Jackie and Dan are married! Their ceremony and reception were held at the Susquehanna Club up in New Cumberland, PA.Dan and Jackie met during their time at Elizabethtown College. They were smitten with each other from the beginning. While they frequently met at the library, they rarely managed to study. Jackie and Dan's wedding day was not far from Elizabethtown. The day started with a simple moment alone together during their first look. They were surrounded with love by their family, friends, and fellow E-town grads during their ceremony and reception. After the reception, we went out for bridal portraits around the club and at a neighboring park. Jackie was absolutely gorgeous in her gown, and Dan was quite dashing.

You can check out their engagement session at Manassas Battlefield here.

Huge thank you to Cory for being an awesome second photographer and traveling to PA with me!

How incredible would it be to have a mom that planned parties for a living? Well, Miss Caitlyn is lucky enough to have a mom that does exactly that. Christine of Pure Joy Events has done it again and I was fortunate to have been asked to photograph one of the most creative 7th birthday parties ever. The theme was a "Vintage Sewing Birthday Party" and the kids had a ball doing sewing crafts and munching on creative sewing-themed treats. Christine found a vintage sewing machine to be the center piece of the entire party and spared no detail decorating it to perfection.

You can see Pure Joy Events Blog post here. You can also see a tutorial of the cake pops here. This party was a huge success and has been featured in a number of places, including: -Amy Atlas' Sweet Designs Blog -The DIY hoop design also on the Sweet Designs Blog -6 Bitter Sweets Blog -The blog of Celebrations at Home -The Honor Roll on Making it Lovely

I can't wait for more of another Pure Joy Events party!

-Becca