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Beth & Nick | Trust Gallery Wedding Photos

Pete Malone — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 12:28:04 +0000

October 1 of 2011 fell on a gorgeous autumn day here in Philadelphia. Beth & Nick were celebrating their wedding day with a ceremony at St. John the Evangelist in Center City followed by a reception in Old City at TRUST. I was happy to have Vida Carson join me again for the day and while she started at Le Meridian with Nick and the guys I met up with Beth and the ladies as they prepared for the day at The Ritz Carlton. After the ceremony we headed to old city for wedding party photos before making our way back to TRUST for the cocktail hour next door in the courtyard of Betsy Ross’ house.
Beth & Nick’s reception was one for the record books. Jellyroll had this crowd hopping from the very first note and the party just got crazier and crazier with props from the photo booth making their way onto the dance floor as Beth, Nick and all of their family and friends brought the house down.
Beth & Nick, I really can’t thank you both enough for allowing me to share in your wedding day. Beth you were such a gorgeous bride and Nick, the white dinner jacket was one of my favorite accessories all year! Congratulations you guys. Enjoy your photos.

PS: We shot several rolls of Super-8 film for Beth & Nick’s wedding too! Check back here soon for a clip from that film.

And just a few of the many, many classic photo station pics of this crew.

Congratulations Beth & Nick. Thank you both so much for having us!

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Cescaphe Ballroom Wedding | Janine & Andrew

Pete Malone — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 15:17:57 +0000

Janine & Andrew had a classic Philadelphia wedding this fall. Their wedding day fell on one of those perfect warm autumn days which made for a beautiful backdrop in Old City. Vida and I started off at the Sheraton Society Hill where Janine and Andrew were getting ready for their big day. After everyone was dressed and ready we headed out into the streets of Old City for Janine & Andrew’s first meet followed by some wedding party photos before heading to Old St. Joseph’s Church and the wedding ceremony. Cescaphe Ballroom in Northern Liberties was the site of the wedding reception where the Don Eaton Band kept up a raucous party.

Janne & Andrew along with their wedding planner Kelsey Gilland of A Little Soireé put together an amazing day which was a joy to be a part of and very fun to photograph. Some of the other wedding professionals who helped make Janine & Andrew’s day unforgettable were Jill Perocca who made all the ladies’ heads look top notch with her hair styling, Kristen Stengel who took care of the makeup and Il Fiore Bianco who did an incredible job with all of the floral arrangements.

Congratulations once again to you Janine & Andrew. It was such an honor to share in your wedding day with you and your families. Your day couldn’t have turned out any better. All the best to you both for a wonderful marriage and a happy life together.

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Coming Soon…….Beth & Nick

Pete Malone — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 18:41:57 +0000

Coming Soon……Janine & Andrew

Pete Malone — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 15:22:15 +0000

Photo Booth at TRUST | Beth & Nick

Pete Malone — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 21:01:07 +0000

Beth & Nick were married at the very beginning of October. Their full blog post is soon to come. But this stuff from their photo booth at TRUST was simply too good not to share early! As crazy as some of these photos are it is still just a small representation of how much fun Beth & Nick’s wedding reception was. There is a WHOLE LOT more to come from Beth & Nick’s wedding shortly!

I know what you’re thinking. And the answer is YES….you definitely need a photo booth at YOUR wedding.

Curtis Center Wedding Photos | Angela & Sean

Pete Malone — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 16:45:36 +0000

Angela & Sean’s wedding day was filled with so much love from family and friends from beginning to end….it was truly my pleasure to be a apart of their celebration. From the very first moment Michael Leslie and I arrived, the Marinis made us fell as though we were a special extension of their family for the day. Also along for the day was my good friend and one of Philly’s top wedding planners, Erin of Proud to Plan. Angela & Sean’s ceremony was right down the street from Angela’s family home at Holy Rosary Church in Claymont Delaware. After the wedding ceremony we all headed into Philadelphia for the reception at The Atrium at The Curtis Center where Bigg Romeo took over the entertainment duties and kept everyone dancing well into the night. It was also a pleasure to be shooting alongside the crew from Video One. I’m sure they put together something special for Angela & Sean.Congratulations again Angela & Sean. Thank you for sharing your wedding day with me. Enjoy your photosThe ladies of Ooh La La Makeup Studio out of Wilmington, DE made all the (already) pretty girls just a bit prettier!Angela’s parents own Marini Produce. Norman Marini is the family pig. Click on his name and request to be his friend on Facebook. He’s most likely got more Facebook friends than you. He definitely has more friends than I do! For more on Norman click here. Just don’t feed Norman…….like Angela is doing.The wedding programs and all event stationary for that matter that you will see here is courtesy of Paper by Proud…..the custom event stationary side of Proud to Plan.

One of my favorite shots that Michael captured that afternoon.The event space in The Atrium at the Curtis Center run by the folks at Cescaphe is truly spectacular. It’s definitely one of the most impressive reception venues in Philadelphia.

