It's such a great honor to be part of the George Family portrait sessions. I started photographing the family when Bekki was pregnant with Jillian five years ago. One thing led to another, and before you know it, it's five years later and Bekki and Chris have two beautiful little girls. Each year we photograph the girls right around their birthdays. This year we decided to capture them at their home. Bekki is such a wonderfully strong mother and she has become a treasured friend.

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It's that time again!! School's out and soon-to-be-seniors are looking for unique ways to have their senior portraits captured. At Essence senior portraits sessions are done outdoors and either on location or at the Essence studio. Three changes of clothes gives lots of variations and personal props are encouraged.

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Another one of my babies from back in the high school days is getting married!! I couldn't be happier for Wendy; she's been waiting a long time for this very special time in her life. We went to Wehr's Dam in Orefield for her and Rich's engagement session; and it was even more special because we did it on her birthday! Check out the fun time we had with a few of my favorite pics.

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Tamra was a former yearbook editor of mine when I was a teacher. Now she's getting married and I'm going to be her photographer. It's a great honor to have her trust me with the most important day in her life. Dan and Tamra love the outdoors and they incorporated it into their engagement session!


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The same day, directly following the Cleaver wedding, I was sent to cover the birthday party of Olivia Weaver. It was right down the street from the studio at Willow Tree Grove, a venue I've shot at many times. It was a Sesame Street themed party, complete with an adorable Sesame Street cake, Big Bird goodie bags, and a real-life Elmo! The kids loved Elmo's music and dancing and bag of tricks...Olivia seemed especially interested in the big red puppet. She was not interested, however, in smashing her cake! Despite all her best efforts, Michelle (Olivia's mother) could not get Olivia to dig in to the sweet frosted treat. She said Olivia doesn't like to be dirty! Haha...what a cutie-pie!





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It wouldn't be St. Patrick's Day unless Tommy Burke threw his annual bash!!! I have the great honor of photographing this event for the past four years and I look forward to it every year! Just seeing all the usual guests plus the new additions is always interesting. This year's addition was an amazing young lady who did Celtic dancing.


The weather was perfect, the food was great and i love seeing my good friends Diane, Elk, and Steve!!! Tommy and Gail, thanks so much for letting me capture such a great event! "Top of the morning to you!!!"
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Saturday, February 12th was another beautiful wedding in Quakertown, PA. With Valentine's Day right around the corner, the day was appropriately filled with lots of love. It was also the first wedding day for our newest photographer, Marco Calderon. He quickly fit right into the team, with Jan and Shavon showing him the ropes. He was wonderful at capturing every moment of the day, with special attention to lighting and detail. Here are some of his beautiful images...


Marco on the job!
It was such a beautiful day to shoot a wedding! It turned out to be nice and sunny, which always make for wonderful natural lighting :) Heather and her bridesmaids were beautiful from the moment we walked in the house. The entire bridal party was fun and easy to photograph. We shot at the Revivals Restaurant and Banquets in Perkasie, a first for Essence Photography. It's always exciting to shoot at new venues! I was pleased to have the opportunity to shoot with Marco. I think he will quickly become an asset to the Essence Photography team. We all enjoyed every aspect of the wedding, and hope Heather and Josh will love the images we captured of their friends and family and the love they share. Congrats to them, along with a lifetime of love and happiness! Below are some of my images from the day :)


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