When I first met Monica and Tony, Monica mentioned that she loved the colors fuchsia and pink. I recall her beautiful hot pink mittens and shoulder bag from our engagement shoot at Longwood Gardens, as well as the colorful flowers in the conservatory that day. Well, she didn’t let me down!! What a wonderful way for me to kick off the busy wedding season, being able to photograph such beautiful aromatic flowers, and a beautiful bride and groom as well! I almost didn’t notice how hot it was on May 1st. 90+ degrees – in May!
The wedding was held at The William Penn Inn; flowers by The William Penn Inn florist.
I love the personal touch of the slot machine – a favorite of Tony!!
Tony’s best man was his father Vernon and Monica’s maid of honor was her sister Nicole. Destiny and Antonio were fabulous as the flower girl and ring bearer.
Many thanks to Misty Dawn for helping capture so many wonderful images! Enjoy the slideshow of the party!
Sheila and David were married in the same church Sheila’s parents were married in and held their reception at the beautiful Cosmos Club in Washington DC. Their special request of me as their photographer was to focus on the guests! There was little to no photography during the ceremony and they wanted to enjoy the cocktail reception. So, we held an abbreviated formal photo session right before dinner. Sheila’s mom Susan sent me an email right after the wedding to say “the way in which you organized us and ran through the formal photos was quite remarkable!….with grace, humor and super efficiency.” She also went on to comment on our sleek black attire and my balletic movements while photographing. Funny thing is, my first love was ballet and until I gave it up to go into photography, I was studying in NYC to become a ballerina! Even though our focus was on the guests, I was still able to get some wonderful moments of Sheila and David.
Heath Allen’s band also traveled from Philadelphia to DC for the wedding and provided some wonderful music to dance to.
Enjoy the slideshow below. The toasts were quite humorous as you can tell from the guests laughter and I enjoyed hearing about Sheila’s career as an FBI agent and David’s athletic abilities!
I had the pleasure of spending October 10th, the most popular date to get married this year, with Coleen and Gregg. After a church wedding, we headed off to Mount Saint Joseph’s Academy, where Coleen and all her sisters went to school and mom Diane still works. The weather broke and we were able to use the lovely grounds for our formals. The reception was held at The Commodore Barry Irish Club, which is a favorite of mine. Not only is it right around the corner from my studio in Mt. Airy, but it has a wonderful neighborhood community feel. Makes you want to get out your clogs and do some Irish dancing! (don’t worry, I didn’t!) The last time I was at The Commodore Barry Club was for Mariama and Sean’s wedding, another favorite of mine. Coleen smiled the entire day and you could just tell her energy was contagious. Have a wonderfully happy life together Coleen and Gregg, and don’t stop smiling!!
Jen and Chris were married on November 18 at Normandy Farm. I have known Jen for almost 18 years as one of my corporate photography clients. I was thrilled when she and Chris asked me to be part of her special day. It’s hard to focus when you get teary and emotional!! I also photographed her maid of honor Debi’s wedding several years ago so it was wonderful to see everyone again. Many thanks to my photo friend Heather Fowler for second shooting with me. Jen and Chris are back from Quebec now and I can’t wait to catch up on the honeymoon details. Here are some of the highlights of the wedding. Don’t forget to watch the slideshow at the end of this post.
