Erin and John

This is one good looking couple. They actually caused a collision involving a city bus! Possibly. Anyway we had a good time trotting around Philadelphia. They have a very tight group of friends and I can see why. They are a lot of fun to be around and are really sweet people. Their sweetness was reflected in the spread of desserts that came out later that evening. I swear to you I have never seen so many different options in one place. It was huge! Anyway, I know some of the ladies are anxious to see some of these on the blog so, here you go.

day two

and this was Saturday.

The party doesn't stop for Melissa and Raj!

These two know how to throw a wedding! TWO weddings in two days. Then another 1/2 wedding a week later. I bet they still haven't recovered from all of that splendor. Oh and, this was a first for me, Raj's brother announced during the reception that the had booked them a charter flight to NYC to say at the Waldorf Astoria for that night. They had a wedding planner with two assistants, 2 videographers, a photographer from the inquirer who was covering their story and me. Did I mention the food?! Yums. With all of the festivities and craziness they are still one of my favorite couples of all time and I would do it all over again with them.

Thanksgiving in Big Sur California

I decided to go visit my brother in Big Sur for Thanksgiving. He works at a lodge called Fernwoods which is an amazing place. Everyone there was super cool and the surrounding nature was majestic to say the least. My friends from San Fran came down to meet me and we are thinking this might be our new tradition. Here are a few images taken within a few hundred yards. Why do I live in Philly?

Jennifer and David

I couldn't stop smiling as I was editing these so I decided to post one right away so you could share the joy. David picked up his leaf and proclained "It looks like a heart!" awwww. These two are super cool and drive a Mazda!

Top of the Tower

Jessica and Josh were married at "Top of the Tower". What a venue! The views were killer, so much so that one groomsman who had a small fear of heights had a bit of a time adjusting to being so high up. The food was amazing and there was a general feeling of warmth and fuzzyness from all. I love the first one of Jessica looking at her dress in the mirror. If it had a title it might be something like "Reflecting on my Singlehood"!!!

Jenna and Chris

Jenna and Chris had a beautiful wedding. It all went so perfectly smooth. I only wish we had a liiiiitle more light to work with in those gardens. They had a huge wedding party and everyone had a blast! You can see their engagement shots a few posts ago. Oh, and Jenna's friend made her dress and it was stunning. Really.

A preview for Meera and Nihar

I just couldn't wait to post a few of Meera looking AMAZING!

Kate & Terry

Kate and Terry are getting married next September. We had a great time at their home away from home, Sea Isle City. We also took out their two sweet puggles. I want one now!

Meghan & Michael

Meghan and Michael had the most spectacular weather for an outside ceremony. The sky was a deep blue with rich white clouds. These two couldn't keep thier hands off of each other and the love was showing through!!!

Kim & Christopher

Chris and I took a horse carrige ride with his two datugters Alyssa and Jenna. That is a great way to get to know people. I think it was a really good idea to get Alyssa and Jenna used to me and the camera. The girls kept giving me hugs during dinner!!! Kim was a beautiful bride. Her skintone and red hair was stunning in that white dress. I wanted about 2 more hours to do some glamour shots with her! She also has great taste in music and played almost all Johnny Cash during dinner. Yea.

Michelle & Michael at The Lighthouse Sound

Michelle and I had some time before the ceremony to shoot and we had a BLAST. She is so cute and really easy and fun to be around. We were already good friends and I hadn't even meet Michael yet! He was equally cool and we did some creative shots lying on the golf course green. Let me tell you, not every couple would feel free enough to do this, but I think it ended up being so fun it was the highlight of the day!

Jenna and Chris

We took a little walk around Winterthur Gardens. It was super hot. Chris and I were sweating like crazy while Jenna remained picture perfect. She's going to be a great bride!

Melissa and Raj are sweet

You are fantastic! Your work is so beautiful! I can't stop looking at these pics and saying "WOW- look at this one!" Your work is so fantastic...I can't wait for the wedding! I know we have an awesome photographer!

Thank you, thank you!

Melissa

Alyssa,
All we really want to know is:

1) Can we be famous from these pictures? Because we think so.

2) Can we be mentioned in your blog or be featured on your website?

As you can see, its our strong desire to get as much exposure as possible.

Joking aside, you did a fantastic job. As Melissa said earlier, at first I was reluctant to do these pictures, but doing them was pretty fun, and the end product was fantastic. Definitely worth it, and something we'll treasure.

(feel free to use that quote on your website).

Take care, and see you soon...
Raj

Say Cheese!

Diana and Sean are getting married next August. We went to the Italian market and just had to do a shot in front of Di Bruno Bothers cheese mural. Sean has a place in the area so they like to do some shopping here. Who wouldn't!

Amy and Brian

You can just tell that Amy and Brian were ment to be together. The love just flows freely between them. They were a bit shy, until they saw their engagement pics, now they just can't get enough of the camera. I love it when that happens. Thanks for everything Amy and Brian.