An Ode to 2014

I know you’re probably sick of hearing me say it, but too bad: 2014 was an incredible year. After the terrible winter subsided, we were treated to the most wonderful summer I can ever remember. And on top of all of it, I keep meeting and falling in love with the best clients I could ask for. My couples this year were fun and easy, they were generous and beautiful, and surrounded by the overwhelming warmth of their friends and families. And above all they were genuine and loving and invited me in to witness and celebrate their life’s biggest moments. It thrills me that by the time a couple’s wedding rolls around, they feel more like friends than clients. In 2014 I got to shoot in fabulous new (to me!) venues and celebrate true, deep, mad love with some of my best couples ever. I got to photograph and welcome new babies to the world, and have gotten birth announcements for many more. And of course I’ve already met and worked with many of my 2015 clients who I look forward to celebrating with in the same fabulous way in the coming year.

Here’s to the close of a year that will hold a special place in my heart, and to the opening of a year that holds so many awesome possibilities.

I’ll leave you with a round-up of some 2014 wedding portraits — I can’t call them my favorites because there are just too many to choose, so I won’t — thanks for looking today and always!

I opened up the year in the best way imaginable, with Zak + Kathleen on the beach in Saint Petersburg, FL:

And the first peek of what would be an incredible summer with Amanda + Jeff at PineCrest Country Club:

I celebrated Tim + Kate on Memorial Day weekend at the Barn on Bridge:

In June I headed down to Annapolis for Meagan + Rich’s nautical wedding at the Port Annapolis Marina:

And I spent my 30th birthday right at home at the William Penn Inn with Casey + Courtney and their irresistible spirits:

Dana + Kyle had the perfect wedding day in Newtown at the Northampton Valley Country Club:

Then Melissa + Justin threw a blowout at the Sofitel in downtown Philadelphia:

In July, Lauren + Pat tied the knot and celebrated at La Masseria at Bella Vista:

Labor Day Weekend brought a double header that started with Amie + Greg’s Normandy Farm wedding:

And followed with Gabrielle + TC’s beautifully rustic farm wedding at Friedman Farms:

After celebrating my own wedding anniversary in Martha’s Vineyard in September, it was time for Kevin + Kelly’s high rise Pyramid Club wedding:

In October, Jackie + Andrew threw a classy affair in the Hamilton Garden atop the Kimmel Center:

Then the highly anticipated wedding of Claire + Tom (my first couple to book for 2014) at the Old Mill in Rose Valley did not disappoint:

Rounding out October was Lynn + Joe’s beautiful Brandywine Manor House affair under one of my favorite tents ever:

Winding down the year with Maura + Craig was a real treat, and despite trying, the rain could not dampen their spirits even a teeny bit:

And in the perfect end to the perfect year, I capped off 2014 with Amanda + Mike’s elegant holiday wedding at the new and improved Cescaphe Ballroom:

Congratulations to all my 2014 couples, I wish you a lifetime of happiness together and nothing less!