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A chilly fall day didn’t stop the Urban Mommies from getting together for fall portraits in the park.  Check out these smiles!

A few weekends ago I had the pleasure of photographing Katie and Greg’s wedding.  What a great couple to work with, and a gorgeous wedding to be part of!

Katie getting ready:

The ceremony was at Sacred Heart Catholic Church.  What an amazing place.

After the ceremony, with Sacred Heart in the background:

Lovely flowers by Allison McGeary:

The guys had Lego cufflinks!!

The reception was at the Carnegie Museum, with beautifully designed table arrangements (also by Allison McGeary):

The cake base was from a real tree in Pittsburgh. (Not cut down for this wedding though!)

A kiss on the trolley:

Congratulations, Katie and Greg! 

I’ve been so busy lately–that it’s been a while since I posted some photos of Dagny.  She’s 4 months old now, which is hard to believe!  Here are some of her at 3 months:

And one taken yesterday:
 

I had fun photographing Julie, Pete, and Lily in the park last week.  Lily is just over a year old, and she is quite independent already.  Her parents are both involved in the theater, and I have a feeling Lily could find herself on the stage one day as well!

Picking flowers:

With her Lucy bunny:

I first met Kelly and Collin through Urban Mommies back in August, and had the chance to photograph them again with Simon a few weekends ago.  Collin is 4 months old now and what a handsome boy he is already!

I photographed Thomas and Bethany’s wedding three years ago, and it was fun to reconnect with them and meet their little boy, Tiernan last weekend.  He’s 15 months old now, and cute as can be!

Two weekends ago I photographed Sitara and Mark’s wedding.  Everything about the wedding was personal to them–from the ceremony in her parents’ backyard to the vows and blending of traditions.  It was a beautiful and colorful day, fitting for such a lovely couple.

Love the henna hands:

The ceremony site:

A detail of the mandap/huppah:

Exchanging vows:

I love this shot of throwing carnations at the end of the ceremony:

More carnations:

Congratulations Sitara and Mark!  

Aly turned three in August, and it’s amazing how much she’s changed since I photographed her and her sister last year.

I loved her quiet and contemplative look:

Showing me her ballet: