Cristina + Mat

Cristina + Mat
April 8th, 2012
Hoboken, New Jersey

Off to Hoboken we headed to shoot the engagement shoot of an awesome couple who are getting officially tied together in a few months.  After chatting a bit and Cristina admitting a bit of camera shyness we started capturing some awesome images.  I was pretty sure after the first 10 minutes that Cristina hyped up her "condition" just to give me a little bit of worry ;-).   I had a great time, and they were up to everything! (which is definitely a giant plus in my book).   You two rock and I can't wait to capture your day!!!!

-Drew

Some fun detail shots.



I love the images my tilt shift lens makes!  So much cooler when the photos "Real" and not Photoshopped.

Haha This was the "Stache Shot"  and a cool idea I actaully got from Pinterest (heart photo - so props to whoever first shot it)

I love it when we find amazing light!







Loved this shot of them kissing as we headed towards the Pier

Rachel and Brad

Rachel and Brad
February 25th, 2012
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Woah!  2012.  Helloooooo.   How are you doing? I'm doing great - thanks for letting me capture an awesome wedding to Kick off the New Year! 

-Ehhh It's late, and I'm getting tired -which for those who know me actually makes me really really slap happy.  Hense the reason I just had a converstation with 2012... Good times.

ANYWAY.

I met Rachel actually through the amazing Sheila Gross a wonderful Wedding Minister who was at a few of my weddings in 2011 (though I'm pretty sure we definitely had events in common prior and just can't remember.)  It turned out that Sheila's best friends daughter was actually getting married and she was determined to have me capture it!  And wouldn't you know it - I was given the honor!  It was an amazing day, filled with emotion and great times at the wonderful Franklin Institute.  Rachel and Brad were completely awesome, rocking out the day in fashion and allowing me to capture some of my favorite shots ever!  After they met up (their family snook a peek) we headed out towards the institute, Shooting in the room first and making a quick pitstop on a back street to get some cool "Philly Wall" Captures.  After getting to the Institute the first thing I noticed was the cool pattern on the floor and the fact I could get up High and shoot down with my favorite lens (Tilt Shift) that allows me to fix distortions in a photo!  So after walking around a bit more it was off to the ceremony - one of the darkest, but coolest ceremonies I've ever been too!  Check out the shot of the stars and moon (hopefully I can bribe Rachel to explain the significance of it).  The reception was again ornate and amazing and very colorful, filled with some awesome dancers!  Thank you so much for allowing me to be a part of your day!  Another couple that makes my job so worth it!

You Rock.
-Drew

Rachel's mom actually made the match books!


I love birdcage veils!


Love it when I get labels for the bride and groom!



Rachel definitley gives off some awesome laughs!


Gotta include the girls.

And the guys.




How cool is that for a ceiling?


What you can't tell - is that there's 40mph winds blowing around us! Thanks Guys!



Loved this first dance shot!


Only caption I have for this one is "Grrrrrrr"



Favorite shot of the day to close it up!

Emily and Josh

Emily and Josh
November 5th 2011
Closter, New Jersey

After meeting up with Emily and Josh and shooting their engagement photos I knew I was going to have a blast at their wedding and they definitely didn't dissapoint.  The colors of the fall leaves matched their enthusiasm for the days events which made me even more excited to capture it all.  In their hotel room we found some amazing light for some great portraits of Emily that are some of my favorite bridal shots!  From here we headed out to the ceremony and reception where they began the first day of the rest of their lives.   They rocked their reception and I have to say they had one of the most unique dances I've ever seen - and definitely one I'll remember!

Thank you two for giving me such a great day to capture!

-Drew

Sometimes I think I have too much fun.... ;-)



One of my favorites shots of Emily from the day!

Love the texture of the curtains in this shot.... she made it even better!








Josh's Six Shooters

Amazing fall colors!




Loved the captures of him stomping that glass.



Rocking it out!

Some cool details.

New style of dance.  aweosme.

Awesome cakes!  His and Hers... and His.

And now the nametags.

Meghan and Kendall

Meghan and Kendall
October 22nd 2011
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

So many blogs still left to do - So much work to be done! Still!  Anyway Let's get cought up on blogging, one day at a time.

