[teaser] Emily + Chris' e-session

So you know I generally post teaser images that are loving and romantic and make you say, "awww…" but I just couldn't do that with Emily and Chris. Don't get me wrong, we have plenty of lovey pictures from their engagement session around the Art Museum yesterday, but this just seemed more representative of these two as a couple.

Totally goofy, totally fun, and totally in love.

More soon. I promise.

[teaser] Hsin-Ying + Mike's big day

I know it feels like I'm all tease but I promise you'll get some real meat come June. I want to give you a shot from Hsin-Ying and Mike's lovely wedding last night at the gorgeously lush Brantwyn Estate in Wilmington, Delaware. More to come soon!

[teaser] Erin + Tom's big day

I'm swamped with editing but I wanted to get out a tiny peek from Erin and Tom's lovely wedding. Here's a picture from their reception venue, the Whitemarsh Valley Country Club in Lafayette Hill.

You'll just have to wait to see more!

[teaser] Stacy + Mike's big day

I know that they are so excited to see all of their pictures from today's wedding at Stotesbury Mansion but my dear Stacy and Mike will just have to wait!

Here's but a taste!

Trish + Tom: Engagement Session around the Art Museum

Allow me to introduce Trish, Tom, and Seydou…

Trish and Tom met a couple of years ago through a mutual friend. It's a very good thing they hit it off because they began running into each other all the time.

They live right across the street from the Philadelphia Art Museum and we spent time wandering around the area close to their house and even kind of recreating the would-be proposal. They brought along their sweet-as-pie pup, Seydou (a name Tom received while he was in the Peace Corps).

We started at the azalea garden along Kelly Drive by the Art Museum for some greenery and get some shots at just the perfect time of year for those vibrant flowers.



The four of us then crossed over to photograph by the gazebos above Waterworks and behind the Art Museum. This was actually where Tom intended to propose to Trish. He had it figured out that they would take Seydou for a walk and he would drop down on one knee right there. But it was January and Trish was adamant about not dealing with the cold just to walk the pup. They braved the cold even on this day – it was windy and chilly but these two were total troopers.


Just like with Kate and Sean's e-session, this area wasn't just beautiful but meaningful. They have this beauty right outside their door. I loved that this was the place they chose for their pictures.




So we dropped off Seydou and continued our journey. We got to Bridgid's. This was the very first place Trish and Tom met and ultimately the place Tom would propose. If he couldn't get her out to the gazebo, he'd get her to Bridgid's, even though they had eaten there just a few nights prior.


This area of Philly has some great little nooks and crannies. I found this awesome brick entryway that I just had to use.


You may not feel a prison is the most romantic place but the architecture and landscaping at the Eastern State Penitentiary is fantastic. And we happened to get there around golden hour so the sun was completely on our side.




We got our way back to their place to end the session.


Trish and Tom are moving to Virginia in August for Tom to go to medical school. They're looking forward to something new and exciting but they can't help but miss this beautiful city where they found each other. I can't wait for their New Year's Eve wedding this December at Philly's Radisson Plaza Warwick Hotel. Despite the cold, I promise you they'll be there and it will be stunning.

"Life has taught us that love does not consist in gazing at each other but in looking outward together in the same direction."
~Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

May Desktop Images

May is one of my craziest months of 2010. Loaded with weddings, engagement sessions, sunshine, and hope. What better way to usher in true summer (I have no idea what happened to spring) than with dandelions? Loved by children, scorned by gardeners, this flowery weed epitomizes youthful summers spent making wishes.

Every month I feature new images for download for you to use as your desktop background. Click to download it and see it at its huge size and resolution.





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"No creature is fully itself till it is, like the dandelion, opened in the bloom of pure relationship to the sun, the entire living cosmos."
~D.H. Lawrence