Steph & Bobby got married on the 4th of July at the Stonebridge Inn in Union Dale, PA. Never having been to Stonebridge or Union Dale for that matter I wasn’t quite sure what to expect but the grounds and view were beautiful. I had Krista Patton 2nd shooting with me who went over to the grooms parents house to shoot Bobby and the guys getting ready while I followed around Steph and the girls at Stonebridge.
Bottom right photo of Bobby & next photo of guys shot by Krista
We had to be a bit sneakier trying to get some photos of the girls before the ceremony as the guests were wandering about the property early trying to search out the bride.
The ceremony took place on a hillside overlooking the mountains. The altar, candle, flower petal holders as well as many other items were all hand made by family members for Steph & Bobby! It added a very nice personal touch to the day!
Steph & Bobby did a traditional Celtic Handfasting Ceremony where their hands are tied together with ribbon to symbolize being tied together forever.
After the ceremony we headed down to the road to a big open field on the hillside with a very rundown old barn that made an excellent backdrop for some bride & groom pictures.
Seeing as how it was the 4th of July no wedding would be complete without a HUGE basket of sparklers for the guests!
Image below shot by Krista
Some of their family & friends got together to sing the bride and groom a song.
Mid reception I wanted to head back up the hill to the ceremony site to mess around with the setting sun. It was on this little adventure that I was like an inch away from stepping on a fairly large snake. Thank you to Steph who was paying attention and screamed…which resulted in my screaming at the top of my lungs and high stepped it on outta there like a little girl! Nature is nice but I am a city girl if that wasn’t painfully obvious already!
Stonebridge sort of has a no fireworks policy…as you can see it wasn’t followed very well but it was the 4th of July so who could blame them! Image shot by Krista.
Thank you Steph & Bobby for letting me be a part of your special day!
by Katrina Brown Photography
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