Lauren and Scott - The Wedding! | Clarion Pennsylvania Wedding Photographer

Well, hello there!  It has been just a little (cough, cough) while since I last visited this space… I guess I have a hard time putting blogging in my list of priorities when I have so much other STUFF (namely  -  editing, editing and MORE editing) going on!  

But now that we are in the midst of winter and things are a bit quieter, I can finally get around to blogging some, if not ALL, of the amazing sessions I have had over the last many months!

First up is the beautiful wedding of Lauren and Scott!!

Lauren and Scott were married on a VERY rainy June afternoon.  The ceremony was at the First Presbyterian Church in Clarion, PA.  The amazing thing about this fact was that this was where Lauren's parents were married!!!!  How sweet is that!?  

In spite of the rain, we were able to get some outdoor photos around the church (thank goodness for big umbrellas and old church alcoves!).  

We also stopped by Clarion High School to get a couple shots outside the school.  Lauren and Scott were high school sweethearts and wanted to get some photos outside of the place where it all began.  Again - how SWEET!!!

And we ended the day with a reception at the Antler Club of Lucinda.

All in all, it was a perfect day filled with genuine love and lots of wonderful family and friends.  It was so much fun and such an honor to be a part of this event.  Thank you all so much!

Now onto the photos!!!

Melissa and Jeremiah | Clarion Pennsylvania Wedding Photography

I am so happy to share this oh-so-unique and wonderful wedding today!! Melissa contacted me this summer with an unique request - she was getting married in Cook Forest, in the woods, on the top of a waterfall on a Tuesday afternoon.  Would I be available and interested?  Um…yeah!!

Melissa and her family are not from this area, but Melissa used to spend time each summer, visiting family, at their cottage along the Clarion River.  She really wanted a simple and beautiful ceremony with only her fiancé, his two boys and her mom.  And she wanted the ceremony at a location in the woods where she used to play as a child - along the waterfall at the site of an old sawmill.

The waterfall was a good hike in the woods, with plenty of mud and rocks along the way - which was definitely a first for me.  But when I saw the location I could see exactly why Melissa had her heart sent on it.  It was breathtaking.

There was a little (a lot??) of worry that this summer of never-ending rain would force the ceremony into the Plan "B" indoor location, but we moved up the ceremony time and literally finished the ceremony and the portraits about 5 minutes before a storm rolled in.  It was perfect.

Thank you so much Melissa and Jeremiah for choosing me as your wedding photographer.  It was such a pleasure to meet and work with you and your family!  I wish you all the best!

Now onto the photos!!!