Tuesday, August 26, 2008

Jen & Eric Rehearsal & Wedding

It was a whirlwind couple of days for Jen and Eric. I had the opportunity to hang out through the rehearsal and rehearsal dinner on Thursday night. What a blast! The rehearsal was at the Hempfield UM church and was pretty easy going. But the rehearsal dinner at the Pressroom was just so much fun with laughter and tears. It was a great time!

On the wedding day I started out at Jen's parents house. The house was full of bridesmaids and readers and parents... oh my! Jen's dog even got into the mix, he was a bit shy and wasn't quite sure what was going on, but we made sure he had his time with his mommy.

Then it was off to the church for a few pics with the groomsmen. They were quite the crew. We had some fun on the swingset and behind the church. Then it was hurry up and wait time. The girls showed up and everyone was so excited/nervous. The wedding went off without a hitch though. It was so beautiful. The Hempfield UM is a beautiful church! After a few family shots in the church, we scurried down to the Pressroom for some shots in Steinman Park. In and out in under 20 minutes. It was a crazy pace but fun and we got a lot of beautiful shots in there.

For the 3rd wedding straight I found myself at the Eden Resort for a reception. I know my way around that place pretty well now I'd say. The reception was in the Grand Ballroom, which is a much easier room to photograph in than the Courtyard. All of the Eden rooms are just beautiful though!

I have to thank everyone from this wedding, from the families of Jen and Eric to the bridal party. Everyone made me feel welcome and like I was part of the fun. It was a great time, thank you all! Now enjoy the pictures!

Rehearsal at Hempfield UM


The Bride and her bridesmaids.


Jen and Eric sharing a whisper during the rehearsal


Ready to eat.


Jen getting around to talk to everyone at the Pressroom.


Bill, Jen's dad gave a great, funny speech at the rehearsal. It was touching as well.


Jen's brother got together with other family and put together a slide show of the two of them. The similarities between Jen and Eric growing up where just striking! It was a fun video!





"King of the Ring" What else would you get a ring bearer? :)


Jen and Eric outside in Steinman park after the rehearsal dinner.


A bride packing for the night.


The brides baby! He wouldn't leave her side.


Jen's parents house was so beautiful, it provided a great backdrop for some pics with the girls.


Not the normal way to carry a dress, but it worked.


The bride, I love this shot. It's so simple.


I couldn't take a bad shot at her parents house if I tried. Even the garage was cool looking!


An elegant silhouette of Jen.


Eric having fun at the church before the ceremony.


See, I told you they were on the swing set. :) They had fun with it.


I caught this one ring bearer hanging in the halls of the church before the ceremony.


The ceremony, outside looking in.


The bride, tired of standing through pics. Can you blame her, that dress looked heavy!


Back to Steinman with just the bride and groom. Oh and about a dozen Lancaster citizens trying to eat while we were taking pictures.


This hallway in Steinman is just beautiful.


The happy couple, nice and close.


Grand Ballroom at the Eden, Jen and Eric came right in to their first dance. The lighting in this room was wonderful, and made for some really cool shots!


Then, someone broke out the Groucho glasses and things just got plain crazy!


Jen's parents dancing up a storm.


A fun ring shot on the nose of a pair of the Groucho glasses.


Oh, it got crazy!


Oh, it got really crazy!


The beautiful bride, getting down!


A groomsman and some others getting down, down low!


Did I mention it got crazy?!


A shot of the SU Alumni gang.


Finally a shot of the happy couple relaxing outside the party in the courtyard of the Eden. Thanks guys, I had a lot of fun!

I'm back...

Well, sorry for the long pause. Been busy with weddings and other shoots, along with life. I thought I'd just throw a picture out there of a big reason why I keep so busy.

This is Alexa and she's my only baby. Turning 2 in a couple of months, and already hitting the terrible twos. I love her to death though, and she keeps me running all over the place. Her new favorite words are booberries, Tubbies (TeleTubbies), and No.

Having fun fingerpainting.


The view I've been getting a lot lately while trying to catch her.


I also have to put a picture of my lovely wife who has gone through so much this year. She is doing better now, and still trying to get her thyroid medication levels evened out. But things are better and she is now testing negative for all Cancers. I love you both! Now back to photoshoots and weddings! Enjoy the new pics.

Monday, August 18, 2008

Kathryn & Patrick Wedding 08/10/08

It was a Sunday wedding for Kathryn and Patrick. They were married in Lancaster with a reception at the Eden. Most of the day turned out to be beautiful. However there were a few scary moments as you'll see below when the clouds rolled in and decided for us that we were done shooting. We did manage to get some beautiful shots in and the day turned out to be great overall. Just remember that a little rain on the wedding day is supposed to be good luck. I'm not sure how much good luck torrential rains bring but I'm sure it's a lot. Congratulations to you both, it was a lot of fun dodging the lightening and certainly something I won't forget.

The beautiful church before the wedding, with some beautiful skies!


Kathryn's beautiful flowers!


Patrick in the little bit of shade we could find. Thanks for playing along!


The church is just beautiful inside. The bright back wall made for some interesting pictures.


Afterwards the wind seemed to pick up a bit and made for some, err interesting photos with the veil.


We made the wind and veil work for us. It was too much fun!


Off to Millersville for some shots by the waterfall.


These beautiful flowers were complimented by the beautiful bridemaids!


The bride by the falls.


I just really like this shot, the angle with the groom looking at the bride and the lines on the bench just all seem to work really well.


A close intimate shot of them canoodling.


Just some more fun by the Millersville pond.


The bride and the bridesmaids running from the rain and the lightening. They seemed to be able to really move in those high heels.


The courtyard in the Eden, such a beautiful venue.


Rick from B & B Light and sound, I finally got to meet him and he was such a fun guy! He kept everyone on the dance floor the whole night. Nice work. Check him out at http://www.b-n-b-discjockeys.com


Some guests getting down to the music.


Oh yeah, Apache by the Sugar Hill Gang!


The bridal party getting down. Everyone had so much fun!


The kids broke out the glow sticks and were playing in the fountain. I caught a shot when they weren't looking. Hey, whatever keeps them busy.


More fun and dancing. I really liked this shot, it was just so much fun!


The bride and her dad dancing up a storm all the way to the end of the night. What a way to end the night.