Bob & Ron's Wedding

On Monday morning August 4th I was privileged to photograph my 1st gay wedding. This was also very special to me because my dear friend Bob was one of the grooms and I was also a guest. He married his long time partner Ron whom I also adore. They were married at the Penn Museum  in the courtyard. It was a wonderful ceremony and the weather was perfect! They had a luncheon afterwards at So Crepe on South St. The food was delicious and what a fun event to start off the week!

Charmer Sunbelt Group

This was the most fun Donna & I ever had photographing

 a corporate group. The event planner contacted me from a recommendation from the Four Seasons Hotel. The group of 30 guys, all the major distributors & family of Jack Daniels were in town for a few days. We met them at the Hotel & rode the private bus to the cooking class destination stopping

along the way to take a photo in front of the Art Museum. When we got to the cooking class, all of the guys were presented with monogrammed chef coats. The took a class & proceeded to cook their dinner. They cut their own pasta for the pasta bolognese, They made filet of bronzino, steak, salad, hor'doevres & asparagus. The food was spectacular! Of course there was plenty of Jack Daniels & wine to go around. At the end of the evening we all had shots of Fireball to toast with. If you've never had Fireball it's a cinnamon whisky that's addictive! This event was the most fun ever!

Please Touch Museum

 Last night we were invited to one of the most unique wedding showrooms in the Philadelphia area. The Please Touch Museum in the beautiful Memorial Hall had their open house party to showcase the finest wedding location and their favorite vendors. The delicious food was prepared by the excellent Brulee Caterers. It's such a fun location for a wedding because of all the different and unusual backgrounds to work with.

We especially love the fully functional Carousel which is great  for photos of the Bride and Groom and their Bridal Party.This is one really great wedding venue!

Lauren's Bat Mitzvah

It's always so much fun to work with a family that has been a fabulous client for a long time. We recently had the pleasure of photographing Lauren Rimerman's Bat Mitzvah. We had photographed her uncles Bar Mitzvah, her aunts Wedding, & her parents Wedding. She was an absolute joy to work with. She did a great job at Temple that morning & she partied all afternoon at her luncheon. The event was held at the E Lounge

in Cherry Hill, NJ. The venue was decorated to look like a dance club. Even though it was during the day everyone was out on the dance floor having a great time!

ALICE & LEO

Another awesome Richardson Event! On July 20th, Donna, Felicia & I had the pleasure of working with all the Richardson's again. We recently photographed Albert's Graduation & this time it was Alice's Wedding. They tented the back and the side of their Chadds Ford home (one tent for the ceremony and the other for the dinner dance). The cocktail reception was around their pool. The family looked gorgeous in their formal attire. The catering was by Jimmy Duffy Caterers and was simply delicious. The crowd danced to the sounds of the Sterling Band supplied by Norma Michaels Entertainment. The dance floor was hopping all night and they ended up keeping the band overtime.

Albert's Graduation

On June 1st Donna, Felicia & I were so excited to be working with the Richardson Family again. They were celebrating Albert's High School Graduation & what a celebration it was! Their pool was covered with a glass dance floor & a tent. They had a band for cocktails, another band until 11pm & then a DJ to rock the party out. The entertainment & lighting was provided by
Norma Michaels Entertainment. She also provided a balloon artist & face painter for all the young children to enjoy. The food was provided by
Jimmy Duffy Caterers . There was everything from shrimp to lobster tails for the seafood lovers & french fries & steak for the meat eaters. The dance floor was packed all night. Albert is continuing his education at the College of Aviation in the fall of 2013. We wish him the best of luck!

 

BCA January

Last Friday morning we had our bi-monthly BCA Breakfast. We usually have it at the Union League but they are renovating so we had it at the National Constitution Center. My good friend Larry Cohen of Brulee Catering is the caterer there. The food was the best ever. I hope we have it there from now on. Our speaker was Commander Kirk Lippold who was the Commanding Officer of the USS Cole when it came under a terrorist attack by al Queda in the port of Aden, Yemen. His motivational talk was fabulous! He explained how he and his crew saved the war ship from sinking. He brought with him his navigator and her husband.