Gee golly it’s darn cold out there today! Days like today make me reminisce to one of my two favorite seasons, Spring and Fall… Fall being my favorite. This past fall was super special as we celebrated Jason’s 40th birthday (yes, I did get permission to post his age).
First off, to those currently planning a wedding.. I feel your pain. It’s hard lining up everything needed, continuously thinking about the details and price per person. Crazy! To set my mind at ease, while focusing on the business and our one year old, I found the most AMAZING event planner. Dana McGinley, who you might remember from a few months back when we blogged her wedding, just recently started her business planning both weddings and private events. She was able to help with every detail and provide an outside perspective on “Will this sledge hammer work well with the decor?”. Not kidding- totally had a sledge hammer.
Finding vendors was the easy part, as all were our friends and we knew they would do an amazing job. Decor was largely DIY, with some details reused from our own 2008 wedding and some from old tools and manly items found in Jason’s workshop. With most of our friends playing some part in the wedding industry, I wanted zero “wedding” appeal in the decor, food, or activities.
Detail wise, we had craft beer samplings from 6 different breweries, a whiskey and cigar bar including fun table games like Cards Against Humanity and Poker, Vintage furniture was brought in from Swoon Vintage Rentals, very tasty cupcakes and heavy hors d’oeuvres, including a bacon and nacho bar, was provided by The Uncommon Caterer, and Ryan Miller Entertainment was kicking out the great tunes all night. Our venue, which was hands down amazing, Historic Acres at Hershey, is highly recommended if planning any sort of celebration.
Overall we had an amazing night and I took pictures of the set up but totally went into relax and enjoy mode and missed any active party shots. It was one of the best evenings celebrating the man who continues to support every aspiration and dream I have, who will most definitely give me early wrinkles from laughing and smiling so much, and who is the best daddy ever to our little one. <end sap>
DJ Tom Stank and DJ Ryan Miller photo bombs:)
In the past 6 years we’ve seen a ton of fantastic weddings. More often than not we’re with our couples the entire day… or well 8 hours of it but we do have a handful of shorter coverage wedding days. I’m not going to lie, it throws me when we have either just the ceremony coverage or just the reception coverage but it’s also quite awesome because it’s different! It allows us to stay on our toes and really enjoy the day for what it is- a celebration of love!
Receptions at PAH are held on their stone patio or “tennis court” under tents which after dark in November gets very cold!
Damn! I picked one hell of an amazing wedding to make my first back from maternity leave. First off, I adore Fall and everything that goes with it (except for the pumpkin spice craze… what gives). The weather was simply magical on Sarah and Thomas’ wedding day! The sun was shining but there was that cool brisk breeze, marking the start of really good fishing weather:)
Couple creatives were captured back at Blue Ridge Country Club which boast stunning views at the base of the Blue Mountain line. Although most leaves hadn’t quite turned yet, we were able to do some creative editing to bring out some fall vibrance. Back inside guests feasted on a traditional (and OMG tasty) Pittsburgh
style cookie table after dinner. Seriously every wedding should have a cookie table! Sarah and Thomas’ night was filled with a kick ass dance floor and some good ol’ Pennstate love including a crazy awesome dance off, passing the viking hat, and tasty dollar dance shots.
I blame the I-have-a-newborn-and-my-hormones-are-still-awol but it was beyond touching and I may have had a mommy moment tearing up and trying to see through the smudging mascara as the processional started.
Melissa McClain Photography 
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