I met Meghan and Kendall at a Starbucks in south Jersey - Immediately I knew I was going to have a blast capturing their wedding.  They were upbeat, positive, and ready to do anything for a shot.  The day of there were no nerves and a ton of smiles.   This made everything easy and smooth going for me - so THANK YOU!  You two Rocked.   After walking around Philly for a bit we headed over to the National Constitution Center for the ceremony and reception.  The coolest part was the fact that all their family and guests were able to watch from the balcony as they had a little more private stage for their ceremony.  I loved the shot of them from up top, it was too cool to pass up.   After the ceremony they rocked out their reception with some awesome Beer mugs and great party gear.  One of my favorite reception shots I posted last - All of them screaming and having a great time!

Check out their Highlight Video here by GmElliott!!

Thank you so much for letting me capture your day!

-Drew

Some cool Details.



This pain is real - They were trying to get in some stubborn earrings.   It was pretty awesome, and you know you have to get it!



It almost looks like oldschool Philly -




Haha... that's all I have to type.  They were awesome.


Love it when a bridal party rocks it out.

Ok so we didn't make it to the art museum - but doesn't mean we didn't get rocky in there!


Philly skyline - Awesome sneaking up on roofs to get a shot.

Loved this shot of Meghan walking in with her parents.

Love trying to get different angles of the Big Parts!

2nd shot of the kiss.

3rd Shot of the Kiss

Gotta love the Constitution Center at Night!


They definitely rocked out their night!


Loved their beer mugs!

Lisa and George

Lisa and George
October 8th 2011
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    When I first met with George and Lisa to talk about their day I had just picked up my dog Tucker from the rescue.  So of course - them having two border collies of their own (Tucker is a border collie mix) they told me to bring him over.  After the dogs played, Tucker ate, and we chatted - we noticed Tucker had disappeared.   Of course Tucker being Tucker he went of exploring the house and of course being a puppy, he left them a little present upstairs.   Talk about awesome first impressions ;-).   Anyway I thought that was kind of a funny story to start out with.

Now onto the day.

   Jim and I headed out to the Hotel to get some prep shots and details for the big day and immediately jumped into it.  One of the funniest things I saw that day was in the girls room on the big screen - Star Trek!  Now usually there's some chick flick, or some Lifetime, but for once there was a classic on.  This cracked me up and I had to grab a shot.   After getting ready we took Lisa out on the balcony where she was posing it out like a champ, taking direction and overall just looking gorgeous.  When George came in to see her for the first time I had decided to do all the shots out on the 30 story balcony to make it easier and more private (the light was perfect).  The only issue was there was no place for me to stand to not be in the shot - So I figured I'd climb up on the railing and just go for it.   It may be a bit crazy - but hey, it worked and I got the shot - just a good thing I don't have a crazy fear of heights.

    After shooting some more out on the balcony we headed off to Old City to get some more shots and eventually meet up with the bridal party.  From here it was onto the ceremony and then after a few more shots onto the reception at the wonderful Cescaphe Ballroom.  Here they rocked the night away, kicking ass and taking names.  I love it when you have a reception that's much more party than reception. 

    I have to say the best part of doing weddings is getting the couples that put their faith into you.  When a couple lets you do what you want, how you want - they make the day go so much smoother and allow me to capture so much more with the time we have!  This wedding was definitely the hardest one of the year..... to narrow down to my favorites - for everything!  The Blog, the prints,  Even the ones on facebook.  There were so many awesome photos that I literally sat a my computer doing edit after edit for hours to pick my favorites. (editing means ranking the photos).

Anyway - so here are some of my favorites form the day.  Hope you all enjoy!

Thanks you two for having me capture your day!
-Drew

Now this is how you start off a wedding!




Who needs lifetime when you have Star Trek!

Awesome shot from the newspaper.  I love it when a plan comes together.



Loved this shot out on the balcony of Lisa.


Ehh who needs gardens when you have a contstruction site?

Lisa being bad ass on her man.

This is probably my favorite veil shot ever.



The two cute flowergirls made an apperance!

Loved this shot of her dad walking her down the aisle.

One of three shots of the kiss - More angles = more fun!


Girls being girls - Loved the color of their dresses.  Love colors that pop! haha



Some bad ass Cigar shots.


Now that's how you make an entrance!


I loved how she's glowing in this photo - and the reactions of the guests behind them!



Here you can see just how high up we were shoooting - that's my reflection in the glass standing on that ledge!  Gotta get the shots somehow!