Our first "Trashing!" - Julie and Mark's "Trash the Dress" Session

All we can say is "WOW!"

We've been dying to do a Trash the Dress session forever, but we could never have imagined it would go so well! Julie just glowed! She looked every bit as beautiful as she did on her wedding day, and her dress.... well, lets just say that by the end, it didn't look as good as it did on the wedding day!!!

We found this amazing park with a small waterfall, lots of rocks, and some great trees. Julie and Mark were such great models! They truly got into it and we got some amazing images! We are so grateful to them for sharing this day with us and for giving her dress this great send off!

Never again should any dress be allowed to go yellow in a box for the next 20 or so years.

Julie and Mark

On Sunday Feb. 18th, Laura and I had the pleasure of being Julie and Mark's photographers. I must say this wedding was awesome! Not only was it a great mixture of timing, for Julie is Chinese and it happened to be the start of Chinese New Year, but it was also a great location since Mark is from Ireland and the Catholic Philopatrian Literary Institute has vast history with Irish immigrants. Not only was it a historic building, it also was full of great locations for photos.

Once the ceremony was finished we headed over to Rittenhouse Square for some fun shots in the snow. Julie was such a fun bride she was willing to brave the cold and trail her dress in the snow, so when we walked past the big tree we noticed some kids had given it some mini-snowmen and they had to be in the shots.
After the reception Julie, Mark, and some guests headed upstairs to the billiards room for some drinks, pool, and poker. Of course we had to take advantage of the surroundings and catch Julie showing Mark how to play.

Not only do Laura and I love what we do, but we also love the clients, vendors, and guests we get to meet and interact with. We got to work alongside Mark Kingsdorf again, and knowing his sense of humor, we snapped a little something for him!
Julie and Mark, thank you so much for including us in your day!