David & Becca tied the knot on a beautiful November day in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.  It was such a joy to see all the details of their special day come together, all their friends & family join forces, and create the fairytale wedding that Becca & David had planned.

Becca is my new step-sister and it has been a great joy to get to know her & her fiance, David, through their whole engagement & wedding process.

Enough blabbing from me, just take a look at their special day!

Getting ready…

Their first look…

Some fun with the bridal party…

(and I’d just like to point out Drew, my step-brother, on the far left.  White boy can jump!)

And now on to the wedding & details…

I met Becca when her mom & my dad started dating a few years ago.  We have gotten to know each other a little better in the year since they’ve been married.  So when she recently became engaged to David, I was super stoked.  I mean she’s my step-sister, I’m a photographer, I LOVE everything weddings…what’s not be excited about?!?!?

I met David & Becca in Downtown Lancaster, Pennsylvania early this weekend in the hopes of beating the heat & the brutal summer storms we’ve been having.  We had success!

And can I say how much I LOVE this couple?  They went & scoped out places THEY wanted their engagement photos!  They chose the spots, the organized some props – it was a dream!  Especially since I am unfamiliar with Lancaster.  And at the end of our time together, David – sweet David – treated me to my first Crepe!  They were engaged at Rachel’s Cafe & Creperie on Queen Street, so it was appropriate that we came full circle and ended there.  (plus my tummy was grumbling for some grub!)

Check back in late November for their wedding photos.  I’ve been following all of Becca’s ideas on Pinterest & it looks like it’ll be a wonderful day!

First stop: the 8th floor of a parking garage!  Great view of the city.

Next:  an amazing gem of a park hidden behind the Press Room restaurant.

Becca is a teacher, so we thought the chalk was totally appropriate.

And next:  the red wall!

Scrabble is one of their favorite games to play together.  Precious!

Thanks David & Becca.  I look forward to seeing you again in November!

As some of you may know, my dad got re-married this weekend to a wonderful woman named Sharon.  My mother is still alive and well, but my parents are divorced.  So, not only do I have a wonderfully fabulous mother, and a great mother-in-law, but now I have a dear step-mother too.  And along with that I have acquired two new siblings (as if my original ones weren’t enough to handle!!  j/k Matt & Maggie!) – Becca & Drew.  While I only got two new siblings, they got three new siblings, a step-dad, one nephew, and five nieces!  Good luck with that you two!

When Dad told me he was getting married, I quickly checked my calendar to make sure I wasn’t already shooting a wedding.  And once that was set, he asked if I could be in the wedding AND photograph it.  Um, no Dad.  That’s kind of impossible since I don’t do fancy dresses & my weird photography poses all at once.  I told him I didn’t mind either way – I would be happy to either wear a dress or wear my camera.  It worked out numbers-wise for me to photograph the wedding & save them some dough so they could take their 2 week Alaskan cruise.  (You didn’t think I’d charge my own father did you?)

Here are some of my favorite photos of the day.  And, this day was all made possible by the following vendors and wonderful people:

Hair: Beverly Miller at Headrush Hair Designs, LLC in Lancaster PA

Make up: Beth Kubinec of Mary Kay

Pastor David Allen of Calvary Church in Lancaster, PA

Jessie & Katie – the wonderful college girls who babysat all the Smith/Sroka grandchildren and got them up and down the aisle

My husband, Josh, who made the wedding reception slideshow & music possible with his laptop & iPad

And all Dad & Sharon’s kids who stood up with them on their special day.

Now on to the photos!

Almost exactly 2 weeks ago the uber talented Beverly & myself drove up to Lancaster, PA to photograph the wedding of Dan & Cindy.   You may remember them as winning my award for the most lovey dovey looks, the most enthusiasm, etc.  Well, they got married!  And the enthusiasm & energy didn’t stop at their engagement session.  It went all the way through their wedding & reception.  We had some rain (which I heard is good luck on your wedding day!), but we made the most of it.  Congratulations Dan & Cindy on your new beginning together!