Pink Plus Black Equals WOW

Kayla Drew and Dan Barnes got ready for their wedding at the Crowne Plaza in Harrisburg, followed by a ceremony and reception at the Blue Ridge Country Club in Harrisburg. With pink, pink flowers in abundance and a wedding party dressed in black, the mood was sophisticated elegance at this June 16, 2007 wedding.

Warm Weather Wedding

It may be cold outside, but looking back at a wedding that took place in late May can make you forget about chill winds and snow and instead turn the mind to romance and laughter and family and friends, not to mention warmer weather!

Katy Rank and Corey Lev married on May 27 this year.
The wedding ceremony and reception took place at the family-owned property Stonehill Farm in Schwenksville, PA.

Military Flavor

For Valarie and Paul Bucher May 25, 2007 marked their wedding day. A radiant bride and a groom in dress uniform - what more could you ask for!

The ceremony took place at the Garden of the 5 senses in Lancaster County Park, with the reception following at Mulberry Art Studios in Lancaster city.

Real People Make Real Weddings

The holiday season is upon us and 2008 is just around the corner. And since so many of the visitors to our website and blog say they want even more photos to look at, we decided we'd take the time to share the beauty and joy of a few more of our real wedding couples from 2007. With chill winds and a touch of snow now here to remind us that winter is knocking at the door, we thought a look back at May and June would bring a welcome dose of warm weather.

Kristin Waugh and Brian Johnson married on May 19, 2007 at the Conewago Manor Inn.











Wedding vendors who helped make it wonderful:

Flowers Brian Horn, Lancaster
Cake and catering, Wickes
Classic Weddings - Lititz
Music by the Band Sound Investment

New Surprisingly Affordable Wedding Packages in 2008

We wanted to give our clients a real choice when it came to deciding on a photography package for their wedding. That meant a choice between negatives or an album, a choice between a range of different albums and album makers. It also means a choice between a team of two photographers or a single photographer. In either case, it has always been our policy at Lime Street Studios to make sure you know and meet the photographer or photographers that will be at your wedding, and that all our photographers are highly seasoned wedding professionals.

There is no right choice. It's a very personal and individual decision, based on a number of factors, as to which package makes most sense for a couple.

Our point is to provide our brides and grooms with as much flexibility as possible. To that end we hope you'll check out our new Ruby and Strawberry packages. (Yes, like our city's liking for fruit street names, we also like fruits!)

Having received the Best of the Best 2007 award for wedding photography from the Knot, we're especially pleased to bring these new packages to the market so that more couples can get the great photography they deserve. It's our passion!

Happy Thanksgiving.

"Lancaster Squared"

For the past several months I've been working on a project in conjunction with the Lancaster City Human Relations Commission. That project is called "Lancaster Squared", and it is about diversity in Lancaster city.

To date the body of work includes more than 65 portraits in black and white, showing the faces of people we see and connect with every day. These portraits were created in partnership with the people in them, all of whom chose or suggested two other people in the city to be photographed - hence the title of the show.

It has been an honor and a joy to make these portraits and I will continue doing so. I hope you will join me and members of the Human Relations Commission at the opening reception of the show on Friday October 5, 5-9 PM at the Southern Market Center in Lancaster, or find time to view these photos on Oct 6 or 7.

"The Art of Love" at Lime Street Studios

Six of Lancaster's leading wedding "design" professionals will stage an event this Friday, August 3, as part of Lancaster's monthly First Friday art walk.

Wedding gown designer Janell Berté, Lime Street Studios photography, Byers Butterflake Bakery, The Petal Company florists, table top designers Special Occasions, and jewelers Brent L. Millers Jewlery & Goldsmith are joining forces to showcase their art.

Regardless of whether it's the wedding cake, the bride's bouquet or gown, the yards of silk and chiffon made into stunning table linens and decoration, or wedding photography taken to the level of fine art, the best professionals in the industry are true artists.

The Art of Love - the first in a series of events, hopes to open people's eyes to the wedding as an art event, and increase recognition for the role wedding professionals play in producing art for all the senses!

We hope you are able to join us.

Real Wedding Advice from a DC Bride

Following is what we hope is the first of many "real" brides (and grooms!) who want to share their planning and wedding day tips and advice with other about-to-be couples.

Krysia Novotny had a mid-May wedding in Brandywine, Delaware. Her advice follows:

Living in the DC area and planning a wedding two hours away in Delaware was a challenge. If I could give new brides any advice it would be to surround yourself with people you trust. You will drive yourself absolutely crazy if you fail to put your faith in others.

For me, working with great vendors was my saving grace. The trust we placed in our catering director opened the doors to referrals for almost all our other vendors. Referrals translate into familiarity with a venue, which will inevitably leave less to chance on the big day.

Most brides will be working within a budget…unfortunately! My advice for brides is to figure out what is most important to you and go all out in that area, whether it’s the flowers, cake, reception site, or photographer.

The reception site and photographer were most important to us. The venue would set the tone for the day and the pictures would be our lasting memory. Your wedding day will fly by and all those time consuming details will be a blur. The only way to truly capture your day is through your photographer. Creating a shared vision and trust with your photographer is crucial to capturing your day in the way you want it remembered.

Our photographer search led us to a quaint corner in Lancaster, PA to a studio called Lime Street. This was the first photographer of ten that we would visit that weekend. After we left Lime Street my husband wanted to cancel the remaining nine meetings because we simply knew this was it. Barbara put us at ease, let my husband know the wedding was “entirely about the bride,” and her pictures simply spoke for themselves. Lime Street’s chic combination of traditional still shots and photojournalism captured our wedding vision entirely.

There is an old saying that a picture is worth a 1000 words. Barbara, Aimee, & Lime Street were able to help us write our wedding novel with breathtaking photos that will truly last a life time.

Thanks for posting Krysia.

Delightful in Delaware

Krysia Brzoska and Jeffrey Novotny's mid May wedding at St. Joseph on the Brandywine church was a charming affair. In spite of threatened thunder storms, glorious weather and a fine reception at the Greenville Country Club in Delaware topped off the day.

Krysia tells us she saw six photography studios the day they met Lime Street Studios. We were the first of the six, and were chosen because of our samples, and "the vibe and comfort level. You need to trust your photographer."

Jeff's Aunt, Lisa Sautter did their hair and makeup.

Other vendors were referred through the Greenville Country Club meaning Krysia didn't have to do as much legwork as she might have otherwise.

Music was by Tom Barrett DJ's -- Krysia said, "They did a great job setting up the sound,
since it was an indoor/outdoor wedding."

She also said the cake was the easiest part of her planning. They chose one by Cannon's
Custom Cakes and Bakery in Newark, DE

Flowers were by Tom Covello of Celebrations Design Group.
"He was awesome. We gave him some themes and ideas and he just ran with it," said Krysia.