Ben and Danielle are a cute couple with such creative ideas! We had a great time shooting a fall engagement shoot with them, and they came with great ideas for their save the dates. We loved the Penn State one, but the one with their dog was by far our favorite- we are suckers for a furry face! We can’t wait to spend their wedding day with them on August 31,2013. Congrats you two!

Mary and Eric are an adorable couple and you can’t help but smile when you are around them! They are so in love and it just shine’s through in their engagement photos! We had a lot of fun shooting their engagement session in Pittsburgh’s North Shore and cannot wait to photograph them again at their wedding on June 6, 2013. Congrats you two!!!

Jeremy and Bethany are a cute couple with a great sense of style. We took their engagement photos in the park surrounding Phipps Conservatory and  the river walk on the North Shore. These two looked amazing for their engagement shoot and made our job easy! We can’t wait to shoot their wedding on March 23, 3013! Congrats you two!!

John and Kerri are a fun couple, and we had a blast shooting their engagement session as the sun went down over the enchanting city of Pittsburgh! We took them to some of our favorite spots in the Southside, and they took us to some of theirs- like Jack’s bar  on E. Carson Street. Check out these fun photos taken after dark in the city!

Maya and Andy are a fun couple with a lot of spirit- Pittsburgh Spirit that is! This Pittsburgh couple opted to show their love for each other, and their city with a downtown Pittsburgh Engagement Session! Check out these fun photos from in and around the golden triangle!

The lovely couple, Tyler and Brandon, chose our deluxe engagement photography session and they got a ton of great photos over the course to two days. We had a lot of fun shooting engagement photos for these two at multiple awesome locations including: McConnell’s Mill, Shadyside, our studio, and more! One of the best parts may have been photographing the cute couple doing something they are passionate about- dirt bike racing! Brandon races dirt bikes and wanted to incorporate that into the engagement session, and boy did we jump at the opportunity- just check out how great these photos are and contact us to set up your own deluxe session!

Alan and Amanda are a fun couple with a love for their city and and an even bigger love for one another! They will be married on May 25th, 2013, but we had a blast photographing their engagement session this summer. They chose to take photos in our studio as well as many photos at classic Pittsburgh locations, even a Pirate game! This is a great option for any couple who plans to use photos in their wedding planning, because now the couple has a wide variety of photos to chose from for save the dates, wedding announcements, invitations, their guestbook and more!

Alan and Amanda- We would like to thank you for a fun day! We look forward to your Memorial Day weekend wedding next spring and hope you enjoy your photos as much as we enjoyed taking them!

 Meet Nick and Marta, soon to be newlyweds! These two will be  married on September 29th, 2012 at Phipps Conservatory Outdoor Gardens. We had a great time shooting their engagement session in and around downtown Pittsburgh, and we cannot wait to celebrate  their wedding day with them! Be sure to check back soon to see photos from their wedding!

 Looking great guys! We look forward to capturing more great shots on your wedding day!

Kelly and Michael are an awesome couple with an equally as awesome dog, Goober! We had a great day getting to know these two as they played around with their pooch. We even took a few photos for them to use as their table numbers for their June wedding at the The Grand Hall at the Priory in Pittsburgh. Be sure to check back soon to see their amazing wedding photos!

Wedding day scheduling traps you can avoid like potholes in the road.

As experienced wedding photographers, we have learned that wedding day scheduling is critical to what we can deliver for you. On your wedding day, when things run late and time is pressing, the first thing to be cut will be photography—guaranteed. Here are some common wedding day time traps and what to do to avoid them.

Get your flowers delivered to where you are getting ready. If you do this, the formal photography of you and your bridesmaids can be done before your ceremony. Otherwise, that time has to be taken from the time in between the ceremony and reception. Simple thing—big impact on your schedule.

Find out when the next event is scheduled at your church. Make sure we have 30 minutes at the altar to do ALL your family and bridal party formal pictures. Putting these off until later is a bad plan because it will take longer to get everyone together later. Instead, grab them all before they leave and get your formal pictures done in that 30 minutes.

