Before shooting Hana & Wes’s wedding in the Black Hills of South Dakota, we detoured to Montana to visit my family and get our fix of sky. Summer days are long when we’re in Montana, both in sunlight and feeling. There is a dirt lane that runs between the wheat fields of my parent’s farm […]
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Is there a better place to be on a sunny day in June that at the bucolic Cairnwood Estate for a wedding? Liz and Scot’s wedding was beyond beautiful and their infectious smiles and laughter made it all the better. I have to share with you how I met this pretty girl, it’s very […]
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It’s always an honor to be featured on Style Me Pretty because we’re in such great company with other photographers and professionals that we admire. Style Me Pretty is a wonderful resource for inspired ideas and designs for your wedding. Check out our feature here! They chose Rebecca and Brad’s romantic wedding from Taneytown, Maryland’s […]
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It’s not often that we photograph morning weddings, but when we do it’s so refreshing. Daphne and Jack’s wedding at the Cira Centre Atrium at JG Domestic was on a rainy Sunday morning that made the light absolutely perfect as it poured through the wall of windows and lit the room. Daphne and Jack’s wedding […]
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Look at this girl’s smile! I overheard that Andrew loves it, too : ) It was a gorgeous spring day for a Villanova Chapel wedding even though the weather man predicted downpours. Maybe that’s why the wind (big, gusty wind!) didn’t bother Stephanie a bit and her veil flying through the air made for the […]
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It has been a rainy, rainy spring and the farm girl in me is always appreciative of rain, but I will say I’ve spent many afternoons going back and forth about “should we or shouldn’t we?” try to shoot. Usually when I get that call the morning of a shoot, I say wait it out. […]
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Hillary and Nic’s Lancaster wedding at Lime Springs Farm was one of our favorites of 2012. It was full of DIY rustic details and vintage touches throughout. We were so excited when The Knot called and asked if they could share it in their 2013 Fall/Winter issue. It just came out on news stands, check […]
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We are excited to share that Mariel and Chris’s vintage-styled wedding is featured on Glamour & Grace. This Pennsylvania wedding was overflowing with wildflowers, rustic details, and antique clocks. We hope you enjoy these photographs as much as we enjoyed sharing in this emotional and beautiful day. See more images from Mariel & Chris’s […]
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Hey, it’s Dutch here. Last year was a fun year. Some destinations, some beaches, some mountains & cities. Maryland, Montana, New Jersey, Delaware and good ol’ PA to name just a few. We also introduced Super8 Motion Pictures into our offerings – an old medium in new hands with fresh eyes. I montaged some of […]
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I love how we see so differently. Dutch and I just returned from an amazing month-long trip to Southeast Asia and our pictures could not be more different. Dutch brought his iPhone and I brought a Lumix point-and-shoot. You probably think it’s strange, us being photographers, that we don’t take “real” cameras when traveling to […]
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We photographed so many unique weddings in 2012, and here at Sweetwater Portraits, we are thrilled to see Jessica and Ayodeji’s wedding featured on one of our favorite blogs, The Bride’s Cafe. Jessica and Ayodeji’s wedding at the National Constitution Center was an emotional and modern ceremony set in Philadelphia’s Old City. See The Bride’s Cafe post […]
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Dana and Nick’s wedding at Faunbrook Bed & Breakfast was about as DIY as it gets. From the “poof’s made out of coffee filters (500-700 each!) to painting signs to designing the entire table top, Dana was the driving creative force and her family helped execute every part. My favorite detail was probably the simplest […]
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Sweetwater Portraits is always excited to see our photography published and this feature in Boho Weddings is the perfect Valentine’s Day treat. Amy & Haavard’s wedding at the John James Audubon Center at Mill Grove, PA was chock full of DIY nature-inspired details. See more pictures from Amy and Haavard’s wedding here!
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Sweetwater Portraits is excited to share our feature in The Knot Magazine’s Jersey Shore Planner. The article features Denise & Zach’s wedding at Bonnet Island Estate and shows off how to make a rustic, beach wedding look classically effortless. See more pictures from Denise & Zach’s wedding here!
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Hey, Dutch here. Julie usually writes these posts but I took over the driver’s seat so I could share this new service we’re offering…Super8 Motion Pictures. If you asked us a few years ago if we’d get involved with motion or videography the answer was a simple “nope”. And we are still not doing “videography”. […]
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I knew this was going to be fun the first time I met Nora and Patrick; Patrick started talking about how he’d like some kind of creepy picture in the cemetery at Aldie Mansion after their wedding. I was intrigued. I am a huge fan of photographs that have a dark surrealism to them so […]
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Here at Sweetwater Portraits we’re always happy to see our photography published and this feature in Philadelphia Wedding magazine is a gem. Amy & Haavard’s wedding at the John James Audubon Center at Mill Grove, PA was chock full of DIY nature-inspired details. See more pictures from Amy and Haavard’s wedding here!
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Weddings at the Morris Arboretum are always fun to photograph because the grounds are huge and we love shooting outdoors. Now that they have the Out On the Limb exhibit, it’s even better. Imagine having your cocktail hour on a suspension bridge 50 feet above the forest! Liz and Chris did and it was awesome. […]
