Wedding Preview: Luke & Alisa
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0 Comments / October 16, 2011
More from this lovely couple very, very soon!
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Wedding Preview: Steve & Natasa
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9 Comments / October 12, 2011
Just a quick preview from Steve & Natasa’s beautiful ceremony… cannot wait to show the rest.
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Downtown Pittsburgh Engagement | Emily + Scott
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12 Comments / July 13, 2011
Emily and Scott live in Kentucky, but they are originally from Pittsburgh. So when they came back in town for wedding planning and the fourth of July, they wanted their engagement portraits to have an iconic Pittsburgh feel. We bounced around a couple of ideas, including Downtown, the Strip District, and the North Shore, but we eventually decided to take a walk along the river and feature some of the famous bridges. I don’t think you could ask for a more perfect setting for a summer engagement sessions- a great cityscape, the sun setting over the three rivers, and the cutest couple ever. Seriously. I couldn’t put them anywhere for two minutes before they’d start laughing at something, and forget about posing, because we were having far too much fun for that. (Give me someone who can work the lyrics of the Safety Dance into conversation, and we’re bound to hit it off!)
Emily & Scott are getting married this September in the Cranberry area, and if the couple of hours I spent with them are anything to go by, it’s going to be a fantastic time. Many thanks to them for fitting me into their busy return home & I am definitely looking forward to September.
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Jun
Engagement Portraits at Frick Park | Heather and Dave
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14 Comments / June 28, 2011
Heather and Dave booked me forever ago- a year and a half ago, I think? And their wedding is coming up in a hurry! It’s only two weeks away. We finally got a chance to meet for the first time a few weeks ago, and we had a good time running around Frick Park. I was a little nervous when I got there- it was near sunset and the lighting was fading fast, especially under the cover of the trees; it had rained recently and all the trails were mud; and there were huge mosquitos absolutely everywhere. But luckily Heather and Dave are super sweet and up for anything. So whenever I suggested blazing through the knee-high underbrush in their nice shoes or sitting on muddy steps in order to catch the elusive rays of light- instead of looking at me like I was crazy, they followed right along. I think we got some great shots because of it. Thanks, Heather & Dave, for being such good sports!
These next two weeks are going to go by fast, so look for wedding photos soon!
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Jun
Engagement Portraits at Hartwood Acres | Alisa + Luke
Here’s a fantastic engagement portrait set that I’ve been holding onto for a little bit… Alisa and Luke! Luke works outdoors, so they knew right away that they wanted to do it at a local park, and we ended up choosing Hartwood Acres. Interestingly enough, I got to pose them with some of the specific trees that Luke has worked on before- I thought that was pretty cool!
Alisa & Luke are such an adorable couple, and so easy to photograph. They’re such a good example of how you don’t have to know how to model or even what do in front of a camera… you just have to be comfortable. They have this great little look they give each other, this private, happy smile, and there aren’t even words for it. Just adorable. I’m really looking forward to their wedding this fall!
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Mar
Pittsburgh Strip District Engagement Portraits: Natasa + Steve
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17 Comments / March 27, 2011
Even though we were all really looking forward to it, this was like the engagement session that almost never came. We’d pray for two hours of sunshine, and then it would rain. Not nice spring rain either; the wintery kind that chills you to the bone and makes you feel like you never should have gotten out of bed. We’d reschedule it, the weather would clear up, and then the day would come, and it would rain again. This happened a few times before we finally agreed to just squeeze it into those precious few hours of between getting off of work and early sunset. Honestly, I’m glad we did. It was a fantastic day, the light was just amazing, and, well, Natasa and Steve would look good no matter when we did it.
They’re getting married this fall in a traditional Serbian Orthodox ceremony… I can’t tell you how exciting this is to me. Traditions! Crowns! Serbian music! (You might think I’m joking. I didn’t even tell them how much Balkan & Serbian music is on my playlist at any given time. Um… it’s a lot.) We spent practically a good hour at the consultation just talking about their plans for the wedding, and from the sounds of things, it’s going to be fantastic.
In the meantime. I have equally stylish engagement portraits to hold you over until then. :)
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Mar
Preview: Natasa & Steve
We snuck in a lovely engagement portrait session at sunset at the Strip District this past week… more to come. :)
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Jan
Oplove: Addison & Ashley
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Ashley and Addison contacted me through Oplove early this fall. At that time, Addison was in Iraq and Ashley was expecting their first child. There is one thing I’ve learned shooting weddings, and that working with Oplove has brought home even more. It’s often humbling, and sometimes even a little intimidating, knowing how much these photos can mean. I really can’t tell you how much of an honor it is for me, the way these families welcome me into their lives even just for a few hours, to try to capture the things that are most important to them.
So somewhere in the end of the two weeks that Addison had at home, between the birth of their first child and Thanksgiving and fitting in all the family affairs, we squeezed in an hour at the William Penn Omni Hotel in Pittsburgh to get a few portraits.
Addison has this great smile that lights up his whole face and a comical list of poses that looked like they came straight from GQ. Ashley is calm and strong and beautiful, mama zen. And little Aidan, of course, is absolutely adorable, and so loved. We had a lovely time wandering around the hotel, misplacing the furniture, exploring the streets outside.
We were in front of the hotel, shooting with the buildings and city streets behid us. Addison leaned against the wall, his wife pressing into his arms for a kiss. Suddenly, the cab driver in the background stuck his head out and laughed, “Now that’s some World War II shit right there!”
Yessir, yes it is.
Addison is back in Iraq for now, although he will be returning to his wife and son in February. Best wishes to he & his family, and a safe return home!
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Oct
Preview: Lindsey and Andy
Weddings /
0 Comments / October 24, 2010
A quick one from a fantastic wedding this weekend… there are many more to come. :)
Also, just a note- I will be out of the office for a few days, starting this afternoon, and will return Wednesday. I might have intermittant access to the internet, but otherwise, leave an email and I’ll get back to you as soon as possible. Thanks!
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Oct
Engagement Portraits: Breanne & Will
It seems like forever since Breanne and I talked for the first time. It was probably only just in the spring, but it feels like forever. Both of us moved in that time, and we kept trying to meet up & schedules just wouldn’t mesh… So I was really happy when we finally found a time to meet and shoot some engagement pictures before the wedding!
Breanne & Will are going to get married next month at Armstrong Farms. The venue is gorgeous, and even from our phone conversations, I knew we’d get along. I was already looking forward to the wedding. Now that I’ve had a chance to actually meet them, I am even more excited. They’re gorgeous, and laid back, and so much fun. We had a really great time running around Oakland- the Cathedral of Learning, wandering through Schenley Park, riding the carousel, and posing with nearly every dinosaur we found. We did skip the tight-rope walking though, maybe next time.
In the meantime, I wanted to share some of my favorites from the afternoon.
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