{Media,PA} – January 24, 2012 – WeddingWire, the nation’s leading wedding Marketplace, is excited to announce Philip Gabriel Photographyhas been selected to receive the prestigious WeddingWire Bride’s Choice Awards™ 2012 for Photography!

The esteemed annual awards program recognizes the top local wedding vendors from the WeddingWire Network who demonstrate excellence in quality, service, responsiveness and professionalism within the wedding industry. While many industry awards are selected by the organization,Philip Gabriel Photography was selected based on its stellar reviews from past newlywed clients.

Philip Gabriel Photography is recognized as part of the top five percent of wedding professionals in the WeddingWire local vendor community, comprised of over 200,000 wedding professionals throughout the United States and Canada. The Bride’s Choice Award recognizes the best local wedding vendors across 20 service categories, from wedding venues to wedding photographers, based on their overall professional achievements throughout the past year.

“WeddingWire is thrilled to honor the success of the top-rated wedding professionals within the WeddingWire Community,” said Timothy Chi, CEO, WeddingWire. “Since the launch of the Bride’s Choice Awards™ program four years ago, thousands of outstanding wedding professionals have been recognized by the bridal community for their supreme service and dedication to the wedding industry. It is with great pleasure that we congratulate Philip Gabriel Photography for their continued professionalism and commitment to enriching the wedding planning experience for engaged couples.”

We are happy to announce that Philip Gabriel Photography is one of the very best Photographers within the WeddingWire Network, which includes leading wedding planning sites WeddingWire, Project Wedding, Brides.com, Martha Stewart Weddings, and Weddingbee. We would like to thank our past clients for taking the time to review our business on WeddingWire. Thanks to their positive feedback we were able to receive the WeddingWire Bride’s Choice Awards™ for 2012.

For more information, please visit our WeddingWire Storefront today at http://www.weddingwire.com/biz/philip-gabriel-photography-media/f72c046d65ab3a3e.html.

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The Union League of Philadelphia is definitely one of the cities greatest gems. The architecture, the charm, the history, the location… the league offers one great element after another.  The beauty held within the walls of the Union League is traditional and when used as a backdrop for this vibrant creative couple, the space was passed down for the next generation of elegance.  I could go on and on about the beauty of the league but you would probably rather hear about the beauty of Kyle & Oln’s wedding… I wish i could do it all over again, the day was a blast.  We arrived as Kyle and Olin prepared for their wedding in the beautiful suites at the Hyatt at the Bellevue right next to the Union League.  The couple decided from there we hit the streets of Philadelphia to make some photographs. Kyle & Olin = Perfect!!! Really, I’m not kidding you… They looked great, the day was gorgeous, and the playful young couple seemed to have the time of their lives.

Kyle & Olin’s chemistry was very photogenic, allowing the true feelings of their day to shine through each image.  The anticipation is certainly felt as they see eachother before their ceremony.  There was a definite quiet nervouseness I’m not sure I noticed until viewing these images back at the studio.  Hopping around the city was a blast while Kyle & Olin held on to eachother, bracing themselves for what would happen in the next couple of hours!

The entire day was a beautiful harmony of the old and the new.  The high gothic inspired architecture of St. Marks in center city, with its high arch ways and flying buttresses came alive with the music of bag pipes.  Standing on the 164 year old beautifully crafted altar, a young priest filled the pews with laughter of marriage and life after wedding day.  Likewise, the regal dance floor of the Union League was graced with Olin’s personal touch, his shiny black nike’s!  The reception was embellished with these intricate details placed perfectly by the couple.  Customized stationary gave the reception a classy understated theme.  From menus to “do not disturb” signs for guests to hang on their door knobs in the wee hours of the morning, these graphic designs by Lisa Kervick of Proud to Plan were one of a kind.  Kyle designed each and every flower arrangement with florist Carl Alan, while Olin planned a secret song he performed for her with the band.  The two were a picture of perfection (no pun intended) and their energy was felt in every detail of the day.  A reception on broad street adds one of my favorite aspects to a center city wedding, killer night shots!  As City Hall celebrated PIFA (Philadelphia International Festival of the Arts) purple facades on buildings of the Avenue of the Arts are left for us to enojy.  The purple and blue hues gave Kyle & Olin a dramatic effect to add to their splendor.  It seemed as if the city lit up just for their special occasion!  With their amazingly sincere families beside them, this couple threw one awesome party…with the help of Jellyroll! Great band & Union League = Fun!

