Four Quick Tips for Rocking your Engagement Portraits With spring making its way to the Philadelphia area, wedding season will shortly follow!  But before the big day, your engagement portrait session is a great way to get to know your wedding photographer and practice your modeling skills. What to make sure you rock your Philadelphia […]

5 Simple Tips to Help Take the Stress Out of Planning a Wedding As a Philadelphia wedding photographer,  I am passionate about ensuring my couples have an amazing wedding experience!  This season of engagement is a special time for you and as a bride-to-be, there are definitely some things you can do to make planning […]

If your wedding’s Pinterest board is drenched in creamy whites and calming blues, this spring Philadelphia wedding color palette inspiration will be right up your alley! When I saw the inspiration board for the Pantone’s Classic Blue concept, I knew this would be the perfect shoot for a spring Philadelphia wedding! The color palette is fresh, […]

A few weeks ago, I had the pleasure of joining the team of Grace & Ardor Co. as an associate shooter for Molly and Ainsley’s classic Philadelphia wedding at the Crystal Tea Room.  I just adore Philadelphia, so I was thrilled when I was asked to come along for the day! I grew up in […]

Greeting your out-of-town wedding guests with a welcome bag full of Pennsylvania-themed swag is such a fun way to welcome your guests to your Pennsylvania wedding weekend!   I.  A Snack Nothing says Pennsylvania like snack foods! Did you know that the Pennsylvania is the home to some of the yummiest snacks such as Herr’s […]

A Little History I first met Brianna and Francis at a wedding when they were serving as bridesmaid and groomsman to another Hope & Stay couple!  As fate would have it, that night, Brianna was the one who caught the bouquet and Francis caught the garter.  It was a sign of things to come because […]

Hope & Stay Couples’ client testimonials about the wedding day First Look.

Winter can be such a magical time of year to host a wedding in the Lehigh Valley. The twinkling lights, the crisp weather, the possibility of snowy portraits and creating a cozy space for your guests all make the atmosphere feel so inviting and romantic. There can also be a few inevitable issues that go […]

After the wedding day is over and I begin going through the thousands of images captured throughout the day, I always find myself gravitating to one section of images from the wedding day: Getting Ready. I am so drawn to the bride’s carefully chosen details: the delicate invitations, the heirloom “borrowed” pieces, the beautiful shoes […]