Couples commission me to be their personal image maker during their entire wedding experience, not just the wedding day.
There is simply nothing like the warm feeling of owning a full collection of images that remind you of your loved ones. It’s beautiful.
Erin and Cord dated while living in different cities – Raleigh and New York respectively. The distance did nothing to impede their relationship though, they’re a wonderful match.
The wedding was held in Philadelphia where both of Erin’s parents practice. That’s her home but she wanted to spend some portrait time with Cord in Manhattan where they enjoyed so many adventures together.
Their wedding day was incredibly grand and is presented here entirely in monochrome.
Times Square, NYC | Banks of the Schuylkill, Philly
JFK Plaza, Philadelphia
Central Park, NYC
Getting ready for the wedding
Philadelphia's historic Mother Bethel AME Church
Founded in 1794, Mother Bethel AME is the nation's oldest church property continuously owned by African-Americans
Five ministers presided over the ceremony, including a bishop who flew in from South Africa expressly for this role
Entering the Four Seasons ballroom in style
The band is legendary MFSB (Mother, Father, Sister, Brother), led by the drummer who played on the original Soul Train theme in 1974
The men are Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity members doing a traditional song for Erin
The Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity was started at Cornell in 1907; members have serenaded their brides with the Sweetheart Song for decades
A closing portrait late in the evening
