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Andrea & Dave

Michelle — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 00:14:26 +0000

Andrea and Dave are AWESOME! They were married on New Year’s Eve at Mount Nittany United Methodist Church where the AWESOME Rev. Howard Woodruff officiated. Yes, AWESOME was the word of the day! From Andrea & Dave, post-wedding: “AWESOME! we can’t wait! We are so so excited to see your awesome pictures. Coudn’t have dreamed of a better photographer…because with ninjas, inches make a difference!” Yes, they do! Okay, on to the pictures…

This very snowy day started at Toftrees. It’s pretty hard to take pictures in the bathrooms there without photographing myself, so I had to be extra careful & creative.

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State College Bride

All brides go ape for bananas. It’s a scientific fact.

Banana Bride

Mount Nittany UMC Wedding

Mount Nittany UMC Wedding Ceremony

Reading at State College Wedding

Nittany Wedding

Mount Nittany UMC is one of my favorite places to take pictures now. It’s beautiful, well lit, and the Pastor is HILARIOUS!

Rev. Howard Wooduff

Pastor Howard Woodruff

Wedding First Kiss

State College Church Wedding

We took a special portrait to honor someone who couldn’t be there.

Rose Portrait

The cake was by Kim Morrison, the flowers were by Woodrings. The DJ was Tom from Nittany Entertainment. Christine was their Event Coordinator @ Toftrees. All AWESOME people.

Kim Morrison Cake

Nittany Entertainment

Toftrees First Dance

Mother Son Dance

Wedding Reception at Toftrees

FYI: Sporting a pre-jump stance like this WILL win you the bouquet!

Bouquet Toss at Toftrees

Pure Awesomeness

New Year's Eve at Toftrees

Happy New Year!

New Year's Eve Wedding

New Year's Wedding 2010

Congratulations, Andrea & Dave! Happy New Year, Everybody!

Kristin & Steve

Michelle — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:53:17 +0000

Kristin & Steve are amazing! They planned their two-day, green wedding in a matter of weeks!

Day One: Their wedding ceremony took place at the Aaronsburg Inn.

Aaronsburg Inn

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Flowers are out of season here in PA. They had these awesome fall twig thingies instead, crafted with love by Greta of Long Lane Farm.

Green Wedding Photographer

Green Caterer

Green Wedding in Aaronsburg

They had really awesome leaf masks!

Leaf Wedding Masks

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Steve’s ring was just a *little* tight.

State College Wedding Blog

State College Wedding Portraits

State College Wedding Pictures

They have a very musical family.

State College Wedding Photographer

Day Two: The second day was spent at Seven Mountains Wine Cellars in Spring Mills.

Seven Mountains Wine Cellars

Wedding Formals

Spring Mills Wedding Photographer

Kristin wanted a picture with the moss.

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I spotted this sweet fire ring on the way back in, stuck my hand in and fired blindly.

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First Dance

Kim Morrison Wedding Cake

Spring Mills Wedding

Green Wedding Photographer

The groomsmen acquired 1/2 of a target deer and decorated Kristin & Steve’s car.

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Look closely, you can see the deer in the car.

State College Wedding Photography

State College Wedding Photojournalism

I know for a fact these cans got recycled!

Spring Mills Wedding

Congrats, Kristin & Steve!

Melissa & Dan

Michelle — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 09:53:53 +0000

Melissa & Dan were married at the beautiful & awesome Centre Hills Country Club in State College. I started my day at Viva Bella where Melissa had her hair done & then went back to her room at the Days Inn on Pugh.

Days Inn in State College

Dan left Melissa a love letter and a very special gift from Tiffany & Co.

State College Wedding Photos

Gift from Tiffany's

I met Dan outside for some formals. The ground was muddy but the view was excellent.

Centre Hills Country Club

When I went back to check on the girls, I was totally blown away by Melissa’s dress. This woman has impeccable taste.

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State College Bride

The ceremony took place outside under a tent.

State College Wedding Invitations

State College Country Club Wedding

State College Club Wedding

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State College Wedding Photojournalist

With the sky on the verge of unleashing more rain, we took another quick trip to the walkway for more formals. Thanks to all who dealt with goosebumps for the sake of art.

State College Wedding Party

State College Wedding Picture

The incredible floral arrangements were by Daniel Vaughn.

Centre Hills Country Club Wedding Cake

Daniel Vaughn Designs

Wedding Rings in State College

Quintessence played the music. They are so awesome!!! The dance floor was literally bouncing all night, except during the slow songs.

Wedding First Dance

Melissa busted some moves I’ve never seen before. This one is “The Shopping Cart.”

The Shopping Cart Dance Move

Penn State Wedding

Congrats, Melissa & Dan! Thanks for having me, it was a blast!!

