Bally Spring Inn | Danielle & Peter Parker | Little Moments

Danielle’s fairy tale wedding at St. Philip Neri’s Catholic Parish was a dream come true—one she had been envisioning since she was five years old, as her priest lovingly shared during the ceremony. Danielle assured her Priest, as a young girl, that she would find "The One!" Let me tell you she did! But first, while Danielle did in fact get her fairy tale, Peter Parker is the most heroic groom EVER because his day was less than perfect.

I must explain that Peter Parker came from Danielle's adoring second grade students and so far is not his legal name. The couple invited her students and their families to come to the church to see them get married. Those seven and eight year olds were very excited to see her and get pictures taken with her. When Danielle, shared with her students that she getting married to Parker, in just a few short seconds the students spiraled to Peter Parker and have been calling him Peter ever since. I think it should stick!

Now to tell you about this literal super hero groom. I arrived on wedding day to see Danielle beaming from ear to ear. (And it didn't stop all day!) Danielle was the happiest bride who never stopped smiling. Quickly, I learned that Peter Parker was ill and it was not by his own doing. He had contracted a stomach bug and was actively sick most of the morning. Some how, some way this guy got dressed, played a moment of ping pong and threw back some Imodium. Poor guy was dehydrated and feeling nauseous all day. But he had his game face and was willing to make the best of it.

The couple had purchased such nice black engraved flasks for his groomsmen, but unfortunately, the only shots that the groom was taking was of Imodium. Parker thankfully made it to the church and through his ceremony with some smiles. I remember him saying how he felt so bad for all of the people who were coming, how his bride was dreaming of this day and yet he was so sick.

I did capture lots of smiles, the excitement of the day and was also capture the small moments that help you remember your best day.

This photo was of the bride's mom and sister helping her get those tricky buckles on her "Something Blue" shoes.

During the first look with her bridal party, I was prepared for the flower girls to do something cute and I am always watching with my camera ready. Sure enough the flower girl helped (unprompted) to fluff her aunt's wedding dress train.

This might seems like a moment that the makeup artist is making final touches; however, Danielle's (almost) sister-in-law saw a flaw in the bridal makeup and was eagerly correcting this.

Jenna (pictured below on the hanger) is the sister-in-law who is touching up that makeup. This was a creative way to capture who was taking care of the makeup touch up as well as the details that Danielle had made for each member of her bridal party.

Perhaps on of my favorite moments during the ceremony was when Peter Parker looked over to notice the bride's girls looking so elegant in that wedding dress. He may have really NOTICED the girls and I was prepared to capture this.

It is my job to capture your ceremony (above), and it is my creative passion to watch for amazing moments that make your day the art of just married (below: Danielle flashes her just married ring moments after her ceremony ends.)

After formal family portraits (above) Parker and Danielle were walking out of the church and Parker scooped up Danielle's cathedral length veil and threw it over his shoulder (below.) Is this something that Danielle will remember for years to come because she has the photos to help her brain remember the little tiny moments of their best day.

The bride had some flexibility in her timeline that she was able to enjoy time with her people. This meant that she had time to practice throwing the flower petals with her flower girl and was able to cuddle during her morning.

Meet Trudy (above), I made an entire Instagram post about her smile. All day, I watched saw Trudy taking in the moments of the day. Danielle smiled and smiled all day long. Yes, brides are happy, but Danielle smiled from start to finish. And while I spent my time editing I realized that Trudy was there, all day long, smiling and watching each moment of the day. It became obvious to me that Danielle had gotten Trudy's non-stop smile.

While we will always capture traditional portraits, we will also capture the real story of your day. Above you will see that I kept the little white cup in this photo. Why? Well, you should know that I also included this photo without the cup. That cup tells the story the the groom was working so hard to "feel well" and he was taking small sips of that water and sitting down any chance he got. A stomach bug and wedding day don't mix, but there was still so much goodness due to Parker's determination!

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