Picture-perfect day | Philadelphia Maternity Photographer

Yesterday I met up with parents-to-be at the Art Museum for an outdoor maternity shoot. We were so thankful that we pushed the shoot back, since last weekend was freezing and yesterday the weather was perfect. They were awesome and I can't wait to meet their little one in December :)

Married on the Moshulu | Philadelphia Wedding Photography

Ok, so Andrew and Crystal weren't technically married on the Moshulu, but that has a nice ring to it, so I'm sticking with it. Anyhow, they got married earlier this month on a day that threatened rain in the morning, but ended up being beautiful. They are such a sweet couple, and it was great to see every detail fall into place for their day.

I couldn't get enough of this little guy! He even had his own little suit to go with his great big smile.

Here are a few great details from Matt.

Philadelphia Wedding Photography: Joanna + Joshua

Last weekend Matt and I photographed Joanna and Joshua's wedding in Glenside. We had a blast. Josh has an endless supply of goofy expressions, and they are both such happy people. My favorite part about weddings is watching how much joy two people find in each other and seeing that joy reflected in their family and friends. It never gets old :)

Seriously...Josh wasn't the only one with personality here. I asked Joanna to strike a pose and bam!

Matt caught the next three shots of the guys before the ceremony.

Jumping the broom

I love the expressions in these formals :)

Philadelphia Portrait Photography | 2009 Holiday Cards

It may seem like I'm jumping the gun a bit, but in fact it's the most wonderful time of the year — for holiday card portraits. How many times in the past week have you heard, "I love this time of year!" The temperature is perfect, the leaves are starting to change colors, the Phillies are headed to the playoffs and best of all, the world just seems to glow around 5 or 6 o'clock as the sun starts setting.

All this means it's the best time to round up the kids and give me a call! There are limited spots available to take advantage of the holiday portrait package, which includes a portrait session, an 8x10, two 5x7s and 50 custom-designed holiday cards for $275.

To help kick off the season I teamed up with designer Tara Askin to offer you some wonderful new holiday card options. Check out these samples:

Sudha + Andrew: Philadelphia Engagement Shoot

Yesterday after we all got home from work, and it seemed that the predicted rain was not to be, I got a chance to take my housemate Sudha and her fiance Andrew out for a brief engagement shoot. Part of the reason that Ben and I get along so well with Sudha and Andrew that our personalities all seem to be foils of each other. Andrew and I have similar personalities and Sudha and Ben are more like each other. So while Andrew and I have had many in depth discussions about planning our respective weddings, Sudha (and sometimes Ben) like to pretend there is nothing to plan.


Sudha's first request for the engagement shoot was that she would like to not have to touch Andrew. We gently reminded her that despite her distaste for PDA, since it is an engagement shoot, some physical contact with Andrew may be necessary. In the end she came around and we got a few nice shots...including one of her (gasp!) kissing Andrew!

We started in a park that Sudha and Andrew had help rebuild. Here is Sudha's idea of the perfect engagement portrait: her in the front in focus, Andrew blurry in the background.

It look some coaxing to get Sudha to this point, but she finally admitted that she does like Andrew, and she gave in to relaxing a little and having some fun. Thank you Sudha!