All of you may remember Erin and “the Matter” from maybe my most well-known shoot to date… Alice in Wonderland! Over the past several months, there has actually been a lot of skepticism over whether Erin was a “real bride,” haha, not only because she played the Alice part to perfection, but because she is definitely pretty enough to be a model!

Well, to all those who doubted, proof has finally arrived! Erin and Matt were married October 15, 2011, with the reception at the Sovereign Performing Arts Center in Reading, PA. I of course had the extraordinary honor of being their photographer.

Our day began at the Abraham Lincoln Hotel, where both Erin and Matt got ready. I flew this wedding solo, and this was my first attempt to capture both bride AND groom getting ready alone and with very limited time — we started with Matt…

Then Erin putting on her dress… her smile just lit up the room.

We managed to sneak in a few quicky bridals portraits … and before I continue to go on incessantly about how pretty Erin is on the outside, I have to point out how she is even more beautiful on the inside, so it’s no surprise she would end up with a guy like Matt, who would do anything for her… even let us glue orange eyebrows to his face!

The ceremony took place at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Douglassville, PA — what a beautiful church to get married in!

Erin’s veil got caught during the bubble exit and Matt didn’t realize so he kept walking… made for a hilarious shot! Afterwards we hopped in the limo to head over to Hopewell Furnace for some more photos!

Then came my favorite part of the day— bridal party and bride-and-groom time! We only had an hour total for these pictures, but as I’ve said in the past, I’d rather have one hour in a great location than two hours in a so/so location, and Erin and Matt definitely picked a GREAT location. I also moved INSANELY fast to get these pictures.. some of them weren’t even setup… just took them as we were walking!… I could barely keep up with myself, but I love the results!

The speeches at the reception were second to none, and the reactions from the members of the head table were absolutely priceless… even got a standing ovation!

I was only at the reception for a couple of hours, so people had just started to move around by the time I left, but we still managed to get some really nice shots!

To Erin and Matt: I just wanted to say that somewhere in the several months we spent planning Alice in Wonderland, and the many conversations Erin and I had outside of that, I learned more about you two than most, and Erin DEFINITELY learned more about me! Apparently, there is something about Erin that makes people want to spill their life-story to her even if they’ve only known her for as long as it takes to get through the checkout line at the grocery store, haha! I felt like I could tell Erin anything, and she has been SO much more than a client to me.

Matt, I am constantly amazed at how wonderful you are; if I had never met you I’d have doubted there would ever be anyone out there good enough for Erin, but I did, and you are not only “good enough” you are PERFECT for her, but I guess you knew that already, since you’ve essentially held onto her since high school! It’s for all these reasons that when my contracted time was up on Saturday, I stayed for your first dances and the cake. I could not think of a better wedding gift than your actual memories of the day, and I did it not just for being my clients and for doing Alice in Wonderland at my request, but for being my friends. Congratulations; you deserve it all and more!

Videographer: Well Spun Weddings
Getting Ready Location: Abraham Lincoln Hotel
Ceremony Venue: Immaculate Conception Catholic Church
Reception Venue: Sovereign Performing Arts Center
Dress: Casablanca Bridal