Matt & Kristen’s Wedding- Vereinigung Erzgebirge – 5.30.09

Back in May I had the pleasure of photographing Matt & Kristen’s wedding in Southampton, PA. They decided to have their ceremony at the Old Southampton Baptist Church. It is the oldest Baptist Church in Bucks County, PA built in 1814. As you will see it has a lot of character compared to some of the newer churches in the area so it was a great choice.

We had quite a bit of time before the ceremony started so we were able to get both of them outside around the grounds for some portraits.

Then it was time for the ceremony…

After the ceremony we headed over to the Churchville Nature Center with the bridal party for a while to get some photos in their beautiful landscaped gardens…

After the Nature Center we were off to the reception which was held at the Vereinigung Erzgebirge German Club also located in Southampton, PA.

The groom had an awesome sushi cake. The bride actually made the decorations on top out of cupcakes and other handmade items.

Matt & Kristen were such a fun couple to work with! I wish them the best of luck in their new adventures as husband and wife!

Tracey & Drew Engagement Session – Fonthill Museum – 5.23.09

Tracey & Drew live almost across the street from the Fonthill Museum and The Moravian Pottery & Tile Works built by Henry Mercer in Doylestown so it was a perfect place to go do their engagement session. I have driven through the area before but this was my first time on the Fonthill section of the property.

If you are unfamiliar with Henry Mercer, he was a historian and archeologist who was alive in the mid 1800′s to early 1900′s. He collected and preserved items that were used in daily life prior to the industrial revolution that became extinct with the new machines and technologies. He collected almost 30,000 items for which he built a 6 story castle to store them in now known as the Mercer Museum. If you live in the area it is an awesome museum and well worth checking out.

Fonthill, Mercer’s home, is a very unique building unlike anything you see today. It is covered in oddly shaped windows and unusual arches making it a very artistic backdrop for a photo shoot.

First we headed down to a small area in the lawn where there was a concrete pond and some trails leading into the woods.

After that we headed back up to the building to do some exploring.

Next we decided to venture down the trails to see what we could find. There was another house way back in the woods that had some beautiful tiles and sayings on it that appeared to have been a guest house. Unfortunately it has been destroyed by kids with spray paint and is full of broken windows. Normally something like this would make a cool back drop but we decided to keep walking due to the massive amount of broken glass on the ground. Flip flips + Dirty Broken Glass = Bad idea! Back into the trails it was to head towards the Tile Works.

Here you can see a very small sampling of the tiles that can be found in the buildings all over the property.

Last but not least we stopped by the Tile Works to do some photos in the archways that surround the courtyard of the building.

I had a great time with Tracey & Drew and can’t wait for their wedding next May at the Holly Hedge Estate.

Julie & Dan 8.30.08 Flourtown Country Club

Julie & Dan had a beautiful ceremony that took place in the backyard of Dan’s parents house. It’s landscaped with tons of plants and cute garden trinkets and a huge Koi pond.It really made for some great photos! After the ceremony took place everyone headed over to the Flourtown Country Club for some group photos and the reception and yes my first time ever driving a golf cart! Check below for some of my favorites from the day.

Mindie & Georges Wedding

If you had told me that it was going to be 100+ degrees for my first wedding of the year at the beginning of June I would have called you a liar. I would have been wrong! On the way to Mindie & Georges wedding my car thermometer hit 104 degrees and the whole area went under extreme heat advisories. Needless to say we were not going to drag a bride in a heavy dress and a groom in a dark brown tux plus an entire wedding party out in that kind of heat. They were all good sports though as we found areas in the nice cool AC to do their pictures. Here are a couple from their big day!

Here is Mindie looking beautiful on her wedding day!

Unfortunately a very important lesson was learned this day…order a cake without icing! I will be nice and not post the photo of Mindie covered in icing.

The groom dancing with his mom…

Liz & Dan’s Engagement Session

Liz & Dan’s engagement session was the end to a very long but exciting weekend for me. We headed down the shore Sunday to Ocean City but due to an unexpected beach dredging project we had to come up with a plan B. After a little Mack & Manco’s we were off to Cape May. Here are a few pictures from the day.