I’ve been admiring Cyndi Klose’s photography work since early 2007, when a work friend shared her blog with us. She had wanted her for her own wedding at the Milestone Inn, but Klose was booked on that date. I loved her photos so much I subscribed to her blog (I think we all did).
Andy and I were together for a few years before we got engaged, but there were only a few elements I had planned for my future wedding. No. 1 – I wanted my first dance to be “Gotta Get You Into My Life” by Earth Wind and Fire, and No. 2 – I wanted Klose Photography as my wedding photographer.
(My no. 3 was The Impact Band to play our wedding, but they were booked! In January!)
We met with Cyndi, who – much to my surprise – was super excited for our winter wedding. (Not everyone else felt the same way.) Cyndi is an admitted lover of all things winter, but apparently it’s the natural lighting is so nice – and wedding photographers rarely get the chance to shoot in winter light.
We complicated things (of course) by getting married at twilight because this genius (hi!) thought that would be pretty. We did get the most remarkable post-ceremony shot.
Cyndi and her husband actually started shooting much earlier in the day. They were super sneaky, grabbing shots of decor and set-up so we’d have record of it. Her husband joined mine, and Cyndi watched me act like a maniac in the nursery at my childhood church.
We got some super cool pics at Messiah College, where Cyndi and her husband actually met! We let the bridal party off easy since it was pretty – well, freezing – and got more snowy photos of just us.
From there, we were off to the reception. Oh the photos of my family dancing! But here’s the one you want to see — Andy smashing cake into my face. I was not a happy bride. Oh no, I was not.
One of my favorite things about Cyndi’s work is that she gets right to editing. We were able to go online halfway through our honeymoon and visit her blog, where she posts some snapshots of the event, including a collage of “details of the day.”
You can find more of our wedding photos here.
That’s not all. Cyndi’s packages provided a ton of options, including a “trash the dress” session or bridal session if we so preferred. Instead, Andy and I went with an engagement session because we didn’t really have very many photos together that we liked.
Our first session was at Midtown Scholar (Cyndi had never been there before and loved exploring all of its nooks and crannies).
And our second session was a hot and humid night at Hersheypark.
Klose Photography is based in Harrisburg. You can visit online at KlosePhotography.com. You also can find Klose Photography on Facebook.
