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bear brook valley fall nj wedding | emma & matt

emma and matt’s bear brook valley fall nj wedding was one of those picture perfect fall days. it was the first wedding of the fall season to actually have fall weather! i met up with emma and matt last year for their engagement session. you can check that out here: nj engagement session.  emma and matt originally started dating in high school, however matt’s mom put the kibosh on their relationship since emma was a freshmen when matt was a senior. now that i’m a mom, i can totally respect that. it all worked out anyway because years later they started dating and here i am blogging their beautiful bear brook valley fall nj wedding…bear brook valley nj wedding photographer

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during emma and matt’e engagement session, my daughter who was 2 years old at the time, came running out to meet us. she was super into matt so much so that there are a few pics of him and her in their engagement session gallery, hah. emma was telling me how much my daughter reminded me of her niece. the cutie pie overload is way too much and emma was totally right about her niece being over-the-top cute!bear brook valley silo suite bride prepbear brook valley silo suite bride prep bear brook valley silo suite bride prep bear brook valley silo suite bride prep bear brook valley silo suite bride prep nj wedding photographer bear brook valley silo suite bride prep nj wedding photographer bear brook valley silo suite bride prep nj wedding photographer

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gotta give her some props for taking this long walk all by herself. she was so chill. super adorbs.flower girl walks down the aisle for bear brook valley outdoor fall nj wedding ceremony groomsmen watch bride walk down aisle at outdoor bear brook valley outdoor fall nj wedding ceremony bride walks down aisle bear brook valley outdoor fall nj wedding ceremony

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party time! dj bobby lafauci of sce events provided the awesome entertainment. you can check out the last awesome party we worked on together here: grand hotel cape may nj weddingwedding reception at bear brook valley nj wedding reception with sce events at bear brook valley nj wedding reception at bear brook valley nj

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(please note- i did not make their skin this yellow. you may notice i truly prefer normal, healthy skin tones. the yellow cast here is from the dancefloor party lights)wedding reception at bear brook valley nj wedding reception with sce events at bear brook valley nj wedding reception with sce events at bear brook valley nj wedding reception with sce events at bear brook valley nj wedding reception with sce events at bear brook valley nj

a fantastic bear brook valley fall nj wedding with emma and matt from start to finish! although emma and matt’s october wedding date was in high demand, i’m so happy we got to work together on their wedding day. thanks to kelsey davis for assisting me.

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