Where will you be the first time you see your husband-to-be on your wedding day?

More and more couples are opting to see each other and do photographs prior to the ceremony…

Not only does it afford you a chance to see each-other without 185 of your nearest and dearest around, and a private moment…

But, it generally gives you a chance to get the family and bridal party photographs done early, sneak a few special photos of the two of you right after the ceremony…. and a chance to head off to the reception without missing too much of the party!

This image of Genevieve and Jonathan positioned next to each other in Old City preparing to see each other for the first time is from their wedding photos by Victoria Pember - additional photos can be found on the Recent Weddings gallery of our website.

Check out the Fall 2008 edition of Destination Weddings and Honeymoons - not only are there 78 perfect places for destination receptions…. and great destination planning tips

But we’re also quoted in the article Opposites Attract!

As some of you may have noticed there is a growing trend in Black and White weddings….

I’ve seen clients use these to build a very retro / deco feel using silver, platinum or gold as an accent and also a very contemporary feel pairing it with bright pops of hot pink or ocean blue…

OK, OK…I’m awake

I’ve taken a beating for not having blogged in several weeks….

We’re not sleeping!

August is often a chance to sneak away to the shore and get some R&R before our September wedding season hits a roll…

We’ve actually been really busy!

With introducing our new staff comes: Updates to the website (check out our About Mark Us page), and more website updates to come… we needed to add new email addresses, get new business cards, and more detailed ongoing training…

We’re also prepping for the Society of Wedding Planners - Whose Table is It Anyway? It’s a competition of local planners an designers to design a dining table for any-kind of special event…

This is a great chance to show off some of the new lines of linen and rental items we’ll be offering, as well as or floral design and Christina’s work producing table numbers, place cards, and menu cards for our table…

Oh, and weddings… We start ‘busy season’ a little early with an August 31st wedding, followed by weddings every weekend in September, and on into the first three weeks in October…

Three of our upcoming weddings have over 300 guests, vary from Conservative Jewish to Catholic Mass at St. Thomas of Villanova, from vegan to BIG BEEF for a Texas bride, from Greek to Japanese-American…

I LOVE WHAT WE DO!

And I promise to keep you posted on all the details!

Enjoy the rest of your summer….

I’m so excited….

I’ve been waiting patiently for Laura Novak to post these images so I could share….

Diana and Scott are truly that fairy tale couple - they lived next to each other in their early teens and became friends, one family moved and they wrote, called and kept in touch, went to the same college and then married….

You will never see a sweeter couple- and neither fell far from the tree….I really enjoyed working with both families.

Their Four Seasons wedding and the beautiful floral design of Eventricity were beautifully captured by Laura and additional images can be seen on Laura Novak’s blog

If you get a chance…

Check out this new destination wedding, honeymoon and travel blog..

Fly Away Photography - it a great new blog by Shannon Steeves and Shari Bare - two friends, two photographers and two travel fiends.

They’ve come up with this blog as a way to channel their love for destination weddings and travel into a resource for brides and everyone else who loves travel as much as they do.

We’re really excited as they chose to feature Michelle and Tony’s Cancun destination wedding we did this past year with Laura Eaton Photography and Tangerine Media Group!

Thanks ladies!

Love the blog!