Welcome to my blog! My name is Natalie Franke and I'm a wedding photojournalist and portrait photographer in the Philadelphia, Baltimore, & DC metro areas!

I specialize in capturing candid moments as they unfold and finding real emotion in each image that I produce.

I love my job & feel so blessed for all of the incredible friendships that I have gained through photography. I'm happy that you've come across my little piece of the universe! Take off your coat & stay a while!

Monday, July 6, 2009

Carie & Zachary's Wedding

It was the one of those summer days that was simply made for a wedding. The blue skies over Walkersville were speckled with clouds and a soft breeze rustled through the fields. It was clear that God had his hand in bringing these two incredible people together. The unconditional love and genuine care that they shared for one another was astounding. Here are a few pictures from the day:


Right before the ceremony - all of the groomsmen & the pastor placed their hands on Zach and began to pray.
Carie & her bridesmaids snuck off to a small barn right before the ceremony to have their own moment of peace.



Surrounded by friends and family, beneath the canopy of trees, they said "I do".

Every table was decorated with gorgeous flowers.

My favorite part about the entire day, was when Carie threw on her apron & Zach rolled up his sleeves to serve all of the guests dinner. They fed everyone else before themselves & were so happy to share this time with all of their loved ones. The food was amazing too! :)



Midway through their first dance, the music stopped. Zach grabbed a microphone and sang the rest of the song to Carie. It was planned & way too cute!
And not long after, they were busting their moves on the dance floor.
The night came to a close as the two love birds shared a sparkler send off! :)
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Congratulations to Mr. & Mrs. Zachary Ritz! :) I feel so blessed to have had the opportunity to photograph your wedding. It was absolutely beautiful and I hope you have an amazing time on your honeymoon!

All the best,
Natalie Franke

9 comments:

Amanda K. said...

Awww...what a great wedding! And such a great idea to serve your guests! haha...i never would have even thought of that. you did a great job capturing this day for them!

Danielle Anderson said...

What a cute wedding! These pictures are gorgeous!!

The Barrick Times said...

Natalie, these are so gorgeous! This couple will be so blessed to have great wedding pictures!

Lucy-Claire said...

Your photos are amazing and such a great inspiration. x

Anonymous said...

Looks like a fun wedding! And your photos are gorgeous. Definitely shows how awesome the wedding must have been. :)

Natalie Franke said...

Thanks so much everyone! :)

ARMIN said...

Looked like a fun wedding, nice job!

Kayla said...

Really loving those field shots!

o u r g r o w i n g f a m i l y . F o r H i s G l o r y said...

I was at this precious wedding and you really did capture the day in an incredible way. It was nice to meet you. Your work is wonderful! ~ Lisa (a friend of Kim's)