Mike & Lori Get Marrie (Part 1 of 2)

On October 30th, I had the privilege of photographing Mike and Lori's wedding. You can see the love they have for each other in the way that they look at each other or the gentle way they are around each other. They decided to get married at the beautiful mansion up on the mountain at King's Gap Environmental Education Center  that overlooks the valley of Central Pennsylvania. It was a gorgeous fall afternoon and the day couldn't have been more perfect for this wonderful couple.

This was the view I had driving up to the top 
of the mountain. Just breathtaking!

Lori's beautiful wedding gown hanging in 
the grand stairway in the mansion.

The corsages for the mothers

Lori's shoes and faux fur muff and flowers

The rings placed on a small pumpkin that was 

a part of the centerpieces at their reception.

 Lori getting into gown with a little help 

from her future sister-in-law.

The flower girl undoing the bride's gown's bustling.

Mike's mom putting on his boutonniere.

Lori and Mike opted to have a "First Look" session 

which is becoming more popular these days. What that 

means is that the bride and groom see each other 

before the wedding ceremony so they can get most of 

the wedding photography out of the way and that way 

after the ceremony they don't take all their pictures 

and miss out on part of the reception. Rather they are 

already finished with all the pictures and get to go straight 

to the reception to be with their guests and get to enjoy 

more of the events of the day! I can't recommend this 

enough! These photos are of them just before they

saw each other for the first time on the grand 

staircase in the mansion.

 Then these two photos are of each of them 

seeing each other for the first time.

 Detail shot of the bride and groom

Another shot of the rings

Detail shot of the groom and his boutonniere 

Lori & Mike, with the pastor, during the 

ceremony out on the terrace of the mansion.

The bride during the ceremony

The groom during the ceremony

After the ceremony and following receiving line in the 

mansion, Mike took Lori out onto the terrace to have 

their first dance. It was just the two of them as their 

ceremony musicians (who were friends of the couple), 

Mike and Phillip sang and played their acoustic 

guitars for the happy couple. I just love this photo 

and how Mike is looking at his new wife with 

such love and the beauty of the mountains and 

valley in the background!

Detail shot of Mike (with his new wedding band) 

holding Lori during their first dance as husband and wife.

They opted for a popular cupcakes display. 

Check back tomorrow for the more photos from Lori and Mike's beautiful fall wedding!