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Flower Crowns, Toddlers, Bellies and Lovers: an Elizabethtown, PA Family/Maternity Session | The Imes Family
Kai, now 2, was born much earlier than expected so they didn’t have a chance to have maternity photos taken for their first pregnancy. The baby girl Stacey is now carrying is their last (at least that’s the plan at this point), so this was an important session to Stacey and Jut.
Summer Micro Wedding at The Barn at Stoneybrooke | Amanda + Michael 7.23.20
“Hi Megan, Amanda doesn’t know I’m emailing you but….”
“Hi Megan, I’m reaching out to you without Mike knowing…”
A Chickies Rock Overlook Engagement Session | Theresa + Colin
Overlook sessions have been the theme of the last month or so and I’m not upset about it.
A Summer Engagement Session at Pinnacle Overlook | Lindsey + Taylor
In a world of instant message and text-like emails, Lindsey’s emails are always a breath of fresh air. I recently had a talk with my oldest son about Lindsey’s emails. It went something like this:
A Golden, Summer Engagement Session at The Barn at Stoneybrooke | Jennifer + Matthew
It used to be only a small percentage of my couples who I didn’t meet in person before their engagement session because they were out of state like Jennifer and Matthew who flew in from Texas for their session. Now, it seems part of this whole “new normal” that everyone is buzzing about.
A Star Barn Engagement Session | Shannon + Thomas
It’s not every day the groom is the property manager at their venue. It’s not every day you get a backstage pass to The Star Barn and its ENTIRE property. We were able to drive all around the property with all Thomas’s knowledge about great photos spots. Shannon brought 3 outfits (!!!) and we had a blast together.
Branding Session with Candice Hozza | Lititz, PA
She walked in the door to INU Salon and Spa at the Rebelle Lancaster event to speak and I liked her immediately. Candice was warm and welcoming. She smiled constantly and when I introduced myself as the photographer for the event and that I’m a hugger with arms wide open (this was before COVID-19…and I hate that I have to say that) and she exclaimed, “ME TOO! Oh Good!” And wrapped her arms around me for the best hug I had had in a while.
The Barn at Stoneybrooke Pink and Blue Engagement Session | Caitlin + Steven
We must have considered about 8 different location ideas before landing on the most obvious option staring us right in the face…The Barn at Stoneybrooke, their wedding venue.
A Summer, Wissahickon Valley Park Engagement Session | Maura + Zachary
Normally, I am the one who puts people at ease and makes them feel comfortable at the start of a session but, I have to be honest, it was Zach and Maura who did that for ME this time around.
A Colorful Spring Micro-Wedding at Wind in the Willows | Jenna + Aaron
The time ticked closer. Would they have their wedding or postpone? Another day. And, another. Another week. “What’s the plan guys?”
I can’t imagine the stress Jenna and Aaron went through in the months, weeks and days leading up to their wedding day. Along with so many others, they had to make the choice: keep their date and only have a few guests or wait another year….so they decided to…do both! Why not?!
Jenna and Aaron tied the knot on their original date, June 6, 2020 surrounded by only a handful of family and friends (and their ADORABLE new puppy, Leo) at their planned wedding venue, Wind in the Willows in Grantville, PA.
Jamie + Chris’s Private, Corona-Style Wedding Ceremony| Philadelphia, PA
“Guess what.”
The message popped up at me suddenly almost making me lose my balance. I was walking on the treadmill making my morning post as usual to save time. Today, there was a layer of sadness to it. I should have been packing my gear to drive to The Barn at Stoneybrooke for Jamie and Chris’s wedding day. Instead, I was exercising my frustration away while posting pictures from their engagement session as tribute to their original date before COVID-19 swept through the world turning our lives upside down.
Stephanie + Anthony | A Winter Elizabethtown, PA Engagement Session
Declan was born the exact same month as my little Finn so when Stephanie and Anthony asked it if was okay for him to come to the engagement session I, of course, said YES! Whether it’s your fur baby or your actual baby, it is ALWAYS your choice to bring them along to your session. The only thing I ask is that you bring someone along to watch them so that the MAIN focus can be you two and this incredible journey you are embarking on together called marriage.
Clare + Anthony | A Wolf’s Hollow County Park Winter Engagement Session
It was cold. The warmth of the day was at it’s high, peaking at 32 degrees as I walked the grounds of Wolf’s Hollow County Park to search for new and interesting spots to shoot in for Clare and Anthony’s winter engagement session on Saturday. As luck would have it, I found some beautiful new locations right away so I was able to head back to the car to warm up for a minute before they arrived. I heard them before I saw them.
Chernoff Family | A Glowing San Diego Winter Family Session
I should probably be posting an ooey, gooey testament to how much I love my husband on Valentine’s Day, but I’m not. In all honesty, my relationship with my husband Marc wouldn’t be what it is without this family right here. Marc and Angel Chernoff are authors of a personal development blog called “Marc and Angel Hack Life” along with two New York Times bestselling books Getting Back to Happy and 1,000 Little Things.
Martha + David | A Lancaster City Engagement Session
Martha’s exact words in an email before her Lancaster City engagement session on Saturday: “I’m really bad in front of the camera…good luck girl!” I literally LOLed when I read it. She emailed that to me and then proceeded to KILL IT for the entire session on Saturday.
Michelle + Chris’s Winter Allenberry Resort Engagement Session
I’m not a prop kind of photographer. Michelle is not the prop kind of bride. We bonded over this when we met. THEN….they decided to bring Chris’s 1962 Chevy Impala…and we each put our foot in our mouth. If you’re going to bring a prop, a classic car is probably at the top of my “let’s do this” list….with flowers of course. Especially when it’s powder blue.
A Blue Pennsylvania Capitol Maternity Session | Janelle + Dave
Many times I am one of the first people my couples tell they are pregnant. Maybe it is my background as a therapist that draws them to tell me big news like this or maybe it is to get on my schedule early to get a maternity session during the month they want (I like to think it is the former 😜).
A January Tree Farm Engagement Session | Katie + Michael
We went to the wrong house. Yes, that’s right. We not only went to the wrong house but did the whole session there! Their session was full of life. Even with the rain…it was deliciously beautiful. The trees dripped with desire for more. The mountain loomed ever present like the future waiting to be recognized. The wispy grasses swayed and sang to us as the wind whispered its sweet song. And then there was Drake their ADORABLE golden retriever puppy… he was the CUTEST THING EVER!!!!
Everything went perfectly! Then, I got a message from Katie later that evening: “Omg….we were at the wrong house…”