Lancaster Wedding Portrait Photographer Miville Photography

Floral Uniqueness

Michael Miville — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 12:27:37 +0000

There are so many things I love about attending bridal shows. I love meeting newly engaged couples and hearing about their plans and personal style. I love the excitement and energy of the day. And I also really love meeting other wedding professionals.

This month, while attending The Best Wedding Showcase at the Host Resort in Lancaster, I had the opportunity to meet a lot of new faces behind a lot of interesting wedding businesses.

One business that really struck me as a unique and special feature for the Big Day was Pink Clover Flower Preservation & Design.

Pink Clover is located in York, Pa. and was created by Heather, a flower enthusiast, mom and entrepreneur who found a clever way to combine her passion for flower arrangements and design with floral preservations.

Pink Clover takes the actual flower arrangements from your real wedding day – or any other special event such as a prom or memorial service – and preserves them in an a lasting, one-of-a-kind display.

Pink Clover’s unique process freeze dries arrangements to ensure the flowers remain intact and as close to their original design and full-bloom appearance. Each individual flower is then hand treated and color-enhanced to keep the arrangement looking just as fresh as the moment you walked down the aisle. The preserved arrangement is then displayed in a variety of options from custom shadow boxes to engraved apothecary jars, keepsake boxes and much more. The result is a beautiful memento from your
special.

Pink Clover Flower Preservations are a wonderful way to remember your special day and make a unique gift the newly married couple will cherish for years to come.

For more information on custom flower arrangement preservations visit Pink Clover at: http://www.mypinkclover.com and “like” their Facebook page for special updates and offers at http://www.facebook.com/PinkCloverPreservation.

If you’ve worked with Pink Clover in the past or have tips on floral preservations please leave a comment below!

RIP: Joseph Vincent Paterno

Michael Miville — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 16:08:41 +0000

I was lucky to meet and photograph my hero and he will never be forgotten! Take a moment and read my other post about Joe. My Dream Come True!

The Wedding Ride

Michael Miville — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 11:24:03 +0000

An important part of a wedding – and often times an important part of many events leading up to the wedding – is transportation.While your wedding will likely be the most memorial day of your life, it can also be the busiest, so planning reliable, stress-free travel is a must for any bride and groom.

One of my favorite transportation services is Expressions Limousines located in Ephrata, Pa. Expressions Limousine is a family owned business founded in 1999 with the simple philosophy to “treat each customer the way we would expect to be treated”. Expressions is fully licensed and insured, with a complete fleet of luxury vehicles and a friendly staff of professional chauffeurs.

Expressions offers a wide array of travel options from classic limos to Hummer Limousines to trolleys and much more, perfect for the wedding day, bachelorette and bachelor parties and assisting out-of-town guest to and from the airport.

Choosing the travel option that is right for your wedding can be as diverse as wedding styles themselves. Consider the size of your wedding party and who else may be riding along with you to ensure your vehicle will accommodate everyone. Also, let your travel style reflect the overall theme of the day. If you’re planning an over-the-top bash, a Hummer limousine will keep your wedding party feeling like high-rollers before the wedding even starts. An elegant affaire may prefer the sleek style of a classic limo. While an outdoor or artistic wedding may enjoy the whimsy of oak benches and brass accents in Expressions’ trolleys.

Expressions offers many choices for your special day, with options to accommodate 6 to 28 passengers. All Wedding Limousines come equipped with water, snacks, soda, non-alcoholic champagne, glassware, coordinated napkin colors, a red carpet, “Just Married” signs and a properly attired driver – all at no extra charge.

You can meet the team at Expression Limousines next Sunday, January 15 at The Best Wedding Showcase, hosted by Renee Kopp at the Host Resort in Lancaster.

For admission discounts look for the Miville Photography ad in this month’s Clipper Magazine or visit us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/mivillephotography and be sure to stop by and see us as well for special discounts and giveaways.

For more information about Expression Limousines visit http://www.expressionslimo.com/contact.html or call 717.555.5466.

If you’ve worked with Expressions before, leave a comment to tell other soon-to-be brides and grooms about your experience!

