Kate and Ben had a wonderful day! Before I get too far let me mention some of the key players.

Venue: Radnor Hunt
Flowers: Harmony Hill Gardens
Pies: Linvilla
Shoes: Manolo Blahnik
Second Shooter: David Schrott, David shot a lot with me this year, as usual great stuff David thank you for all you do!

Lets get on to some images.

starting with some bling.

One of the groomsmen warming up for the ceremony.

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.

Check out the slideshow for more images.

Little Nuala and Baby Orlaith

noreply@blogger.com (Joy Moody Photography) — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 16:23:00 +0000

If you have been following me for a few years you will know that this family has been with me since the beginning so to say! We first started right before Nuala was born and now she has a sister, Orlaith (or-lah). This was my first meeting with Orlaith since the belly session. She is such a beautiful happy baby! Nuala is such a great big sister too. This has to be one of my all time favorite sessions.

Meet Orlaith

happy baby

She has amazing eyes.

I love this one!

Nuala taking on her big sister roll.

I can't believe how much Nuala has grown!

LOVE LOVE LOVE!

I am all about fun family pics.

I think if there is any one image to sum up this little girl it would be this one.

Again, LOVE!

hehe, this just makes my heart happy.

How do you know a family really loves you? When they specifically request a photo of you with their children. The feeling is mutual guys, love ya!

The slideshow is pretty fun, I highly recommend checking it out.

Steph & Dan

noreply@blogger.com (Joy Moody Photography) — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 21:38:00 +0000

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.

Venue - Old Mill
Flowers provided by - Passion for Petals
Dress designer - Reem Acra
Caterer - Conner Catering
Cake - Swiss Haus Bakery
2nd Shooter - David Schrott, thanks David its always a pleasure.

We will start of with Dan and Thor, Thor was the best man. Love it. Thor was very excited to see Steph.

For most of the portraits we were at the Japanese house and garden in fairmount park.

Dan is so adorable and handsome at the same time.

Steph's dress was gorgeous!

I love this one.

Pam from Passion for Petals did an amazing job with the flowers.

I am in love with this image. I love love love it.

The ring barer, playing with the rings during the ceremony.

Married, woohooo!!

I love Steph's sisters expression during her speech.

A few more from the portraits for ya.

Love this ring shot.

They really are an adorable family.

Many more images in the slideshow, check it out.

Baby Declan, One Year

noreply@blogger.com (Joy Moody Photography) — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 17:42:00 +0000

Billy and Karith are friends of mine from our vintage scooter club and I gave them a moodybaby session at their baby shower last year. It was so fun to get out and spend some time with these guys. Declan was so much fun! He is a really smart, cute adorable little guy.

He enjoys a good book.

Stories are always better with mom and dad.

Good times with mom, dad and "the pig" which is Oberon their dog.

This little guy has no fear. He was up and down that slide so many times.

I love this one.

mmm is that handle good?

This is his farmer John pose.He seems pretty comfortable with the corn stalks in the background hanging out in his John Deere wagon.

Not to mention his flare.

Another favorite. This hat is a staple on this boy.

Fun times as usual. I really can't believe Declan is a year old. Its really crazy. How time flies when your having fun.

Enjoy the slideshow!

Baby Jackson, Six Months

noreply@blogger.com (Joy Moody Photography) — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 22:05:00 +0000

Oh my gosh, baby Jackson is the cutest super chunk I have ever laid eyes on. We had such a fun session. Carina gave her brother the gift of a moodybaby photos session at their baby shower. I had been waiting to hear from these guys wondering at what age they would want me to come out. So happy they choose six months. I love babies at six months!

Meet super chunk baby Jackson.

Oooh love it. He is like a mini Micheline man!

They still had some awesome color, had to take advantage of that!

So serious!

Love when they try to get my camera!

I snapped this really quick, proud parents looking on.

I think any woman with a child knows this. Ouch!

Story time!

I love the point of view shots.

Yeah! Play time!

Auntie Carina supplied the entertainment behind me.

Thank you Auntie Carina for my moodybaby session!

LOVE it.

You guys were so much fun! Thank you so much for having me out.

Check out the slideshow for more fun images.

Sara & Justin, Brooklyn Engagement Shoot

noreply@blogger.com (Joy Moody Photography) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:04:00 +0000

Sara and Justin are making the first appearance for my 2010 couples! They are getting married in May next year. A few weeks ago I drove up to Brooklyn to shoot their engagement session, we had a great time. I love these guys. When I first met them I also met Tillie. Tillie is their adorable pooch and I was instantly head over heals. I also had a dog, a welsh corgi, named Tillie when I was growing up. How could I not love their Tillie too?!

