SingleExposure Photography Philadelphia Wedding Photographer in West Chester, Wilmington, Chester County, Delaware, New Jersey
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Last weekend I helped capture the 100th anniversary of our summer lake chapel. It was a great picnic put together by my father-in-law and one of his colleagues on the church board. There were some neat historical tidbits and stories from some of the more elder members. During the event my oldest son wanted to capture some images and he did a great job! I even gave him a lesson in capturing moments…he gets it perfectly. I can’t wait until he can assist me on a wedding in the not too distant future.
As you can see, he has the proper technique down pat! He even uses the back button to focus…that was a big change for him.
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It started with Meredith and Paulo’s wedding in Basking Ridge, NJ, back home, then on to Colleen and Joe’s engagement session in Stone Harbor, NJ, then back home before heading to Annapolis, MD for Michelle and Allan’s engagement session. It was a very long four day stretch with thousands of images taken, but it was AWESOME.
In what has been a crazy, busy, summer there have been lots of great moments and experiences. In the craziness I have neglected to post and of the fun engagement sessions…so stay tuned…they are about to hit the blog!
Check the map…a little crazy
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Meredith and Paulo’s wedding represented two great things for me this summer. First, was the first wedding ALL summer that wasn’t well over 90 degrees! Second, it was the last in the row of eight extremely busy weeks of weddings. I love photographing weddings but a few weeks off will be a nice opportunity to reflect on my work so far, relax with my family, and become a better photographer as a result!
Meredith and Paulo came to me thanks to my friend Vicki Gansner and it was fun to have Vicki and her whole family as guests at the wedding. Meredith and Paulo were so relaxed and it made the long day go by in a flash. Here is a snapshot of their day, enjoy…
Quick turn around of my favorites this time…
Meredith proclaimed herself as a “Daddy’s girl” and loved her attention to detail to make sure he looked perfect
Paulo wanted to check out every angle…
Hi everyone!
Our little ring bearer didn’t stand still much of the day, but this time he did
I still have to ask Meredith what she was looking at during this…obviously not paying attention
Now THAT is a hug! Mothers of the bride and groom
Elation…part ceremony being over and the fun bag piper!
No idea what was going on, blurry a little, but cracked me up
Wow a moment to themselves…with everyone watching
And here is everyone that was watching Paulo and his Mom…
One of their last dances…love it!
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Kristin is another one of my wife’s co-workers that I have been lucky enough to work for over the years. Although I didn’t get a chance to meet John until three days before the weddings I immediately saw their love for each other. The talk of the day was the heat, but I was so in the zone that it didn’t bother me one bit. Enjoy their slideshow…one of my last for the summer…and the way the heat has been I’ll appreciate the break!
And my favorite moments of the day…
As long as little flower girls check our brides like this, I will always have work!
Last time leaving her room as a single woman
I have no idea what this was…but it was funny
Playing butterscotch candy football…John did nail his last shot before heading out to the ceremony!
If I recall the situation right, he was recounting the story of John telling him that he was going to ask Kristen to marry him
Reassuring hands from his best man…
It was HOT!
I rarely include cakes in my moments, but I LOVED the lighting and how their cake looked…pretty cool
Hamming it for the camera…well done!
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Jackie emailed me on Thursday, February 4th a day before one of the huge snow storms we got last winter. Her email asked if we can do their engagement session in the snow…it clinched the fact that I was going to have a great time working with them. So, we trekked through 30 inches of snow and through 90 degree temperatures on their wedding. A perfect balance! Here is their day…
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And here are my favorite moments of the day…
We did this in the snow engagement session as well…all their idea
Now this is how you get down in a wedding dress…
What a great look from Jackie’s Mom to her husband…
I don’t know if it was a slip of the tongue or intentional, but the best man toast referred to the homily as the eulogy…nice reaction from Jackie’s sister!
Sword fighting with the bridesmaids…thanks Heather for being there to capture this action!
Oh little box of coolness you make me so happy…
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Kimberly and Jon’s day might have been HOT but the day was smooth and they were both so cool all day long. Even starting the day with the hair dresser’s power out…Kimberly improvised. When the power was out at the reception…they rolled with it (fortunately French Creek had generators to keep the power on!). Everything fell into place with thanks to God…and they have Him to thank for finding each other. What a perfect couple and I was honored to witness this…
This was the sister of Kelly from last year and although it was in the same church and reception location, I worked very hard to make it look different as possible. But one thing remained the same apparently…this is an email from Kelly after I put the slideshow online…
“…it was great seeing you at Kim and Jon’s wedding. It brought back memories of how you were such a “calming” presence on my wedding day. You were so laid back and just helped me relax the whole day! I talked to Kim and she felt the same way.
