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Katie + Ryan | Nashville traveling wedding photographer

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Welcome to wedding season 2015!! On May 9th, Katie and Ryan said their “I do’s” during a beautiful wedding ceremony at Saint Anne Catholic Church in Castle Shannon, PA. There were a ton of sweet details and moments during the day, but my favorites include: having a private first dance before anyone was in the ballroom, Katie having only her sisters as her bridesmaids, and I can’t forget the moment the shirtless skateboarder rode right into our shot on the Hot Metal Bridge. The reception was held at the Crowne Plaza in the South Hills of Pittsburgh.Melanie Grady Photography- Katie & Ryan blog-14_BLOG.jpgMelanie Grady Photography- Katie & Ryan blog-1_BLOG.jpgMelanie Grady Photography- Katie & Ryan blog-5_BLOG.jpg

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The shirtless skateboarder that I mentioned above!  (see below) One of my favorite images of the day.  Just perfect.  LOL.

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and that private first dance…

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These are moments I long for while shooting receptions.  A brand new family member with his Grandma, and the Groom’s Grandmother dancing the night away.  🙂  You can’t stage these, and you can never get them back!

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What a beautiful lady.

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Here is the list of vendors that helped make the day possible:

 

Premium Soundz DJ Service &

Pittsburgh Prestige Photo Booth

spark_mc@hotmail.com

www.premiumsoundzdj.com

Pittsburghprestigephotobooth.com

 

Signature Desserts

Linda L. Mueser

Owner & Wedding Cake Specialist

Linda@signaturedesserts.com

www.signaturedesserts.com

 

The Crowne Plaza Hotel

Kelli Gorecki (planner)

KGorecki@cppghsouth.com

 

Flower Designs

The Flower Studio

Cindy Parknavy

flowerstudiopa@gmail.com

http://www.flowerstudiopa.com/

 

Hair & Makeup

Metamorphosis Salon

Mia (owner and stylist)

http://spapgh.com/

 

 

– And a little behind the scenes action –

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Thank you so much for having us, Katie & Ryan!  Melanie Grady, wedding photographer

  1. awe! what a lovely wedding and such a beautiful bride. she has a gorgeous smile. so many awesome shots here. and I loved having a little behind the scenes look of you in action. so cool!

  2. chesley says:

    what a beautiful wedding! the shirtless guy made me laugh :)!

  3. Caitlin L says:

    I love this wedding!!! These shots are great. And I love that you included a segment of your day as well!

  4. Ashley says:

    Gorgeous! LOVE that ring shot!

  5. Maura says:

    Everything about this is lovely! Great job!

  6. What a cool bridge!

  7. tracy says:

    Beautiful wedding photography! I love that they had a private first dance!

  8. Nashville is lucky to have you as a wedding photographer option. Stunning images!

  9. monica says:

    lovely lovely lovely wedding! so perfect!

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