Pittsburgh Wedding, Boudoir, Senior Photographer

Penn State Ladies’ Senior Session

When I was asked to go back to my Alma Mater to photograph some lovely ladies for their college graduation pictures, I was elated! I don’t get back to Penn State as often as I’d like, so it was delightful to see how the campus has progressed!

These ladies were so much fun to photograph, and you could tell that they have a friendship that will last life long. We took quite a few group photos around campus, and, as an added bonus, a few of these ladies signed up to have some pictures taken on their own.

Take a peek at some of their fun-filled photo session!

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Elizabeth and Joey | Maternity Session

Hi, friends! It has been a hot minute since I have posted a blog, sorry for being silent! That doesn’t mean that I haven’t been photographing; quite the contrary, actually. I have had some side projects that were not my usual niche in photography (more commercial), and I usually try to keep my blog posts to weddings, portraits, and boudoir sessions. So I haven’t talked about the commercial side (yet!) But I am hoping to launch a new brand at some point in the future that can showcase my commercial work. Don’t worry, I am still at it with weddings, boudoir and portraits! The commercial aspect is a fun new challenge for me.

And what a better way to start off my blog posts for the season than to showcase former wedding clients of mine, Elizabeth and Joey! They are expecting their little bean at the end of April, and I am truly happy for this loving couple. They will be the best parents! What I love about this session is that it is lifestyle, which is different from the in-nature maternity sessions that I have photographed in the past.

Here are some of my faves from this session. Enjoy!

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Thanks to Elizabeth and Joey for continuing to make me a part of their milestone moments!

If you’d like to see Elizabeth and Joey’s wedding blog, click on this link:
Elizabeth and Joey- Omni William Penn Wedding » Lavender Leigh Photography

If you’d like to see Elizabeth and Joey’s engagement session, click on this link:
Elizabeth and Joey | City-Chic Engagement Session » Lavender Leigh Photography

Katie and Tommy | Mellon Park Engagement Session

One of the last warm weather fall days fell on Katie and Tommy’s engagement session, and there were still beautiful color on the trees. Some trees swept over the gates of Mellon Park with fiery red tendrils; it set the most lovely scene for some of our pictures!

I had the best time getting to know Katie and Tommy as I took their engagement pictures! They are a relaxed, fun and down-to-earth couple, and we are so excited to photograph their wedding in September of 2023! Take a look at some of my favorites from their engagement session…

Bre and Ben | Salvatore’s Wedding

Bre and Ben; a couple that met when they were younger, and as fate would have it, they were brought back together years later to create a sweet love story.

Bre and Ben’s wedding included many personal touches to reflect some of the sweet meanings in their relationship. To start with, their wedding cake topper was hand-painted and ceramic, of two Pokemon characters twisted together to form the shape of a heart. This symbolized the first time that Bre met Ben when she was ten years old. She was carrying a Pokemon stuffed animal, and when Ben commented that he liked it, she gave it to him and said “Wait for me, Ben!” Fast forward years later to when Bre and Ben started dating; Ben gifted a similar Pokemon character back as a nod to her first gift to him.

Also, on their first date, Bre and Ben unknowingly wore similar grey Converse sneakers. So, they decided to celebrate that moment on their wedding day, and they both wore grey Converse sneakers as they said their nuptials.

Scroll through images of their wedding day to see these meaningful personal touches, along with many beautiful and meaningful moments…

Sam and Zach | Downtown Pittsburgh Engagement Session

When I saw an email come through from Zach, inquiring about wedding photography, I was absolutely elated! Zach and I met each other at Morgan and Mark’s wedding this past summer; Zach was the videographer and I was the photographer. We worked alongside each other very well, and ever since our introduction, I have been referring my wedding clients to Zach’s company, One and Only Media (click on the company name to link through to their website.) Being a wedding artist himself, I was completely flattered when Zach not only reached out to me for his and Sam’s wedding photography, but also ended up booking us!

Zach and Sam’s engagement session was so much fun! They are a completely fun and laid back couple, and all the while that we photographed, I learned about their backstory, the proposal, and some of our favorite restaurants to eat at. After their session, they actually went to one of my favorites, Gaucho! It is eminent in the images how much fun these two have together. Tons of hugs and laughs!

It was a lovely fall day when we photographed, one of the last warm days of the season. Take a look and see some of my favorites from their session…