I trust that this collection of photos won’t disappoint. I really enjoyed looking at all of these photos from the reception. They always seem to get crazier and crazier as the night goes on…for some reason. Happy Friday!

And thanks to their hard work, the “important things” remained important. Barbie and Chuck were married on Saturday in a ceremony at Christ United Methodist Church in Pittsburgh’s South Hills. Their wedding reception was held just moments away at Holy Cross Greek Orhtodox Church. Their cake was provided by Signature Desserts and catering by All the Best Catering.

Nicki and I started our day of photography while everyone was getting dressed at Crowne Plaza Pittsburgh South. The girls had already had their hair done by Brooke Rockwell and Jessica Tyler was just finishing their makeup. The lighting in the hotel room was lovely and everyone was relaxed and ready to have a good time–a great day!

I like when I can catch a special detail during my documentation of the day.

These beautiful flowers by Valerie Brooks

Congratulations, Barbie and Chuck!

Congratulations, Lisa and Andy! I’m looking forward to celebrating with you this October.

And now I’m sure that Meghan and Raphael are real because we got together last week for their engagement photo shoot on Pittsburgh’s North Shore. Meghan and Raphael live in Geneva but were visiting Pittsburgh for some weddings and family visits and I was so happy to have some of their time. They chose the North Shore for some beautiful scenery so they can promote our beautiful city and tempt out of town guests to attend their wedding. I hope it works. Congratulations on your engagement, Meghan and Raph!

I like to spend time with my family. Last Sunday we got together at my grandma’s house for dinner. After dinner, some of the (big) kids were playing in the back yard. Here, Ryan and my cousin Josh practice flying balsa wood planes.

I took a lot of photos this week but my favorite was this iPhone photo that I made just today of Ryan.

Taken at Ohiopyle and processed with VSCO Cam iPhone app.

Later this year, they’ll be married at Sacred Heart in Shadyside followed by a reception at one of my favorite venues, the Heinz History Center.

They hired a lot of wonderful vendors to help them celebrate their wedding including videography by Fineline Weddings, makeup by Julie of Pittsburgh Makeup, reception lighting by Gray Phoenix, and wedding reception entertainment with DJs from 2nd II None.

Their wedding day was very fun and memorable. Nicki and I were there to capture those memories starting when they were getting dressed for the day’s events. Carla and the bridesmaids readied themselves at the Holiday Inn in Oakland after they all finished a leisurely lunch together. Nicki was at Carla and Mike’s new home in Bethel Park. She explained that this moment began with one of the groomsmen helping Mike with his vest before turning into a train of silly groomsmen.

My favorite:

Congratulations, Carla and Mike! Have a fantastic honeymoon island hopping in Hawaii.

Hey, Sunday is “Worldwide Pinhole Day” says one of my favorite gadget/photo/info blogs, Photojojo. While I don’t have a homemade pinhole film camera, I do have a DSLR body cap with a hole in it. The hole in the cap stops the lens down to f150. This was the lens that I used to capture this scene in Lawrenceville earlier today.

Last night I made a quick visit to Carnegie Mellon Carnival Midway. Who lives in a pineapple under the sea?!? This photo is from Sigma Phi Epsilon’s Spongebob Squarepants booth.

If you want to see more from Carnival, I’ve shared a lot of photographs during over the last few years including a video of last year’s Buggy Race.