Tillie did like to take center stage at the beginning.

She also needed an individual shot, obeying the sign.

Seriously.

One more homage to Tillie and Brooklyn.

The steps where it all happened! Long conversations when they first started dating and their fist kiss.

One of my favorites. Sara is a hottie!

They are the cutest.

Another favorite.

So, I have a lot of favorites.

I love the next little series of images.
Sara and Justin are such a great match.
I'm so excited for you guys.

LOVE!

We had the best afternoon.

I can't wait to see you guys again soon.

Melanie & Joe, Married 9-19-09

noreply@blogger.com (Joy Moody Photography) — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 21:37:00 +0000

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.

Baby Anderson, two weeks

noreply@blogger.com (Joy Moody Photography) — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 21:24:00 +0000

Little baby Anderson was the sweetest thing. He was only two weeks old for this shoot and we were fully prepared to have a very sleepy baby. Well, he must have known it was photo-shoot time because this little guy was awake for our whole session. He did a wonderful job and made mom super proud for keeping his eyes open for as long as he did.

Meet baby Anderson

He had a little snack and then some cuddle time with mom.

He has already found his thumb, which he loves.

May be a new favorite.

Quiet time with mom on the bed.

Love this.

He loves the stroke of his moms hand on his face.

"yeah, you know its all good"

Anderson was such a pleasure! He is a cutie pie. Thank you for having me out.

Enjoy your slideshow

The Bernards

noreply@blogger.com (Joy Moody Photography) — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:34:00 +0000

Some of you may recognize Julie and Pete from their wedding last year. Well life has surely had some big changes for these two! This past winter Julie gave birth to Preston and Owen, yes they are identical twins! Man are they adorable! Their big brother Logan does a great job of looking after them too.

Logan, like the center of attention? No..... :)

Logan really does do a good job of hanging out with his brothers.

It is quite the event just getting out of the house with twins and a toddler.

Love this of Logan and his T-Rex balloon.

Now, I had the names right the day of the shoot.....but I seriously can't remember who is who. Preston or Owen?

Love this.

Julie just might be super woman.

Pete and all his boys.

Their good friend John stopped by for a few shots too. He and Logan are best buds.

Seriously? This kid couldn't get any cuter.

This is the usual scene in this house.

One more family portrait.

Aren't these two a smoking hot couple?

As per usual, great seeing you guys. Major kudos to you, you certainly have your hands full and you make it look so easy!

Enjoy your Slideshow

Jane & Dave, Married 9-12-09

noreply@blogger.com (Joy Moody Photography) — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:12:00 +0000

Jane and Dave had a wonderful and intimate wedding. The weather that weekend had been off and on, but it cooperated for us when we needed it too. I had a wonderful time with these two.

Vendors:
Flowers & overall decor design: Eclatante Event Design, Kendall Brown does amazing work!
Dress: Marisa
Venue: Morris House Hotel, I love the Morris House Hotel. It is the perfect spot for a smaller wedding.
Caterer: Max Hanson, the best lump crab cakes I have had in my life!

Jane's dress was so gorgeous! It was light, simple yet there were so many layers. It looked amazing on her.

Shoes were her own. Nothing bridal about them, but they were super cool.

I LOVE this image of Jane getting into her dress.

Gorgeous!

Lots of emotional moment on this day. I loved the fact that both her parents walked her down the isle.

Married!

Having a little fun in the dress.

One of my favorites.

Dave has such a cool dapper look to him!

I just happen to like this moment.

Eclatante did such an awesome job!!!

First dance.

A new favorite ring shot.

One of the best wedding favors I have seen this year!!

Such a great image to end with.

Check out the slideshow for many many more images.

Holiday Card Time Again!

noreply@blogger.com (Joy Moody Photography) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 22:27:00 +0000

It's that time of year again! Time to start thinking about the holidays!

Holiday Cards are back by popular demand, login to your gallery and look under the products tab for folded or flat cards. This is just a small taste of the designs this year.

ALL CARDS are on Sale until the end of November.

You must place your order by December 1st to guarantee that you will have them in time to mail before the holidays.

For my wedding clients whose images are not online yet, get in touch with me if you know you will be wanting holiday cards.

Baby Gus, One Year

noreply@blogger.com (Joy Moody Photography) — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 22:23:00 +0000

This little guy is near and dear to my heart. Gus is my good friend and former room mate Jill's son. Augustin if we are going by full names. He looks just like Jill with the red curly hair to boot! I had such and awesome day with these guys. I can't wait to do it again. I seriously can't believe he is already a year old. Time flies. Jilly is doing an amazing job, she is such a good mom and will most likely be the funnest mom in the class.

