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Ami & Anthony’s Engagement Session | Race Street Pier | Franklin Square Park | Independence Hall | Philadelphia Museum of Art | Philadelphia PA

Ami & Anthony’s Engagement Session | Race Street Pier | Franklin Square Park | Independence Hall | Philadelphia Museum of Art | Philadelphia PA

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Ami & Anthony’s Engagement Session | Race Street Pier | Franklin Square Park | Independence Hall | Philadelphia Museum of Art | Philadelphia PA

Ami & Anthony’s Engagement Session | Race Street Pier | Franklin Square Park | Independence Hall | Philadelphia Museum of Art | Philadelphia PA

Ami & Anthony’s Engagement Session | Race Street Pier | Franklin Square Park | Independence Hall | Philadelphia Museum of Art | Philadelphia PA

Philadelphia Engagement Session with Uncorked Studios a destination Wedding Photographer

 

Talk about a busy day! Sunrise to sunset Travis and I trekked with Ami and Anthony across the wonderful city of Philadelphia to capture their engagement photos. A session quite appropriate for the pair of them; both of them  love of the city, plus they work, play, and live there.

I’m not sure any of us expected May 31’s temperatures to reach into the nineties, but it did and both Ami and Anthony were troopers in the heat, grabbing some ice coffee with us, and spilling all the wonderful details about their three day wedding festivities this coming October.

 

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Both Ami and Anthony took the time to share their experience with choosing Uncorked Studios as their photographers and their engagement session. Check it out below (as well as their ah-maz-ing engagement caught on video!).

 

How did you choose Uncorked Studios?

Choosing a photographer for our wedding was a major decision to say the least.  We are planning a multi-cultural wedding that’s spread out over three days.   We need a photographer who is going to not only be there for us around the clock, but also understand everything that is going on in regards to our different cultures.  We found out about Uncorked from one of Ami’s colleagues.  That colleague carries a picture of her son and his wife in her planner.  One day at a meeting, Ami noticed the picture of them in front of City Hall and immediately asked who took it.  The answer, Uncorked Studios!  We were connected and after a meeting with Jen and Travis in Center City, we immediately knew they would be the two who we would trust regarding our wedding.  They have been more than accommodating so far, spending more than 17 hours with us just for the engagement photo session.  I doubt any other photographer out there would be willing to spend that kind of time with a couple.  We feel very fortunate to have Jen and Travis as our photographers.

 

Philadelphia Engagement Session with Uncorked Studios a destination Wedding Photographer

 

Philadelphia Engagement Session with Uncorked Studios a destination Wedding Photographer

 

Philadelphia Engagement Session with Uncorked Studios a destination Wedding Photographer

 

How did he propose?
It was beyond amazing, and it definitely combined both our personalities and our professions!  Luckily for us it was caught on tape and we can relieve this special moment at any time.  It’s also still the most talked about “press conference” at City Hall! ( Click here to watch their engagement caught on video!  <- Way to go Anthony! Awesome execution and planning!)

 

Philadelphia Engagement Session with Uncorked Studios a destination Wedding Photographer

 

How did you prepare for the engagement session?
The first thing we realized when we were preparing for the engagement session is that we didn’t like any of our clothes enough to be photographed in them.  Ami called on a friend, Lindsay Rogers, who is quite the fashionista.  She spent a day with us shopping in Rittenhouse Square to help us pick out outfits for our special day.  Her taste and her eye for detail is impeccable as the photos show.  We also prepared by getting a lot of sleep the night before.  Details to follow…
 

 

Where was your photography location(s)? Why?
Through talking with Jen and Travis we decided we really wanted our photos to be Philly-centric.  Anthony is a Philly boy and Ami has really fallen in love with the city (and Anthony too!)  Through Jen and Travis’s advice we decided on a number of sites that we could visit relatively close to one another.  It included starting the day at Race Street Pier at Penn’s Landing, then moving to Franklin Square Park and the Independence Hall area.  After a break we moved to the Art Museum and the Waterworks.  We wrapped up the day in Center City on Broad Street with City Hall in the background City Hall (Ami’s home away from home).
 

