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Gretchen & Sean, Family Style Philadelphia Engagement Shoot

admin — Tue, 14 May 2013 21:47:47 +0000

Pete met up with this fun bunch to do a family style engagement shoot in the city. Gretchen and Sean have been together for a long time and married since their first daughter was born, but they never had the wedding, the celebration, the party. At the end of this month they will be having their ceremony at Congress Hall in Cape May. It will be a family event and long awaited party and celebration to remember for sure! Congratulations you guys, the shoot looked like so much fun.

Sibling love

Susan & Jeff, The Barn on Bridge Wedding

admin — Wed, 08 May 2013 18:48:19 +0000

Susan and Jeff had a day full of love, laughter and celebration.
I photographed her sister Katie’s wedding five years ago, crazy! I ran my first 5k with Katie and Susan in the fall of 2011 too. I’ve kept up with this family for a long time and I was so excited when Susan and Jeff got engaged and contacted me. It was such a pleasure to document another wedding for this family, they are so friendly and inviting. Jeff is a wonderful addition as well!

What a gorgeous day! I’ll let these ladies start if all off right!

The professionals that helped make all of this come together:

Venue: The Barn on Bridge
Florist: Lauren Wells
Bakery: Masters Baker
Caterer: Robert Ryan
Make-up: Michaela Parlett
Hair: Mandi Alexander
DJ: Eric Bender
Video: TLC Four Weddings, more on this in sec.
Second Photographer: Pete Malone, Love working with you as always Pete!!

A few of Susan’s Details first.

Susan gave her parents each a very sweet handkerchief and had a photo of her pop-pop on her bouquet, they lost him recently so it was a beautiful way to include him on a special day.

Susan’s gift to Jeff.

I love the pointing of the finger to dad seeing Susan for the first time, don’t you cry!!! So sweet.
Simply gorgeous.
We did portraits before the ceremony, this is Jeff and Susan’s first look.
West Chester Universities campus proved a beautiful place for pictures.
haha, I have to include this because a lot of times we give a little helping hand to our couples to show them what we want them to do. I especially find it funny here as Pete plays the role of the bride.
And the result with the real bride.
Mighty fine looking couple!!
One very excited bridal party!
Coming up on the TLC crew, they are hiding one of the brides.
Susan applied to be on the show Four Weddings on a suggestion from her venue. She waited until the last minute possible to send in her application because she had this feeling that she might be chosen for the show and she was right!
The film crew was really nice and not intrusive at all to the flow of the day and were very friendly.
Susan’s episode will air on August 29th on TLC. Make sure to watch for it!! You know who I’m rooting for!! Go Susan!!
Susan’s grandma seeing her for the first time. I love these so much.

Being interviewed by TLC!
I loved that they had a special instagram hashtag just for their wedding.
Getting ready to head down the aisle.
cutest bunch of flower girls and ring barer.
Here comes the bride.
Susan has the most infectious smile.
The kiddos did so good during the ceremony.
Susan and Jeff did a special foot washing during the ceremony. It was a very symbolic gesture.
Her brother sang during the foot washing part of the ceremony and I secretly recorded it so that I could use it for the slideshow, there is a link at the bottom of this post.
Married!!!!
The cheers and celebrations at this moment were unlike anything I have ever experienced. The church was full and the cheers of joy and love at this very moment gave you shivers with the vibrations that filled the church.

Quite possibly my favorite of the day!
Some details
The cake was elegant and beautiful.
Introductions!!
Susan’s niece Lucy was having her own conversation during speeches.
Awe and her sister Lucy had a little breakdown but I found this image to be so sweet and so sad at the same time.
Interviewing with the other brides from Four Weddings.
Smashy smashy!!
I love that Pete got the spray of cake as Susan shoved it into Jeff’s face.

Katie, Delcan, Emeline and Lucy. You guys have come so far since I shot your wedding long ago! Such and adorable family you now have.
The happiest little girls.
We snuck out for a few more pictures..
This group certainly knows how to party!!!
Sneaking in another bling shot on the Phillies cake…
Susan with the other brides for TLC’s Four Weddings.
And one of me and my brides, one past, one current, both sisters and beautiful. Thank you for trusting me to document important moments in your life.

Susan and Jeff it was a pleasure. I wish you a happy marriage!
Don’t forget to watch the slideshow!!

Susan & Jeff’s Wedding from JoyMoody on Vimeo.

Baby Anna, Collegeville Family Portraits

admin — Tue, 07 May 2013 22:01:36 +0000

What a sweet little Anna! She was excited to enter this world, if I remember correctly mom delivered her within 16 minutes of arriving at the hospital.
I was very excited to meet her. I did a session with these guys when Emily turned one, it’s always great to see families grow.