Make sure your limo is reserved long enough. So you’ve allocated two hours in between your ceremony and reception to go to the park and have some intimate fun with your paparazzi (us) in tow. Make sure the limo is reserved long enough to include all that time. If you allowed 4:30 to 6:30 for the fun, be certain that the limo isn’t going to turn into a pumpkin at 5:30.

These tips are taken from the Ovation Images  Wedding Day Timing Guide that all of our clients receive. This Guide is just one of ten helpful Guides that are part of our total commitment to our clients.

Copyright 2012 OvationImages.com, may not be reproduced in any form. These articles condense and combine all that our brides have shared with us over the years. OvationImages.com is the choice of Pittsburgh brides for elite wedding photography:  Pittsburgh Magazine Real Weddings Selection, 2012, 2012 Pick: The Knot Best of Weddings, 2012 Wedding Wire Bride’s Choice, as featured in Whirl Wedding Guide, 2012. 

The time between your ceremony and reception is a great mingling time for your family and friends. They are enjoying each other amid a fine selection of drinks and hors d’oeuvres in a marvelous party atmosphere! And yet, while you are planning your day, someone will inevitably say “well, you don’t want to keep your guests waiting too long!”

Time is the enemy—never more so than on your wedding day. When you sit down to schedule your day, you may have to wrestle with the schedule to keep even a small part of the day for yourself! Among the most valuable blocks of precious time on your wedding day will be the time in between the ceremony and the reception. For most couples, that is the only actual personal time you will have during the day. You need that time to enjoy each other, enjoy your bridal party and to create the photographic memories of a lifetime!

So goal numero uno for your wedding day scheduling is to protect this time for yourself. Don’t let anyone tell you that your cocktail hour can’t be “too long” because  “your guests are waiting.” They’re not waiting—they are mingling and having a good time!  Why be in a rush to cut that short! Make your first scheduling priority to have that time for intimate fun and personal memories with your new spouse and your closest friends in between your ceremony and reception.  Your guests will be busy reconnecting with each other and enjoying the food and drink.

Copyright 2012 OvationImages.com, may not be reproduced in any form. These articles condense and combine all that our brides have shared with us over the years. OvationImages.com is Pittsburgh’s source for elite wedding photography:  Pittsburgh Magazine Real Weddings Selection, 2012, 2012 Pick: The Knot Best of Weddings, 2012 Wedding Wire Bride’s Choice, as featured in Whirl Wedding Guide, 2012. 

You’re Engaged! Now What? Part 14 of 30: Last Thing On Your List? Your dress!  Scandalous to think (and worse to say out loud!), your wedding dress probably should be last on your wedding shopping list.

You’re Engaged! Now What? Go dress shopping right? Or not. Even though we know that almost nobody will pay any attention to this suggestion (!), we recommend that you save your dress purchase for later. That doesn’t mean you can’t shop! Knock yourself out. Just don’t buy anything at the first place you look.

Why do it this way? Well, it’s probably a unique look for you, right? (!—again!) So it is better to see all the style options. Also, your wedding is probably about a year away. Styles will change—new choices you may like will be coming out very soon. Then there is the issue of the dress salon staff.  Take the time to find out if you like working with them. Right or wrong, almost every bride we have worked with has told us that the quality of the salon’s staff had  an impact on their wedding dress experience.

Best reason to wait: Save the best for last. Include your maid of honor and Mom and friends—you can make some awesome girls’ nights out while dress shopping!

Copyright 2012 OvationImages.com, may not be reproduced in any form. These articles condense and combine all that our brides have shared with us over the years. OvationImages.com is Pittsburgh’s source for elite wedding photography:  Pittsburgh Magazine Real Weddings Selection, 2012, 2012 Pick: The Knot Best of Weddings, 2012 Wedding Wire Bride’s Choice, as featured in Whirl Wedding Guide, 2012.