Hi! We're Matt and Nat. We're a husband and wife wedding and lifestyle photography team from Lancaster, Pennsylvania. We love weddings, engagements and capturing your most special life moments. We love getting to know each of our clients and customer service is our top priority.
Our blog follows both our professional and personal lives. You'll see images from weddings, engagements, the places we travel and anything else we capture along the journey of life. We hope this blog gives you a sense of who we are and what we're about.
Saturday morning we awoke to find our world covered in snow. The first snowfall of the year and a beautiful winter wonderland for Kate & Eric’s wedding day. We arrived at St Mary’s bright and early to catch the bridal party getting ready for the 11am ceremony. Kate was anxious to walk down the aisle to her groom and Eric was walking around in a bubble of excitement. He could not stop smiling, especially when Matt handed him a gift from his bride.
After the ceremony a very brave bridal party jumped in the limo and we were off to take some pictures in the snow. Props to all of the girls for venturing out into the snow, even with their open toed shoes. We are so excited about the portraits in the snow!
This past December we had the opportunity to travel to South Africa and Mauritius. Now, I know the question, ‘where is Mauritius’ is on the tip of your tongue and I will get to that…..but let’s talk South Africa first.
The reason for the trip was to spend time with my family. My dad took a job in a far off land and part of the deal included plane tickets for his kids to visit (which of course we took advantage of!!). Since he and my mom have been on the small island of Mauritius for about a year, they were itching to travel a bit too, so we met in South Africa.
We all flew in at different times from different parts of the world and started our week in the Cape Town area with a beautiful sunshiny day. Matt and I actually got there a couple of days before my family and rented a mini car to explore, get some groceries and catch up with a new friend. Then, once the family arrived we were touring from 8am-6pm every day….with the nightly drop off point being the harbor…..or let’s be honest the mall :) My poor husband, who despises shopping, was beyond his limit of shopping trips for this week. Props to him for being amazing and letting the girls be girls ;)
The Chapman’s Peak drive brought us to this beautiful beach.
Our time in Cape Town was wonderful and we look forward to the next time we can visit and discover more. And to my dear friend Shannon….hurry up and get there so we can come visit you!! ;)
And getting back to talking about Mauritius, we’ll be blogging about our time there soon. Enjoy your evening!
There’s just something about sitting down to write on a rainy day. I always feel more inspired for some reason. I’m not sure of its because I drink more coffee on days like today or if it’s the dreariness that makes me a bit more reflective but these are always the best days to write.
As Matt and I were talking about 2012, our goals and (mattnnat) as a business we talked a lot about our blog. I wouldn’t say that Matt & I are known for our writing, but we have always been dedicated to blogging each of our couples weddings and telling the story their day. There’s been bits and pieces of work and our lives placed throughout the blog in between the weddings, but this year we’re aiming for more!
One of my personal goals for this year is to become a better writer. It’s something I’ve been thinking about for a long time, but haven’t really pursued. This year is going to be different! I’m going to write more, I’m looking into writing workshops and I’m following a lot more blogs for inspiration.
On top of expanding our writing skills we would love your input! We know there’s at least a few of you out there that follow us and we’d like to know what you’d like to see on here. You’ll still see all of our weddings, hear some personal stories and see pictures of our journey, but what else would you like us to cover? Feel free to comment on the blog or Facebook or even send us an email.
I want to say thank you for following us! We’re really excited for 2012 and all that it holds :) Here’s to new adventures in blogging and in life.
Thanks Andrew! This is something we have talked about doing and is in the planning for this year. If there’s anything you’d like to see specifically let us know :)
I love following your blog posts and seeing all the amazing work you do! For me as an amateur photographer, I wouldn’t mind getting some pointers or seeing some of the tips and tricks you use in your work. I’m always looking to improve my photography, and judging by your work, I’d say you have loads of skill and experience that others will find useful!
Kirstie, it always makes my day brighter :)
Wow I love those change rooms too! I love seeing pops of unexpected colour out in the world, that makes me happy too.