Kristen & Matt | Harrisburg, PA Wedding Photographer
We ventured up once again to beautiful central Pennsylvania for the wedding of Kristen & Matt. These two were such joys to work with! They were up for anything and left us so much time for photos. Love that!!
Due to a small logistics glitch, the bride, groom and bridal party all had to get ready in the same room! Good thing for portable dividers. Kristen’s dad got there early and enjoyed a quiet moment getting ready before the the entire bridal party showed up.
Ben tells me that when a guy is putting on his shoes, he has the most time to think about the day ahead – its the one part of getting ready that all guys know how to do already (hey how many guys put on tuxes each day!), the mind goes on autopilot and gives them a chance to think. I can only imagine that Matt is thinking about Kristen and the big moments that are about to happen that day.
Julia and her grandpa. Kristen and Matt got married at the Zembo Shrine. What a gorgeous location! Plus the weather was just perfect. It was hot and humid all day until the minute we arrived at the reception and then downpour! At that point though who cares!
Work it ladies!
Married. We love the moments in the ceremony when serious and composed gives way to the real emotions underneath. One of my favorite moments of the day is when the couple is introduced as Mr. & Mrs.
Sam’s favorite!
My view on the left. Ben’s on the right.
Ben was moving around the dance floor and came out from behind one of the support columns only to find Matt serenading Kristen as they danced – love it 
Julia, the flower girl, was such a trooper all day. She played with this magna doodle the entire ceremony and then carried it around most of the night. Though, as you can see, she did have some moments but all was right in the world a few minutes later when the DJ played her favorite Taylor Swift song.
The carved monogram on the right was their cake topper!
Ben’s favorite! Gives us chills every time we look at it. If there was a picture that captured absolute bliss, this is it. Such a perfect moment. This is why we love what we do. To get to capture these moments so they can be remembered forever.
Congratulations Kristen & Matt!!
Kristen & Matt – Sneak Peek
We have a handful of blog posts coming up for a bunch of weddings and sessions we have done recently but we are still working on getting everything together for them. So instead a sneak peek of one of those upcoming posts.
Kristen & Matt – Married
Ann & Stephen | Blacksburg, VA Engagement Photographer
Meet Ann & Stephen. We met them at VT’s campus for their engagement session. We worked our way from the War Memorial Pylons to the Duck Pond and sought out every great spot that Tech has to offer. Their wedding is only a few short weeks away so you will be seeing a lot more of them!
Usually it takes couples a good half hour to warm up in front of the camera and get comfortable but these two worked it out immediately! Kissing and snuggling just comes natural to them.
Ann – you’re beautiful!!!
Sitting at their favorite bench on the drillfield. We love that they allowed us to incorporate some of their favorite spots in their photos. We think it helps make the photo have that much more meaning to them.
Hokie Stone + viney goodness + two people in love = YAY!
Pssst…..this is actually the window of the bathroom at the Duckpond!
There is something about the photo on the left that I love! We try not to overprocess and overeffect our images but sometimes a photo just calls for something more.
Shannon & Wes | Blacksburg, VA Wedding Photographer
Just looking around at the wedding guests you can tell how Shannon & Wes have touched each life. Guests came from all over including all the way from Germany. Photos of the family filled the hallway of the reception and scrapbooks of Shannon & Wes’ travels were laid out for all to look at. The scrapbooks told the stories of their years together – lots of cruises with adventures such as scuba diving and snorkeling. These two met swing dancing so it is no surprise that their travels would be as unique and special as how they met. Even their honeymoon has them traveling to Costa Rica for some sightseeing and R&R. Each detail of their wedding was planned to make their wedding stand apart from others. Instead of the traditional clicking of the glasses and the bride & groom kiss, they set up instruction cards at each table advising their guests that if they want the bride & groom to kiss the entire table would have to stand up and sing a song with the word love in it. There was a lot of talent in that room!
Notice Wes’s cuff links? They are the Guinness Bird.
A little airplane bottle to calm the nerves? The men had a bunch of little bottles in the room while they were getting ready. Not sure how many were leftover when they left for the church. 
The flowers were from Best Wishes in Blacksburg. They did an amazing job, as always, and they smelled so good!! I was holding Shannon’s bouquet for her at one point and almost didn’t give it back because it smelled so good.
The flower girls are Shannon’s 8 year old twin cousins and were so excited to be in their first wedding. Charlotte, on the left, was asked to hold Shannon’s bouquet and this was her reaction. I don’t blame her – see my comment from above!
Natasha was a mini photographer and made a great assistant for the day. Here she is taking a photo of me taking a photo of her. I was a bit jealous of her orange camera!
Their ceremony was held at St. Mary’s Catholic Church. It was just built last year and is such a beautiful location. After the ceremony we headed over to The Inn at Virginia Tech for their reception and some fun photos! Gotta love all the Hokie stone.
We posted another version of this photo over on Facebook. We couldn’t decide which one we liked best, so you can hop on over to our fan page and judge for yourself.
We love people in love!!!
Both Dad’s gave such fantastic toasts. Shannon’s dad is on the left. I think he had 4 pages worth of notes but it was sweet, funny and touching all at the same time. I am such a sap at weddings. Thank goodness there is a camera in front of my face because I definitely teared up a couple of times during the night. Wes’ dad enjoyed some laughs at Wes’ expense – the look on both of their faces is priceless!
Shannon & Wes tore up the floor most of the night along with many of the guests. I think the kids take the cake for most time spent on the dance floor, though. They barely left the floor the entire time. They even requested some of their favorite songs to be played including the Macarena.
LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOVE this ring shot. They had a candy bar set up for their guest with bags for everyone to take with them. It was such a huge hit that when the DJ was announcing the happy couple he couldn’t get people to leave the table and sit down. I did manage to work my way through the crowd to get this shot though. And, no worries, I only put the rings on wrapped candy.
Ben & I had such a blast with Shannon & Wes & their family. They were such a fun bunch and made us feel like part of the crowd. They love to joke and have fun as you can see through the photos. Thanks so much for allowing us to be a part of your day!