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Vika and Nathan’s Joseph Ambler Inn Vintage Inspired Wedding. The day started off cool which was unusual for Pennsylvania in August. Joseph Ambler Inn was bustling with wedding preparations ensuring everything was perfect. We found The bride, Vika, as stunningly beautiful and calm as could be. She was surround by her close family and friends […]
On Friday, August 6th, 2021 I had the honor of capturing Lauryn & Deniz’s Wedding at the American Swedish Historical Museum in Philadelphia. It was a gorgeous summer evening spent enjoying the warm breeze, ambiance of the live band, and of course witnessing the marriage of two beautiful people uniting their lives. Lauryn and Deniz […]
On June 26th, I had the opportunity to capture Ashley & Phil’s wedding day at Shepherd Hills Golf Club in Wescosville, PA! This was a unique situation for me because I have worked with Ashley at the hospital. So I knew her before she met Phil. Also, it has been so cool to see glimpses […]
I met up with Dani & Brett at the Parque at Ridley Creek for their engagement session. Dani & Brett found me on the knot, and reached to me through my website, we had a little zoom call, and they booked with me for their wedding next July at Paxon Hollow Country Club. We chatted and […]
Not going to lie, Trexler Nature Preserve is one of my FAVORITE places to shoot at. You may already know this from previous shoots I’ve done there. I think it is gorgeous with the views of the valley and the vast differences in greenery. Something that can be tricky about being a photographer in Pennsylvania […]
An engagement is a short special time to work and grow towards marriage. This is by far one of my favorite quotes on marriage by Timothy Keller in his book, the Meaning of Marriage. I highly recommend to anyone wanting to get married, dating, engaged, of married! “To be loved but not known is comforting […]
I have a confession… I am obsessed with plants. It’s okay though it is an issue that I’ve decided to live with. It’s a trend but more than that it is a way of life. I can attest to the saying that, “plants make people happy.” It’s a simple truth and I am not mad […]
Heidee and Cody got married on October 31st, 2020 at Harmony Gardens in North-East Pennsylvania. This post is a bit of a special one for me. I work in an Emergency Department in Allentown and Heidee and Cody also work there as well. They started dating before or soon after I started working there while […]
So apparently I haven’t posted a blog post since October… Oops. What can I say, I am very busy! Between working full-time as a nurse in an ER, getting my undergrad, running a business and a home, I’m a little stretched. All good things and I love each outlet don’t get me wrong. It’s just […]
I promise to one day not post about the magic of golden hour with golden sunflower however, today is not that day! Can we talk about this gorgeous field for a minute, let me introduce you to Second Mountain Sunflowers. I stumbled upon this magical place by a facebook friend posting a picture and tagging […]
