Lindsey + Chris - Weathering The Storm

In the song I've included below, a wonderful cover by Owen of the band Rainer Maria, the first lyrics are "Have faith in the blue lady". That couldn't be more fitting for Lindsey and Chris's wedding - if the blue lady is the ocean - or the tropical storm that morning =)

I drove to Bethany Beach that morning from Philadelphia in the pouring rain. I was shooting this one alone, in a place I'd never been, and by the time I got to the beach it was a straight-up monsoon. Parts of the road near Addy Sea were completely flooded, and I'm pretty sure I floated around one or two turns. But when I got to the venue - a spooky old (and very haunted) bed and breakfast right on the water - everyone was in the best of spirits. Bridesmaids were sitting on the floor drinking champagne, Drake was playing over the bluetooth speaker, and everyone was smiling like it was the sunniest day of the summer. And we all agreed "fuck it, we're gonna shoot in it anyway, whats a few sheets of rain between friends?" but just as we were ready to fare it, it stopped. Instead of a storm, we got to take a long walk down the streets of a sleepy off-season beach town and empty sand dunes with a perfect grey sky. 

Now press play on the track, scroll down slowly, and always have faith in the blue lady. 

Ceremony + Reception Venue: Addy Sea Bed & Breakfast |Event Planner: Maggie Verts | Wedding Gown:  BHLDN | Groom's Suit: Banana Republic | Hair Stylist + Make Up Artist: Nic Cirillo| Florist: Blossoms, Inc. | Rentals: Coastal Tented Events | Cake: Sweet Disposition | DJ: Tom Barrett Disc Jockeys

Katie + Ryan - Philadelphia Racquet Club

In a rare happenstance, I'd never met Katie+Ryan before the day of their wedding. I try to meet all my couples, or at least skype, because well, its just objectively cooler that way. Who wants to spend the entire day with a complete stranger? The hardest part about being a really good wedding photographer is connecting with people you've just met, and having them feel comfortable enough with you to relax, and trust you enough to let you try some crazy ideas - and I want that to be genuine. Getting to connect with people is one of the reasons I love what I do. But sometimes you just get lucky. Katie and Ryan, and all of their many many friends, welcomed us in to their lives immediately - and treated us like royalty. It probably helped to lighten the mood when I stepped on one of those sticky no-show bras and was walking around the room with it stuck to my shoe... yeah yeah, laugh it up. Anyway the Racquet Club is a bizarre place, just the type of weird old Philadelphia secret handshake type of place I love. Oh and we only had 15 minutes to take all of the photos of Katie and Ryan - if you saw me literally running around Rittenhouse that day... that was why =

Ceremony + Reception Venue: The Racquet Club of Philadelphia | Wedding Gown: Elizabeth Johns | Hair Stylist + Make Up Artist: Daneene Jensen & Associates | Florist: Butter Cup | Catering + Cake: Jeffery Miller Catering Co.| Band: Franklin and Allison Orchestra