We are super excited to get our new wedding season off to a great start with Ashley and Tony! After their beautiful wedding ceremony we ran around Francis Slocum Park, snapped a bunch of great pics, and then danced the evening away with their great friends (the Redners crew really knows how to party) and family. Oh and make sure you get a look at the ridiculously awesome groom cake! Congrats to Ashley and Tony!

VENDORS:

Venue: Holiday Inn Wilkes Barre – East Mountain

Dress: Head to Toe

Bridesmaid Dresses: Head to Toe

Tuxes/Suits: Sarno & Sons

Flowers: McCarthy Flower

Officient: Fr. John Shearer, OSJ

Lighting: Mike Walton Productions

Coordinators: Mandy Leoffler

Entertainment: Mike Walton Productions

Photo Booth: Mike Walton Productions

Transportation: Feel Good Limo Inc

Cake: Wedding Cake — Bakery Delite, Cupcakes – The Sweet Lush Cupcakery

Décor: M.C. Productions — Mark Broody

Invitations: Bridal Trinkets Etc

Videographer: Knot Just Any Day

VENDORS:

Ceremony Venue: Penn State Wilkes Barre

Reception Venue: Checkerboard Inn

Dress: Something Blue

Bridesmaid Dresses: David’s Bridal

Tuxes/Suits: Men’s Wearhouse

Flowers: Mayflower Florist

Entertainment: DJ Steve Cullars

Photo Booth: Knot Just Any Day

Catering: Checkerboard Inn

Cake:  Victoria Prekel

Invitations: Zazzle

… And now on to their big day. Kate and Mike began their day getting ready at the picturesque Olympia’s Valley Estate. Kate was at the main house and Mike and groomsmen prepared at a smaller residence nearby on the grounds. Once everyone was set, the two met on the dock of the small lake on the property. It was the absolute perfect backdrop for this occasion. We made our way around the grounds for a quick shoot just before the signing of the Ketubah. What followed was a beautiful lakeside ceremony and a reception that was held in the estate’s updated but yet rustic barn. Getting to spend two days with everyone in beautiful Sonoma County California was such a treat! Thanks to Kate and Mike for having us out to celebrate with them.

With destination weddings, we try to capture as much as we can, usually over multiple days, and be a part of the entire wedding weekend festivities. So, if you are considering a destination wedding of any sorts, keep it in mind to include your photography and/or video team as much as you can in ALL of the weekend’s events. You’ll definitely love to relive all of it over and over again.  Enjoy!

What… an… awesome… day.

It was such a well planned fast paced day, yet there was so much time for the KJAD photo team to think creatively and be super artsy with one of steve’s new lenses, try different ideas for places we’ve been before, shoot in some new awesome locations, capture so many different details, and still have time to photograph joy and matt enjoying their best day ever. (check out the cake topper… it’s for real the best day ever!) Congrats to Joy and Matt and thanks for having us be a part of such an action packed day!!

VENDORS:

Venue: Mohegan Sun Pocono

Dress: The Bridal Chateau

Bridesmaid Dresses: Gerri Bridal Shop

Tuxes/Suits: Sarno and Son

Shoes: Nina

Jewelry: Amore & Bridal Trinkets

Flowers: Ambiance Event Planning & Floral Designs

Officient: Rev. Michael Zipay

Lighting: MCR Productions

 Coordinators: LoriAnn Gallagher

Entertainment: Premier Sounds Entertainment

Photo Booth: PA Photo Booths

Transportation: Nasser Limousine

Catering: Mohegan Sun Pocono

Cake: Truly Scrumptious Cake Studio

Décor: MCR Productions

Megan and Josh kept up with the awesome location theme from their engagement session, and decided to have their wedding at the Glen Summit Chapel & Casino and the chose the Kirby House Japanese Gardens as their backdrop for their wedding photos. Such great locations for them to be able to make it their own and have a blast doing it.

Along with photography, we were asked to help them out with our wedding coordination services. Our team of Bridget and Lauren were able to help organize all of their moving parts into one understandable timeline… although, Megan was super helpful too! We love detail oriented brides. : )

A unique element of their day was the Chapel wedding they had on the grounds of the Glen Summit Casino. Our Coordination team was able to plan their wedding ceremony and conduct their rehearsal the night prior. But enough about us… Their day was filled with SO many funny and heartfelt moments. Like sooooo many. Their groomsmen have been through each others’ weddings and have pretty much perfected the art of being a “good” groomsman. It’s been awesome to see such great friends be a part of such important days for each other. And it’s been great to see what antics they will come up with each time.

Anywho… we hope you enjoy their wedding photos. Stay tuned… you just might see these fellas’ faces again soon.

Steve and the KJAD crew

VENDORS:

Venue: Kirby House Japanese Gardens and Glen Summit Chapel & Casino

Dress: The Bridal Chateau

Shoes: DSW

Jewelry: Rainbow Jewelers, The Bridal Chateau, and Etsy

Flowers: Decker’s Flowers

Officient: Christopher Abbott

Coordinators: Knot Just Any Day

Entertainment: DJ Dave Palladino

Transportation: Ebony and Ivory

Catering: Constantino’s Catering & Events, Inc.

