Felicia and Weston - Engaged Cape May, NJ

When Felicia had contacted me about her engagement session she mentioned that she would love to do some photos during sunset at Sunset Beach in Cape May. I have been to Cape May a handful of times and knew it couldn't be too far from the area I was familiar with, but I had never been to Sunset beach. So, we planned to start out on the little Cape May boardwalk, and then head down to Sunset beach when the sun went down. We had a great time at the boardwalk area, and found a bunch of little places to shoot before taking a walk on the beach. Since sunset was at 8:24, we headed to Sunset beach at 8pm. Well, the ride to this beach was on a single lane road with plenty of traffic. When we arrived at the beach, there was no where to park because they have a nightly ceremony to watch the sunset and the National Anthem is played along with bagpipes. We didn't really get a chance to enjoy the ceremony because Felicia and I jumped out of the cars and looked for a spot on the pebble beach while Austin and Weston literally ran after parking the cars to make it back before the sun had completely set. I have to say, that despite the shuffle, it was totally worth it. The sunset pics are some of my favorites, and I'm so glad they picked that spot. I can't wait for their wedding this October.









We had some fun with a photobooth on the Cape May boardwalk



















I've been told that people enjoy seeing some of the behind the scenes shots, so here is one that Austin shot of me while I was getting some close ups



And here is the shot I got:

Rebecca and Justin- Married Aulettos Deptford, NJ

Last Saturday Austin and I spent the day with our awesome bride and groom Rebecca and Justin. We started the day and D'Nicole Salon and Spa in Sewell, NJ where the entire bridal party was getting pampered for the day. The ceremony was held at the Sicklerville United Methodist church. After the ceremony, we went over to Aulettos in Deptford to get the party started. It was a shame that it was a rainy day, because Aulettos has a beautiful outside area for photos, but we still made the best of it and got some outside under the protection of an overhang.

Rebecca looked gorgeous, and the look on Justin's face as she came down the aisle brought tears to my own eyes. It was a beautiful day.








































So, I have a few photos here with some stories. This first photo was mentioned about a week before the wedding that Becky and Justin wanted to do a group photo of their friends that were attending the wedding that they met at Delanco Christian Camp. When I asked how many people were in this shot they simply said "a lot"... Well, they weren't kidding!



So, this next little series is my bust a move series from our groom. In the time that we spent with Rebecca and Justin before the wedding they were great to work with, always friendly, and I would even go ahead to describe Justin as a little shy or quiet. Well, let me tell you that my impression of Justin being shy or quiet was completely put away as soon as the dance floor opened up. Justin was out there all night. I love seeing the bride and groom have a great time at their wedding and this crowd keep the dancefloor busy all night. So, Justin this is my little series dedicated to some of your best dance moves.

Sneak Peek- Karen and John's 4th of July Wedding

Dana and Dave- Married Bellmawr, NJ

Last year I was at the Lady Gaga concert with my sister when I saw some friends that I grew up with. They mentioned that our friend Dana was getting married and that I should shoot the wedding. Needless to say, the next day there was an e-mail from Dana in my inbox about shooting her wedding the following June. This wedding was extra special to me because I have known Dana since the first grade. Growing up Dana and I went to school, cheerleading, and OM together. Now 20 years later, I was there to capture the 2nd most important day of Dana's life. It was pointed out to us that this was the 2nd most important day in Dana and Dave's life by Dave's father during his toast. The number 1 most important day in Dana and Dave's life was 22 months ago when they welcomed baby Hannah into the world. Last weekend their daughter made the cutest and most well behaved little flower girl I have ever seen. I am beyond happy for my longtime friend to have found love and happiness in Dave and beautiful little Hannah.















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Tara and Steve- Engaged Philadelphia, PA

Nothing like heading over to Philly for an Engagement shoot, because you never know what you are going to get! We started off at Love Park with Tara and Steve and got some time with the Love sign in between the many tourists. After some time in Center City, we headed over to Fairmont Park/Waterworks for some more relaxed shots. Tara and Steve were such good sports about my silly ideas. When the water-ice truck came singing by I looked at them and said "Do you guys like waterice?...", but I am glad that I did because it made for some really cute shots. We really had a good time with these two.

I first need to show you one of the funny things that happened during this shoot. We were getting set up to get a shot on Broad Street in front of city hall, when we got this shot:



And here is the shot that we were actually trying to get:









We made friends with another local couple:





Here is a little behind the scenes of me shooting these two and the result