The Wilmington Country Club was a lovely setting for Angela & Will’s wedding celebration. They were married at the beautiful Lower Brandywine Presbyterian Church. The day was perfect, the weather, the light, the setting, the couple, and THE DRESS… Oh yes ladies, Oscar showed up! Oh, for the guys who are reading this, if you didn’t already know… Oscar de la Renta is an amazing dress designer. Angela wore Oscar very well and looked amazing in her dress if I might add.

One of the highlights of my day was getting to work with the Urban Guerilla Orchestra for the fist time. To say this party was ROCKIN’ is an understatement. This group really really ROCKS!!!!!!!!!!! Nicely done UGO.

Angela and Will also commissioned us to document their wonderful rehearsal dinner the night before. The dinner took place at the private Wilmington Club located in downtown Wilmington. This was my first visit to the Wilmington Club, what a GEM! For me, the rehearsal dinner is always a choice event with so many great moments to document. This dinner is the first large wedding gathering with all of your closest family and friends. It seems to be the time that most couples share a wonderful slideshow of images reminiscing about all the fun times they had growing up. The moments that are shared during this evening are priceless from the first greetings all the way to the toasts made by your loved ones. It’s these moments that you will want to remember for ever.

Angela & Will… Thank you for asking us to document these events for you. I have had a great time getting to know you both and look forward to creating your album with you.

Wilmington Club… The Rehearsal Dinner…

The Ashford Estate is a gorgeous destination wedding venue that makes a wonderful setting for a wedding. Leeron and Matt had just that, a wonderful wedding and an amazing celebration. The bride, the groom, the families, and the place… PERFECT PERFECT PERFECT!!! I really can’t say enough about this entire experience. Working with Leeron, Matt, and their families has truly been a pleasure and a joy for me. They are so full of life and share amazing love for each other. Documenting their day was easy given that there are so many beautiful elements around the grounds of The Ashford Estate. it was important to Leeron and Matt that we spent some good time making photographs. Their gorgeous ceremony was in the beautifully restored barn also located on the grounds. Donna from Beautiful Blooms did a wonderful job designing and decorating the inside of the barn. The chuppah canopy the couple was married under, that Donna designed, was hands down one of the nicest I have seen.

The party was ROCKIN”!!! LA Starz from EBE Entertainment was amazing! The dance floor was packed ALL night. The Ballroom, well I think the pictures will speak better then my words… I will just add this once again, Donna from Beautiful Blooms really helped to make it over the top. Well done Donna, the room was a work of art.

Leeron & Matt… Thank You Thank You Thank You! It’s been so much fun working with all of you. I look forward to finishing your books with you.

things couldn’t be better in my world right now. I already had the most AMAZING wife and daughter, and now adding to that I get a beautiful son to round out my family. I never thought that the coolest part about having a second child would be to watch your first enjoy the second so much. my daughter riley is in love… I can’t express the joy it brings to watch her love her new brother so much. the moments that have with each other are priceless. I finally know what it feels like to be rich… I feel like the richest man alive, and I have a feeling it’s only going to get better…

I hope you don’t mind something different on the blog… it’s been awhile since I have shared photographs of my family and I thought now would be an appropriate time. with how busy life has been these past few years its rare that I find time to share photographically much of what is going on in my personal life. here are a few images I made during these past few weeks.

a small glimpse into my life lately…

I owe a BIG thanks to the nurse who helped to deliver mason for taking this next photograph. thank you, thank you, thank you! you have no idea how rare it is for me to make it into a photograph.

riley girl opened a toyz r us catalog and pointed to this and asked for it for her birthday.

my princess is THREE already. this is a bitter sweet time for me… I wish I could keep her at this age forever.