You can see how much he looks up to her.

What a stinking cutie!

Ok, mom. I'm hungry. Lets get this show on the road.

You will never question if he is her child. Gus is the mini male version of Jill.

There are just no words.

Fun times down the slide!

Building trust.

My favorite.

Jilly we need to do this again. I can't go this long without seeing this little guy.

Peace and Carrots, enjoy your slideshow

Baby Alex, One Year

noreply@blogger.com (Joy Moody Photography) — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 20:04:00 +0000

Baby Alex was so much fun to hang out with. He is such an active little boy and so expressive. I was exhausted after this shoot! haha!

Cracking up at Dad with the watering can.

I love this, just the simple pleasure of touch and color.

Such a handsome little man. Loved his t-shirt.

LOVE this one. Just something about it. Maybe its the expression of independence and the assertiveness of a one year old on a mission, I don't know. I love playing with shadows too.

We had a ton of fun on the slides.

The wheel is his favorite part of the playground.

Some fun with mom on the swings.
(Yep, that's my hand in there too. I would tickle him every time he got close.)

LOVE this.

Back to the wheel!

We ended with some story time.

It was great spending the afternoon with you guys. Thank you so much for having me out!

Enjoy your slideshow

Baby Evie

noreply@blogger.com (Joy Moody Photography) — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 19:25:00 +0000

I am finally getting caught up with the blogging world! I know its been quiet, thanks for being patient.

Well, back in August I had a wonderful time with Melissa, Ben and baby Evie. They were in town for Soyoung & Stephen's wedding and were excited to schedule a shoot. It was a bit of a special occasion. Evie's first birthday and their wedding anniversary all rolled up together at the same time.

Love this little family portrait

Everyone had the biggest smiles all day.

Evie showing us her serious face.

Love this too.

She was very enamored with herself in the mirror.

Too cute!

This little girl was such a star that weekend! A photoshoot of her own and capturing everyone's attention at the wedding.

It was so great spending time with you guys!

Enjoy your slideshow

Happy Halloween!

noreply@blogger.com (Joy Moody Photography) — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 15:38:00 +0000

Happy Halloween! Its been a few years since we have done anything on Halloween, but this year we had a great costume party to go to! The perk to being a professional photographer is that you have a lot of professional photographer friends who will come over on a whim to take some pictures for you. Its kind of hard to take images of yourself, especially when dressed up. So my good friend and neighbor Jennifer Childress came over yesterday to document our costumes. THANK YOU JENN!

We decided to go with the fall theme and the fact that we have been surrounded by leaves.
I was a bag of leaves.

hehehe, I can't help laugh at myself.

Don, my creative man, was a tree.

The idea for the owl came from the owl we had living in our tree last winter.
Don made his outfit, I made mine.
Isn't this an adorable family photo, Alma didn't need to dress up.

A moody leaf pile! ahh

The tire swing was that little extra piece that pulled it all together.

Alma is our little leaf collector.

Don just looked amazing.

Its been a while since I posted anything personal so this is perfect! I have this weekend off, we are enjoying a little down time. Hopefully we will get some trick or treaters tonight!

Happy Halloween everyone!

Soyoung & Stephen Married 8-28-09

noreply@blogger.com (Joy Moody Photography) — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 21:02:00 +0000

The Vendors
Venue: Cairinwood
Flowers: Beautiful Blooms
Dress: Vera Wang
Caterer: Feastivities
Cake: Tartes, no website but they are on 212 Arch St, Philadelphia. YUMMY!
Make-up: The fabulous Beke Beau
DJ: EBE Matt Ostroff
Wedding Bands: Henri David at Halloween
Second Photographer: David Schrott, Thanks again David!

It still feels like their wedding was just yesterday! Soyoung and Stephen are two of the most tender, relaxed, and beautiful people I know. We didn't let the rain get us down and luckily Cairinwood has plenty of awesome little nooks to duck into for photos. All the ingredients that went into the day made it beautiful and perfect. Both of their families were just lovely and made us feel very welcome and warm.

Beautiful Blooms did a fantastic job on the bouquet.

One of my new favorite shoe shots.

Soyoung's dress was Vera Wang. It suited Soyoung perfectly, gorgeous. Soyoung also wore a real gardenia in her hair, every time she walked by me the fragrance was amazing.

