Lorie and Joel (Wedding)

Lorie & Joel, congrats on a full week of wedded bliss!
What a fun couple to work with and such a fun wedding! I swear, Joel's family kept me in stitches the entire reception, and I wish I had gotten the name of the DJ - he was a riot!
Lorie and Joel got married at Grace Lutheran in State College with their reception following at Celebration Hall. The bright pops of color echoed the joyful feeling of the day, and this was one wedding where I hated to say good bye at the end of the night.
Wishing you all the best as you enter week two of married life!

Enjoy.....

Kate and Lucas

Maybe I am just more emotional because I am a new mom, but I swear each wedding this year brings me closer and closer to tears (in a completely wonderful way!).

Kate and Lucas were simply a dream couple to work with - they were willing to do anything, completely and utterly in love, and have amazing taste! I can't even put into words how utterly breathtaking this wedding was... so I am just going to flood you with pictures - I have sooooooo many favorites. *notice that there aren't really any reception pictures, this is because it would take another entire post to do the reception justice....hmmm I may just have to create a second post (if only there were more hours in the day)!

Wedding was held at St. Luke's Episcopal, bridal party shots at Penn State Altoona, and reception at the Heritage Discovery Center in downtown Altoona (absolutely amazing location!!!)

Enjoy...

Baby Seth

I had such a great time getting to photograph baby Seth on Monday at just 7 days old. This teeny tiny man is STRONG! I swear he was trying to crawl off my bean bag - yes I did say crawl, not roll, but crawl. He was pushing with both his legs and arms. My boys are 3 months and they could care less about even lifting their heads up - I may need to borrow baby Seth to teach some lessons ;o)

Luckily he was nice and sleepy when I first got there, and we eventually calmed him down again and got some precious shots. I think one of my favorites may be the scrunched up sad face - how perfectly adorable!

And once again, I have to thank Katie Daniels of Cozy Nogginz Hats (and photo props) http://www.cozynogginz.com/ her work is absolutely amazing and she keep inspiring me to new heights. I simply loooooooooooooooooooooove the little page boy cap, I swear - next time there will be something with newspapers. And that baseball - come on, there couldn't be anything more perfect for a little boy. The hungry caterpillar hat is sheer genius and was especially special since it is Seth's mama's favorite children's book (and one of mine as well!).

I would be remiss not to point out to all of my fans and loyal readers the trench bowl making its debut into my photography -it was custom made for me by a local artisan. Sheryl Groner of Gypsy Wood Arts (http://gypsywoodarts.com/) can make simply anything out of wood, and this is just one example. Check out her work!

As always -enjoy the teasers - and if you know a pregnant mama, contact me about newborn photography!