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The eruption of cheers that filled Nevin Chapel at Franklin & Marshall College when the new Mr.&Mrs. Brennan were introduced probably could have been heard from a few blocks away.  Maybe that was just my imagination, maybe it was the acoustics inside the chapel, or maybe, just maybe, it was the purest outpouring of joy and affection from all of their family and friends.  A clear indication of how well-loved these two individuals are!

Pam and Jim met almost nine years ago while working in the same Italian restaurant in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.  Shortly thereafter, they went on their first date together.  Jim fell for Pam almost instantly and within a few months Pam felt the same about Jim.  When Jim graduated from F&M, they embarked on a new adventure together…living in New York City!  And the rest, as they say, is history!

The real Pam&Jim(The Office anyone?) got married on what would have been Pam’s grandmother’s birthday.  Although the only photos from Pam’s grandparent’s wedding were black and white, she knew that her grandmother’s wedding dress was blue.  Her grandmother had used fabric from her wedding dress to make clothing for her daughters’ dolls.  So when it came time to choose her own wedding dress, Pam decided on wearing a blue dress too.  A beautiful non-traditional dress that she totally rocked and that suits her personality!

The reception at the John Wright Restaurant in Wrightsville was every bit a collision of love and laughter as their ceremony had been.  The dance floor remained full all night long and included some rowdy moshing and several dance circles.  Things got a little nuts when the DJ played “I’m Shipping Up to Boston” by the Dropkick Murphys.  You either become one with the moshing and dance circles or you had better get out of the way!  The highlight of the evening had to be the speech given by the Matron of Honor, Lisa.  She discussed a fraternity Halloween party that Pam and Jim attended together shortly after they started dating.  More specifically, the costume that Pam assembled for said party.  Pam opted to eschew the all too common “sexy” costumes for college girls and put together her own, complete with an old Girl Scouts uniform, whistle, fanny pack, wrist sweatbands, crimped hair, and glasses.  And so, the nerdy alter-ego “Sandy Pance” was born into this world!  The detailed description was not nearly enough, so Lisa brought a visual aide, a 5×7 photo of “Sandy”, that sadly no guests could see from a distance.  Good thing she had the good sense to have it turned into a poster…surprise!!!  The reactions were priceless!

All in all it was a spectacular day and night.  I also shot some of my favorite double exposure images to date.  Double exposures featuring the Milky Way(a solo 2am adventure in the woods) and a few with firefly trails, both a first for me!  Enjoy!  #longliveSandyPance

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Ceremony: Nevin Chapel, Old Main at Franklin & Marshall College

Reception/Catering: John Wright Restaurant

Photographer: Tristyn Albright Photography

Florist: Backwoods Florist

Invitation Suite, Programs, Escort Cards, & Signage: Vistaprint

Cake/Bakery: Walmart

DJ: Jarrell Entertainment

Bride’s Gown/Bridesmaid Dresses: Lilla’s Bridal Boutique

Groom/Groomsmen Suits: Formal Affairs

Hair & Make-up: Bride DIY

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About 15 minutes before I was supposed to leave to drive to Red Lion for this family session it started raining.  Hard.  Commence inner panic.  Are you for real Mother Nature?!  Seriously?!  Come on!!!  I had been keeping a close watch on the radar all day in the hopes that the storms would continue to break up before getting to us.  I thought I was totally in the clear for this sunset session…until I wasn’t.  After a brief telephone conversation, we decided to carry on with our plans, thinking the rain would be mostly finished by the time I arrived at their house.  And, HALLELUJAH!!!, that’s precisely what happened!

As it turns out, my panic was somewhat unfounded because everything ended up working out.  Mother Nature made up for the rainstorm by putting on a show in the sky after it ended.  The clouds and the sky and the sunlight–oh my!  We were graced by a rainbow halfway through the session and the light at the very end of the evening was every photographer’s glowy, golden dream!  I got pretty lucky.  This family was just as terrific as the weather, I might add!

