Traversing the distance between the parking lot and getting ready location is typically uneventful, unless of course you happen to be shooting the wedding of Eddee and Tim =) As Lori and I make our way the few hundred feet towards where the guys and girls could be found I hear, first faint then louder, the sound of chatter and laughter. Rounding the corner of the building we find the guys enjoying the early afternoon sun while playing some wiffle ball. It was great seeing the smiles and hearing the laughs and good natured joking. Entering the building, up the stairs, pausing outside of the door where we would find the girls, chatter and laughter could also be heard. Funny how the guys seem to be in slow motion while the girls are zipping around like a scene from Cinderella. Each one with a purpose, getting ready, hair, make-up, clean-up etc…. One finely tuned team, all working together to achieve a common goal. Team Eddee! Just like the printing on the backs of their hoodies! Of course this scene was nothing less than I expected. Eddee is just one of those people who is so good natured that you feel yourself wanting things to be perfect for her. Her beauty runs far deeper than the broad and freely given smile that seems to come so easily. What a fantastic recipe for the Dish that would become our day! Start with Eddee and Tim, add in great friends and family, a dash of humor, some really great details – roll it up in a ball of love and sprinkle some candy corn on top! There you have it! So today we strolled up while hearing the laughter and chatter from a distance and we left smiling and hearing laughter and chatter in the distance… I can't think of a better beginning and Ending, can you?
I have been asked by numerous clients how I come up with some of the cool locations that they see on the blog. Well, the truth of the matter is that most often i don't really come up with these locations. You see, so many of my clients are devoted blog readers and want the coolest or most different or a texturally fantastic location and they scout the areas they want to be photographed so that they can be different. I L-O-V-E this! Now don't get me wrong, of course I have a bag of secret locations or shall I say, an iphone full of Geo Tagged hidden spots that I can pull out at any moment but I love more than anything when you have a vision and go with it. It's your shoot, your personalities. Dress to showcase this as well!
Now Referrals, I can't say thank you enough to all of my wonderful and amazing clients who refer me to their friends, family and co workers! I love referrals so much because aside from the obvious, a referral means to me that I will be coming into contact with someone like yourself. We refer to people who we think will like the service we are suggesting so that means that I am being suggested to someone who is going to be a great fit for me. Now, I know I have a tendency to ramble but I just have to make sure that I say how much I value my clients and how at times some become more like friends and I thank you all from the bottom of my heart for your support! So thank you Michael and Deb for booking the family portrait which lead to Jen & Andrew's maternity session, then 2 baby sessions, Janell's Engagement cards -Wedding-Trash the dress and then to Debbie for sharing all of these images which lead me to Lauren and Adam!
Lauren, both you and Adam have such a cool vibe, I could photograph you all day long! I think you picked a great location that gave me so much inspiration. There were too many that I loved to post them all =) You were so much fun and up for everything, but I kinda knew you would be!
One of my favorite moments during an E-Session is when the transition occurs from knowing the camera is there to genuine emotions due to being close to the one you love, having fun and forgeting any shyness or apprehension you may have had to being photographed. I secretly jump up and down inside when I sense that this is happening. I can't talk enough about how so very important it is to just allow yourselves to be silly, loving, romantic, fun and receptive to sitting, standing, running, laying down – whatever is suggested if you want the types of images that you have seen or loved. Yes, people are looking at you and you know what they are saying? They are saying wow, look how cute those two are or they are smiling to themselves as they recall a time or a person that made them feel the way you feel. Love has a wonderful and magical ability to make even the snarliest of Philadelphians smile or honk or yell at you, only to wish you well!!!
Marisa and Mike, besides being so completely adorable together, it is so easy to see how much you A-D-O-R-E each other. Your smiles, laughter and embraces today make me look forward to this Summer when I will have the pleasure of shooting your wedding! I can't wait =) So on to my faves…
I just L-O-V-E the expression on Brie's face as she is about to see Ron for the first time!
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