ERIC & LINDSAY (A WEDDING AT OMNI BEFORD SPRINGS RESORT, PENNSYLVANIA)

Happy Hump Day, everybody! Today's wedding took place in September at the breathtaking Omni Bedford Springs Resort in Bedford, Pennsylvania. Eric and Lindsay found out about me via mutual friends and past clients, Nate & Sara Sylvester. One of my favorite things about world of mouth referrals is the immediate connection I can have with complete strangers. From the very first email, I felt like I'd known Lindsay forever. Their wedding was such a refreshing, enjoyable wedding for me to shoot. And with as many weddings as I shoot in Western PA, it's beginning to feel like a second home.

So, enjoy this post and please leave a comment to say hi! I'm feeling a bit under the weather today and could use a happy hello. :)

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AMY & TOM (A WEDDING IN CEDARBURG, WISCONSIN)

Dear followers, how are you? It's so lovely to be back. Writing the 7 Years series was a huge highlight for me but also a heck of a lot of work! So, I took a break. And now I'm back with one of my favorite weddings from 2013. 

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I photographed Amy & Tom's wedding back in July on a private property in Cedarburg, Wisconsin. And it was exactly what I think of when I picture a "dream wedding". Joyful, intimate, casual, and absolutely beautiful.

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(Can't help but post a scary clown photo when I have one.)

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Amy & Tom's guests were invited to stay the night in tents. A couple of their close friends surprised them with the prettiest tent I've ever seen for their wedding night. I'm not a camper, but this tent might've just converted me.

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After the ceremony, I borrowed Amy, Tom and their beautiful daughter for some more photos. This next photo is my very favorite from the day.

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At the end of the evening, Amy & Tom honored their guests with a live performance from Sylvan Esso. If you haven't heard of them before, do yourself a favor and look them up. They've toured with Volcano Choir and Beach House among others. It was like the icing on the already delicious cake for me.

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FIN.