Five energetic kid cousins kept things lively.  A lot of goofy faces were thrown my direction, but I think most people would agree that it is important to capture their true personalities rather than having them stand around like statues at all times.  When all else fails, tricking them into playing tag to run off some energy works too!  All that mattered was that I was able to get them to all stand still long enough to take photos of the entire extended family and the littles with their grandparents.  I’d call that a success.  If any grandparents see the results of this session, I can see more of these types of shoots in my future!  🙂

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Dazie turned 6 this year.  Hhhwhhatttt?!  I’m in denial.  I guess you can look forward to me repeating this same sentence every year for the foreseeable future.

This kid continues to impress me more and more each year I take her photos.  How many young kids do you know that write thank you notes?  Certainly not 6 year olds!  That is something my siblings and I were taught to do at an early age, but I have found that hand-written thank you notes are almost a dying art in the digital age.  Never underestimate the power of a handwritten note!  Dazie has given me a thank you note each year I have photographed her, but this year she added some illustrations to the thank you note and I just HAD to include a photo of it because–😭😍😭😍😭😍  This kid is just the sweetest!  She is being raised by loving family members and being instilled with so many increasingly rare qualities.

She has grown up so much in the 4 years that I have been photographing her, but she hasn’t lost her ham-bone hilarity of a personality!  I hope she never loses that sassy individuality.  This year we splashed around in a creek bed to start off the session and then moved on to a garden spot to take photos.  Dazie loved having her photo taken wearing her dance costume last year and requested we take more photos in this years’ costume.  How could I say no to that?  Until next year…

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Each time I am hired again by the same family it feels like a privilege.  A privilege to be the one chosen to document the lives of the same individuals year in and year out.  To document how kids grow and mature.  To document how families change and expand.  It also never ceases to amaze me how fast kids change in just a years’ time!

This was the fourth time I have photographed this family and it was no less exciting than the very first time.  We ventured to Lake Redman to capture some photos of their youngest, JJ,  for his first birthday as well as the rest of the family.  I have photographed at Lake Redman a few other times, but it looked so different when we were there for this session because it was at a time when we had not had a lot of rain.  The water table was so low that there was a rock beach of sorts that we could walk on that is normally totally under water.  It made for some really neat photos!

The boys tried their hand at skipping rocks and also watched some kayakers on the water.  A nearby canoe provided some entertainment as well.  Who knew a landlocked vessel could be so much fun to climb on and play in?  They were a rambunctious duo and I look forward to photographing this family in many years to come!

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Andrea and Andrew have known each other since they were kids.  Andrew and Andrea’s cousin happened to be best friends growing up.  They would get together regularly to hang out and do super cool kid stuff, like roller blading on brick paver sidewalks and trying not to wipe-out.  As they got older, life happened, and they saw a little less of each other because of going to different schools, but reconnected at Andrea’s cousin’s wedding 4 years ago.  The rest, as they say, is history…

Since they have known each other so long, it seemed fitting to return to the neighborhood where they used to play as kids.  I had no idea this gem of a neighborhood existed, tucked-away in downtown York, Pennsylvania.  What a pleasant surprise!  The same brick paver sidewalks, the same charming homes, the same trees, it looked virtually the same as it had 20 years earlier.

We ended the engagement session at nearby Cherry Lane just as the magical blue hour was goin’ down.  Something about those bistro lights against the blue sky…perfection.  I was also excited to have their encouragement to try some artistic in-camera shots that I have never attempted before.  It’s a really great feeling to know your clients trust your vision and just go with it, no matter how weird it might seem in the moment.  It was the first time I tried my hand at prism-ing and I think I could use some more practice haha!  I also took a chance on doing some set-up shots for double exposures with the stars in the night sky.  I had to wait until I had the opportunity to take a trip to the mountains (low light pollution=more visible stars) in order to do a second exposure of the night sky.  It was the first time I tried a double exposure with the night sky and the results were pretty clutch if I do say so myself!

I am so excited for their wedding at the Stone Mill Inn this October!

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