Molly & Jay | Twentieth Century Club Pittsburgh Wedding

You know those people who you connect with instantly-- whose warm smiles and gracious hearts make you feel like you have known them forever? Molly and Jay are two of those people, even on their own. But together, they light up an entire room, making people feel joyful simply by being in their presence. Their "Jolly Greene Wedding" at Pittsburgh's Twentieth Century Club was a glorious day. It was a day that the weathermen said would be plagued by severe thunderstorms, but that never saw a drop of rain. It was full of carousels, crowd-surfing, love notes and old libraries... and so much joy. This is the story of Molly & Jay's wedding day.

Rachel RossettiAugust 2, 2016Comment

Steph & Mike | Succop Conservancy Wedding

The skies were heavy the day Steph and Mike got married. Gray and looming, they threatened to derail our plans of a first look at Succop Conservancy before the ceremony in Cranberry. But Steph? She barely noticed. The greatest joy for me as a photographer is to connect with someone else’s happiness, and Steph and her groom Mike made it effortless. Gray clouds? Psh. Misty rain? Not a problem. Torrential downpour? Bring it on!

Rachel RossettiJune 18, 2016Comment

Allison & Ben | Ohiopyle, PA Engagement

Allison & Ben are getting married this December, and happen to be two of the most loving and joyful people I've had the pleasure of meeting. Ben proposed on a cold, wintry day in Ohiopyle, right on the overlook in their first picture, so we knew we'd have to do the whole session at the park and Cucumber Falls. More about their love story in their wedding post, I promise! Thanks to busy schedules and a particularly rainy Spring, we kept having to reschedule their engagement session. It turns out that was all for the best, because the morning after the Pens brought home the Stanley Cup was a perfect, bright, sunshine-y day! To Allison and Ben, who trusted me enough to climb over rocks and waterfalls all morning, thank you for inviting me in to help celebrate your love story. I can't wait for the day you say "I do!"

EngagementRachel RossettiJune 14, 2016Ohiopyle, Cucumber Falls, Waterfall, Pittsburgh engagement, Ohiopyle engagementComment

Rachel & Casey | Fredericksburg Country Club Wedding

The ceremony.

It’s the most overlooked part of the wedding day, if you ask me. It’s so easy to get wrapped up in the details of the wedding, that the ceremony takes a back seat. It’s a given, after all.

Of course we’re going to get up there and we’ll exchange rings and give a quick kiss, but the real question is are we going to go with the eggshell or linen white paper for the invitations?!

Which is funny, because the ceremony is the whole reason a wedding is a wedding, after all. You invited everyone on those eggshell white invitations to party with you all night because you just made a promise before God and a hundred witnesses that you will love another person until you die.

That’s big stuff.

Rachel RossettiMay 3, 2016 Comment

Hanna & Jimmy | The Willow Room Wedding

“I’ve never seen anything like them, from the very moment they met, there’s been something incredibly special about them,” Hanna’s mom said to me at the reception, watching Hanna and Jimmy twirl around the room in each others’ arms.

Hanna’s mom knew, and so did everyone else at the Willow Room that night, that what Hanna and Jimmy had between them was special.

Rachel RossettiApril 28, 2016 Comments