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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...)

Tag Archives: philadelphia wedding photographers

Water Works Restaurant - Carissa & Andrew

Last Saturday was a blast! I hung out with Rissa & Andy for their wedding in Philadelphia, and the 12+ hours that I was shooting went by in a blur. I have a lot of images here, so I’m just going to let them do the talking.
We started off at the Loews Philadelphia...

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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...

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A really fun Indian wedding

Last weekend I once again had the chance to shoot with my friend Joy Moody. This time it was the wedding of Saya & Chandan, a colorful affair filled with music, friends & family, amazing food (the best I’ve ever had at a wedding), and plenty of beautiful moments between the bride & groom.
When...

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Cescaphe Ballroom - Jen & Matt

One of my favorite parts of working in the photography field is going through images the day after a shoot… seeing the look in the father of the bride’s eyes as he sees his daughter for the first time, the groom’s face as he watches her walk up the aisle, the moments captured in a...

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Slideshow: Kim & Mike

This has been a long time coming (okay, 3 weeks or so) but I thought I’d finally share Kim & Mike’s slideshow from their wedding at the Park Hyatt at the Bellevue on February 14. You may have seen their highlights here, but for those who wanted to see more (and you know that’s...

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