 

Philadelphia Engagement Session with Uncorked Studios a destination Wedding Photographer

 

Philadelphia Engagement Session with Uncorked Studios a destination Wedding Photographer

 

Philadelphia Engagement Session with Uncorked Studios a destination Wedding Photographer
 

 

How was the experience?
One word: HOT!  It was 90+ degrees out that day.  It was also memorable because it was probably the first time in years either of us had gotten up before dawn.  Jen and Travis are rock stars, they were energized the entire time!  They agreed to meet us at sunrise to take pictures of us at Race Street Pier just as sun was coming up.  It was a great decision for us because we ended up with some pretty amazing pictures.  We spent the next 17 hours, yes, 17 hours, taking pictures.  We DID take a break during the hottest part of the day, before heading to the Art Museum and The Waterworks to take more pictures just as the sun was setting for the day.   We ended up with yet more amazing photos.  Ami’s father refers to one of the pictures as “The Titanic” photo, while our friends referred to another shot of us as “The Power Couple.”
 

 

Philadelphia Engagement Session with Uncorked Studios a destination Wedding Photographer

 

What was the best part of the session?
The best part of the e-seesion wasn’t posing for photos, it was getting to know our photographers on a personal level.  Anthony’s cousins run their own wedding photography business and they told us it is important to get to know your wedding photographers.  Jen and Travis are truly wonderful people who have a real passion for photography and we are so very happy to be sharing our special day with them.
 

 

Philadelphia Engagement Session with Uncorked Studios a destination Wedding Photographer

 

Philadelphia Engagement Session with Uncorked Studios a destination Wedding Photographer

 

Philadelphia Engagement Session with Uncorked Studios a destination Wedding Photographer

 

Philadelphia Engagement Session with Uncorked Studios a destination Wedding Photographer

 

How do you feel about your images?
THEY ARE FREAKING AMAZING!!!  We are so impressed by how the photos came out.  The sunrise, the clouds in the sky in some of the photos and Jen and Travis’s eye for details led to some great photos.  We are more than satisfied and we can’t wait to see what they do for our wedding.
 

 

Philadelphia Engagement Session with Uncorked Studios a destination Wedding Photographer

 

Philadelphia Engagement Session with Uncorked Studios a destination Wedding Photographer

 

Philadelphia Engagement Session with Uncorked Studios a destination Wedding Photographer

 

Philadelphia Engagement Session with Uncorked Studios a destination Wedding Photographer

 

Why should other couples do an e-session?
Couples should really take advantage of an e-session to get to know their photographers and to get some pretty cool pics they can hang on their walls and share with their friends and family.  We really got to know Jen and Travis during our e-session and are confident they will take even more amazing photos on our wedding day(s).
 

 

Philadelphia Engagement Session with Uncorked Studios a destination Wedding Photographer

 

Philadelphia Engagement Session with Uncorked Studios a destination Wedding Photographer

 

Philadelphia Engagement Session with Uncorked Studios a destination Wedding Photographer

 

Philadelphia Engagement Session with Uncorked Studios a destination Wedding Photographer

 

Philadelphia Engagement Session with Uncorked Studios a destination Wedding Photographer

 

Philadelphia Engagement Session with Uncorked Studios a destination Wedding Photographer

 

What are you looking forward to in regards to your wedding?

Anthony is looking forward to riding a horse more than anything else, but in all seriousness we are excited to spend this important moment in our lives with our friends and family.  We are also happy to know that Uncorked Studios will be there to take photos that will be able to share with our children and grandchildren.

We’ve made the Philly Hot List! We’re so giddy with excitement, and if you love what you’ve seen could just take a second to vote for us to make the top 5, we’d be so thankful!

 

Want to see more? Check out a slideshow of some of the best from their engagement session!

Cheers!

  1. Sandy

    July 16th, 2013 at 9:15 am

    Wow!! That is really lovely.

  2. Ami

    July 16th, 2013 at 8:23 pm

    Thanks for being rock stars! The blog is awesome!

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