So…. when the last major snowstorm hit, I was SEVERELY disappointed.  It was my plan and intention to photograph the “getting ready” stage & details of a friend’s wedding in Glenside, PA. That same day I was supposed to photograph a first birthday party too.  I knew it was too dangerous to drive as I stared at the snow drifts covering my car and witnessed several cars get stuck on our street.

**  BTW, 9 days later, our streets are still a disaster.  I have not driven my car yet (thank you, SEPTA!) and thinks that Mayor Nutter forgot that Fishtown and South Philly exist.  **

ANYWAY!!!

The wedding couple completely understood and did, indeed, have a local friend photographer that was able to make it for the rest of the wedding.  I had only planned to be there for about an hour.  If I was to be their only photographer for the day, I would have skied there for sure!  Word is that it was a beautiful wedding and that mostly everyone was able to make it.  The birthday party was rescheduled and I am looking forward to that next week!

Anyway, being that I was looking forward to the wedding and birthday party, I decided to do a few “detail” photographs in my backyard with some details from my recent wedding.  Anyway, here are the results!
I love that my shoes were called “Melissa”.  

and also that they had big red hearts….

for our wedding, we made 1,000 paper cranes.  my Mom then got me these beautiful and unique crane earrings from ETSY (sorry don’t know the seller as they were a gift!).  they are handmade and folded silver.  really beautiful and thoughtful.  i love these and wear them often!

a set of  my Grandmom’s pearls.  I, apparently, love the way pearls look on snow.  don’t you?

just an fyi:  this was on snow that was over 2 feet high.  at one point, they started sinking into the snow.  i had to dig them out. shhhhh, don’t tell my husband!

i also love pearls in trees….

yes, my engagement ring was a surprise and yes, my husband designed this one himself….. i love it!

This started out as a joke…. but now I kind of like it.  : )

I recently came across a couple of wedding photographs that I took a little while back and thought I would share….

This just cracks me up….

I just wanted to share a few new wedding compilations I made recently…. okay, more like 22, but at least they aren’t holiday portraits anymore!  ; )

nina and josh. what a fantastic couple. what a fantastic wedding. truly, it was a blast.

i first met nina & josh in august when i photographed their newborn son, zachary. they told me about the beach wedding that they were planning and i knew right away that it would be fun. basically they rented a stunning home in brigantine, nj, got married on the beach and had the reception inside the house. we left before midnight…. though i am sure the celebration was still going on long after. it was such a fun, laid back and emotional wedding. everything about it was perfect!

a few details….

while nina was getting her hair done i noticed her mom watching and kind of drift off into a daydream. it was really sweet….

what the girls were doing….. what the boys were doing….

the beautiful beach ceremony… only a short walk from the house

both josh & nina wrote their own vows. they were beautiful. it was an emotional ceremony with more than a couple of tears…

i mentioned little Zachary, and here he is! every time i have seen him he is so pleasant.
beautiful baby. beautiful family.

the super fun bridal party!

these crack me up!

i knew nina & josh were going to be great for photographs and they were. they didn’t hold back at all and were up for most anything. they are so in love and that really shines through.

apparently everyone wanted a peek at the bride.
how cute that in the one i told them both to look at the view…. and they did. haha

off into the sunset! …and on to the reception!

it was so dark outside that basically i was just taking pictures and hoping for the best. i especially love that in this one, one of the guys has 2 sets of glasses on his head.

a broken glass…

led to some massive mid-party cleaning! they all look so good doing it too….

the night was absolutely beautiful. the ocean was still warm. there was a cool breeze. and so many stars in the sky….

congratulations, nina & josh!! thanks so much for letting me be a part of your day!!!