Weddings

Jeff + Melsa’s Super Awesome Wedding

Jeff and Melsa got married on Halloween Day in a beautiful, intimate ceremony in their living room. I was really honored when they asked me to photograph it, knowing that it was going to be a very small affair and only their closest friends and family would be there.

I don’t know how they did it- Melsa just moved in a few weeks prior, hadn’t quite unpacked, and they were expecting friends and family over to celebrate one of the biggest days of their lives? No pressure, right? And yet, I have never seen a couple as happy as these two. Nothing fazed them, even when things went wrong, and they were so focused on each other. The ceremony was beautiful & personal, the party was a lot of fun, and everyone could see how in love they are. Thank you, Jeff & Melsa, for inviting me into your home to capture this.

Lindsey and Andy’s Fall Country Wedding

Typically I try to meet my couples before the wedding. Wedding days can be hectic and stressful and you never know exactly what will happen, so it’s usually easiest if we are already comfortable with each other.  Sometimes though, that just doesn’t happen, whether by distance or timing or schedules.  So it was that Lindsey and I spoke to each other on the phone several times before the wedding, and I drove to their ceremony location thinking, I wonder what they’re like?

Lindsey and I introduced ourselves and started talking about the day.  After a moment, she said, “Well, there’s really nowhere nice in here to take pictures of the dress, so you can take it whereever you want. Maybe outside? You can hang it off a tree.”

That’s when I knew we would get along.

Lindsey is beautiful and sweet and carries a certain easy grace about her. Andy’s got a great sense of humor and his reputation seems to precede him- rampant tales of high school shenanigans reminded me  an awful lot of our own high school pranks. And their bridal party was equally entertaining. It’s great when you can meet people for the first time and feel like they could easily slip into your circle of friends.

Andy & Lindsey had a traditional Catholic ceremony at St. Bernard of Clairvaux Roman in Indiana, PA, and their reception was at The Event Hall in Shelocta, PA. The ceremony was beautiful and emotional and the party afterwards…  Well. I’ll let the photos tell you what kind of party that was. :)