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Welcome to the Ryan Estes Photography Blog

I'm Ryan, and you'll often find me with camera in hand.  I live and work in the greater Philadelphia area providing brides, grooms, and families with cutting-edge photography.  Here you'll find the latest images, news, and bits of this and that from Ryan Estes Photography.  Come back often -- there's a lot happening, both in my life and in those of my clients.

What sort of images can you expect to see?  That's a difficult question to answer... photojournalism + fashion, portraiture + landscape, documentary + candid... real people on the most important day of their lives, and genuine emotions shining through.

One thing is clear: these aren't your grandmother's wedding pictures.  (No offense to your grandmother, of course...)

Hyatt Regency at Penn’s Landing - Andrea & Tim

Sometimes it’s not a bad thing when the weatherman is wrong… Saturday turned out to be gorgeous despite the naysayers at the Weather Channel! I spent the day with Andrea and Tim and their families as they tied the knot at the Hyatt Regency at Penn’s Landing in Philadelphia. It was great to work with friends again, as Linda Simunov from Perfect Weddings saw that the day ran smoothly, and Bryce York joined me to help make some great images.

Love the details. Pam from Passion for Petals did a bangin’ job.

bridal shoes and bouquet

bride looking in mirror

lacing up wedding dress

bride at hyatt regency philadelphia at penn's landing

It didn’t really rain, but it almost did… and I wanted to get an umbrella shot…

bride at hyatt regency philadelphia at penn's landing

bride at hyatt regency philadelphia at penn's landing

Andrea said she wanted lots of pictures of the flower girls and ring bearer… no problem!

flower girls

flower girls at hyatt regency philadelphia at penn's landing

flower girls

groom waiting for bride at hyatt regency philadelphia at penn's landing

wedding at hyatt regency philadelphia at penn's landing

wedding at hyatt regency philadelphia at penn's landing

wedding at hyatt regency philadelphia at penn's landing

The officiant is a friend of Andrea & Tim’s.

wedding at hyatt regency philadelphia at penn's landing

wedding at hyatt regency philadelphia at penn's landing

wedding at hyatt regency philadelphia at penn's landing

wedding at hyatt regency philadelphia at penn's landing

bride and groom at hyatt regency philadelphia at penn's landing

bride and groom at hyatt regency philadelphia at penn's landing

bride and groom by ben franklin bridge

bride and groom by ben franklin bridge

bride and groom at hyatt regency philadelphia at penn's landing

I snagged this one as they were walking back to the hotel after our photo session… gotta love real moments!

bride and groom at hyatt regency philadelphia at penn's landing

Tim & Andrea are both wine-lovers, and they had bread plates at every table… how awesome is that?

wedding at hyatt regency philadelphia at penn's landing

There were lots of great moments at the reception, but I love these two especially…first, Tim dancing with his mom.

wedding at hyatt regency philadelphia at penn's landing

And then Andrea’s family during the traditional Jewish crowning ceremony.

wedding at hyatt regency philadelphia at penn's landing

I’ll end with this one. Right before we left, we grabbed the couple for a few quick night shots on the water… I don’t usually go quite this old school with my processing, but I thought this look really worked. Thank you again, Andrea & Tim… I really enjoyed spending this time with you!

wedding at hyatt regency philadelphia at penn's landing

May 5, 2009 - 12:12 pm Pete Malone - Awesome again. I love the bow-tie shot.

May 5, 2009 - 5:21 pm Kim Johnson - Ryan, I particularly love the one of the 3 flower girls holding hands and walking away from the camera.

May 6, 2009 - 5:51 pm sheila phillips (bride's mom) - Incredible photos!! Can't wait to see the finished album

May 12, 2009 - 9:02 pm Andrea (the bride) - AWESOME pictures, Ryan! I've had SO many compliments on your work already from friends and family. You and Bryce were wonderful to work with, too - thanks for everything!

May 13, 2009 - 9:30 am Denise M Ringhoffer - The most beautifil wedding photos I have ever seen ... Congratulations!

May 13, 2009 - 9:31 am Jim Lemonick - Congrats Andrea! These Photos are incredible and you look absolutely gorgeous. I loved the shot of you and your Dad coming down the aisle with him trying not to cry... priceless!

May 13, 2009 - 10:00 am Melissa Jacobs - Some of the best pictures I have ever seen! You look like models.We had lots of fun. Melissa

May 13, 2009 - 1:21 pm Tere Tomlinson - Really beautiful photos; you guys look so happy! Congrats again!

May 14, 2009 - 4:20 pm Jeanine - Gorgeous pictures!! You looked so happy on your wedding day, and your photographer really captured that so well. Such joy in your faces. James and I are so happy for you and can't wait to catch up with you soon!

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