AN EMERSON PARK WEDDING | NJ WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHER, TOM HARMON PHOTOGRAPHY
EMERSON PARK PAVILION. AUBURN, NY.
To kick off wedding season this year, I’ve asked my good friend and second shooter Kegan to get married to the love of his life and have an awesome party just so I can take some pictures. Well he came through for me because it was an incredible day filled with a lot of fun. Luckily the rain held off just long enough to let Sam and Kegan tie the knot. The ceremony was short and sweet and the venue was ready for a crazy time. Fingerlakes Entertainment provided some awesome lighting and even better tunes and everybody had a blast. I even dragged Sam and Kegan out into the rain to get one of those epic backlit rain shots everybody loves. It was so much fun and I couldn’t be happier for Sam and Kegan.
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I love this image of Kathy’s mom helping her get ready – she looks so proud of her daughter, and so happy! I also love that Kathy had her wedding date stitched into her dress – how cute is that?!






Before the ceremony, we were hanging out in this room in the basement of the chapel. It wasn’t too exciting (cinder block walls and all), but there was a giant chalkboard on one of the walls that was begging to be a backdrop. I love these so much!! (Almost as much as I love the one of Kathy taking a shot of Bailey’s!!!)

Ben spent a little bit of time with Kerby and the guys before heading over to the church. Kerby looks like he might be rehearsing his vows in his head, here, but I’m just guessing. ;)



Hello, gorgeous chapel!
And, we’ll kick off the favorite wedding day memories with this one from Kerby!
Kathy: “Right before I walked down the aisle when I was standing outside of the chapel with just my dad, it was so quiet and peaceful. I was so nervous and excited, but those moments holding my dad’s arm are very special to me.”


Kathy: “We each wrote our own vows and didn’t share them with each other until the ceremony, and Kerby’s were so amazing. For our ring exchange, the nerves had finally subsided a bit, and I really took the time to take a deep breath and soak it all in. There was so much love in the chapel it was overwhelming.”

Kerby: “Our ring exchange – the nerves began to dissipate by then and I could absorb what was happening.”


Kathy: “I loved the limo ride to the reception with our wedding party – it was so much fun! I was so excited and we were MARRIED!! It was the pre-party to the reception, and all the nerves were completely gone.”





Kathy: “Walking into the cocktail hour and seeing all our loved ones and getting to talk to them was so much fun. I wish I could have stretched that hour out to spend more time chatting with people! Kerby and I also walked into the ballroom alone to see it for the first time, and I was so overwhelmed I cried. It was beautiful and perfect for us!”


Ahhhhhh, the shoe game…always a crowd pleaser! Definitely makes me smile every time!! ;)







Kathy: “The whole entire day was just amazing with our family and friends who traveled and made time to celebrate with us. We’re so blessed! The very best part was marrying Kerby.”
This photo will forever remind me of the fact that someone snatched one of our lights while Ben was setting up this shot, and he couldn’t chase after them because he would have had to walk away from all of the other lights to do so. So, he just waited until we came outside to take this shot, and when he told us what had happened, Kerby was instantly ready to go with Ben, find the light thief, and take care of business. Kerby is definitely someone that you want to have in your corner in case one of your lights gets taken…TRUST me on that one. I am literally grinning from ear to ear right now as I remember this night, and think about how much I adore Kathy and Kerby. :)
Oh, oh, oh….this was so fun! It was a “dollar dance” of sorts, but not at all the version where you have dollar bills taped to you and stuffed into your cleavage. It was a classy dollar dance, where friends and family lined up and put a dollar in a basket to dance with either the bride or the groom. It was SUPER cute, and they got to spent a tiny bit of one on one time with the majority of their guests – I loooooooved it!











