Monday, September 8, 2014

courtney & shaun


courtney and shaun decided to get a little practice before their wedding next month and came out to my 'hood to do a shoot. we headed to tinicum park to take some pics after courtney and shaun had said they loved the area i lived in and wanted to do something out my way....

 sometimes people ask me if i scout locations and my answer is usually, 'no.' some photographers may say i'm dumb, they can think what they want... but every time i check out a place- i'm always thrown off when i show up to shoot that day because there are usually cars or signs or, in this case, 40 porta potties and hundreds of people on a religious pilgrimage in the way.  despite the new scenery and extra people.... i think we made the park work in the end....


you would never know there were like 40 porta potties behind them....

awesome blue suede shoes...











a cloudy day until the sun peeked through for just a couple of minutes...

i love the laugh kiss....






courtney and shaun were so easy going when they got stuck in pilgrimage traffic and showed up to the park i suggested with 40 porta potties... if they can handle that, i know they will have a great wedding day next month! 


Monday, September 1, 2014

nicole, michael & emma


nicole and michael are two time veteran wedding guests of mine so i was very excited when nicole wrote me inquiring about doing a shoot with their new addition, emma....

emma is adorable. just totally adorable. 

we met up in hoboken where nicole and michael used to live and emma was all smiles!






while trying to take emma's pic, she decided to come a bit closer to see what was up...

smiley parents make smiley babies!



hah! emma learns a new trick!

hahahah sooo cute... she was all about this new trick!






so happy to have met emma and spent a nice afternoon with her and her parents photographing her cuteness!


Tuesday, August 26, 2014

ashley & cole


last year i had the honor of photographing cole's sister's wedding and so it was pleasure to work with familiar faces and meet some new ones.... and i got to see two of my past couples- always so great to see my couples again!

ashley and cole had a lovely wedding along the shore at the lake valhalla club with a very intense dance crowd that literally made the floor move up and down! 





my former bride/cole's sister, whit, getting prepped....


the way this guy pranced into the room, i just had to post this pic...




no shot glasses... last person finishes the bottle...


cole, looking handsome... 


everyone knows i'm a fan of happy, smiling pics, but i love the intensity of all three of the girls' expressions...




ashley, looking gorgeous...



cole sees ashley for the first time as his bride...






i love when the intensity of the ring exchange is broken up by smiles and laughter...






love the happy chemistry between ashley and cole...








too cute!



ashley gets smooches from her husband and mother-in-law...


ashley and her mom...

chet, one of my former grooms with his bride, whit, in the background...

this crowd was on fire...i'll leave it at that...














such a great day with ashley, cole, their family and friends and some familiar faces. the weather was beautiful, the couple was adorable and the party was intense! thanks to brian for assisting me!