Once upon a time, I worked in this little place in Conshohocken, PA… it was a job at a desk, among many such desks, where I stared at a computer screen all day long. My stay at this place was short, but it was a good time while it lasted, and I made a few friends along the way. One such friend was Casey, who actually recruited me for the job. She was on maternity leave after giving birth to her (then) baby boy, when I made my exit, but we caught up online some time later. It was around the holidays, I think. We got to talking about kids, and I had sent her a picture that I took of my little girl at Thanksgiving. The shot must have left an impression. Not too long after that, Michele, Casey’s best friend, got in touch with me. She was planning her wedding, and was looking for a photographer. And so here we are.
Michele and Matt wanted to have their engagement session done close to home. They liked the area where they live, and to be honest, so do I. It’s a nice small town, with a little, and old Main St. feel to it, not to mention the awesome park around the corner. I got pretty lucky because Rob, my second shooter, best friend, and the other half of my brain decided to come along for the shoot, which made it that much more fun. It’s one of those things that I wish would happen more often.
So we made our way through the park, played with the covered bridge there… got an impromptu history lesson from the self-appointed town historian who happened to be riding his bicycle through the park… and spent a bunch of time goofing around and cracking jokes. These guys are funny, fun, energetic, and willing to ham it up for the camera, and the camera loves them for it. They’re tying the knot in September, and I can’t wait.
Matt is a fellow guitarist. He’s also a woodworker, and apparently a pretty creative guy. He has this old Tele that he doesn’t really play any more, and so it’s getting pressed into a different kind of service. You know how some folks have a picture that they put into an oversized mat, and have guests sign it at their wedding? Well… he decided to do something a little different. The bridal party will sign the guitar on their wedding day, and he is building a custom case which will act as the mat, where all of their guests will sign the case. And then the entire thing, guitar and signatures, go under glass. It’s going to be a great display piece, and I’m glad I managed to convince him to take the thing out with us when we shoot their photos. Stay tuned for pictures of what the thing looks like on their wedding day. I can’t wait! That has to be one of the coolest ideas I’ve heard for such a thing. The custom-made guest books that I usually offer clients don’t hold a candle to it… but then, not everyone has a spare guitar and the know-how to build a custom case!
Tags: Covered Bridge, Guitar, PA, Park, Pennsylvania, Porch, Sellersville, Silhouette