Centre Hall Country Club

Jessie & Steve

Michelle — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 03:51:32 +0000

Jessie & Steve were wed at Our Lady of Peace Parish in Conway. When I arrived, Jessie was finishing up her makeup and adornment.

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The position of the sun and the stained glass made for some great contre-jour when Jessie & her father were walking down the aisle.

Pittsburgh Wedding Photojournalist

Pittsburgh Wedding

Pittsburgh Wedding Photographer

Our Lady of Peace Parish

Pittsburgh Wedding Blog

After the ceremony and church formals, we headed to Franciscan Manor for some shots at the fountain.

Wedding Photography in Pittsburgh

Wedding Party at Franciscan Manor

At Beaver Valley Golf Club we took a few more shots before heading in to the reception. This is Steve crushing the girls, a la Kids in the Hall.

Funny Wedding Picture

Wedding Cake

Music Centerpieces

First Dance

Men Dancing Pictures

Girls Dancing Pictures

Wild Dancing at Wedding

After the wild dancing was over, they got out of their wedding clothes and we headed downtown for a few more special pictures. (You can never have too many on your wedding day!)

Downtown Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh Engagement Photos

Congrats Jessie & Steve! Thanks again for picking me!

Jess & Mike

Michelle — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 20:44:03 +0000

Jess & Mike were married at Eisenhower Chapel in State College. Their reception was held at Celebration Hall.

Jessica’s day started at Euphoria on Calder Way.

Euphoria Wedding Makeup

State College Euphoria

State College Bride

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State College Wedding Updo

After hair, we headed to Inferno for some brick oven pizza.

Inferno Brick Oven in State College

Jess asked her mom if she could borrow a ring. It turns out the woman’s got a jewelry store in her purse.

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Back at the Hampton Inn, the boys were struggling with the tux accessories.

State College Hampton Inn

PSU Groom

Nittany Wedding Photography

This wedding had a TON of cameras going all day.

State College Wedding Vendor

The lighting in the chapel was real nice due to great weather.

Eisenhower Chapel State College

Eisenhower Chapel Wedding Photography

Eisenhower Chapel Wedding Planning

Eisenhower Chapel Wedding PSU

Eisenhower Chapel Wedding

There was a really long line at the Lion Shrine, but no one minded us cutting in for a few shots. Mike proposed to Jess at the shrine, so as he said to the crowd, we had “to complete the circle.” On their wedsite you can see a photo of the proposal taken by a complete stranger.

Lion Shrine Wedding Photo

Nittany Lion Shrine Wedding Party

PSU Wedding Photos

State College Wedding

They had a slideshow going for the entire reception that included tons of local pictures from when they went to college here. They came back for their wedding.

Celebration Hall in State College

Nittany Lion Cake Topper

Lion Shrine Cake Topper

State College Wedding Photos

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Happy Valley Wedding Photographer

Happy Valley Wedding Photography

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Celebration Hall Wedding

Celebration Hall Wedding Photographs

Jess warned me that they really ham it up.

State College Green Wedding Photographer

I left after a group karaoke to the B52’s “Love Shack.”

State College Weddings

Katrina & Michael

Michelle — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 23:12:37 +0000

Katrina & Michael were married at Lake Raystown Resort in Entriken. Their videographer was Christina Elgin and Nittany Entertainment played music.

Our day started at the lodge where the ringbearer took a time-out to handle some pre-wedding stress.

Raystown Lake Wedding Photography

Lake Raystown Resort is all about cool mirrors with bird details.

Lake Raystown Resort Photography

A lot of people don’t know how far a bride will go to to protect her dress from makeup smears. Katrina went all the way.

Raystown Resort Wedding Photography

Entriken Wedding Photography

And her dress was COOL.

Raystown Wedding

There was no shortage of cuteness. The flower girl and ringbearer both took their jobs very seriously.

Raystown Resort Flower Girl

Michael looked awesome in his uniform. Everyone looked awesome.

Raystown Lake Gazebo

The ceremony was beautiful.

Raystown Lake Resort Wedding Chapel

Raystown Lake Wedding Ceremony

Raystown Lake Wedding Site

Lake Raystown Wedding Photojournalism

The only bad thing about tulle is bees love it… and their timing is horrible.

Lake Raystown Resort Photojournalist

Married!!

Raystown Wedding

The Flower Girl & Ring Bearer are brother and sister, so I had to.

Flower Girl and Ring Bearer

Some details: They used a Precious Moments cake topper, table cards with tiny vial vases and trees as favors. That’s right, TREES. Awesome.

Lake Raystown Wedding Gazebo

Lake Raystown in Entriken

Entriken Wedding Venue

Pennsylvania Wedding Photography

Central PA Wedding Cake

Everyone did a great job with formals, despite the fact that the sun was blaring in their eyes from both the sky and the reflection off the lake.

Raystown Lake Wedding Formal

Raystown Lake Birdcage Mirror Picture

Raystown Lake Wedding Cake Topper

Raystown Resort Streetlight Photo

Congrats, Katrina & Michael!!

