From July… Instead of adding this to their old blog post and it getting buried, I thought I’d start a new post with only their slideshow. I’m still playing with slideshow options for my clients to view a selection of their images. This is from Animoto and I’m still a bit on the fence with them. I wish there was an option for “Less animation” but it’s pretty easy to use. Anyway, without further adieu…
Mary and Zach… July 11, 2009.
I have been so behind in sharing images on my blog, I thought it was high time to play a little catch up with some teaser images from Zach and Mary’s wedding. Miraculously the rain held off until after we were all inside. Mary was so worried. ( See I told you, we special ordered a dry wedding for you, Mary!) Everyone looked amazing and the ceremony and reception pictures are beautiful. A very fun day!! Thank you to both the bride and groom and their families for so graciously allowing us to be a part of your day and making us feel so welcome. I can’t wait to build the slide show for this one.
In the meantime… a teaser…
Many thanks to Mike McNett for second shooting and to Vida Carson for pinch hitting as my assistant for the day.
I’ve been told that if it rains on your wedding day, you’ll have a blessed marriage.
Meet the luckiest, most blessed couple I know this year.
It was just a passing storm, I thought. But I was wrong. Flash flooding and sheets of horizontal rain meant our planned Informals weren’t meant to be. Still it was the most beautiful ceremony and the church was gorgeous. And a little rain didn’t seem to dampen the spirits of the bridal party or wedding guests. It was a great time… Thank you Chris and Shannon, for having us along!
Here’s a teaser of some of the images from the day. We ran the gamut from classic stylings to… well, just you wait. You’ll see what craziness Mike cooked up with hilarious results, in the Photo Booth in my next blog post for this wedding.
In the meantime…
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Danielle and I have worked together before. She’s a wonderfully talented dancer, actress and model and I’ve always enjoyed working with her. That said, she thought I was completely nuts when I suggested that doing a bridal session at Eastern State Penitentiary was a good idea. She later admitted that she thought weddings or anything bridal just didn’t seem like a good mix with a prison that is quite possibly more notorious today than it was when it was opened. But I needed to prove a concept and I really thought she was the right person to help me do that. Thankfully she trusted me. All in all we ended up with hundred of good solid images and I’m hoping my future couples see these images and…well… trust me to do their bridal portraiture there in the future.
I can’t take full credit for this idea. It’s not original. In fact, I joined Cliff Mautner there during his Lighting Bootcamp last year. I have now been there about once every two months or so since. Some of the images that scroll at the top of this blog are from there.
If you are one of my couples and are interested in booking your engagement, bridal or “Trash the Dress” session at ESP, please get in touch with me right away. Every time I’m there I see new and interested spots to use. The texture and light is simply amazing.
Trust me. 
Shari DeAngelo | Philadelphia Wedding Photographer | Lifestyles Photography | Fine Art, Fashion, Lifestyles and Wedding Photographer located in Haddonfield, NJ and Philadelphia PA. Local and Destination services available.
On Sunday Mary, Zach and I headed out for their Engagement Session. We couldn’t have had a nicer day. Seriously. 70 degrees and sunny is my kind of day!! We trekked all over Philadelphia too, enjoying every minute of it. We started at Valley Green then headed to The Philadelphia Water Works, where the good City Patrol Officer came over to let us know that we’d need a permit to continue shooting. Bummer. So, we wandered around and took advantage of the blooming trees and then off to Dock Street and surrounding blocks to get the last of the sun bouncing off this amazing bank building.
These two are so much fun and absolutely adorable. I cannot wait until their wedding. There’s something special about two people who are really just so amazing together and madly in love. It’s just…well really beautiful. Meet Mary and Zach. Ain’t love grand?
We got so many amazing pictures that picking a handful for the blog was difficult. I still have so many more to go through. For now, though… a teaser. Here’s a handful to enjoy while I finish up the rest.
Shari DeAngelo | Philadelphia Wedding Photographer | Lifestyles Photography | Fine Art, Fashion, Lifestyles and Wedding Photographer located in Haddonfield, NJ and Philadelphia PA. Local and Destination services available.
A clear February day and near 60 degree temps made it an ideal day for shooting Mary and Zach’s GTKY Session and we were all set… Except for one little problem. I woke up with contagious icky eyes (thanks to a hug and kiss from my favoritist 3 year old client ever). So a couple hours later, this brave couple opted to stay outside (with me at a safe distance) to find rocks, glistening water and the cave anyway.
With the snow melting quickly we slipped and slid a bit in the muddy trails but we did find that cave…eventually. I cannot wait until their engagement session and wedding now!
Here’s a select few from our day…
Are you still looking for the perfect dress for that outdoor wedding in the heat of the summer months? Looking for something a little less traditional, more comfortable and ecco-friendly, but still elegant? I just found this designer and thought I’d share this with some of my own summer brides.
A dress that’s made for summer, is ecco-friendly and are just stunning really, deserves a look, I think, no?
The Cotton Bride by designer, Chris Kole, has stunning cotton dress options for the bride and her party. For the bride that wants to be STUNNING and COMFORTABLE. Did we mention ecco-friendly? Yeah…. Smart and sensible never looked so good.
Only have a minute and want some quick links to images that might make you swoon like I did? Take look at this one. And this one too.
If you end up going with a Chris Kole Cotton Dress, please drop a line here for the rest of us who really want to hear your thoughts, especially after you’ve worn it for your special day!
I only have time for one image from the day (will post more here after this week)…
She looked amazing!
