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Waterworks Wedding Photographer: Lauren & Joe

Lauren & Joe's wedding was a perfect way to end my year of 2012 weddings. I love having a few winter weddings, they always end up being some of my favorite:) You can't beat the decor, coupled with Christmas decorations - my favorite! Lauren & Joe are such an amazing couple. I've loved getting to know them over the past few months, it's always great walking into a wedding feeling like you're already friends with the bride & groom:) It was such a relaxed day too - Lauren and Joe were super laid back, and everything went off without a hitch - something that rarely happens on wedding days! Since Joe is really into photography, we had TONS of time for photos too.....we were able to hit multiple locations, AND stop for a drink along the way. Pretty perfect wedding day if you ask me:)

Lauren & Joe held their wedding at the Waterworks in Greensburg, PA. It's a new venue, and it's absolutely gorgeous inside. Here are some of my favorites from their wedding, and you can check out more photos from their wedding in the SLIDESHOW!

 

I LOVED the invitations:

 

Gorgeous bride:)

 

I loved all the furs the girls wore - Joe's mom MADE them all! I was so impressed:)

 

This church was gorgeous - plus it was decorated for Christmas, added bonus!

 

Thank you Jay, for this sneaky shot:)

This tree lined drive was gorgeous - and there was a perfect coating of snow on the ground:)

Gosh I love these two:)

I loved this little spot I found. It always pays to look around in unexpected places - this was the back corner of a parking lot:)

One of my favorites! This is how I remember them on their wedding day - smiling and laughing the whole day:)

We managed to get access into the Greensburg courthouse for photos. We had no idea what it looked like on the inside, so you can't even imagine how excited we were when we walked, and looked up to see THIS:

Who knew something this awesome was in Greensburg?! Another fun view:

I adored their "12 days of Christmas" table theme. And that cake?? I've never seen one like it! Love:)

I wish every wedding had Christmas lights in the background:)

And a sparkler exit was the perfect way to end the night:)

Lauren & Joe, thank you SO much for inviting Jay and I to be a part of your wedding! We had so much fun with you guys, you're the best! Lets plan another Hoboken/Philly trip soon, k? Have an amazing time on your honeymoon!

Don't forget to check out their SLIDESHOW for even more photos from their day!

Josh Taylor - December 28, 2012 - 10:41 am

Awesome pics!! They all turned out amazing!!

Jon Smolenski - December 28, 2012 - 10:08 am

Pictures really turned out great…but where are the pictures of the bridal party?!?!?!?! Hahahahahahaha just kidding!

December Self Portrait: Steeler Nation

It's something I don't think I've ever admitted on my blog, but here it is - I'm a Steelers fan. It's something I tend to keep to myself living in Philly, but it's true. I started watching the Steelers in college since all of my friends were fans. Fast forward a few years, and I ended up marrying a guy from Pittsburgh, so he's obviously a die hard fan too. My brother and sister-in-law got us tickets to a Steelers game for Christmas (AWESOME present!), so we were pumped to go to the game last weekend. It's only the 2nd time we've ever been to a Steelers game, so we had a blast. December 23rd in Pittsburgh has the potential to go VERY awry weather-wise. But we lucked out with a sunny day in the 30's - which is all you can ask for in Pittsburgh in December:)

I had Jay snag this iPhone photo of me at the top of the stadium, with the Pittsburgh skyline in the background - such a fun day:)

I can't believe this is already my last self portrait of 2012. This year flew right on by, I'll have to post my annual self portrait recap early in the new year:)

Jess - January 17, 2013 - 12:07 pm

Love this pic! Cool view :)

Gail - December 27, 2012 - 10:15 pm

You’re cute :)

Waterworks Wedding Photographer: Mariana & Derek

I absolutely adore small and intimate weddings. I've been excited to document Mariana & Derek's wedding at Water Works ever since I met them last January - we shot their engagement session on Penn's campus, where they met a few years back. We decided the theme of them being photographed by me is COLD. It was freezing for their engagement session, and pretty cold last week for their wedding - but they were total troopers, and we got some amazing images despite the wind and cold:) It's not hard to make these two look good - they're so in love, and you can tell from just spending 5 minutes with them. That, my friends, makes my job easy:) Here are some of my favorites!

Since they're holding a large wedding in Brazil (where Mariana is from) next year, Derek's job was to plan this entire wedding, even down to picking the flowers. I was impressed:)

 

I just adore these two:)

 

It might have been windy and cold, but at least we had sun!

 

So cute!

 

I love the dress Mariana wore - so classic and beautiful:)

 

See what I mean? They make my job easy - I wasn't directing them at all, this is just how the interact:)

 

One of my favorites!

 

There were 18 guests (including me!), I loved the table set up for our lunch:

 

Their vows were the sweetest:

 

Married!

 

Loved this simple cake they had. And those wrapped desserts behind the cake? They were made by Mariana's mom, and they were DELICIOUS. They were traditional Brazilian wedding favors.

Mariana & Derek, thank you so much for asking me to document your wedding! I was so thrilled to be a part of it, you guys totally made me feel like family for the day. I've never felt so welcomed by families before! Congratulations:)

 

rosanadutra - January 20, 2013 - 7:48 pm

Mari adorei as fotos ficaram lindas, buquĂȘ maravilhoso, voces arrazaram, estou com saudades das suas criancices nas aulas,bjos.felicidades mil.

Allison - December 28, 2012 - 9:15 pm

Fabulous work, Tina! I watched the slideshow and I especially love the one of the bride and her dad hugging in the aisle, the one of the couple walking in front of that tunnel, and the b&w one of their first dance! Awesome work! :)

Jacinthe - December 26, 2012 - 3:26 pm

Love love love this wedding! Gorgeous images, and you captured the feel of the day so very well! Congratulations for an amazing job! And congratulations to Derek and Mariana!

Mariana - December 26, 2012 - 3:17 pm

Tina, the photos are fantastic!!! I love them!!! Thank you so much!!!

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