Thanks again.”
That being said…here are my favorite moments from the day…
I rarely get to see this, bride and groom zooming away in the dark to the hotel before leaving for the honeymoon!
Kim’s face is just amazing…
Josh, one of the groomsmen, and one of my grooms from last year, actually called his wife and asked if he was really supposed to wear these socks…
A little blurry, yes, but walking backwards with the couple down the aisle isn’t exactly easy to do, but this is a great moment of joy
This isn’t exactly joy…but hilarious…note ring pillow on the ground and puckering lip of the flower girl…
Reading Jon’s note to her…Jon reading her note was about the same reaction
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Aileen and Nick were just awesome to photograph! Their emotion and love for each other was worn on their sleeves. With the third wedding in eighteen months for Aileen’s family, they were certainly experts at this point. It was an incredible day despite needing a knife to cut through the heat and humidity! Enjoy their story…
Nick asked me one question when they met with me long ago…will you make me look good? I tried and believe I succeeded. He is a great guy and we all had a good time despite blazing heat…did I mention it was hot this summer for EVERY wedding!
No idea what they were talking about…but they do…
Nick’s range of emotion were great…Mom wiping away that tear
Right place…right time…and a little luck. Actually I was watching here the entire time Nick and Aileen went out for a little dance after dinner. The light happened to be positioned just right and BANG…got it!
Photography during the dancing is as much about listening as it is watching…this was happening across the dance floor from me and I heard it…welcome to the family Nick!
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Thanks to shooting Drew’s brother’s wedding a few years ago, it was almost a foregone conclusion that I’d at least be considered for Drew and Terri’s wedding. Although we didn’t have a chance to connect on an engagement session…photographing their wedding was like photographing family. Yes, it was HOT but you would never know by their attitude throughout the day.
There were lots of great, funny, moments throughout the day, here are my favorites…
Poetic for me…that is her Dad’s shadow on the wall to the right…as he is seeing his daughter in her dress for the first time
It was hot, but this moment is about holding it together which Terri was trying to do all day long!
I don’t think I need to comment on this…
I don’t recall what was in the shot they all did, but Terri’s Mom didn’t think it tasted all that great!
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Terri and Drew,
The whole day was beautifuly as are the pictures! Thank you for including me and have fun on your Honeymoon!
Love you,
Neena
Andrea and Shaun, fellow WCU graduates, found me on the internet a long time ago, and trusted me, and me alone, to capture their amazing day. The weather was just perfect and we had a total blast. I was honestly a bit nervous since it has been a while since I shot a wedding on my own, but it all went perfectly. Here is a snapshot of their day!
Here are my few favorites from the day…
I don’t set-up shots…period…this just happened and a little comment from my spurred the laughter…great!
Their flower girl was enamored with Andrea all day, and I noticed it from this very first shot I got of Andrea that day…and as you saw in the other post she gave it a thumbs up!
You wonder what they are looking at don’t you? You might think a naked person, a zebra…nope just the largest limo EVER! It was a surprise!
One of my favorite times during the day…bridal party pictures are finished, and now just a moment for the couple…
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Can’t wait to see them all
I try to define my work by capturing amazing moments and memories throughout a wedding day. On Saturday there was one of those moments that seemed to move in slow motion. As the bride, Andrea, was processing with her father to meet the groom, Shaun, the flower girl shot her the thumbs up! Now, it wasn’t luck at all that helped me get the shot.
What got me the shot was watching everyone from the time I started photographing Andrea and the girls two hours before the ceremony. The first think I noticed when walking into Andrea’s room was the flower girl watching, in awe, as Andrea was getting ready. The look on her face continued as the day progressed. She was clearly enthralled with how beautiful Andrea looked in her wedding dress.
So, of course, I was watching that little flower girl all day, waiting for THAT moment, and in a span of about a second and a half, it happened. I grabbed my camera, and got this…
No, it isn’t perfect, photographically speaking, and I’d change a thing or two if I could time travel. But, sometimes, the moment is the most important thing and a flaw or two can be excused for the sake of a neat moment!
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Well, Sunday the boys and I did our best to treat the most important lady in our lives as best we could. Starting with our tradition of serving her breakfast and presents in bed.
After church we had a nice visit to Longwood Gardens followed by a nice dinner out. Our Moms deserve a lot of praise and thanks to my wife for supporting me while i take pictures of pretty brides on the weekends!
And of course congrats to all my wedding couples celebrating their first Mother’s Day.
PS I am having fun posting this from our new iPad…
We started the day before by giving her a couple new plants that the boys selected and picked where to plant them.
Then on to Longwood
All shot with a super fun, portable, Canon S90 camera, great choice for a point and shoot.
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