Each summer, the American Cancer society helps organize a camp for kids who are have or have had cancer of some sort. This is a week during the summer where they can get away from everything and make new friends with other kids who are going through the same thing. Flashes of Hope also comes each year to photograph portraits of them during their camp experience.
I am so thankful that I can continue to shoot for Flashes of Hope and give them something to remember their time at camp.
I have been doing a lot more actor headshots recently and I am loving them!! Sarah came to the studio on Tuesday for her session!
We had so much fun! Here are just a few.
Saturday was another scorcher, but beautiful! My friend Krisha came to shoot Lauren and Brian’s wedding with me. We met all the girls at Lauren’s parents house while they got hair and makeup done. Then they jumped on the trolly to race to the church. After a sweet ceremony by Lauren’s childhood neighbor, I took the Trolly with the whole wedding party to capture the fun and shoot their not so formals. Once we finished, we all met back at The Hamilton Club in Lancaster where Jonnaysa and Diana from Planned Perfection were waiting for us. Everything went absolutely amazing! The food was the best I have ever had! After dinner, I snuck Lauren and Brian downstairs to the bowling alley for some quiet time and few shots! While were were down there, we could hear everyone dancing. Chris Garrett of Mixed up Productions DJ kept everyone on the dance floor all night! Lauren, I hope you actually made it out to dance at least once! Enjoy your honeymoon!
Reception and Cake Hamilton Club
Flowers All Things Beautiful
Coordination Planned Perfection
Kirstin and Liam were just so cute! They giggled all the time and said ” We’ll do whatever you want us to!” This was perfect!
We met at Meadow View Plantation in Mount Joy for their engagement session where they are actually having their reception. The sun was in that sweet place mid way through the session so we used it as much as possible.
I can’t wait for their wedding here next year!
Whew! It has been a while in between weddings with vacation, California and the open house…. We are now back in action!
Saturday, I was able to shoot Kelly and Tony’s wedding with my friend Nicole . They were married at the Mechanicsburg Brethren in Christ Church. Nicole and I got there before anyone else to get settled and shoot all the details. Kelly arrived alone in her limo and as soon as she started down the sidewalk, I turned to Nicole and said ” She looks like Katerine Heigl!” Kelly doesn’t get that everyone says that, but all day, she looked more and more like her! She was so stunning in her gown!
After the ceremony, we took the wedding party out in the shade of the willow trees where I was knee deep in brush and the guys kept teasing that there was some sort of creature ready to get me! I swear this was the hottest day of the summer so far. Kelly and Tony beared the heat and went on a mini hike with us to the upper outdoor chapel for a bit of alone time. Once we were soaked with sweat, we headed to the reception at the New Cumberland Holiday Inn so they could cool off before everything started. It was a beautiful day!! Tony wanted to surprise Kelly with their honeymoon trip, but someone let it slip… so, have fun in St. Lucia!
Cake Pennsylvania Bakery
DJ Amajk DJ
Last night, I had the opportunity to photograph Jenna for her acting headshots. We have been doing more of these lately and I love them! It is wonderful when a person’s true personality can come through and I can capture it. Jenna is a natural born smiler. It is so hard for her to not have a smile on her face all the time. I did have her be serious a few times and she was still stunning!
I couldn’t help but post these tonight! I love getting the email from Tera to let me know it is time for Emma’s photos. Last year I pretty much documented her first year and then did her one year session on the beach. We were off on vacations this year by a week, so the beach was a no go. Instead, I met everyone at Emma’s Pop Pops house. The light was absolutely gorgeous inside! Then we ventured into the the blazing sticky heat of the back yard. Emma walked around picking tomatoes and flowers and then spotted a butterfly. She was so stinkin’ cute when she blew kisses at it! Then out came the bubble machine… I wish you could have heard her squeal when she came running over to pop the bubbles! She was pretty much done after that. The heat had gotten to us all. So, here is Miss Emma at Two!
I’ve know Kat since she was 5. It has been a long time since I saw her last and I couldn’t believe that she was going to be senior already. Kat has turned out to be an absolutely gorgeous girl!
Her Mom called me a few months ago to schedule her senior session and the day finally came. The rain didn’t stop us from shooting either! We ran around outside the studio for a while and then headed up to the train station. (My favorite place until they renovate!) We had so much fun and Kat really knows how to work the camera even though she hates her photo taken!
Ok, here they are! 2 weekends ago, I flew to LA to second shoot with my friend Chelsea again. This seems like a once a year thing for me now. One of these days, it will actually work out that she can fly here and shoot with me. Believe me we have tried! I don’t mind going out there though. The venues are always so incredible and nothing like we have here in Pa.
Kaoru and Patrick were married in Palos Verdes at the La Venta Inn. What an amazing day! They were so cute and we laughed with them all night!
You can read more about Kaoru and Patricks wedding on Chelsea’s blog
After our beach vacation, I flew to California to second shoot with my friend Chelsea. (Those pics will follow later)
I stayed an extra day to relax and see some places I have never been before. Chelsea’s favorite thing to do is go wine tasting, so we traveled to Los Olivios and stopped at a few wineries. The drive up was so beautiful as well as all the vineyards. We also realized we were very close to Neverland so we had to stop! Most of my other pics are on my phone, so maybe I will post those later! Enjoy!Vista Point
I am not a big wine drinker and Chelsea gave me a quick lesson in wine tasting. Still, they all smelled like sour grapes and some needed extra time to breathe. It was fun though, especially after the 3rd stop!
I didn’t get anything from swirling the wine around, but Chelsea insisted it help distinguish the aromas…. by this time, they all smelled the same.
We plugged in the address of Neverland in the GPS and when it said “now arriving” all we saw was yellow tape.
It was a very somber place. Some of the memorials were actually quite creepy.
Yes, we are cheesing out in front of the gates. Not a very happy place now, but it is a natural reaction to smile. RIP MJ!