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. […]
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I have a feeling that the Dorrance H. Hamilton Garden at the Kimmel Center is going to be THE place for wedding receptions in Philadelphia. Brooke and John’s wedding was stunning. The atrium rooftop garden fills with light as the sun goes down and it just glows. At night, you have views of the cityscape […]
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A wedding gown sweeping through a barn, mason jars full of pale pink flowers and succulents, vintage lace covering the tables, fields of corn all around…it was just the right mix of rustic and pretty for a wedding at Lime Spring Farm in Lancaster county, Pennsylvania. Hillary and Nic couldn’t have done it better. Dutch […]
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It’s true. Until our trip to Barbados last month, I had been bullied at every single reef we had ever snorkeled. A Mexican barracuda even charged me once. Didn’t matter what country we were in or who else was in the water, the Barracuda has always disliked me. In Barbados, I ate that Barracuda […]
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Liz and Scot’s engagement session at the Hidden Valley Horse Farm in Pennsylvania was featured on Style Me Pretty this week! This makes me happy for two reasons. First of all, farms are my thing. Not in a trendy worn wood and Mason jar kind of way, but in a down and dirty working farm […]
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Today I said goodbye to Frau Vega, my very first car. I’ve had her since high school. Fifteen years with the same car, that’s almost half of my entire life! The tow truck came and loaded her up, her front tires squealing in resistance. Dutch parodied my car saying “no, Julie! Why???” and I shed […]
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Recently, Sweetwater Portraits has been featured 5 times on Style Me Pretty! If you’ve got marriage on the mind then you know that Style Me Pretty is the place to go for inspiration. For those of you not in the know: Style Me Pretty is a style savvy wedding resource devoted to the modern bride…We […]
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We’re thrilled to be featured in yet another Philadelphia Wedding Magazine! Congratulations to Emily and Drew, an exceptionally sweet couple who had one of the prettiest weddings we’ve seen. See more pictures from Emily and Drew’s wedding!
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Hello friends, followers and the newly engaged! Happy New Year. We’re a little late on the wishing, but there’s something about the new year that puts us into overdrive mode organizing and taking care of all of those little tasks that slip into oblivion when we’re in the midst of wedding season. So, thank you […]
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We are honored to be featured in Philadelphia Wedding Magazine’s Spring/Summer 2012 Issue for Adie and Scott’s wedding at Appleford Estate! The issue will hit newsstands on December 12th. You can view more pictures from Adie & Scott’s wedding here.
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Time to give thanks. It’s been a tough few months dealing with my ruptured Achilles, complications, etc; 100 days and counting since I’ve walked without crutches. It’s easy to dwell on such things, so instead I want to finally share what we were doing last year at this time. One year ago on Thanksgiving Day, […]
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Mexico! Not just for any wedding, but for Dutch’s brother TJ’s marriage to Fiamma. It was a fantastic trip. Fiamma actually grew up in San Miguel and it is so pretty; full of colorful 17th-18th century colonial houses, a towering pink cathedral, steep cobblestone streets, and very tasty food. First, I have to say we […]
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There is always the “What If” factor that haunts a wedding photographer; a nagging fear of injury, illness, or accident that would keep us from photographing a wedding. So, when the “What If’ finally caught up with me while playing volleyball and I fell to the floor in agony, my first reaction was literally “Nooooo! […]
