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The Scanlon/Brandenberger Wedding Countdown!

I am sooooo EXCITED to be the first bride to post on Leapfrog’s blog! Our wedding is quickly approaching with the rehearsal tomorrow night and the big day this Saturday May 16th, and surprisingly, I am pretty much at ease. We are getting married at Old St. Joseph’s Church with a reception to follow at The Society Hill Sheraton. I can only attribute my relaxed attitude to my AMAZING vendors who include: Our fabulous wedding planner Mark Kingsdorf from Queen of Hearts, Donna O’Brien of Beautiful Blooms, Dan Peterson from the Society Hill Sheraton, Tangerine Video and our course our FABULOUS photographer Geoff from Leapfrog Photography!!!!

One of the things that helped make us so comfortable with Geoff was doing an engagement shoot with him this September. We both TOTALLY Recommend this. Now to be fair, Todd and I had very different things that made us comfortable. I wanted to make sure we got those perfect shots, with beautiful backgrounds, and knew that Geoff was the kind of guy that would capture all the details of the big day (which I have been working on putting together for what seems to be forever). Todd on the other hand wanted to get through the photo shoot as painless as possible and only wanted to know that he and his guys wouldn’t feel poked and prodded by someone they couldn’t relate to all day (which apparently was common in his experiences being a groomsman).

As you can see by all of the images Geoff did for us down in Ocean City at our engagement shoot…..MY EXCITEMENT and FAITH in him has only grown and I cant wait to see what he comes up with from the big day. As far Todd’s expectations go….. he hit it off with Geoff right away and they bonded over Phillies Baseball. What sealed the deal for Todd was when Geoff told Todd he could take a break to listen to the end of the game (Which by the way resulted in a WIN!). The rest of our session went perfectly……although being that it was a HUGE GAME Geoff and I still joke that we don’t want to think about how things might have turned out if the Phillies had lost. Good thing we’ll never know!

The New Deal

If you are reading this then you are a devoted Leapfrog Fan and have probably been disappointed at the lack of updates on the Blog. If didn't get hung up on being so busy you would know I have been up to A LOT over the last several months. Professionally and personally, things have been pretty good.

As I started to gear up for the early wedding season grind, I reached out to Megan Scanlon, a Bride of mine getting married this weekend (5/16). Hoping to connect about basic details and plan a time to meet, we had a great chat. One of her first comments was something like this, "hey man, what's up with your Blog. I check it pretty regularly and you never update anything." We both laughed and then I thanked her. She knows my work well and has seen many great installments since she hired me back in July of '08. And she was really disappointed I wasn't sharing more. So was I. I Said to her, "hey, maybe I should have you write something just to get the momentum going."

It got me thinking; it would actually be really fun to have Brides do some Blogging. Sharing about the wedding world from their unique perspective. Let's face it, it's all about the Bride, and, as an insider I can tell you that has peaks and valley's (mostly peaks with a glittery little rock).

Here are a few pictures of Megan and her Fiancee' Todd. Look for the next post (in a few minutes) with some words from Megan. And, if you are reading this and you are one of my Brides, reach out so we can get you set up to do a guest entry.

Best,
G

Snowmanpalooza

Some of you may have seen this on Facebook or Twitter. During our recent flurry of snowfalls, I challenged some local photographers to build snowmen and upload the images by the end of the same day. Here are the results from the Horowitz Team

Thank You Sheryl..........

It's been a while since my last post and there is much to share. The year is winding down and, while there is still a lot of editing to do, it was a great year filled with amazing people, places and things.

To name a few, Leapfrog Photography was voted "A Top 5 Pick" by Fox News Philadelphia, my work was published in ASMP's year end Bulletin and I had the good fortune of shooting Ray and Christa Toro's wedding (he being the lead guitarist for My Chemical Romance). We shot 35 weddings and 20 other events in 6 States this year, a record for sure. Kristin Fleck started working in the Studio this year and she is starting to really kick some _ _ _ in the world of Production (thank you Kristin). Jodi Weisberg, who has been working for me for 5 years now, keeps pushing the envelope and had breakthroughs in every facet of the business. Her partnership is beyond measure.

We had a blast shooting in the rain with Gianna and Chris. Tried to shoot in urban summer heat with Jessica and Jeremy; that lasted 3 minutes and a plan B was worked out (you can't let all of that hair and make up melt). Boston with the Marshall's. Washington, DC with the Pepper's. Jersey Shore, New York City and Los Angeles.

There really is SO much to share. I get busy shooting, editing, being a dad (that is top of the list) and blogging falls by the wayside, but, I am happy to report that I am working with someone to upgrade the blog so it's a bit easier to update. And, my title reference on this post, "thank you Sheryl" is a thank you to Sheryl Williams of DVideography. She busted me for not keeping you all more informed and sharing all the great work that we do. There are some really amazing images from this season and I'll start posting some of them.

If you are one of my brides and want to see something in particular, feel free to drop me a line and I'll post it.

Brown and White

The 1st time I spoke with Lindsay Brown I knew she was something special, and we connected right away. It was too funny that she was marrying Michael White. A mix of tradition, edge, and get down boogie is how one might describe this day.

Lindsay and her Bridesmaids got ready at her folks house. The ceremony was at Bryn Mawr Presbyterian Church and Reception at Overbrook Country Club. Ilonka did the flowers. Dave Williams of DVideography shot the video. Check out the link below for a glimpse of an amazing day.

http://leapfrogphoto.com/LMW