After a few weeks of research and recommendations from many of our friends we have decided on a photographer for our wedding. We are excited to say that Daniel Mast a local photographer and a partner will be capturing our wedding and reception on June 12, 2010. In 2010 Daniel is stepping out on his own in the world of photography and his style and personality is a good match for Lea and I.

For me (Jeremy) choosing a photographer was a quite a big deal. When I first started looking seriously I quickly became overwhelmed by the number of local photographers and recommendations. Many were easy to sort through for me because of quality or price. After narrowing it down to a top 7 or 8 we were able to choose Daniel. He is a great guy to work with and was willing to create a custom package for us that suits our needs. Although Daniel does not have a lot of photos available on his website you can visit his website by clicking here. Lea and I will soon be scheduling an engagement session with Daniel and we are excited to share these photos with you all!

With one month of engagement bliss out the window today, marks just 6 months until our wedding day! Although Lea thinks this will be an eternity I continue to remind her that it will be here before we know it “it’s just half a year away!” The last few weeks after we picked a date we have decided on a location. Our wedding and reception will be held at Pequea Brethren in Christ Church on June 12, 2010. For quite some time we knew that we would have the wedding at the church but after doing a little bit of searching around we did decide that we would also have the reception at Pequea Church. Pequea for obvious reasons is a large part of our lives. Although the gym might not be the most exciting location for a reception it will leave us with enough space for food, guests, and dancing! We are currently brainstorming ideas to decorate and make the gym our own!

Lea and I have also been planning the food! This of course is very exciting and important to me! On Thursday we sat down with our friend Karen McGaw who will be organizing the food for the reception. Lea and I certainly have some decisions to make in regards to main courses, appetizers and desserts. One thing we know for sure is that we will be having assorted desserts and Lea has requested strawberry lemonade. If you have a request leave it in a comment below and we will consider your feedback!

This week we are planning to meet with a few local photographers. Lea has given me the primary responsibility of researching and deciding on a photographer. This, I have found has been very challenging. Thanks to some feedback from my friends on facebook and my own research I was able to find some potential photographers. Lea and I are seeking someone who has an eye for the art of photography and will act more like a photojournalist, because as many of you know we are more into those crazy silly faced photos then those serious sophisticated photos! This decision will come soon!