Cake: The Sprinkle Cupboard

Invitations: Minted

Remember how we hiked all over Ricketts Glen with Briann and Pat?… Well yeah, there was none of that here on their wedding day… thank goodness! Although, if you need a way to quickly become close with new friends, may we suggest you get out those hiking boots (or for us, our chucks and vans did the trick… barely), and head into the woods.

Fast forward to their wedding day… It couldn’t have been any better. The sun was shining and there was plenty of beautiful blue skies. So we took advantage of the gorgeous weather and shot their wedding party photos at Harvey’s Lake and the River Commons in downtown Wilkes-Barre. One of our favorite shots was our groom and groomsmen’s homage to the Beastie Boys. We definitely had our fair share of hysterical moments with their wedding party… ask them about the gummy bears they pulled out at the end of the night. Good times, good times.

On the other hand, their ceremony was so conducted by one of Pat’s family friends. Giving it a personalized and heartfelt touch. Overall their wedding, while beautiful and romantic, was an absolute blast. Their friends and family definitely enjoyed the day. Dance battles, gummy bears and cotton candy, a great band, crazy fun Harvey’s Lake dock photos, and so much more. We hope you enjoy their photos as much as our team enjoyed their wedding day. Stay tuned for their wedding video. Fun fun fun.

VENDORS:

Venue: Best Western Plus Genetti Hotel & Conference Center

Dress: Head to Toe

Bridesmaid Dresses: Head to Toe

Shoes: Betsey Johnson

Flowers: A & M Floral Express

Lighting: Genetti’s Oyster Weddings

Coordinators: Genetti’s Oyster Weddings

Entertainment: The Night Out

Photo Booth: MCR Productions

Transportation: Nasser Limousine Service

Cake: Genetti’s Oyster Weddings

Décor: Genetti’s Oyster Weddings

Invitations: Minted

Videographer: Knot Just Any Day

Such a stunning backdrop and a gorgeous day for just an absolutely wonderful couple. Maureen and Matt had such the perfect day for their lakeside wedding ceremony. The ceremony, while sweet and romantic, was filled with quite a few laughs. And after their ceremony, the happy couple spent a few minutes soaking up the lakeside view and relaxing as newlyweds. We couldn’t be happier for the two of them and we hope you enjoy their photos as much as we enjoyed their day.

VENDORS:

Venue: Split Rock Resort

Dress: The Bridal Chateau

Bridesmaid Dresses: The Bridal Chateau

Tuxes/Suits: Tuxedo Junction

Shoes: Men’s Wearhouse

Flowers: Jazmyn Floral

Officient: Dr. William J Hurst

Coordinators: Gladys Rivera, Split Rock Resort

Entertainment: Pete Bayo

Photo Booth: Pete Bayo

Transportation: Split Rock Resort

Catering: Split Rock Resort

Cake: Carol Roth

Invitations: Wedding Paper Divas

We, (Bridget & Steve) have known Lindsey since she was about this big (cue hand gesture that shows she was much shorter she was). In a long-story-short sort of way, Bridget started dancing with her around that time, and now she and a handful of other great dancers (and friends), are part of a dance group called Without Walls. They choreograph their own pieces and make some pretty amazing dances.

Anyway, the point of this, is that it is so great to see her marry such a great guy. Danny and Lindsey are as good as it gets. And with that comes great friends and great families. Coincidentally, both of their toasts were given by their siblings. Lindsey’s brother and three sisters gave such a heartfelt and awesomely funny tag team speech. From what we hear, they are quite the package deal. (which BTW, is pretty cool…. wait till you see their wedding video!) Danny’s brother and best man, Kevin, followed up the Reichard quartet with his best man speech that absolutely killed it! Not a dry eye in the house. Attaboy, Kevin.

And moving on… Their day was filled with so many unique “Lindsey and Danny” elements, that without question, was exactly them. Gifts for each other during their private stunning first look, custom bridal bouquet made by Regular Frills (Bridget’s company), a sweet and romantic ceremony, picturesque scenery, great toasts, great food, great dancing, and best of all… milk and cookies. Such the perfect way to top off their perfect wedding day.

Ok, I’m done writing… I want milk and cookies. You should run and get some milk and cookies and then look through their photos. K go.

VENDORS:

Venue: Stroudsmoor Country Inn

Dress: Bijou Bridal & Special Occassion

Bridesmaid Dresses: Tunas Bridal

Tuxes/Suits: Tuxedo Junction

Shoes: Macy’s

Jewelry: Macy’s

Flowers: Stroudsmoor Country Inn

Bride’s Custom Paper Flower Bouquet: Regular Frills

Lighting: Dj Brandon Hacken & Kevin Cronauer

Coordinators: Linda Pirone

Entertainment: Dj Brandon Hacken & Kevin Cronauer

Photo Booth: Dj Brandon Hacken & Kevin Cronauer

Catering: Stroudsmoor Country Inn

Cake: Cookie Bar

Décor: Stroudsmoor Country Inn

Invitations: Stroudsmoor Country Inn

Videographer: Knot Just Any Day