Pittsburgh Wedding, Boudoir, Senior Photographer

Allie and Brett- City Chic Engagement Session

When Allie told me that she was looking for a sunset into night engagement session downtown, I was incredibly excited! I am a city girl, and just love the urban chic look, and the haute class that she and Brett brought to this session.

A beautiful couple, that is laid back, genuinely nice, and has a hot amount of style- this is our type of couple! Allie and Brett are getting married in Detroit… ironically, at a venue where Barry and I have attended a wedding in years passed!

Can we just take a moment to acknowledge how romantic our city is at night? And how saucy this couple is? Just looking at these photos makes me want to put on my little black dress and have a night on the town. But, Allie rocks her little red dress so much better than me in my little black dress, haha!

Take a look at some of my favorite images from this couple’s engagement session…
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Published! Burgh Brides Blog

When it rains, it pours! We are thrilled that one of our couples, Ashley and Matthew, have their wedding featured on the Burgh Brides blog today! Ashley and Matthew’s reception was held at The Heinz History Center. We had the best time photographing them, it was such a well-thought-out and beautiful day! Plus, they had an all-star list of wedding vendors to include some of our favorite “friendors.” See the list of our friendors below!

Congratulations, Ashley and Matthew!

Click here to view Ashley and Matthew’s Burgh Brides blog feature: https://burghbrides.com/glamorous-city-wedding-heinz-history-center-ashley-matthew/
Click here to view our blog post from Ashley and Matthew’s wedding day: http://www.lavenderleighphotography.com/ashley-and-matt-heinz-history-center-wedding/

Some of our favorite friendors that we worked with that day:
Cookies: Bethel Bakery
DJ: Jeremy Ganss
Hair Artistry: La Pomponnée
Makeup Artistry: Valarie Panei and La Pomponnée
Venue: Heinz History Center
Wedding Coordination: Your Big Day

Haute Boudoir Photography

Expressing a woman’s identity in a classy and sexy manner. That’s my goal when I photograph a boudoir session. I’ve had a plethora of boudoir clients come through my door this year! With every client, I find new inspiration just from talking and getting to know them, watching them move, and seeing how the light hits them in a certain way. Just about every session, I’ll start to pose them a certain way, and even before they hit the pose, I’ll see them do something really beautiful- just a second nature movement that is awesome- and I’ll yell “STOP! Don’t move!” and grab a picture. I call it Client Inspiration.

Here are some of my favorites from one of my latest boudoir sessions…

Published! Whirl Magazine August/September Issue

Great news! Jettie and Russ’s glamorous wedding at Chartiers Country Club is published in the August/ September issue of Whirl magazine! I don’t think I could have even requested a better issue to have their wedding publicized in since the 50th anniversary of Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood is featured on the cover of this issue. <3

We had such a great time photographing Jettie and Russ’s wedding, and are ecstatic for this couple- they deserve every bit to have their beautiful day highlighted! Congratulations, Jettie and Russ!

Click here to see the blog post for Jettie and Russ’s wedding day: http://www.lavenderleighphotography.com/jettie-and-russ-chartiers-country-club-wedding/

Krystena and Justin | Pittsburgh Botanic Garden Wedding

Krystena and Justin are lovers of ice cream, a couple that would do absolutely anything for their friends and family, and have the most spontaneous, and fun-loving heart. They put their whole heart into celebrating their wedding… down to Every. Last. Amazing. Detail. They decorated the Botanic Gardens with beautiful vintage furniture as a nod to their elegance, the florals were soft neutral and pastel colors to represent their romantic hearts. Yard games like cornhole were scattered about the lawn to celebrate their fun spirit, and an ice cream and s’mores bar were dessert- a token of their love of (their favorite) sweets.

Everywhere you looked, there was something to eat, play, or participate in. Krystena and Justin had the most beautiful day, and nobody is more deserving of it than this kind couple. From Krystena’s reveal to her father, to Justin’s teary expression when he saw Krystena walk down the aisle, you can just feel how much love radiated from them and their guests the entire day.

One of my absolute favorite moments that day was upon leaving; I asked Krystena and Justin if they wanted any other pictures before we wrapped up. Justin said “Can you get this moment?” He gently swept Krystena onto the dance floor, wrapped his arms around her waist, laid his forehead on hers, and romantically swayed to the music. A moment to breathe and really enjoy each other at the end of a crazy fun wedding day.

A special shout out to my favorite vendors that all had a hand in creating this beautiful day for Krystena and Justin! Wanderlust Weddings and Events, Sapphire and Lace, Vintage Alley Rentals, DeStefino Beauty Bar to name a few! It isn’t often that my favorites are all looped together into one wedding! <3