Featured on Style Me Pretty | Casey & Will’s Colonial Dames Wedding

Pete Malone — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 18:37:32 +0000

I’m very excited to finally share the news that Casey & Will’s Colonial Dames wedding is featured on Style Me Pretty’s “Little Black Book” blog today!
Thank you to Casey & Will again for having me share in their wonderful celebration and a huge thank you to Erin Proud of Proud to plan for putting the whole affair together. Erin brought some of the best wedding pros in Philadelphia together for Casey & Will’s wedding day from Emliy at Cheekadee Makeup to Michelle from Daneene Makeup doing the girls’ hair, Honeybunches Floral, Day by Day Catering (who provided mouthwatering fried chicken as one of the main courses) Anna Violet Confections who put together an incredible cake and Synergetic Sounds handling the music and dancing.

Congratulations once again to the newlyweds, Casey & Will. All the best for a wonderful marriage together!

Loews Philadelphia Hotel | Kathleen & Matt

Pete Malone — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 20:52:52 +0000

Kathleen & Matt were married just about 2 weeks ago, early on a Saturday morning at Old St. Jospeh’s Church in Old City Philadelphia. It was a beautiful, cloudless summer day…..perfect wedding weather. An early morning wedding ceremony naturally lends itself to an early afternoon wedding reception. Kathleen & Matt held their wedding “brunch” reception in The Millennium Ballroom of the Loews Philadelphia Hotel. Their guests dined on an assortment of breakfast and brunch food while one of my favorite Philadelphia bands, The Slippery Band played on throughout the afternoon.

Congratulations on your wedding day Kathleen & Matt. Thank you for having me along to share your day with you. Enjoy your photos!

Jackie & Matt have made an appearance on this blog before. I shot some engagement photos for them at The Philadelphia Museum of Art back in March. They were also just recently married in South Carolina.

Colonial Dames Wedding Photos | Casey & Will

Pete Malone — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 12:50:54 +0000

Where in the world to begin with this one? Casey & Will had a truly remarkable wedding at Colonial Dames in Center City Philadelphia last week. There were so many unique DIY details at this wedding including 30 hand made colonial American flags (each taking 2.5 hours to sew together) thus putting Casey on par with Betsy Ross as a true American flag seamstress! Will recently graduated from West Point and was wearing one of his dress uniforms. That uniform along with the Revolutionary War uniform worn by the George Washington impersonator in attendance put Casey in third place for the coolest outfit of the day award at her own wedding.

I really can’t say enough nice things about Casey & Will, their families, the staff at Colonial Dames and Erin Proud of Proud to Plan who helped make this wedding one for the record books. A special thank you to my very good friend and photographer Jenn Childress for coming along and assisting me for the day. I had asked Jenn to be “on call” with me last week as my wife was due with our first baby any day and I wanted to be able to have Jenn take over for me if I got the call during the wedding last week. *as of this writing (6/6) he’s still not here*. Everyone involved with Casey & Will’s wedding brought so much to the event. It really was something special to be a part of. Congratulations Casey & Will. Thank you so much for having us!

Casey started her day off in hair and makeup at the Hotel Sofitel Philadelphia. Her hair was by Michele Wilderman of Daneene Jensen & Associates with makeup by the lovely Emily of Cheekadee Makeup Artists.

Casey's bouquet by Honeybuches and my favorite dandy statue inside Colonial Dames.

"For God and Country"

Some favorite, colonial themed details includied "Patriot Punch" and "Liber-Tea".

Guests found their place cards (from Paper by Proud) at the back of the ceremony location. Each guest was seated at one of several tables named after America's founding fathers.

George Washington just hanging and one of Casey's hand sewn colonial flags.

When your caterer (Stepehen of Day by Day Catering) and your wedding planner (Erin of Proud to Plan) are some of the first to congratulate you after your ceremony you know that you've found the perfect vendors.

This is one of my favorites of the day....I love this moment as Casey kisses Will's brand new ring.

*Note to all* If you happen to run into George Washington on the street, DO NOT call him Mr. Washington. He goes by GENERAL Washington.....and he'll have no problem telling you that in a very stern manner.

Amazing wedding cake by Anna Violet Confections.

Stephen of Day by Day Catering loaned Casey & Will some period silverware from his personal collection as he is a self proclaimed history nerd....just like the bride and groom.

Casey & Will wanted to re-create this shot from a similar one that we took during their engagement session last summer.

Fried chicken, collard greens and pulled pork? Yes please! Thank you Day by Day Catering!

Matt from Synergetic Sounds started the dance party and kept it going by playing everyone’s favorite jams.

Pregnant ladies can still get down!

Casey & Will…….Coming Soon

Pete Malone — Mon, 30 May 2011 20:42:29 +0000

Casey & Will were married yesterday at the Colonial Dames House in Philadelphia. The wedding was incredible. George Washington correct my grammar on several occasions. More to come soon.