Kate and Dan were married on December 29th at the Nittany Lion Inn on the Penn State Campus. It was a cold, clear evening (one of the coldest in December!), but it was warm and cozy inside, with a candlelight ceremony to set the mood. We took a very quick trip to the Lion Shrine for a few photos after the ceremony and discovered we couldn’t really work our cameras while wearing gloves, so the gloves came off (it’s still hard to work the camera with numb fingers!). The girls even sat on the Lion in their dresses (with no wraps or sweaters), which must have been cold! We took just a few more shots under the soft glow of the streetlamps before returning to the warmth of the Inn. Then it was off to the reception full of fun and dancing, with DJ Jeff Helffrich keeping the party hopping. What a way to end 2009!
Kate and Dan, we had a great time with you, your wedding party, families and friends – thanks for having us!
We photograph quite a few weddings in Eisenhower Chapel on the campus of Penn State University – lots of alumni come back to Penn State to get married. The weather wasn’t supposed to be very nice for Kim and Joe’s wedding there on October 24th, but it turned into a beautiful fall day by the time the ceremony began. Usually the chapel is a difficult place to photograph because it is a bit dark, but the sunlight streaming in the windows made us very happy 
After the formals, we headed to the Lion Shrine for a few photos atop the Lion, and then to Old Main. The fall colors on campus were spectacular, the mix of sun and clouds made for perfect photo conditions, and the wedding party was easygoing and fun to photograph!
Our final stop before the reception was Fenske Lab, where Kim and Joe spent way too much time – they are both chemical engineering grads. That’s not our usual type of background for wedding photos, but we’re always up for anything! We even learned what a condensation tube was (okay, we still don’t know what it does or if we even got the name right!!)
The reception was held at Celebration Hall in State College. In anticipation of Kim and Joe’s entrance, the guests were lifted from their seats and encouraged to do the “wave” by the Nittany Lion Mascot (ok, not the real Lion, just a guest dressed in a Lion mascot suit!). The remainder of the evening was just as much fun – lots of eating, drinking, dancing, and celebration. Congrats, Kim and Joe – thanks for choosing us!
Virginia and Adam’s wedding on August 29th was a blast! After the ceremony at Our Lady of Victory, we found out at the last minute that “someone” got us access into Beaver Stadium. So we headed over for some great shots inside the stadium (and outside, too!). The reception was at Marrara’s Mountain Lodge about 20 minutes out of town. Little did we know, the drive over was to be the last quiet moment of the evening… what a party they had! The reception was spread across an outdoor tent, inside the lodge, the back deck and the gazebo down below, each section with it’s own unique decor, atmosphere and guests happily eating and drinking. We knew Virginia’s family is from Poland, but we were completely unprepared for the magnitude of “partying” at a Polish wedding! Thanks, Virginia and Adam, for sharing your amazing wedding with us!
