Matthew and Heather are a great couple, they both are professors at Robert Morris University. Heather is a very talented musician and Matthew is an equally talented photographer. Which reminds me of my own wedding where I apparently made my photographer, good friend and former classmate Jess nervous. The photos that Jess and her assistant took were amazing, (as I knew they would be), but some photographers get really nervous taking photos for other photographers. I won’t claim that shooting for Matthew and Heather didn’t make me a bit more nervous than I otherwise get when photographing something as important as a wedding. That’s alright though because the nervousness keeps me on my toes and I thrive on it.
Matthew and Heather were married on May 1st at the Mattress Factory on Pittsburgh’s Northside. We took a walk to Allegheny Commons Park to do their formal portraits. It was a beautiful day, it was warm, the sun was shinning, and people were out all over the park.
There were two additional wedding parties that showed up when we were doing their portraits and since it was prom season there were prom photos happening too! Add to all of that the folks that were out with their dogs or just laying about reading and it made it a bit of a challenge to get photos of the happy couple without getting other people in the photos. We managed though and ended up getting a handful of great shots. It helps when you have a great couple to work with and Matthew and Heather made it really easy.
Matthew and Heather live on the Northside and are very involved in their community (just one other thing that makes them awesome). They’ve become great friends with the shaved ice vendor that has sold his tasty treats next to the park longer than anyone can remember.
Their wedding photos wouldn’t have been complete without a visit to their friend. The line was long and it took us a few minutes extra but it was a lot of fun talking to all the people and seeing the crowd smile at Matthew and Heather – everyone loves weddings!
In the end Matthew bought a shaved ice and gave it to the girl in line behind them. I guess nobody in the wedding party wanted to stain their dresses or tuxes.
As I mentioned Heather is a very talented musician. We took some photos of her playing and some photos of their rings on her violin.
By the end of the night the happy couple was still all smiles and we sneaked away to the top of the stairs at the Mattress Factory to snap a shot of them with the city in the background. This shot was tougher than it looks because there was absolutely NO light in the stairway to focus with.
We were able to sneak out there because Matthew and Heather had work in the Gestures show which opened the week after their wedding and goes through June 20th.
Thank you Matthew and Heather for choosing us as your wedding photographers, Sarah and I had a great time!
