Philadelphia Wedding Project

Gearing Up

admin — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 19:57:00 +0000

Only two weeks to go until Caitlin & Rodney’s big day! The PWP photographers are in high gear getting ready for it. Here’s a quick cell phone snapshot of some (but not all) of what we’ll be using to shoot that day:

Dave’s Limousine

admin — Fri, 14 May 2010 05:18:15 +0000

Caitlin & Rodney paid a visit to Dave’s Limousine in search of the perfect “ride” for them and their entourage. PWP Shooters Geoff Horowitz and Sofia Negron tagged along. It was a brief visit as after only 15 minutes Caitlin, Rodney and Dave connected and another vendor was booked for the big day.

Caitlin and Rodney meet Synergetic Sounds

admin — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 13:57:53 +0000

When Caitlin & Rodney met with Jason from Synergetic Sounds, they got a taste of what their wedding could look and sound like. Synergetic provides DJ services and phenomenal lighting for weddings and other events. We’ve mentioned before, but it’s worth saying again, that as photographers we don’t always get to see all the work that goes into providing other services on a wedding day, whether that be lighting, music, florals, culinary designs, decor, or any number of others. It goes without saying that Synergetic Sounds are great at what they do!

Philly Cheesesteaks

admin — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 16:30:07 +0000

In between meetings, Caitlin & Rodney and their entourage dropped a few Hamiltons at Geno’s Steaks… this was one of Caitlin’s high school haunts, but it was Rodney’s first experience! Not too many photos were taken since it’s difficult to juggle a camera and a cheez-whiz-and-onion-filled sandwich in arctic temperatures, but here are a few.

Next week: Caitlin & Rodney check out Synergetic Sounds!

Caitlin & Rodney’s Engagement Session at Delaware’s Winterthur Gardens

admin — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 13:00:35 +0000

During their recent visit home to the US from their “Army Home” in Germany, Caitlin & Rodney met up with several of us for their engagement session at Winterthur Gardens. This is the same location where Caitlin & Rodney will be getting married this summer. So, we all had a chance to kind of scope out the grounds together and get an idea of where we may like to shoot some photos on their wedding day in August. Of course with the temperature being in the 30s and snow being on the ground we weren’t able to get the EXACT feel for their wedding day, but at least we were able to spend some time together with our winning couple and shoot some fantastic engagement photos for them as well.Don’t miss Caitlin & Rodney telling the story of how they met and fell in love in the video at the bottom of this post! Enjoy your engagement photos guys. Lots of love from the Philadelphia Wedding Project.

Caitlin and Rodney meet Beautiful Blooms

admin — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 13:00:27 +0000

When Caitlin and Rodney met with Donna O’Brien of Beautiful Blooms, Joy Moody and Ryan Estes were there as well. As this couple meets with various wedding professionals interested in helping them create a beautiful day, it has been incredibly fun and interesting for us, the photographers, to get a glimpse behind the scenes of other parts of the wedding industry. Donna is a top-notch floral designer, and her company Beautiful Blooms is known in Philadelphia for creating eye-poppingly gorgeous and creative arrangements. Here, Caitlin and Rodney, along with their planner Nicole and Caitlin’s sister, speak with Donna about their vision for their wedding. Can I (Ryan) just say that I’m amazed with the amount of talent and skill that goes into creating a comprehensive set of bouquets, centerpieces, bouttonieres, and other arrangements for an event like this!

Caitlin and Rodney meet Moda Botanica

admin — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 13:01:51 +0000

Since Caitlin and Rodney were only home during the holidays, they had to schedule all of their vendor meetings during this time. Sofia Negron met up with Caitlin, Rodney, her sister, Allie and their planner, Nicole for a floral meeting with Moda Botanica. It was actually very interesting being a fly on the wall during their floral meeting. Caitlin and Rodney brought swatches and photos of their ideas. I liked watching Judith and Armas from Moda talk about and develop different ideas for their centerpieces and bouquets. I never realized all the different elements that go into designing a centerpiece. They went through books, lots of photos and pulled out different elements so they could visualize what they were talking about. I have to say Caitlin has great taste and I am really anxious to see who she chooses to do the floral design for the wedding.

Judith going over some ideas and ways Caitlin and Rodney’s vision can be done

A few sneak peeks of colors and ideas Caitlin and Rodney have

Armas going over details.

Allie and Nicole laughing it up. I feel like personality counts just as much as talent. Getting along with your vendors is key to success.

Judith showing Caitlin a wedding they had just done for another bride.

Moda’s third partner, Bailey, was there making flowers for an event they had later. It’s kind of cool getting to see the inner workings of a floral design studio while having a meeting. Brings home that Moda is a floral design studio where you get to meet and work with the designers and not a salesman.

Caitlin and Rodney at Gibraltar Gardens

admin — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:30:25 +0000

We are so glad that we finally got to meet Caitlin and Rodney over the holidays. Since their stay in the states was so short, we crammed in as much stuff as possible. We had some time to kill between appointments, so Geoff and I (Sofia) stopped off at Gibraltar Gardens with Caitlin and Rodney for some intimate engagement photos. Gibraltar Gardens has a really beautiful garden in the spring and summer but they also have this old dilapidated house that has great textures and walls. We had lots of fun with them and as you can see they are total naturals!

Nicole Brennen - the ultimate team player

Caitlin & Rodney

Caitlin’s hair trial at Town and Country Salon

admin — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 22:01:16 +0000

Caitlin & Rodney being soldiers in the US Army currently stationed in Germany don’t often get time to be at home with family and friends. But this past holiday season found Caitlin and Rodney at home with her family in Newark Deleware. Of course with limited time in the states Caitlin had to fit in A LOT of wedding planning and organizing during the brief time that she and Rodney were home. And of course, the photographers of the PWP were on hand to document several of the important wedding related meetings that Caitlin had scheduled.

First up was Caitlin’s hair trial appointment at Town and Country Salon in Newark Deleware. Jenn Childress and Pete Malone were on hand to photograph Caitlin’s hair trial and *shhhh* Caitlin’s dress fitting. Yes, we did see it. Yes, we did photograph Caitlin in her dress as designer, Elaine M. Morgan did some minor alterations. Caitlin looked stunning in her dress but that’s all we are allowed to reveal!!!

Caitlin & Rodney at home at Caitlin’s parents’ house with Elliot.

Elliot is wearing an Ohio State hoodie in support of Rodney’s favorite college football team being in the Rose Bowl that week.

Caitlin’s sister Allie and their 26 lb cat Frannie.

PWP slideshow of recent work – the last weddings of 2009

admin — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 07:06:29 +0000

The holiday season is over and with that brings all of us a much needed break. So as we finish up album orders and meet with new brides, we leave a few images from each of our last weddings of the year. Enjoy the slideshow of recent work.