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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.

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A Reading Engagement Session – Lindsay & Chris

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We met Lindsay & Chris at Tulpehocken Creek Valley Park on Sunday afternoon for their engagement session. It’s only about 6 weeks until their wedding so it was nice to catch up with them again! They chose the park because it’s close to where Lindsay grew up and it was a fabulous choice. It was a warm day, but overcast so we could take pictures anywhere we wanted to because of the even light. From the yellow barn, to the purple field there were endless opportunities and I particularly like their outfit choices. Just before they were off to dinner with her family for Mother’s Day we made one last stop at Blue Marsh Lake.

There were wildflowers everywhere!

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Every once in awhile we’d catch a bit of blue sky.

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They are so sweet together.

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Lindsay wanted to get some shots over by the yellow barn, which was a perfect backdrop for them.

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Her gorgeous engagement ring!

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Walking in the purple field.

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Fisheye view.

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As we were heading to another part of the park we stopped at the covered bridge and I love how they are looking at each other here.

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Love Lindsay’s shoes :)

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Lindsay you are truly beautiful!

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Gorgeous.

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I don’t know what she said to make him laugh, but look at that smile :)

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And because it’s stunning a couple more pics of her ring.

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Laughing again.

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One last outfit change and off to the lake.

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Kissing on the dock.

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Lindsay + Chris

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We had fun hanging out with you guys & are excited for your wedding :) And thanks for introducing us to the Lake!

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A Capitol City Wedding – Amy & Chris

post by nat

Amy & Chris chose City House B&B on Front St in Harrisburg for their intimate wedding ceremony. While Amy got ready, Chris mingled and laughed with the arriving guests and made sure that all of the details were in place. Amy kept her dress and all of her accessories top secret until she walked down the stairs and the aisle to Chris. She was absolutely stunning and Chris couldn’t stop smiling :) The dinner and after party were held at the Hilton, so we took a long walk from the B&B to the hotel and stopped along the way for pictures of the newlyweds.

City House B&B on a beautiful May day.

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Amy’s red rose bouquet by The Queen Bee.

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Amy putting on the final touches. Her hair and makeup were done by Global Hair Design.

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Bridal portraits. She picked a Rachel Roy dress, and I love how she looks like she walked straight out of Mad Men!

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There was a shoe dilemma….which is the best kind of dilemma to have! But I’m glad she chose the Kate Spades, not only were they more comfortable, but they went perfectly with her dress.

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Amy spent a lot of time finding the perfect accessories.

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His Bride.

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Her Groom.

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Just before he saw his bride.

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Saying their vows.

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After family pictures & mingling with their guests a bit we were on our way. I love this shot Matt grabbed at the B&B before we left.

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Amy & Chris are off to Europe for their honeymoon….can you guess where one of their stops is?

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Don’t you just love her dress and those cut out sleeves?!

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Just a quick shot of the Capitol as we walked by.

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Rocking the serious look!

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The city has so much color & texture to offer a great background.

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Amy saw this wall and we had to stop for these next couple of pictures.

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One of my personal favorites.

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I mean really, this is the perfect look for Amy!

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His.

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Hers.

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The last stop was at the Walnut Street Bridge.

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Matt grabbed this shot as we were walking and I’ve got to say sometimes I’m jealous of his skills.

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The dinner and after party were just for a small grouping of family & friends, so we grabbed a couple of pictures of those details before we left them to the celebration. Amy was very excited about their cake (by Ciao Bakery) which included her cat Magic.

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And one last shot of the very dapper couple and their pre dinner drinks.

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Amy & Chris, thank you so much for choosing us to be a part of your day! We wish you a fabulous honeymoon and are excited to show you the rest when you get back :)

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A Rainy Engagement Session in St Louis – Caitlyn & Paul

post by nat

Caitlyn & Paul are getting married in PA next month, but we met them in person for the first time on Monday in St Louis. Caitlyn is finishing her masters and between her school schedule and Paul’s work schedule we were finding it hard to make an engagement session work…..until Matt & I said we’d travel to St Louis. Hey, we love to travel and even more than that it’s worth it to meet each and every one of our couple’s before their wedding day.

Monday dawned rainy and a much cooler day than it had been, so as Matt & I visited The Arch and wandered around the city we were really hoping for those clouds to clear away. So, as we’re on our way to meet Caitlyn & Paul it starts POURING!! We got to their place and made some quick plans to change the location from Forest Park to downtown in the hopes we could use the buildings as cover and get some great outdoor photos even with the rain.

We arrived downtown St Louis and the rain just went away. There were even moments of sun :) Time flew as we walked around downtown, and before we knew it we were eating delicious pub food and talking about their wedding, which happens in less than a month!

City Hall was the perfect backdrop for our starting point.

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I loved their outfit choices, and especially Caitlyn’s accessories.

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A little walk towards The Arch.

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They have this really cool water display in City Park.

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Kind of funny that we sought out the water during the session….even though we were hoping for none before!

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Caitlyn + Paul.

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His girl.

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Matt wanted to stop at one more place before their outfit change….which just happened to be the entry to the police station.

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Totally worth it!

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Caitlyn’s favorite color is green, so Paul got her a stunning emerald engagement ring!

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After the outfit change they were putting their clothes in the car and we took advantage of the great light in the parking garage.

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Seriously love it!

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Such a beautiful smile.

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We then went down to The Arch for a few more shots.

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Thanks to the rain we got some great reflections!

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Paul.

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Caitlyn.

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Adorable.

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Caitlyn & Paul, we loved getting to know you and capturing who you are in the city that you began your life together. See you in June!

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    1. Caitlyn Gallagher says:

      Matt and Nat,

      We had so much fun during our engagement session with you! We love the pictures in City Garden with the Arch in the background — such an awesome angle. Also the reflection picture in the puddle… guess the rain was good for something. :) See you in a few weeks!

      Thanks again,

      Caitlyn and Paul

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