Travis + Judy

Two weeks before the wedding I always e-mail our lovely brides to finalize details and ask where the Smilebooth needs to be located.  Judy described it to me and I thought nothing of the location until I showed up to the venue and was thrilled with where she decided to put it!  I always suggest to our clients that they put the Smilebooth as close to the dance floor as possible and Judy practicually put it on the dance floor, which was awesome!  The Smilebooth is always exciting and when you put it near the dance floor you instantly have a more exciting dance floor!  The energy from the floor feeds the smilebooth and vice versa.  Anyway, the wedding was a blast and the smilebooth was a big hit!  Here are some of my favorites - T.J.

 

Nick + Lindsey

And here's the grande finale of "Nick + Lindsey" week -- their wedding photos!! Last Saturday was a wonderful in ever way. Everything about it was beautiful. It was awesome to see T.J. actually be part of a wedding and not just the photographer. It was awesome to have our entire team there, shooting side by side, doing their best. It was awesome to see Nick + Lindsey join together in marriage with their whole hearts.

I couldn't be happier with Nick + Lindsey's images. Let us know which ones are your favorites. Enjoy! -Brooke

Nick + Lindsey Rehearsal Dinner

We don't ususally have anything to do with our client's rehearsal dinners, but since Nick is T.J.'s brother - we were all about this rehearsal dinner! (Duh!) My mother-in-law, Cindy, and I planned everything for the dinner a few month ago, and it was so awesome to see everything come together last Friday night.

I was in charge of the table centerpieces and other crafty things. I especially loved doing the flowers. I think somehwere, in another life, I would be a part-time florist. I upcycled all of the jars from a party we had last summer -- painted them shades of blue -- and, voila! Fun, easy centerpieces. I also made wedding day itinerary kits, which I thought were so cool! (See Instagram below). 

Everyone spent the evening telling stories about Nick + Lindsey, jumping around (literally) in the Smilebooth and watching T.J.'s "Best Man Audition Tape". All in all, it was a beautiful night filled with laughter, family and some serious excitment for the following day. Enjoy! -Brooke

Nina - Spring Collection 2012

I wanted to share some portraits I shot this past week for walk in love.'s Spring Collection lookbook. Shooting for walk in love. is one of my favorite things to do. Since I have control over both the images and the styling of the shoot, it's (almost) always enjoyable. :) It's not enjoyable when it's two days before black friday, it's freakin' freezing out and I've got 10 new shirt designs to style and photograph - but currently, that's neither here nor there.

Last Friday, (Friday, gotta get down on Friday... don't judge - you know all the words too) I shot Nina at a local friend's property and the images turned out beautifully. I'm thrilled with them, especially the ones with the bike. I knew those would be my favorite before I'd even shot them!

These warm, happy images make me so excited for this year's wedding season to really start. It's going to be awesome. -Brooke

Joe + Lindsey

Joe + Lindsey's wedding was our first (Lancaster) wedding of 2012. Our real first wedding of 2012 was in Jamaica, but let's be real, that didn't even seem like real life! Joe + Lindsey tied the knot several weeks ago at the Cork Factory, which is one of our favorite places to shoot. It's nothing short of gorgeous and everyone's able to make it theirs. (Ex: Rennie + Dawn or Matt + Alison) One of my favorite things about being in the wedding business, is getting to work with other vendors and creatives. We were fortunate to work once again with Lori from Wildflowers By Design, as well as Jonnaysa from Planned Perfection. Both of those ladies and their companies are wonderful - can't say enough good things about them.

Lindsey's style was elegant and downright gorgeous. Lots of whites, mixed with fringed tulips and feathers - could a photographer ask for much more!? You could feel the exciment and anticipation for the wedding ceremony during all of the bridal party and bride + groom photos... it was awesome. There are few things I like more than a super excited wedding day couple.

To Joe + Lindsey: Thanks for being awesome. You two reminded T.J. and I early in our 2012 wedding season that we really do love what we do, and wouldn't trade our jobs for anything.

Enjoy some of my favorite images from their wedding day below. Leave comments! Blogs are always more fun with comments. -Brooke

Alex + Emily

Alex + Emily were married on the beautiful farmlands that Emily had grown up on in Maryland. After shooting their engagements in Brooklyn, NY last year, I had no doubt that their big day would be anything less than beautiful. The slight overcast of the day brought out the yellows in their wedding perfectly. My favorite part of their day was the mere fact that both Alex and Emily made the most of it. It can be so easy to stress over every thing, but they showed that nothing would keep them from enjoying it all. I had so much fun working with the two of them over the past year, and this is one of my favorite weddings of 2011. Enjoy -Jeff

 

Kealan + Alison

When Alison and I shared e-mails about arranging her engagement shoot I knew that it was going to be a great session. Kealan and Alison are so much fun to be around and our entire session included story telling and laughing. We decided to meet at the Rockford Plantation, but since I've photographed a lot of couples there I scouted the area to go for a different look than usual. It was an incredibly windy day but I'm so grateful for their willingness to get some awesome images. As we were talking, we both had an appreciation for long distance relationships and even though theirs wasn't as far as mine is, it gave me tons of hope that it's doable. Their wedding is now one of my most anticipated of the year, as they are an absolute joy to be around. -Jeff

Robin + Stephanie

I never got around to posting this wedding last year, but my word it was a beautiful wedding! Robin and Stephanie got hitched at the gorgeous Lauxmont Farms. It was one of the hottest days of the year but everyone was a great sport braving the weather. One of my favorite things about the Farms is the openness that there is to capture. Here are some of my favorite images from their day! -Jeff