Catherine & Jeffrey | Wilmington, Delaware

Catherine and Jeff were the last couple I met with and signed before Kristy and I decided to pack up our things and head across the country to restart our lives on the West Coast.  Since that time I have traveled back to the East Coast to document many weddings, and continue to get new couples in Maryland, Delaware and Virginia.  I absolutely love traveling back East to photograph weddings since it gives me the opportunity to experience the seasons that I don’t otherwise get now that I’m living in San Diego.

Catherine and her girls got ready at Catherine’s parent’s house and she and her father took a vintage car to the church where a bag piper was playing to Catherine’s arrival.  After the ceremony we drove to a nearby park where Catherine and Jeff had spent many dates, and was the site of Jeff’s proposal as well! Even though they got married on the 31st of October, it was far from a theme wedding, other than perhaps Fall themed, however Jeff’s guys decided they had to incorporate Halloween into the day and broke out sunglasses, fake mustaches and squeeky clown noses while we were shooting portraits.

The weather gods were not with me on this day however, and after raining on and off for most of the morning, the clouds finally opened up as Catherine and Jeff walked to the spot where Jeff proposed.  They were great sports though and even though it continued to rain we still stopped to grab some beautiful shots at the street leading to the park where we saw the most beautiful display of yellow leaves carpeting the road and still hanging from the trees.

The reception was held at The Mendenhall Inn and it was awesome! They incorporated a nod to the day by having candy jars for their guests to go trick-or-treating from.  The band ‘The Midnight Hour‘ rocked the reception from the introductions to the last dance!  These guys were amazing … Frank Sinatra, Etta James, Barry White, Black Eyed Peas, Justin Timberlake … really!? Yes, they pulled all of them off and got everyone on the dance floor! If you’re getting married in Delaware or Pennsylvania, I highly recommend checking them out! I seriously had a great time with Catherine and Jeff and all their friends! Check out a few of the images below, and the slideshow on the podcast as well!