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Fun times. Earlier this week, Jay’s brother came to visit (all the way from Texas). Today, they headed to NYC for some fun brother bonding time. This weekend, my mom and little bro are also coming to visit, which should be fun. I plan on showing them all that lovely Pittsburgh has to offer–now let’s hope the weather holds up.

As you can see, I’m the midget next to Cullen. You can also see the tail end of Astin. Lovely.




Contrary to popular belief, Jay was fed plenty–he just didn’t grow like his younger brother did.


martha - Ok, I have to ask: are Jay and Cullen coordinating on purpose???

Old is good

Well, I thought I was going to change my logo, but, as you can see, it’s the same. After looking at the new logo on my site for a day or so, I realized it just wasn’t me. It didn’t communicate what I think my photography represents. Classy yet sophisticated. So, if I do make any changes, they will be small…

However, I am still in the process of revamping my site…so, stay tuned.

martha - Hey sister, I have to say, I liked the old logo better – seems more polished and less “fluffy.”

Revised Logo

If you’ve visited my site before, you may notice something’s a bit different. Yes, I’ve revised my logo–new look, same great quality, as they say.

So what do you think?

Here’s a before image:



And of course, you can see the after image posted above.

I’m also going to be revamping various web pages to coordinate with my “new look.” Stay tuned…

Hot! This just in!

I just received and assembled my very first (and did I say hot?) sample album from Finao. I have been waiting for about a month for it to arrive (all their albums are hand-made to order with genuine leathers and silk fabrics!), and I couldn’t be more pleased with it. The style is for a wedding guestbook album–but this one will turn your idea of that humble book on its head.

You’ve seen the ubiquitous wedding guest book sitting on a table at the reception–everyone signs it, but what are you supposed to do with it after all the guests go home? More than likely, it ends up in some box labeled “wedding stuff” (where I’m sure mine is right now). So, instead of another useless (but thoughtful) item from your wedding (wrapping paper anyone?), why not have a book that can keep all your guests’ signatures and hold your favorite engagement photos? Everyone will be talking about how unique your book is. Bye, bye boring guestbook, hello hottie!

You see, one side of the album holds your photos, while the other is blank to be filled with signatures and notes. Your guests get to see your cute photos, and you’ll get an awesome book with notes and the names of your guests, not to mention a cool album for your engagement photos.

Did I mention that I include an engagement photo session with every wedding?

And, since I am so excited about this album, I will offer the first 3 brides that contact me (either already booked or interested in booking) 15% off a Guestbook Album of their size and color choice (many colors to choose from). Prices start at $100 for a 5×7 10 side album. Just call or email me–contact info is on my website! Now for some photos:



andrewsleeannzsxs - GIMP (GNU Image Manipulation Program) is an image retouching and editing tool and is released under the LGPLv3 and later versions and the GPLv3 and later versions as free and open-source software. There are versions tailored for most operating systems including Linux, OS X, and Microsoft Windows. GIMP has tools used for image retouching and editing, free-form drawing, resizing, cropping, photo-montages, converting between different image formats, and more specialized tasks. Animated images such as GIF and MPEG files can be created using an animation plugin. The developers and maintainers of GIMP strive to create a high-end free software graphics application for the editing and creation of original images, photos, icons, graphical elements of web pages, and art for user interface elements.

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The Internet’s Best Kept Photography Secret and Guest Books » Pittsburgh Wedding Photographers | Birchtree Photography Blog - […] now to this post’s other topic: Engagement Guest Books. I first introduced them here on my blog, but I just wanted to share some photos from Kerry and Josh’s Guest Book. These […]

Kara - I went to a wedding that had a guest book like that. It was really nice. My guest book is in some box or closet.