Videographer!

Michelle — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 19:00:09 +0000

Ladies and Gentlemen!

After working with numerous local videographers since moving to PA in 2007, I am very happy to announce that I found my videographer soulmate!

Her name is Christina Elgin and she hails from Hagerstown, MD. Here, in no particular order, are some of the many reasons I love working with her:

She smiles and laughs all day!
She uses available light, not a spotlight.
She stays out of my way, I stay out of her way.
She’s unobtrusive, documenting rather than scripting.
She’s got a great personality!!!
She’s flexible and affordable.
She plays with the childrens!

Hagerstown Videographer

Anyhoo, we make a GREAT team and despite our mileage differences we both travel into each others’ areas regularly. And to sweeten the deal even more, if you hire us both you can save 10% off of our regular contract price! Woo hoo!

So check our her site, watch some sample videos and tell her Redheaded Ninja sent you!

Melissa & Nathan

Michelle — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 22:02:45 +0000

Melissa & Nathan were wed at Spring Mount Percherons, her parents’ farm.

I met Melissa at Gio’s Hair Design in State College.

State College Wedding Photographer

From there we headed to a friend’s house for makeup and ring-cleaning, then to the farm.

State College Wedding Photographer

I went looking for Nathan in the barn and was floored by how awesome everything looked.

State College Wedding Photography

Every detail had a cool flavor, right down to the killer heels (yeah, literally).

State College Wedding Photography

The tearful ceremony took place next to the pond.

State College Wedding Photojournalism

The horses there are super friendly, and a few came over to watch the wedding ceremony. Despite my fearless reputation, there are some things I am too scared to do – like climb an electric fence. I wanted to… really, really, wanted to… but the best I was able to do was stick my arm inside to get a picture. The horses saw what I was doing and walked over.

State College Wedding Photojournalism

On the carriage, Nate proves that orchids ARE edible.

State College Wedding Photojournalism

Mmmm, chocolate… Oh, that reminds me! They used Benjamin’s Distinctive Catering, “Central PA’s ONLY Zero Waste Catering.”

State College Wedding Photojournalism

Congrats, Melissa & Nathan!

Anne & Casey

Michelle — Sun, 31 May 2009 16:08:08 +0000

Anne & Casey’s engagement pictures were so much fun, I just knew their wedding was going to be a blast. They were married at the awesomely beautiful Church of the Annunciation in Williamsport. Their reception was held in the Library Room at the Holiday Inn.

I met Anne in the morning at the Head To Toe Salon. FYI, They do a terrific job and work FAST!

Williamsport Wedding Photographer

I met up with Casey at the church. He was already dressed and ready to get hitched.

Williamsport Wedding Photographer

I hung out with the ladies while they got done up, and had the privilege of seeing Sarah rehearse her reading Shakespearean-style.

Williamsport Wedding Photographer

The ceremony was beautiful.

Williamsport Wedding Photography

This next one cracks me up! Check out Anne’s expression!

Williamsport Wedding Photography

Anyone who was there knows what this next one is about.

Williamsport Wedding Photography

Married!

Williamsport Wedding Photography

The church has some awesome stained glass that Anne & Casey requested a picture with. Thank you so much to the guy who held my reflector while I took this shot!

Williamsport Wedding Photography

Since Anne & Casey are photographers too, they are tons of fun to photograph! They will pose anytime, anywhere – for the sake of art!

Williamsport Wedding Photography

I loved watching them dance and they kiss a LOT. My kinda people.

Williamsport Wedding Photojournalist

Anne has so many great facial expressions I could publish a book of them. This is one of my faves.

Williamsport Wedding Photojournalist

Anne & Casey – I filled in your guestbook for ya!

Williamsport Wedding Photojournalist

Their DJ, Shawn Carey (no website), got everyone on the dance floor and I got some great shots.

Williamsport Wedding Photojournalist

Rock on, Kevin Bacon!

Williamsport Wedding Photojournalist

Congrats, Anne & Casey! Thanks again for picking ME!

Anne & Casey

Michelle — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 02:17:19 +0000

Anne & Casey met at The Coffee and Tea Room in Williamsport, so it made perfect sense to take their engagement photos there.

The parking lot is surrounded by a community mural. The guy on the bike will be officiating their wedding ceremony next year.

Williamsport Engagement Photography

Anne & Casey are both photographers and frequented this store before moving away.

Williamsport Engagement Photography

Taking pictures of other photographers is so rad because they totally have the eye for great spots like this. All I had to do was follow them around.

Williamsport Engagement Photography

The only thing missing from this Sid & Nancy-esque shot is the falling garbage.

Williamsport Engagement Photography

They met at a table where the bones are.

Williamsport Engagement Photography

Anne & Casey, I can’t wait to make more fabulous art with you guys!!