We really feel honored and are of course thrilled when we’re asked to photograph the wedding of a brother or sister of one of our couples.
Lisa and Greg were married on August 9th at the Westminster Presbyterian Church with a reception at The Pennsylvanian.
We photographed Lisa’s sister Jenna (and Anthony) along with her brother Jason’s (and Shannon) wedding in 2006. Yeah Marsha and Jack - the last wedding! It was so great to see everyone.
Lisa looked stunning in her Monique Lhuillier creation - a beautiful and perfect gown for her. I loved the bridesmaid’s dresses in toffee gold with plum sashes.
Like the Mellon Institute, The West End Overlook is a very popular and often requested place for photographs - it’s centrally located for a quick stop when timing is tight. It’s not unusual to see 4 or 5 bridal parties on a Saturday and I usually run into some of my photographer buddies.
Lisa and Greg chose The Rivera Maya for their honeymoon and had a fantastic vacation.
Now that all of the weddings are over, I’m waiting for the first baby pictures - no pressure here.
Rania Catering, one of the handful of preferred caterers at The Pennsylvanian always creates a unique and creative menu along with beautiful cakes. Fields of Heather provided the florals, DJ Dale Allen had the crowd jumping all night.
The style of family portraits has changed - there’s still an interest in studio portraiture but we’ve received much less interest in formal portraits in recent years.
The American lifestyle is more casual these days and our families want their portraits to reflect their personalities.
I love photographing families in their homes or in a favorite park. Everyone is much more relaxed and expressions are more natural.
I remember when our guys were this age - how much fun it was to go the playground and just run around and burn off some energy.
Jaime and David were married on August 2nd at the Aspinwall Presbyterian church with a reception at the Sheraton Station Square.
The Sheraton is a great choice for venues when you have a large number of guests who are arriving from out of town. Most of David’s family lives in Ohio.
We didn’t have the opportunity of photographing Jaime and David’s engagement session - the timing didn’t work out when they were in town - so we hadn’t spent much time with them before wedding day. Barb and I had a great time with them and the bridal party - they are such a nice, warm couple and have a great group of friends and wonderful families.
Bethel Bakery designed the cake, Oakmont Florals the arrangements, Eric the DJ really created a fun atmosphere and had the dance floor filled and Bob at All Pro provided the motion imagery.
Jaime and David honeymooned in Puerto Viarta and are home enjoying the beginning of their new life together.
Thanks for letting us be a part of your day!
We’re now offering a precious metal wedding album from Pictobooks, which is sure to be a conversation piece. Starting at $10,000.
As shown, an ostrich leather cover with 11g of white gold on a gold plate, finished with a 3.75 carat diamond initial. Cover cost as shown (album design and pages not included) is $16,000.
I took Nina back to school at Parsons over the weekend and am really feeling some separation anxiety. I don’t remember being this bad last year.
I think we were both ready to turn around at the Holland Tunnel - it’s just such an intense place to live and an assault to the senses.
Then after a few hours in the city, the excitement starts to wear off on you - the sites, smells, great food, activity at any hour of the day, shopping…. It’s such a cool city. Not sure if I could live their permanently - maybe with a penthouse apartment and a wad of cash.
It was a busy weekend couple of days, getting some things for her dorm room, but we did manage to have some nice meals and enjoy the sites.
Elizabeth and David were married on July 19th at a gorgeous ceremony and reception at Phipps Conservatory. They just returned from an extended honeymoon in the Greek Isles.
I had a chance to see some of their photographs from their honeymoon and it made me want to drop everything and hop on a plane - some place I’ve always wanted to visit. The architecture, the colors, the sea, wow… what an amazing place.
Like many of our couples, Elizabeth and David chose to see each other before the ceremony. We set up a “first glance” where they could see each other alone for the first time after dressing. I take a minute of photographs and give them some time alone. It’s always an emotional experience.
The new Tropical Forest Conservatory at Phipps is the conservatory’s latest addition with a revolving theme, garden paths, a tree-top lookout, waterfall and fish pond. It’s absolutely beautiful.
Rania Catering always comes up with a unique and sophisticated menu. Alison McGeary has become one of the most popular florists in the city, always providing creative and beautiful florals. Janet and Tim with Upbeat Entertainment did a great job - everyone had a wonderful time.
Congratulations!
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It’s always fun and a challenge to photograph a senior in his or her home or nearby - you never know what you’ll find and a new location always gets the creative juices flowing.
We actually passed Garrett’s house and turned around in a dairy a block from his home - cool, this is it!
