Earlier this year, I decided that I would gift a couple with my services for their wedding date – there were many things that were considered when selecting the couple that would receive this gift – some of the things that we were looking for was a couple that had dedicated themselves to community and/or national service, volunteerism, enduring sacrifices, and so on. Many of the couples that were nominated had great stories and selection was difficult, but we came up with a couple.
Kristy and Steve were that special couple – both have opted to serve their community through volunteer fire fighting. And, Steve has been fortunate enough to fulfill his dream of becoming a full time firefighter. In times when it’s easy to think that people are uncaring, it’s wonderful to see a couple who is working together to help ensure that at least their little corner of the world is a safer place. It’s been a privilege to get to know and work with them.
The wedding took place at Appleford Estate, located just outside of Philadelphia, in Villanova. What a beautiful location! The photographic possibilities are just endless and I probably could spent hours photographing Kristy and Steve in all the different beautiful spots given the chance.
To get a little “photographer geeky” here, I have to say that really learning to love my 100mm macro lens that I got awhile ago…the two images on the right were taken with it. There is probably no better lens for those closeups of rings and other jewelery.
Loved this sequence of images with Kristy and her dad – this was as he walked in to see his girl in her wedding gown for the first time and sharing some of the last moments with her as a single woman.
Though my style is primarily documentary, some simple “classic” pictures are lovely to quickly include during the day.
Yes, there is a cast on Steve’s hand as you can see in the photo on the right. About two weeks prior to the wedding, Steve broke his hand and had to have surgery (including pins) on it. As requested, when I could, I tried to minimize seeing the cast in photos…but there were some times when it wasn’t possible.
The tent had uplighting with some reddish-pink gels placed in the room, giving a warm, fall glow as seen in some of the photos below.
I loved that during the evening, their fellow firefighters got up and presented Kristy and Steve with a very special gift shown below.
Congratulations you two!
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Location: Appleford Estate, Villanova, PA
Ceremony Musicians: Rittenhouse String Quartet, Philadelphia, PA
Caterer: Sage Catering, Berwyn, PA
Entertainment: No Macarena, Philadelphia, PA
Florist: Fleur de Lis, Haddonfield, NJ
Flowers used: calla lilies, fiddlehead fern, orchids, mums
Colors: chocolate, red, orange, yellow
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