She didn't plan on even having a veil but in the end she did and a very long gorgeous one at that!

One of my favorites, Soyoung's mom putting the gardenia in her hair.

Simple. Stunning. Soyoung.

Lovely moment of their first meet.

Don't they both just look stunning? I loved Stephens gray suit.

Like I said, Cairinwood had some great inside spaces!

What more can I say, really?

Very sharp looking men.

Elegant looking ladies.

Another favorite.

Soyoung and Stephen had a Quaker ceremony, where they married themselves. There was no officiant, just them marrying each other. It was quite beautiful.

The cake was simple and amazing.

I really enjoy this one of Soyoung's mom dancing.

Lovely end of the night dance.

Thank you guys for everything! I hope it was worth the wait. You are amazing and I am so happy to have played a part in your day!

Enjoy your slideshow
It may take a minute to load, its pretty big.

Despina & Chris Engagement Shoot

noreply@blogger.com (Joy Moody Photography) — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 18:22:00 +0000

So Despina and Chris are actually getting married tomorrow! I've been terrible with the blog I know, that will change in the coming weeks.

We had a lovely time on their engagement shoot, it was actually take 2 on the shoot. Amidst my busy schedule and finally finding a day that worked; on the way to our first shoot I got a flat tire. We were meeting at Valley Green but they were on the other side and didn't know how to get to me. I had them wait and have a drink while I changed my flat tire, yep I changed that baby by myself its actually no big deal. One hiccup once I got my spare on, it was flat... wawhwahwah. Long story short a lovely couple took it to put air in it and I was on my way. By this time it was dark and Don was on his way out of the city so we just decided to all have dinner instead of continuing with the shoot. See the three degrees of separation come into play as Despina went to school with Don, which was a surprise when they first came to meet with me. It was a happy little reunion actually. There are many more little things but that would make this a book, we rescheduled the shoot had dinner and all was well with the world. Thanks for all the patience and understanding guys! Its been a fun ride.
For this shoot I actually picked them up in my new car, added irony I bought a new car two days after the flat indecent. Go figure. (I didn't buy a new car because of the flat though, just coincidence.)

They are quite the lovely couple, very natural together and Chris keeps Despina grinning ear to ear.

Their favorite spot.

Having a little fun with signage.

We had such a great time and have had two lovely meals together now. Tomorrow is going to be a blast, my first big fat greek wedding. haha! We aren't afraid of the rain, Despina's smile will be our sunshine.
See you guys tomorrow.

Baby Ryder Session 3

noreply@blogger.com (Joy Moody Photography) — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 21:20:00 +0000

This little man gets cuter with every breath he takes! I always have the best time with this family and Ryder is getting so big!

This is my favorite image, I just love it!!

He had been a little sleepy when we first started but once we put him on the slide he perked right up. This was his first experience on the slide too, so it was extra special.

One happy kiddo!

Oh, doesn't this look just make your heart melt?

These guys are one adorable family. It is always such a pleasure to see the love they have for this little man.

Love this one too.

kisses from mom!

"hey, what's in there?" This is why I always use my lens hood for kid shoots, I love it when they interact with the camera, they have something to grab on to and it keeps a safe distance from little fingers. :)

As per usual, such a fun time. You guys are awesome, I'll see you again soon!

check out the slideshow!

Emily & Josh Married 8-22-09

noreply@blogger.com (Joy Moody Photography) — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 20:37:00 +0000

Venue: John James Audubon Society Center at Mill Grove
Flowers: Longstem
Dress: La Esposa from Linzelles
Caterer: Jeffery Miller
Wedding Planner: Anthea at Jeffrey Miller
Second Shooter: Heather Fowler

Well where to begin?! Emily and Josh's wedding was such a fun day! It was such a HOT day too! I think it may have been one of the hottest of the year and they had to make a tough decision about moving the ceremony to under the pavilion, we were expecting major thunderstorms that evening. The decision was made to play it safe and have it under the pavilion, it was a gorgeous site and inside or outside the ceremony was so beautiful, touching and you could just feel the love between Emily and Josh. The rabbi did such a great job, laughter tears and joy.
When the bridal party was coming up from the barn to be introduced the skies opened up and we got our thunderstorm. It was pretty cool actually, going into the first dance and hora with thunder trying its best to be noticed above the music. It was such a great party.
Big thanks to Heather Fowler for second shooting for me!

Get comfy, lots of images here and slideshow at the end.

I love this shot of Josh that Heather got before we headed out.

Emily's dress was gorgeous!

Love the moments when the dress first goes on!

Emily's parents, so cute as they react to seeing her in her dress.

