
A Sunset-Inspired Pendry Natirar Wedding Adrienne and Brian’s late July wedding at Pendry Natirar was a celebration of color, family and summer light. Set among the rolling hills of Somerset County, New Jersey, Pendry Natirar beautifully blends the warmth and elegance of a historic country estate with the design and experience of a contemporary luxury […]


A Wedding in Full Color It had been almost a year since I met Brandy and Mike during their Princeton engagement session. Their wedding was right around the corner, so we decided to meet for coffee just a few weeks before the big day. Over a year and a half ago, I gave Brandy a […]
Ali & Brad’s Greek Wedding I’ve been looking forward to this wedding all year! Ali and Brad’s wedding was my first Greek Orthodox wedding, so we decided from the start, that I would attend their rehearsal the night before so I could watch them go through the motions and learn about this beautiful ceremony! There […]


Going to the Chapel I’ve been spending a lot of editing hours watching wedding movies in the background, and love seeing what Hollywood assumes a wedding should look like. It’s always different (and always missing photographers), but aside from no photographer, they’re much like every wedding I get to photograph! No two weddings are the […]
Love, Light & Laughter filled Wedding Day I met Alison and Jonathan for the first time only a few short weeks ago! I knew I loved them from the moment I recommended a sunrise engagement session for the amazing light, and they said yes without any hesitation! Not only did they arrive cheerfully on that […]


A Timeless Wedding at Natirar If I had to choose my favorite part of the wedding planning process with my couples, I think it would be getting to know them during their engagement session. There are so many things going on for couples planning their wedding. Some of it is daunting, some of it is […]
When I first heard from Kerri, shortly after her engagement, I remembered her immediately from Courtney and Calvin’s wedding in 2017. Kerri was one of Courtney’s bridesmaids, and it was so great to be reunited with these two girls (including two other awesome bridesmaids from both weddings!) We planned for their late fall engagement at […]

Love & Marriage Love and marriage…go together like a horse and carriage. Yes, I’ve been singing this classic Frank Sinatra song over and over, ever since writing this title. However annoying that has been, I feel like it is definitely an appropriate title for Carolyn and Taylor’s wedding blog post. Why? Carolyn and Taylor’s reverend […]
The Phases and Stages of Love Welcome to the first real topic of the Confessions of a Young Bride series! As promised, this series is meant to be fun, insightful, and not too preachy ;P . What I’ve learned over 15 years of marriage, I want to share! So here we go! I want to […]


Princeton Engagement I met Kaitlyn over a decade ago, she was still in high school, and she would work at Pryde Brown Photographs with me in the afternoons as an intern. Fast forward and this girl is getting married! I cannot believe how everyone else around me grows up and I somehow stay the same […]
Classic Winter Bride It’s been a while since I’ve updated my blog, but I really did enjoy my mid-winter hiatus. Today, though, I am clearing the cobwebs off of my blog with my first 2019 wedding! I’ve taken a poll, and am not surprised that I am one of the few people I know that […]


A Romantic Cairnwood Wedding | Estate Wedding Photographer in Philadelphia As an estate wedding photographer, I am always drawn to venues that combine timeless elegance with personal storytelling. Katie and Evan’s Cairnwood wedding was the perfect example of why I love photographing at historic estates. With its Gilded Age architecture and sweeping grounds, Cairnwood Estate […]
August 22, 2025
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