Dad’s ring for size.
Big sister Emily is now 3. She was a little shy at first…..
But she warmed up.
Little sassy sass.
Both sets of grandparents were there, very excited to welcome Anna to the family.
You guys look great!
Emily was a very good big sister, especially when bribed with chocolate or pretzels.
Mom getting some cuddle time.
Love the little details.Was great to see you guys! Congratulations.
Be sure to watch the slideshow.

Baby Anna from JoyMoody on Vimeo.

Baby Maggie, Glenside Family Portraits

admin — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 14:28:35 +0000

Baby Maggie turned one a few months ago and her parents were excited to document this stage in her life! Maggie is full of life, she loves climbing the stairs, books, making music, her cat and her two dogs.

She is a happy little girl!
Loves her snacks!
Maggie is still mastering the art of walking!

She likes to make music with dad. She enjoyed hanging out in the guitar case.
When Maggie was a newborn she had photos taken in this window, so we went back up for another set.
Love it!!
Big girl on mom and dad’s bed!
snuggles for mom!
She wasn’t too sure about the grass….
Being tossed by dad is one of her favorite things.
I love this. Pure joy.
I love just waiting to see what they will do, just waiting and watching.
Pretty adorable little family! Thank you so much for having me out. Don’t forget to watch the slideshow!

Baby Maggie from JoyMoody on Vimeo.

Baby Tessa, Skippack Family Portraits

admin — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 20:27:16 +0000

One of my favorite families, my new neighbors and also my accountant. That’s a pretty awesome mix right there. They welcomed baby Tessa a few weeks ago. Sadie couldn’t be more excited to be a big sister. I was able to steal Mike away for an hour one morning before he headed to work, as an accountant and it having been prime tax season his time was precious. Everyone appreciated that he could be there for these pictures. I’m sure Morgan, Sadie and Tessa are even more happy that tax day has come and gone. Daddy and husband are finally back.

The new family of four.

Well correction…..family of five. We can’t forget Fez.
Daddy and his girls.
We did a similar photo of Sadie when she was born.
In Tessa’s room.
My favorite family shot.
“pretending” to be shy….
Two adorable outfits.
Some solo Sadie time….
Talking on her cell phone and showing me the charms she received as presents from her baby sister.
A little smile!!
love baby lips.
kisses kisses kisses
Proud big sister!Congratulations you guys!! Was great to spend a morning with you. Can’t wait to watch Tessa grow.
Don’t forget the slideshow below!!

Baby Tessa from JoyMoody on Vimeo.

Katinka & Nelson, Long Island City Engagement Shoot

admin — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 15:38:57 +0000

Part two of an amazing Saturday was with Katinka and Nelson in Queens. Katinka and I met at one of my past brides-turned friends-home birth that I photographed last year. They are actually getting married on little Laila’s birthday this year, who will also be at the wedding! What a difference a year makes. We had a lot of fun and had so many different backdrops in such a close radius. We started off at 5pointz which is a graffiti artist mecca and is set to be demolished in September this year. They both love this spot and wanted to make their mark there with some pictures. It was pretty cool, very colorful, my kind of place.

Their favorite neighborhood coffee spot!
Nelson has the dip down! I love this.
A couple and their Vespa, doesn’t get better than that!
I got a little ride from Nelson, it had been so long since my last scooter ride. I’ve missed it.
Everywhere we went was beautiful.

Nelson was my test subject for the lights. This was only a test shot, but I love it.
I got to see some amazing views from different roofs on Saturday!

Nice view of the Empire State building from the roof!Yay! What an awesome day. Thank you guys so much for all your hospitality. I’m excited to see you again next month!!

Ellie & Bill, Brooklyn Engagement Shoot

admin — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 21:48:51 +0000

This past weekend couldn’t have been a more perfect spring day! I have two couples who live in NYC and was lucky enough to coordinate their engagement shoots for the same day!

Ellie & Bill were up first. We met at their apartment and stared out with some awesome shots on their roof. They are getting married in the fall at the beach, so a city shoot for the engagement was perfect.

Then we went down to the park for more.
We ended our session with an awesome lunch at Frankies, their favorite spot.Thank you guys! It was an awesome afternoon.

Sory & Ed, Philadelphia Engagement Shoot

admin — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 16:01:11 +0000

Its impossible not to have a good time with Sory & Ed. They love to eat, drink and be merry! I think its safe to say that was the theme of our St. Patricks Day engagement shoot!

Enjoy!

I hurt the next day! haha! You guys were a blast. Thank you for a fun filled afternoon. Can’t wait for the wedding.

Philadelphia Newborn Photographer, Baby Siena

admin — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 15:30:49 +0000

Baby Siena was exactly two weeks old for our shoot. She is such a precious little doll. You can tell her parents adore her more than anything else. Congrats you guys! Thank you for having me out.

She loves her daddy.Enjoy the slideshow for more.

Baby Siena from JoyMoody on Vimeo.

Spring Moodybaby Mini Sessions

admin — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 20:37:40 +0000

We had some adorable kids for the spring Mini Sessions last week!

Enjoy!