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Apr 19
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Armstrong Farms Winter Wedding | Kimberly + Jonathan

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Armstrong Farms is one of my favorite rustic wedding venues!  I met Kimberly and Jonathan at Armstrong Farms’ bridal open house last fall and we hit it off right away!  This amazing couple was planning a wedding for March at Fieldstone barn and we had no idea if it was going to be spring with lots of flowers in bloom or a blizzard!  Weather in Pennsylvania can be unpredictable, but these two knew the only thing that was important was that all of their family and friends were together.  The morning of the wedding came, and it was forty degrees with strong wind gusts.  The girls all got ready at the farmhouse right on the property at Armstrong Farms, and the guys got ready at the Drake house. Kimberly’s dress was custom designed just for her with illusion mesh sleeves and lace applique. She carried a brooch bouquet down the…

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Apr 13
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Adventure Sessions – for people who love the outdoors

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Let’s talk adventure sessions!  Have you scrolled through Pinterest and looked at countless wedding photos and portrait sessions and just felt like none of them really felt like YOU?  Let’s talk about you – (or maybe me?) – you hate high heels, you don’t own a single fancy dress that makes you feel great about yourself, you don’t care what the kardashians are up to, and your perfect night “out” is a glass of wine on the back porch.  If you’d rather spend your weekend by a campfire or taking a hike with your dog instead of shopping in the big city – you are in the right place. I’ve got just the experience for you! What makes adventure sessions special and how is it different from a regular photo session? An adventure session is unique because it’s not just about photos, but about getting outside your comfort zone (or…

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Feb 06
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Winter Engagement Snowball fight – Emily & Jason

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  Winter engagement sessions are my favorite!  Emily and I rode the school bus together in high school and seemed to get scheduled into the same gym class year after year.  I love her dry sense of humor.  We share a joy for sarcasm, laughing, and floor hockey.  When I got to meet her fiance, Jason, I was thrilled that he also laughs easily and has a smile that lights up a room.  They are a seriously fun couple to be around – and then I met Max, their rescue corgi.  As if they could be any more fun?  Max has enough personality for a photo shoot of his very own.  When Emily said they wanted to do winter photos at her family’s property, I knew it was going to be a blast!  We bundled up spur of the moment style on a VERY cold january afternoon and took advantage…

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Jun 07
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Surprise proposal revealed!

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This story starts with a ring under the Christmas tree in station square on New Years Eve 2015.  Megan had been working as a wedding coordinator for Lingrow Farm, that’s how she and I met, but she met Johnny in Station Square years before that.  They were both attending St. Vincent University and working for the Event and Conference Services Department.  If I remember the story right, Megan was driving the shuttle and saw Johnny waiting to be picked up on the curb.  It wasn’t long before they were back at Station Square on their first date, and three years later I got an email from Johnny that he had a plan.  These two St. Vincent alumni were getting married, Megan just didn’t know it yet.  Johnny explained that he would be home from DC for New Years and was going to take Megan out to dinner in Station Square…

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Mar 24
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Pittsburgh Winter Engagement Session | Megan & John

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We waited three months for snow this winter to shoot  Megan and John’s pittsburgh winter engagement session.  It was the fourth and final installment of their four season engagement series that began last spring in Washington DC at the Cherry Blossom Festival.  After rescheduling many times, either because there was no snow, or because the windchill was below zero, we decided to take the last week of winter and make it work!  Our plan was to revisit the site where Johnny proposed in front of the Hard Rock Cafe Christmas tree in Station Square.  Since the trees were already down, we explored the nearby Smithfield Street bridge.  I loved the way Megan’s red peacoat looked with the blue bridge supports!  Don’t let their comfortable smiles fool you, it was FREEZING!   Just when we thought we were going to succumb to hypothermia, we discovered a campfire burning outside of Bar…

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Feb 20
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Pittsburgh winter wedding | Courtney + Matt

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I’m going to warn you right at the beginning of this post, I am sharing a TON of photos from Courtney and Matt’s Pittsburgh winter wedding ! Though Mother Nature didn’t give us any snow, she did bless us with a beautiful 50 degree day at the end of January!  It was a real treat to have sunshine, clear roads, and blue skies over the city! The day started off with a brunch at Courtney’s parents’ house for the girls while everyone got their hair and make up done.     Courtney’s mom and her sister, Lindsey, helped her into her dress. The photos during this ‘getting ready’ portion of every wedding day are always some of my favorite. We always make time for a few family portraits before the excitement of the day takes over.     The ceremony was held at Calvary United Methodist Church on Pittsburgh’s north…

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Jan 04
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Bruckner Family | winter family photos

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I first met Amy and Ryan three years ago.  They were newly engaged and planning their wedding for early spring 2013.  Ryan had just pulled off an amazing proposal by carving out “Will you marry me?” onto a rock on the banks of the Youghiogheny River, and then taking Amy on a fall hike to the rock and surprising her by dropping to one knee with a diamond ring.  She said yes and a few months later Ashley hung on to the back of my pants as I dangled out over the frozen river shooting their engagement photos at Ohiopyle.  We all nearly got hypothermia but it was worth it!  They were married that April before the leaves popped and now three years later I had the privilege to meet up with them again just in time for their first baby’s first birthday.  Since December was so mild this year,…

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