They were so cute for their first meet.

Love this.

I shot a few rolls of medium format film for them. This is one from the film series.

I loved that the bridesmaids flowers were all different. Looked so cool against the hot pink dress.

Josh got his suit in Thailand, it was custom made. Emily chose the inside accent color as a surprise for Josh when they picked it up at the end of their trip. This is where the hot pink theme comes in to play. Isn't that an awesome suit!

True personalities come through!

Awwe Yeah.

A quick fleeting moment in the barn next to the AC vent, ahhh heaven!

Love this one Heather got of the boys.

One more from Heather, moments just before heading down the isle. Some tender words from her dad. Love it.

The kiss!

Loved this, happy to be hitched!

Everything looked amazing!

Lots of fun had on the dance floor.

One last end of the night portrait.

Enjoy the slideshow

Baby Hutch

noreply@blogger.com (Joy Moody Photography) — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 17:29:00 +0000

Baby Hutch was so adorable! We had such a good time during our shoot. He just started walking a few days before and he was doing the frankinstein, drunk baby walk all over the place! His new found ability opened up so many new possibilities and cool things to get into. Not to mention keeping mom and dad on their toes.

I got there just in time to get him waking up from his nap.

Isn't this kid cuter than anything you have ever seen?

Babies love to check out what going on in that lens!

Hutch is Dad's hunka hunka burnin love.

A kid that likes grass! Awesome.

I just have to laugh when I see this one. We had just tried for a nice family walking photo, but Hutch didn't want to walk. Gotta love it.

His little side looks are heart melters.

Bath time Mohawk!

High five to dad.

He likes to hide in the curtains.

We had such a fun session, Hutch is such a heart throb! Our session ended just in time to put him down for bed. Talk about good timing!

enjoy the slideshow

A lot coming soon!!

noreply@blogger.com (Joy Moody Photography) — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 23:06:00 +0000

I apologize for my lack of blog presence lately! I assure it is not because I have nothing to do, quite the opposite actually. Its been a super busy summer and I am busier than I have ever been before. The past two months have been such a blast, I have been shooting at least four days a week and school has started at Drexel where I am teaching two classes. The Philadelphia Wedding Project has been keeping us busy as well, check it out we have so many awesome sponsors and there is still time to submit your story! I am diligently working to get sessions online and the blog has been very quiet because of that. I thought a good substantial teaser of all the things to come would be just what the blog ordered. The images are pretty much the order of which you can expect to see everything.

Baby Hutch

Emily & Josh

Baby Evie

Soyoung & Stephen

Baby Gus

Jane & Dave

Baby Ryder

Melanie & Joe

Baby Alex

Despina & Chris

Steph & Dan

Kate & Ben

I also just shot an awesome double belly session with Dave Williams on video. We will have video and images cut together in a few months. Such a cool project!

Kate & Ben Engagement Shoot

noreply@blogger.com (Joy Moody Photography) — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 15:50:00 +0000

Kate and Ben's wedding is quickly approaching, the end of this month! We went out for their engagement shoot last month at Radnor Hunt, which is where the wedding will be. They brought along their pups, who enjoy long walks at the Hunt. It was a gorgeous evening and we got some great shots. We also headed down the road to Sugartown for the last part, I love that place. Lots of photos in this post, I couldn't choose so you get a lot of images.

Ben and Hannah leading the way.
(Ben the dog, which by the way was not named after Ben the groom.)

So cute!

One of my favorites.

Such a good looking group!

These are from Sugartown. Love this one. Ben has a great smile.

Kate is such a natural beauty.

Love this one of Ben, what a ham.

Kate strutting her stuff.

Another favorite.

At this point I could have taken them on a whole other shoot! We were all warmed up and relaxed, so it was time for a little fun. I loved seeing this side of them.

You guys were great! Can't wait to see ya again in a few weeks!

Zachary & Noah

noreply@blogger.com (Joy Moody Photography) — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 20:48:00 +0000

August was definitely the month for family portraits. I hadn't seen these guys since Zachary was in his mom's belly! He is so adorable and Noah was just as much a gentleman as he was when I first met him.

Great looking family, no?

Noah is a very good big brother.

The many faces of Noah.

This family has a love of books.

May be my all time favorite playground shot.

Zachary loves to just dangle. Isn't he a cutie!

They have a similar photo to this one of Noah when he was a baby in the same spot.

Love this family portrait.

It was so great seeing you guys again! Noah is so smart, no doubt to his love of brain quest. Zachary couldn't be more adorable.

Enjoy your slideshow