A couple of Fridays ago Murl and I had the honor of photographing Chelsea and Chris’ winter themed wedding. They had a beautiful ceremony at the Abbe Reformed Church in Clymer, NY, followed by a fabulous reception at the Retreat at Peak’n Peek Resort & Spa. It was really neat to photograph their wedding because I graduated with their older siblings and I watched these two grow up!

::the bride::

::the groom::

::leaving the church::

::memorial flower vase::

I thought this was such a unique and beautiful idea. Each rose had a tag attached with the name of a loved one that they wanted to remember on their special day.

::one of the adorable flower girls::

::the first dance::

Congratulations on your marriage and best wishes for a long, loving life together! | <3 Heather & Murl

Well I am snowed in at home and going nowhere today so I thought I’d take a moment to update you about a photo shoot I had on Wednesday. A new magazine about Erie happenings is coming on the market, Urban XpERIEnce will be coming out mid-January. Its going to cover lots of great topics ranging from fine dining to art & culture in the area. Its much more than just a magazine though, there is going to be a fantastic online experience for users as well. I’m really excited about what they have in store for everyone.

Anyway, we decided to shoot the cover shot at Twelve O’ One Restaurant and Wine Bar, it made a great backdrop for the cover idea. Check out the images in the first issue of Urban XpERIEnce. Thanks to JB for letting us photograph there, I can’t wait to go back and have dinner soon!

Up next: a post from last week’s wedding — Chris & Chelsea! Stay tuned

For the past month or more there has been a billboard up by Stetson’s Hardware of Leigh Ann Orton advertising her services as a realtor for Coldwell Banker. I finally took a moment to stop and take a picture of it. You might be thinking, why would I do that? To that I’d reply that I photographed her business portrait for her and that is the biggest I’ve seen one of my images…so basically, I just thought it was pretty cool That and to let everyone know that I do photograph business and artist’s portraits for public relations articles, business cards, websites and whatever else you may need.

I thought it was such a great idea when Rachel and Ian came to me looking for some portraits they could give to people for Christmas gifts. Pictures are definitely one of the most personal gifts you can give someone! Who doesn’t love displaying portraits of their loved ones?

Yesterday the three of us drove out onto some back roads in Clymer, NY for an outdoor portrait session. We had a beautiful blue sky and a few remnants of autumn color at a couple of the locations. Here are some of my favorites:

It was fun shooting with you guys yesterday, I hope you had a good time and that you enjoy your pictures!

<3 Heather