Alyson + Shane had a wonderfully intimate ceremony at the Joseph Ambler Inn this summer.  You may remember them from their Italian Market e session.  Much like myself and Zach, these two have been together for forever!  Though it seems like they can't remember what life was like before they met, there was absolutely no shortage of love and emotion.  Shane teared up a bit during the ceremony and Alyson made it all the way till the best man speech before cracking a tear, but it was definitely there!  It was a beautiful day with some beautiful images!

             

When not shooting a wedding of my own, I've been quite busy second shooting this season with some fellow friends and colleagues.  I've been able to tag along on a bunch of Ryan Estes's weddings this summer and we have a few more this fall I'll be working on for him.  Here are a few of my favorites from Jennifer and Ryan's wedding!  They actually had a Mister Softee ice cream truck come out for all their guests! 

A good friend of mine sent me the link for Color Suckr last week and I've been having a ball testing it out!  All you have to do is link the url of an image you'd like to pull a color scheme out of and it automatically pulls the most common colors out of it!  It also gives you all the info needed on the colors to pull them up in programs such as Photoshop.  You can also drag around the colors on the page to move and compare.  Besides this being a great tool for decorating your home, it could be very useful in coming up with your wedding palette.  Maybe pull some colors from one of your favorite images or paintings.  Here are a few of my favorite prints that I tried it out on...

A print by JMW Turner
a print by Vincent Van Gogh

So, I'm finally starting to blog some weddings from this season.  This whole summer has seemed to revolve around portraits on the blog!  Amy and Josh were married at the spectacular Masonic Temple in Philadelphia.  I think this place is one of Philly's best kept secrets for both weddings and architecture!  The place was amazing.  The ceremony was followed by a ridiculously fun reception at The Loews Hotel right around the corner in downtown Philadelphia.  Amy and Josh just ooze cool, I just love 'em!  Not to mention they have fabulous taste in music!  Here are some of my favs from the day...

I've been busy, busy, busy the last month or so.  Getting around to blogging more images I've been busy making with portraits and weddings.  Lots more stuff to come in the coming weeks.  First up, a tiny teaser from Amy and Josh's wedding at the Loews Hotel in Philadelphia.  Can't wait to share some more details and images from this wonderful day!

I had the pleasure of attending a networking event a few weeks back at a brand spankin' new venue in Philadelphia - The Chestnut Club at Arcadia Theatre.  This venue is perfect for couples looking for a hip place for a cocktail reception or small seated reception in downtown Philadelphia. 

A little about the history, from the website "The Arcadia Theatre opened April 24, 1915 as a first run movie theatre with the movie "The High Road" and prices of 15c for matinee and 25c for evening shows." 

"Today you will find the upper portion of the former auditorium, now a second floor, still retains the ornate decor including the upper portion of the proscenium arch and a ceiling dome."

Check out their website and their blog to see some images and view more information.  I can't wait to shoot a wedding there!