Theatrical Wedding at the Fulton

Michael Miville — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 12:25:58 +0000

The Historic Fulton Opera House in Lancaster, (which is typically not available for weddings) that is, unless you are the Technical Director there, was the site of this fun very theatrical wedding. Samaria and Bill are not only a really cute couple, but they are really good friends of mine and I was so happy when they asked me to photograph their wedding.

It was a very warm and sticky August day which was a good reason to have the wedding and reception all inside the theater. The stars of this wedding were getting ready in their dressing rooms when I arrived. After everyone was ready and things were set, the couple had decided on a First Look before the wedding, and how else could I make it dramatic to match the wedding but to bring the bride down the beautiful stairs. Sounds easy right? Unfortunately about a month and a half before this day, the bride actually broke her foot and unfortunately it wasn’t healing correctly. She was very up for doing the stairs anyway, and we just made sure she took her time.

After a few pictures with them and family, we got everyone tucked away before the guests arrived and were ushered to their seats in the theater. With a flip of the curtain the bride was brought out from backstage in a very grand fashion. It was dramatic and fun, in this ceremony filled with laughs. A short walk to the open, 2 story lobby held the cocktail and hors d’oeuvre reception. It was a lot of fun being able to make my way into the action or photograph from above in the balcony area. As you’ll see, things were so much fun that people couldn’t contain themselves and ended up dancing in nontraditional dancing areas. It was a great time and I was so happy to be a part of capturing such a wonderful wedding. Thanks Samaria and Bill!

Some of the amazing vendors included:
DJ- Kenny Rose of Impressions Entertainment
Flowers – Patty of Heather House Flowers
Dress – Alfred Angelo
Shoes – Joes Shoe Service
Make Up – Mirtaghavi Makeup
Inter Faith Minister – Rev. Victoria Harzer

Coffee Lovers!

Sisters getting ready

Lovin’ in Elevator!

How much fun are they??!!!

Classic!

The most fun bridesmaids ever!

Mmmmm!

Is this a show or a wedding? It’s both!!

Ummmm? Yeah!

Down by the Susquehanna

Michael Miville — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 12:16:43 +0000

Julie and Shaun’s wedding along the river was held at Shank’s Mare on York side of the Susquehanna River. With some beautiful colors, details and a beautiful ceremony that seemed magical along the waterfront, this wedding was spectacular and fun at the same time. Enjoy the photos and don’t be too jealous that they are in shorts while it’s now cold. It was steamy and hot that day!

Enjoy these photos and check out more from this day over at my Facebook page.

Such cute shoes!

Julie looking amazing!

The girls having “fun”!

Awwwww!!

Fun on the river!

How cute are they!!?

Their rings were beautiful!

A special moment by themselves!

Is PDN Misleading People?

Michael Miville — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 12:26:22 +0000

So, after some basic review of this iPro Lens System by Schneider, it seems as though Schneider has built a lens case that incorporates lenses over your iPhone 4/4S lens to give you a wider field of view. However, it seems like in this PDN article they are making it sound as though the iPhone lens is poor and that this case/lens will make everything better. Looks like the case/lens does an average to good job of creating a wider field of view in your photos, with multiple pieces of glass in these tiny lenses that include anti-glare coatings on them. However, here’s the problem. If you amplify bad music, you just get louder bad music. Photography is kinda the same. If PDN is calling the iPhone 4/4S lens bad, then all this Schneider lens is going to do is amplify that. Also, putting more glass in front of your camera’s sensor isn’t always good. In fact, most of the time it makes things worse by creating artifacts and lowering the contrast in your photos. I think PDN, who is very well respected, should read their articles a little closer before posting them. Schneider may make some nice lenses, and may have been able to do some cool things with optics over the iPhone lens, however, PDN should not be trying to sell Schneider cases/lenses by downplaying the lens on the iPhone.

If you plan to purchase this for yourself or as a gift, at this crazy hi price, just know that it won’t make your photos better. If you have a good eye for photography, and you understand lighting, you are a step ahead of the game and it could be a fun little addition to your iPhone. But it’s the people who just glance at the PDN article thinking that this lens will make their photography better, that I worry about. I hope this helps anyone who was looking at this item.

