MaryRose and Mark had an amazing approach to their New Year’s Eve The Notary Hotel wedding in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. With ever-changing circumstances and last minute substitutions, they rolled with it and they had a fantastic day! Fortunately, the weather even cooperated by not being super cold. It was an ambitious day with many hours of coverage, but working with MaryRose and Mark and their friends and family made it fun. They both got ready at The Notary Hotel and then a first look, onto St. Thomas Church of Villanova, a few more pictures and party time!
I started with the guys in their The Notary Hotel suite…
Mark with his brother and father…
Final adjustments…
MaryRose with her finishing touches…
MaryRose and her grandmother…
Different perspective of the moment…
MaryRose, her mom and bridesmaids react as they FaceTime with someone…
Takes a few hands to get into the wedding gown…
MaryRose’s dad reacts as he sees her all dressed up for the first time…
MaryRose and Mark shared a first look outside The Notary Hotel…
Love all this joy!
MaryRose’s dad helps her into the Rolls Royce as they get ready to head to the church…
The wedding ceremony was held at St. Thomas of Villanova church…
As everyone starts to stand up for the entrance of the bride, MaryRose’s dad looks over at his daughter…
Mark watches as MaryRose walks down the aisle…
St. Thomas of Villanova church has a lot of restrictions on where I could photograph from. I take it as a challenge when that happens!
Always love laughter during the wedding ceremony…
MaryRose and Mark’s parents share some laughter during the ceremony…
Love a bright beautiful church!
A few more portraits outside of St. Thomas of Villanova church…
Laughter.. it is one thing I definitely want to see on the wedding day! 
MaryRose and Mark’s parents cheer as they enter their The Notary Hotel wedding reception…
This crowd was ready to party out of the gates and didn’t stop until the very last song!
I had posted these two images to instagram because I had a hard time choosing a favorite. So much joy in both, I had to just post both of them.
This crowd brought the moves…
Tie limbo has remained one of my favorite wedding reception activities, but I think this is the first time I’ve seen the tie held with teeth!
Wait for it…
There it is!
A lot of people at MaryRose and Mark’s The Notary Hotel wedding ended up in the air on the dance floor!
MaryRose and her Dirty Dancing lift…
The guests enjoying the last few moments of 2021…
The Happy New Year moment!
It has been so wonderful working with MaryRose, Mark and their friends and family from start to finish. During what can be a stressful time to plan a wedding, they let things flow, handled everything with grace and everyone pulled together despite some substitutions to make things work. The love and energy were palpable. A big thank you to my friend Lauren Brimhall who came out of retirement to help me last minute when my assistant wasn’t able to come. Not only did she come out of retirement, but she joined me on a holiday for most of the day to help me out. There aren’t many people who are willing to do that and I am ever-grateful for her support.
You can check out another New Year’s Eve wedding I photographed, which was the coldest wedding day I’d ever experienced, by clicking here.
4 Comments.
What wonderful images. They make you feel like you were there for the festivities!
Thanks for sharing.
Thank you so much! It is my greatest compliment when people say it feels like they are there when they look at the images!
WOW,
The joy for this couple jumps out in every picture! And so does the father of the bride! A beautiful story these pictures tell.
Thank you! It means so much to me that you can feel the joy and appreciated their story!