James & Uchechi Wedding | Getting Ready

I was so happy to reconnect with yet another high school classmate by the name of Uchechi earlier this year. She is an energetic fashionista who found her true love one evening at the Trenton Marriott at Lafayette Yard. Uchechi and her husband James fell in love and hit the ground running by realizing that they are not only meant to be partners in life but also in business and Event Radiance was born. These two are such an inspiration to others as they show love to each other and to their community by hosting monthly networking events together.

Fast forward to probably their biggest event to date....their wedding day! It was a wonderful September day fit for a King and Queen and of course that means they could only be married at a castle. Fonthill Castle was the perfect location for this most beautiful wedding day. Here is just a portion of the day as they prepared to start their future together.





Once again, I had my main man, Jesse Chiang, on deck to assist me with shooting for the day and he got these shots of the guys getting ready.











This is so cute, the Bride wanted to make sure that her girls got her in her dress nice and tight. Can't you see the determination in her face?

Good work girls!




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Jared & Farrah Wedding | Preview

Well, I never get tired of saying this and I'm grateful that I can always say this...I LOVE MY CLIENTS!!! Jared and Farrah are just the greatest two people that could have ever decided to become one. I actually went to high school with Farrah and we reconnected on Facebook earlier this year and I'm so glad we did because it resulted in me sharing one of the most important days of her life.

It's been 12 years (OMG), since high school and so it was good to see her again and when I met her now husband, the one and only Jared, I just knew that I was going to have a blast at their wedding. After seeing them two together and getting to know them as a couple a little better I felt like I had been there from the beginning. It's always a dream to feel such an embrace from a couple like I did whenever I talked with Jared and Farrah. They are so sweet to each other and even though Jared almost fainted when he popped the question, he couldn't have made a better decision for his life then to marry his best friend. I could go on and on about these two, but for now I will just show you a few of my favorite images from the first part of their day.

Farrah made sure that her house was ready for the big day as well. There were so many great Fall decorations, everything was just so pretty.

You'll see more from this Bridesmaid, she was quite hilarious. All the girls were.

This is Muffin. I've always been a little scared of cats because I feel like they are one second away from scratching my eyes out but Muffin calmed my fears, she was very sweet. And she happened to be everywhere I was in the house so I guess she was my bodyguard for the day. :-)

Here's a bonus one from our portrait session.

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Guess who's next to get married?

Well the answer is ME!!!

This isn't new news but it's not that old either...lol. I'm so excited that God has sent me my one true love and he has asked me to be his wife for life! It's always been an amazing experience to photograph couples during one of the most important days of their lives but I now have a brand new appreciation for love and for the wedding planning process. I can totally relate to my Bride's now on a different level and I'm having so much fun swapping stories with the Brides that I've worked with during my planning process. So the countdown is on and I will be a Bride myself in 2011 and I plan to do what I always tell my Brides to do...enjoy every single moment!

And for all those who want to know who's going to be my photographer...well, I'm currently working on a special harness that will allow me to be a Bride and the photographer. :-) Stay tuned...

Andrew & Lorna | Engagement Shoot

So look who's back to blogging. I have made a promise to God to stay up on my blogging and I dare not go back on that promise so here we go!!!

Recently, I met up with Andrew and Lorna for their engagement shoot. These two are from South Jersey and are currently planning their summer wedding for 2011. They are such a cute couple and everything is just so peaceful when they are around. I know we're going to get along great! They picked a gorgeous Fall day to spend outside and I found myself gaining a new appreciation for all the beauty that the Fall season has to offer. (despite the stink bugs that were falling from the sky)

Andrew and Lorna were a little nervous but it didn't take long for them to show the camera how into each other they were, they had a lot of great laughs and were so much fun to shoot! Here are some of my favorite photos from our session:









Can't wait for the wedding, I know it's going to be AMAZING!