Introducing Mr. and Mrs. Cooper

This wedding was extra special to me because the beautiful bride here is my cousin!  While it was a challenge to be in the wedding party and shoot, I loved every minute of it!  Sarah and and Andrew held their ceremony and reception at a barn last weekend.  The new Mrs. Cooper rode in on a black horse where she was helped off by the barn owner and then greeted by her father to walk her down the isle. (Being a part of the bridal party I didn't get to snap any of these happenings.)  After the ceremony we had so much fun shooting in the field and with horses. She always modeled for me in school hah so ended up doing our own little shoot while the groom and his friends relaxed before the reception.  Here is a sneak peek.  Welcome to the family Andrew! Love you both!

Ryan and Christina

 Meet the new Mr. and Mrs. Mann!  Ryan and Christina got married a few weekends ago and I was lucky enough to get to photograph their beautiful wedding.  While rain moved their ceremony inside, we still snuck in a few photos out in the courtyard after the ceremony at the hotel their wedding was held at.  I love brides and grooms who are ready to take on any challenge of a few rain drops!  This adorable couple loved to get their dance on at the reception, the guests were right along with them too. I swear the dance floor was full the entire night, hah.  Here is a sneak peek, congrats Ryan and Christina!

Julie and Mike

I traveled up to North East, PA to shoot an engagement session with Mike and Julie this past weekend.   This adorable couple has been together since April of 2009 and got engaged this August.  We started off at a vineyard (North East is known for their grape growing and Wine Festival in the Fall!)   From there we stopped along the way at a few other spots before hitting the beach on Lake Erie.  While the sky threatened rain all day, some thunder rolled and sprinkles fell, we lucked out and had the sun shining by the time we set off to start the shoot!  This adorable couple was so fun to shoot, I wish them the best and hope the planning for their destination wedding goes smoothly :)

Introducing Mr. and Mrs. Telin

Today we celebrated the marriage of Josh and Heidi!  This couple was so natural and easy going, I had so much fun shooting with them, their bridal party, and families.  Two of my favorite little details today were the hanger the bride had made that said "Mrs. Telin."  And the six pence glued to the bottom of her shoe that goes along with the says... "Something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue. And a six pence for her shoe."  

Even though the day started off pouring down rain,  it was just our luck that after the ceremony it had all cleared up! Once we got to the country club to shoot portraits,  I tried something different with the new Mr. and Mrs. They were to write something that they loved about one another on a card and not see what each other wrote.  The best part about this was that they both wrote the same exact thing!  You can see the bride and groom surprised and happy about what one of the things they both love about each other.  This was such a beautiful wedding! Congratulations Josh and Heidi :)

Introducing Mr. and Mrs. Binkley

Yesterday was the wedding of Bailey Noll and Alexander Binkley.  The rain definitely did not put a damper on these nuptials. This is probably one of the cutest couples I have ever seen! There ceremony was beautiful, the isle was lit by candlelight as her father walked her down to give her away. After the couple exchanged their vows, and a few portraits were taken, (with zebra and cheetah umbrellas) the party began. There was never an empty dance floor, and the group was relentless on letting the groom get to his bride after the "Money Dance." So much love and happiness at this wedding. I wish the new Mr. and Mrs. Binkley happiness and all the very best!