[teaser] Julia's smokin boudoir session

This is Julia and, yes, she’s taken.

We shot some hot boudoir pics this weekend and I can’t wait to show you more. But you’re just gonna have to wait!

Bridal Show at the Racquet Club of Philadelphia today!

Getting hitched? Still need a photographer? Or florist or baker or DJ or invitations or venue or…?

Come out to the Racquet Club of Philadelphia bridal show today. This event is from noon to 4pm and I’ll be there with my big green “living room” booth to answer questions about wedding packages, albums, prints, coverage, proofbooks, and anything your little heart desires.

Here are the specifics:
What: The Ultimate Center City Bridal Showcase
Where: Racquet Club of Philadelphia 215 South 16th Street, Philadelphia, PA
When: Today, February 27th from noon to 4pm
Why: because you still have a lot to check off of that wedding list of yours
Who: You + Me

Check out this post I wrote for some tips about coming out to these shows.

See you there!

Haesook + Wayne: Engagement Session at Longwood Gardens

It’s fun when couples tell me that they’re not really big on PDA; I like a challenge. Haesook and Wayne were one such couple though you’d never believe it by looking at their pictures. They met at Penn through church, were friends for a few years, and then slowly turned that friendship into a romance.

She actually didn’t believe him on the night that he proposed. He picked her up from the airport after visiting family in Korea. He had candles everywhere, pictures of the two of them, he sang to her, and then got down on one knee. Still in a state of jetlag, she thought it was all in fun! Not so.

They’ll be getting married next month with a wedding in North Wales. For right now, check out their fantastic wintery engagement session we had over at Longwood Gardens in Kennett Square. We showed up during the orchid extravaganza and wandered through the glorious displays.




I love that these photographs show just how into each other they are.





We braved the cold for some really fantastic shots around the snow covered grounds. Most people were in the greenhouses so we practically had the place to ourselves. It was serene and so beautiful.


And seriously, could they be any more adorable?




Haesook and Wayne informed me of the wonders of Korean dramas and we came up with some absurd plotlines of our own. It was a great afternoon with cuddling, laughing, and some beautiful winter light. I can’t wait for the wedding next month! Thanks again, you two!

Love me and the world is mine.
~David Reed

[Uptown Magazine] features Stacy + Mike

Last month, Uptown Magazine came out with a special ‘Weddings and Travel’ issue and featured couples from all over the country. It’s out on newsstands now but it’s already sold out at a number of stores. (I went to three and eventually called them up to order a copy for myself!)

Stacy and Mike, my stunning couple from last year were one of the lucky few to be featured within. You might remember them as the couple who got married at Philadelphia's Stotesbury Mansion – she changed into electric blue ballet shoes at the end of the night. All smiles. They were awesome.




Congrats, Stacy and Mike, so psyched to see you on the pages!

[teaser] Signe + Trevor Steampunk After-Session

I was beating myself up over which picture to choose as the teaser from Signe + Trevor’s awesome steampunk session this weekend. There are sooo many good ones. I can’t wait to show you more. For now you’ll have to make do with this morsel…

[teaser] Collette + Chris engagement session around the Philadelphia Art Museum

And engagement session #2 of the weekend! This time it was Collette and Chris gallivanting around Philly’s Art Museum and Boathouse Row for some photographs of this super adorable couple. Yes, they are this cuddly. More soon.

[teaser] Haesook + Wayne engagement session at Longwood Gardens

I had a fantastic e-session with Haesook and Wayne this past weekend at Longwood Gardens in Kennett Square. It was chilly but the colors were beautiful and the lighting was perfect for photography. There will be more soon.

Happy Valentine's Day!

Happy Valentine’s Day! One lucky couple’s day just got a whole lot more awesome.

The LDP Best of 2010 contest has come to a close and what a crazy, incredible race it was! There were 36 pictures and 1352 votes from 19 countries. The winning couple receives a 20x30” art gallery canvas print (a $569 value).

It was a tight race up until the very end. Without further ado, congratulations Sara and Rob who came up from behind to win it with 451 votes with this picture!

Love looks not with the eyes, but with the mind,
And therefore is winged Cupid painted blind.
~William Shakespeare, Mid-Summer Night's Dream

Trish + Tom: New Year's Eve Wedding at the Radisson Plaza Warwick Hotel

If you are going to have a New Year’s Eve wedding, you have to rock it. You can’t go half way. Guests come to celebrate and party. Trish and Tom had a New Year’s Eve wedding and there was no doubt about it – it rocked! And I have the photographs to prove it. (If you remember, this was the adorable couple who had an equally adorable engagement session with their dog, Seydou, around the Art Museum last year.)

The entire event took place at the lovely Radisson Plaza Warwick Hotel in Philadelphia.

Trish wore a classic strapless number with tiny buttons running down the back and a single white orchid in her curly hair. She looked incredible.





She and Tom shared a first look at the spiral staircase by the lobby. I love that the place was decked out in holiday poinsettias.


The guys took some pictures out by Rittenhouse Square but we stayed in to make use of the lobby there. The girls wore black cocktail length dresses and carried white and pale pink bouquets from Leigh Florist. The colors and evening lights were so classy.


I was able to grab Trish and Tom away for a few minutes for pictures alone before the ceremony began. The windows in the ballroom were one of the main reasons Trish and Tom chose the Radisson Warwick. They make such a statement and that night they were accented with simple pillar candles.




A friend led the ceremony which involved readings, vows, rings, and having their 200 guests serve as the witnesses and sign a marriage certificate, a tradition borrowed from the Quaker religion. There was also a time when the microphone was passed around to guests who wanted to pass on some words of wisdom to the couple.







Cocktail hour gave guests the opportunity to munch on a huge sushi presentation as well as several butlered hors d’oeuvres.



The ballroom was quickly transformed for the reception. The place was lit by candles along the mantel, the Christmas tree in the corner and beautiful chandeliers overhead. I loved the simple snow white and green centerpieces of roses, tulips, and hydrangea.



Trish and Tom were announced into their first dance of “Forever” by Ben Harper.




We all got well acquainted with the two through the toasts. Trish’s brother, Chris (or Chis, as some might call him) regaled us with stories of growing up with the girls. And Frank, Tom’s best man and Tom’s brother told us all about Tom’s many, many names from The Beav to Tommy America.



I can’t deny that I have a huge soft spot for father-daughter pictures. Trish and her father took a dance lesson to perfect their moves for Frank Sinatra’s “I Get a Kick Out of You”.


And then the party began…

It can’t be easy keeping the dance floor packed with a diverse crowd from 8pm til past midnight but EBE did an incredible job!







The place was bumping and culminated with a party favors and a countdown to ring in the New Year.


Trish and Tom, congratulations! Here’s to 2011 and many, many more years of true happiness together!

So give me your forever
Please your forever
Not a day less will do
From you
~ “Forever”, Ben Harper

Venue: Radisson Plaza Warwick Hotel
Invitations: Wedding Paper Divas
Hair: The Warwick Salon
Florist: Leigh Florist
Ceremony & Cocktail Hour Music: Heart Strings
DJ: Matt Ostroff of EBE
Caterers: Radisson Plaza Warwick Hotel