I LOVE shooting engagement sessions with my clients for their upcoming Philadelphia weddings. It is such a great way to get to know each other and we are old friends by the time the wedding day arrives.
After this session Sam was off to make his homemade wine with his family. I am waiting for my bottle!

As the title suggests, Maria & Nikos blog posting will take more than one entry. So Part I begins at Maria’s parent’s restaurant in Swarthmore. Our initial meeting took place at a table at her parents restaurant, just prior to the lunchtime seating. I would say there were at least 6 family members present at the meeting, not to mention the friends/customers and co-workers who would come by to look at my sample albums. Maria’s family is so friendly and inviting that it is hard to distinguish family members from friends or customers since they treat all equally as nice and inviting. So I knew from this first meeting that this would be one wild ride to the wedding day. So the family, and restaurant guests approved of me, and I was thrilled to now be part of this Big Event!

I love doing an engagement sessions with my couples. It is a great way for the couple and I to interact prior to the wedding day. In this case, it was a great way to meet Nikos (the groom). He is truly a great guy. We hit it off immediately, so I can see how Maria fell for him. He seemed like the perfect fit for Maria, and her family.

I stopped by the restaurant the day before the wedding to get this shot.

And just for the record, I already loved Nikos prior to seeing the wedding gift that was parked outside the bride’s house as a surprise.

The day of the wedding I finally got to meet the groom’s side of the family.   They were all welcoming and loving.   Especially the groom’s mother, she was simply stunning.  I have never seen a mother more proud of her happy for her son.

In the greek tradition, the bride and groom enter the church together.

This gorgeous veil was made by Maria’s mother.

More to come!

About this time every April, many folks in Pennsylvania are ready to relocate to sunny Florida.   But then there is that first beautiful Spring day and we collectively forgive Winter for it’s sometimes biter transgressions.  I can think of no better way to celebrate the new Spring season, than with an amazing newly engaged couple.  Amanda and Michael eagerly await there upcoming wedding at Normandy Farms in Blue Bell.

Billy is a Philadelphia Fire Fighter and has himself one red hot romance with his fiance Lauren. I can not wait for their New Years Eve Wedding!

 

Tricia and Matt truly are “head over heals” crazy for each other and in general!   We no doubt will have a blast come wedding day at The Knowlton Mansion in Philadelphia next year.

The day after The Phillies became World Champions we were glad to see the city survived!

I have known Glen since we both worked as uschers at the AMC Movie Theater in High School.
From “Indian Jones and the Last Crusade” to “When Harry Met Sally” that pretty much somes up Glen’s dating journey. He finally got it right with his fiancée Michele.
Michele is a sweetheart and what my mother would call “a keeper”. I am honored they asked me to capture their big day this fall.

All native Philadelphia folk have a shared history. You can tell a lot from a fellow based on the bars they visited or remember in the city that are not there anymore. One such gem we hit upon was J.C. Dobbs. This was one of the few places left in Philadelphia to hear live music from up and coming bands (Nirvana, Pearl Jam & Green Day graced this stage to name a few). Dobbs closed in 1996, and was replaced by The Pontiac Grille, but it was never the same.

Fast forward to 2008, Kathryn & Dan will soon have there wedding & J.C. Dobbs returns to South St. It is a hell of a year for love and the music scene in Philadelphia!

We had a great Spring Day for our E-Session shoot. I first met Scott & Courtney (and Courtney’s Mom) last year when they booked me. Courtney & Scott are a great couple and I can not wait to shoot their upcoming wedding at The Racquet Club this summer in Philadelphia!

Dan is a wild man. I am sure he is my long lost brother and we were separated at birth. Kathy is a lucky girl and at the same time has my prayers!
I can not wait for this wedding in June next year. Good times to come!