Schneider iPro Lens System

iPro Lens System on B&H

Mulberry Art(ist) Wedding

Michael Miville — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 03:49:33 +0000

This wedding at the Mulberry Art Studio was one of the most fun weddings I’ve ever photographed. Funny because I feel like I’ve said that a lot this year. But, Juleann and Joe are just a blast! Both artists who know, not only how to create beautiful details, but also how to throw a great party!

We started out the day photographing them at the Marriott in downtown Lancaster, PA. After a little First Look at the Marriott, we walked through the downtown area stopping at Central Market, Steinman Park, Prince St. Cafe and a few other locations on the 4 block walk up to Mulberry Art Studio. A few jumps in the alleyway and it was time to get this wedding started!

The wedding was filled with details, most of which Juleann, from wearableJules, created, including her necklace their rings, some peeps for the guys to wear, all the decorations in the wedding and reception along with the topper for the cake. And, speaking of the cake, Juleann and Joe have a little thing for post it notes that they write to each other and decided to incorporate that fun part of their relationship into their wedding cake. It not only made for something intimate to share with their guests but also a great design for the cake. The reception was a blast and everyone had way too much fun.

Hopefully you can enjoy these photos as much as I enjoyed taking them. To see more head over to the Miville Photography Facebook page.

Seattle Wedding

Michael Miville — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 12:08:28 +0000

I went out to Seattle for a beautiful and eclectic wedding that was so much fun! The day after the wedding we made our way to downtown Seattle for some city photos which was so much fun! Enjoy the photos below.

Inn At Leola Wedding + Jen & Dan

Michael Miville — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 11:29:53 +0000

Jen & Dan are such a cute couple that live in the DC area. Although Jen is from Akron in Lancaster County and that’s where they were married. It was a beautiful ceremony on a slight warm and humid July day. The Inn at Leola Village was a beautiful backdrop for this couple. Congrats to you both!

Gentlemen Do Prefer Blondes

Michael Miville — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 02:43:00 +0000

Joelene & Dan (or should I just say Joelene) created an absolutely stunning wedding at the Sovereign Performing Arts Center in Reading. Being a wedding coordinator herself, Joelene planned out an amazing wedding with details that were just beautiful, fun and very old Hollywood. I started out with my friend Matt from Krotzer Photography at the hotel where the girls and guys were getting ready. Let me just say that a lot of jokes were told to keep tears from flowing in the girls room. Just ask Joelene about bananas and see if she starts laughing. After a while Matt made his way down to photograph the guys and I stayed back with the girls. We eventually made our way down to the lobby for a few photos before heading off to the Sovereign Performing Arts Center to get the ceremony going.

The ceremony was beautifully laid out with nice floral and fabric touches all over the place. After a wonderful and touching ceremony we made our way to the theatre area where we were able to take some great photos of the wedding party along with some photos of the couple by themselves. Then it was outside for a few quick photos before getting Joelene & Dan up to be introduced into the reception.

The reception was spectacular! With loads of old Hollywood details on the tables, a slideshow of the couple’s life, a popcorn bar, Hollywood movie star cut outs, flowers and so much more to keep people entertained and really show off the beautiful structure of the old building. After some touching and very funny speeches, everyone ate a delicious dinner. After dinner there was some dancing along with a garter and bouquet toss that was interrupted by a couple of unexpected “girls” to the floor for the bouquet toss. See the photos below because words simply can’t describe what happened. After that it was time for getting down and partying. Thanks to some great props the night turned into a blast and everyone just had more fun than you can imagine.

Thanks to Joelene and Dan for having me photograph such a spectacular wedding and thanks to some other vendors for doing great work to make the day magical.

Cake – Bella Manse
DJ – Marc Hayford
Limo – Michael’s Classic Limousine
Coordinator – Stylish Occasions by Melissa Miville
Theme/Concept/Designer – In Your Shoes Event Design (Joelene)
Flowers/Lighting/Centerpieces – David Reppert of “Wishes” by Boscovs
Make Up – Eliza by Lancaster Wax Queen
Hair – Raina Clarke of Teased Salon