Caroline and Adam chose to have their first look in the beautiful backyard gardens of her family home in Bryn Mawr where we stayed for formals.
The shoes Caroline wore were her mother’s wedding shoes dyed blue.
The ceremony was held at St. Christopher’s Episcopal Church in Gladwyne. It was an interfaith Jewish/Episcopal ceremony.
The reception was held at Gulph Mills Golf Club and the fabulous Pam Conly was the wedding planner. Many thanks to Pam and Christi for such a beautiful job!
Crazy Little Thing Called Love by Queen was the first dance and boy did Caroline and Adam tear up the dance floor.
Most of the night was spent dancing to The Big Chill Band, but we were all treated to some special a capella entertainment from The Harvard Low Keys. Caroline and Adam jumped right in.
Pam Conly planned a rose petal and brass exit when the reception ended. Caroline and Adam marched out behind the brass, into the limo and off to their honeymoon in Greece!
The only thin missing from Caroline and Adam’s wedding was Toby the dog. He did have his time in the spot light at the engagement session but I am sure he would have loved to come to the wedding too!
Emily writes: Laurie – they’re wonderful!! I just called my mom and we were squealing together as we looked through them Thank you so much
Please take a look at the slideshow below for many more pictures.
Paige and John were my last wedding of 2010. We were all biting our nails that the bad weather from December 26th would not come back later in the week for the wedding. Paige and John couldn’t have had a nicer day and I couldn’t have a had a nicer couple to work with! I think most would agree that the style and elegance of this winter wedding was beautifully done.
The gown by Liancarlo from Wedding Atelier in NYC was completed with a fur stole that I wish I had in my wardrobe! When Paige showed me her shoes I wanted to spend the rest of the day shooting clothing. Well done Paige!
Paige got ready at her moms house which is beautifully located in the Lehigh Valley. She kept it simple with just her mom and sister and her brother had the honor of driving her to the ceremony at The Lehigh Country Club.
Rebecca Barger my second photographer had a great session with the guys at the Hyatt in Bethlehem.
Both Paige and John were hopeful for a casual first look and asked that I not orchestrate it as is often done at weddings. The first look took place in the parking lot at The Lehigh Country Club. Since the ground are so beautiful you don’t even know it is a parking lot!
Despite the cold, we had a wonderful formal session prior to the ceremony and Paige wrote to tell me that she and John were so thankful that they had the time to relax before the wedding once the formals were over.
Every time I see this sequence I smile. A father and his daughter on her wedding day!
Paige says: “Ah! They’re the best! Thanks so much! We had a lot of fun looking at these and can’t wait to see more. I love the way our first look pictures turned out. And the father-daughter sequence makes me smile too ”
The reception continued the warm and wonderful feeling of the first part of the day and the cake by Phyllis at Appetique was outstanding! We also had a wonderful time working with Wes the DJ from Wesleyworks .
There were so many more images I wanted to post but had to stop somewhere. Paige and John will get to enjoy them all in their web gallery.
Paige and John, best wished for a wonderful married life!
Being in the photography business has been a great way for me to meet many of the fabulous vendors who all work so hard to make a wedding or any event a success. I was thrilled when I found out that the Grecco wedding was being catered by Joshua’s. I have been a frequent visitor to their Jenkintown restaurant and knew that Kat and Matt must be foodies to have them cater the wedding. Since then, Laurie Durkin of Joshua’s has used several of my images on their site. You can see my work on Joshua’s site. You can also see wedding images in an earlier blog post from Kat and Matt’s wedding, or in a gallery on my site.
One of the best ways to assemble a great crew of vendors for your wedding is to ask one of them who they might suggest using for flower, photography, video, catering, lighting, invitations, etc. After all, who knows what is out there better than those of us in the industry!
On a separate note but food related, I am photographing Chef Jose Garces for Kroger Food Corporation on Monday. Too bad there are no Kroger’s in our area – I won’t be able to see the ads locally, but I can still eat at one of Jose’s great restaurants here in Philly.
When Maria and Mike came to me last year to talk about their 300 person Greek Orthodox wedding, I knew I was in for a great time. I started at Maria’s house with her family, relatives and bridesmaids. My second photographer Rebecca started at Mike’s with his family, complete with all his relatives from Greece. I think this takes the prize for the most people that have been present at the getting ready session! Many thanks to Rebecca for shooting with me once again and to Chris Rodgers of Xposed Film for being a great videographer to work with.
Although Maria’s house was feeling small with all the people, I was still able to find great locations to shoot. I loved the color of Maria’s bedroom walls – the room she and her sister shared until the wedding day. It made a great backdrop for a portrait.
The big picture window in the living room and the conveiniently placed ottoman came in handy!
It is always a treat for me to shoot a wedding – especially a wedding in a Greek Orthodox Church, which was a first for me.
The church was absolutely beautiful!
With a little help from Maria’s mom, I was able to make sure I photographed the most important parts of the ceremony. The common cup of wine, the candles, the joining of the hands, the crowning, and The Dance of Isaiah to name a few.
I still had time to shoot the details and the kids who were a great source of entertainment during the ceremony.
I think I am still picking birdseed out of my camera equipment!
We stopped at Logan Circle for some formals on our way to The Merion in Cinnaminson, NJ.
I wasn’t quite ready for the large amounts of money that were being thrown on the dance floor.
Congratulations Maria and Mike. I will be posting images from their earlier engagement session soon.
Thank you so much
