Do you like to have fun? We do, especially with our photos. We wanted something a little different than the average blog out there, so along with our super talented Blog designer we came up with a Favorites section - or "Wiebner Faves" as we like to call it. What is it you ask? more »
Well, under each photo, you will see a "Vote for Favorite" box. If you really like that image, if it tickles your fancy, or makes you laugh, or just plain old makes you smile - go ahead - check it. We know you want to. Each time that box is clicked on a photo, it adds to the running tally for that image. The top 14 favorite images on the entire blog will be shown as thumbnails in this section. Just so you can see the most popular images of all time on the blog. A little something out of the ordinary - it never hurts to be different!
Also, blog posts can be favorites. Now that we have comments available, you will see a little bar meter at the bottom left of each post. Once the meter hits a certain number of comments, its automatically promoted to a "Wiebner Fave Post". :) Something else just for fun!
Are you ready to advance your business? Education in our industry is important to us. The more photographers that are aware in the industry the better it is for everyone. Won't you join us in making our goals a reality? We participate in various workshops, seminars and speaking engagements. Listed below are various engagements - some are our own workshops, others we will be hosting or speaking at. If you wish to participate, please drop us a line or click the link to find out more info!
I find it incredibly difficult to write about us when put on "The Spot". "I need a 500 word bio about you and Joel, now!" Who can do that? How do you make your own personality shine in a few words, let alone that of two people? Well, I am going to give it my best shot. If you really want to know about US - who we really are - read the blog below. We really try to keep it updated as often as possible, and hope that our fun, casual personalities shine through in the words you read and the images we capture for our clients. The blog below is our way of communicating our lives - both personal and professional - with clients, friends, family and colleagues. We believe strongly in using words and images together to communicate our passion.
I am going to keep this short and sweet - Joel and I were meant to be together - to live, love and be happy making photographs. We were both photographers before we met over 9 years ago - we met behind a camera, and continue to feed off of that energy. We are a rock solid husband and wife team and we wouldn't want it any other way - we work together 24/7 and never tire of each other. We have had our business since November 2000, and have thrived on photographing weddings as our main photography genre since 2002. We love what we do. We like to think we look at the world in our own way - not photojournalistically, not traditionally, not artistically. Just as a Wiebner. If you like what we see, then you will like us too. Oh and don't forget to comment in the blog on our two little darlings - Haydn and Zane - they are pretty darn cute little Wiebners. Enjoy! - Rita
Amy and Kyle, Kyle and Amy...what can I say about these two? First I have to say, Amy's attention to detail is absolutely magnificent. I could have blogged 60 photos from this wedding, but we had to cut it down, so some of the details were left out over some better shots with awesome expressions and that helped to tell the story of the day.
We first had fun with these two last summer, when we went to Cape May, for their Engagement Session. We all got along fabulously, and were super excited when we met with them for their final meeting before the wedding. Amy kept on pouring out detail after detail of all of this cool stuff she was going to have at the wedding. We couldn't wait!!!
What none of us counted on, was the unbearable heat that took over on June 7th, their wedding day. It had to be the hottest day of the year for Central PA, I think with temperatures near 100 degrees or just over. Definitely one of our hottest weddings ever. But Amy, looking ever so elegant, charged the heat with a smile, and although we were all super hot, her, Kyle and their wedding party braved the heat for some totally rockin' portraits after the ceremony. We had a lot of time to shoot, and for nearly an hour, we walked around down near Riverfront and the surrounding streets - in some of the same spots we had been the night before for Maria and Rob's session. Not liking to do the same thing twice, we found completely different spots from the night before. That's what I love about what we do - it's one of our favorite things. Creative challenges. Taking something you have seen many times and reinventing it again and again. No two weddings or shoots are ever the same, and neither are the locations! We love it!
Amy and Kyle were having so much fun - that the time just flew by and they didn't even mind the heat. Once finished with our fun downtown, we went to the uber-sweet, Milestone Inn, where Amy was at that morning for preparations - for the reception. I love that place. The interior is amazing and I could shoot there all day - every little nook and cranny is rocktacular. I love old stone buildings, and this one is it!
The reception was just simply...unforgettable. It started off with the whole wedding party walking in to a huge bubble shower, (as in bubble machines!) and after dinner, in normal north-central PA tradition, the dollar dance was one like we have never witnessed before. Half of the guests were up singing to Amy and Kyle for the entire dance, they were circling and dancing around them, it was so cool. I know some people think the dollar dance is cheesy or corny, but from where we come from, it's expected. AND...we always get awesome shots from it! So don't knock the dollar dance people! It makes great shots...
As if the great dollar dance wasn't enough, Amy had arranged for an ice cream truck to come during the reception and give everyone ice cream. Totally a first for us! It couldn't have been arranged for a better day either. With the heat, everyone was in need of it!
We ended the night with some fun shots at the ice cream truck - and were sad to go. We had such an amazing day with these two, we didn't want it to end! Thank you both for being such wonderful genuine people. It was truly a joy to be part of your day. Much love!
Now are you ready for photos, finally? I think I am done rambling. Here is a shot as we started our day at the Milestone...
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Amy's colors were pink and green and she used them everywhere, totally perfectly!
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Her maid of honor looking over her toast while Amy was getting her hair done and the other girls were giggling in the background.
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One of my favorite moments captured ever. Amy was just totally stunning in her dress.
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I think they are a little excited, don't you?
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Utilizing another suite at the Milestone, I loved this window and this shot.
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Different window, different photographer - Joel's portrait of Amy.
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The church - Our Lady of Blessed Sacrament on 3rd street. We had photographed Ali and Brad's wedding here back in 2006. That was another great wedding!
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The handsome Kyle, hidden amongst the brush.
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Traditional Catholic ceremony, the priest gave a great homily, including facts about Kyle and Amy - they were both confirmed at the same church on the same day as teenagers!
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They were so super cute during the ceremony, stealing little glances here and there, and I was lucky to snag this of them clenching on to each other at one point during the ceremony.
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Married! And now out into the heat!
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Kyle is soo stylin' here with his shades and...bouquet?
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I loved this shot, and knew it would make an awesome moody black and white. The sky was awesome over the Susquehanna River.
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Yes, Amy was climbing around for us!
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Sweet kicks!
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Lots of awesome portraits...these two are so photogenic, even in 100 degree heat.
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Kyle's sportin' the Irish pride, Amy's wedding gift to him.
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Time to cool off, have a beer and get bustled.
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Kyle has a little bit of a deviish smile there doesn't he?
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The tent looked fabulous, Amy hired a decorator to come in and spruce up the tent.
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I got soo many great shots during their first dance together, but this was one of my favorites.
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Amy and her dad, it was a soft emotional dance.
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Kyle was in charge of giving the "it's quits" sign - Amy finally convinced him to give in.
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I told you there was singing! This was the group that started it during the dollar dance. Love all of their expressions!
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Money, money, money!
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Kyle was definitely having fun during the dollar dance.
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Amy...not so much...
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Ice cream, who wants ice cream?
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Amy had the first cone!
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Amy and Kyle even got into an arguement over what type of ice cream they should get together. First married love spat!
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I think they made up... :)
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What a sweet and delicious ending to a perfectly hot day!
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