Mary Beth and Michel had a small charming wedding in Baltimore. In the last photo I posted right above it’s actually pouring rain! The weather was beautiful right up until that last few minutes of our the bride + groom portrait session.

Mary Beth must have been the most relaxed bride on earth. She was so incredibly go-with-the-flow. It kind of blew my mind! I loved Michel’s beautifully tailored suit. Mary Beth and Michel, I found the two of you so easy to work with and quite charming! Thank you for trusting me to photograph your special day!

I styled and photographed a fake bride this past weekend. I wanted to create a look for a city hall bride- something more casual but interesting and stylish. I found Renae at a wedding I shot a few weeks ago. She was a guest! I thought she was a beautiful woman and I asked her if I could dress her up as a bride. The shoot was fun and I love these images. I wish I’d gotten a more elegant heel for her though. Her hair really steals the show though, in the most wonderful way. What an amazing look she has going on.

I would love to photograph a city hall wedding!

headpiece handmade by Melissa Choi

make- up artist: Kristy Kay

bouquet made by me from flowers I bought at Whole Foods

shoes- H & M

dress – Asos.com

earrings – found in a fun shop on South Street here in Philadelphia

Kitsie was the most adorable bride in the world. What a fun girl. She actually runs The Philadelphia School of Circus Arts in Germantown, which is the venue where she and Chris got married. Kitsie and Chris were so easy to photograph. These two were one of the most relaxed couples I’ve ever worked with. And their cocktail hour was really fun to photograph with the amazing Jackie Zalewski, a friend of the bride, serving wine from a ring trapeze.  A lot of the wedding guests were aerilists and circus people who attend the school, and I’m hoping to shoot more circus weddings in the future! I had so much fun at this one!

My second photographer was the incredibly talented Inna Spivakova of Peach Plum Pear Photo.

Vendor credits:

wedding dress: David’s Bridal

hair and make up : Follicles Salon

shoes : My Glass Slipper (dot) come

groom’s suit: Men’s Wearhouse

wedding cake + cupcakes: Nutmeg Treats

flowers: Sweet Pea

catering: Birchtree Catering (best food EVER!)

venue: Philadelphia School of Circus Arts

dj: the groom! Chris O’Neill

This is an instagram of a creative photo shoot I did a couple days ago. My friend Tamara dressed up in traditional Spanish clothes. The headdress she’s wearing is called a mantilla. Isn’t it amazing?

Professional photos coming soon!

I did this wreck-the-wedding-dress with friends this past weekend. I love it! The model is Peicha Chang wearing her own wedding dress. What a free spirit! I loved that she was willing to make my dream of splattering paint all over a wedding dress come true.

Make up by Kristy Kay

Hair by Jade Tierney

Alice and John were married at the oldest Catholic Church in Philadelphia- Old St Joseph’s National Shrine- and their reception was at the German Society. These two were quite the sweet and gracious couple. Wow – they were so grateful to all of their guests and vendors all day. And they chose some of the best vendors!! The food was absolutely delicious- Birchtree Catering  uses all local ingredients and everything was so fresh. And they hired the West Philadelphia Orchestra to play the reception- what a party! My second shooter, videographer, and I all went home and continued listening to West Philadelphia Orchestra online- such fun music.

Here’s the video, shot by Ilya Simakov – ilya.wedding.fims (at) gmail (dot) come :

My second shooter was the very talented Inna Spivakova - http://peachplumpearphoto.com/

Flowers by Bri of Berry and Bloom : http://www.berryandbloom.com/

John and Alice, your wedding was so fun and you guys rock!

I photographed Kendra and Alex out in the suburbs of Philly in a circus gym. Alex is a gymnast, and Kendra is an aerialist who recently started working with Cirque De Soleil!

I love the documentary feel of the black and white portraits in the gym. They’re different from most engagement portraits I do, and that’s exciting to me. I love to change things up!

I’ll be photographing Kendra and Alex’s wedding later this year also!

 Catherine and Brian were married at the Pen Ryn Mansion in Bensalem, Pa. They had a winter wonderland theme for their January wedding. Despite the wintery windy day, Brian and Catherine agreed to pose for me outside for their portrait session and I’m so glad they did! I think Inna and I made some beautiful portraits of them, and you can’t tell that they’re freezing!

Brian actually plays the bagpipe in a full band that performed at the reception. And little did I know until the reception that Brian and Catherine and their friends are all Irish line dancers! They did some really fun synchronized dances that were so fun to watch.

Brian and Catherine, congratulations. Inna, Noah and I had a great time photographing your wedding.

Check out the trailer created by Noah Stoner here:

second shooter: the lovely and talented Inna Spivakova of Peach Plum Pear Photo.