The classic ‘right place, wrong time’ best describes how the story began. Joe and Kristen were both coaching at the same high school, and crossed paths everyday for four months. A coaching friend of Kristen’s (sneakily, without permission), suggested Joe take Kristen on a date. He kindly declined since he was taken, but the story was far from over.

Fast forward a year. Joe began coaching at a new school, and Kristen, unknowingly, landed a new job teaching at that same school. A co-worker put 2 and 2 together one day and brought it to Kristen’s attention that she might know the new lacrosse coach who, conveniently, was now single. Using the most cliche pick up line, Joe got Kristen’s attention and never let it go.

They went on their first date on April 1, 2017 and have been together every day since. They share a love of sports, travel, family, and most importantly, their dog Lulu.

Cast & Crew
Venue – The Glasbern Inn
Entertainment – Band: Big Ric Rising
Cake/Desserts – The Masters Baker
Photo – Dustin Weiss Photography
Video – Bar None Films
Flowers – Allium Floral
Officiant – Father Joseph Smith
Hair & Makeup – Makeup By Roxy

Wow! Sometimes the bride and groom make my job too easy one me, and this was certainly the case today. Tia and Josh’s wedding was perfect from the early tee off of the groom, the beautiful and happy bride getting ready in their home filled with home grown flowers for all the bouqets, through the perfect mountain side ceremony, and finally though the rocking reception.

As Tia informed me this was the first Friday in 13 weeks without rain, which was just fine because thats a lucky number for her! It was a pleasure working with this dream team of vendors the couple assembled and to be a part of this amazing day. I wish Tia and Josh nothing but the best in a very long and happy marriage 🙂

Cast & Crew
Venue – Bear Creek Mountain Resort
Entertainment – Wesley Works Max and Chris
Cake – Alisha Bowers
Photo – Hoffer Photography – Tony And Amy Hoffer
Video – Bar None Films
Flowers – Home Grown by Brides Parents 🙂
Officiant – Eric Burkhart
Golf Course – Shepherd Hills Golf Course
Hair & Makeup – Alisha Nicole & Co.

Lauren and Matthew invited Bar None Weddings to film and photograph their wedding at the Stroudsmoor Country Inn in Stroudsburg, PA. Their Ceremony was full of energy and that flowed over to the entire wedding! The Rose Garden in Allentown, PA provided a perfect backdrop for their creative session and the dance floor was packed all night, right through the debut of the Same Day Edit film that was wildly cheered by the capacity crowd. What a great wedding to be a part of!

Timi and Keith decided that with him being a farmer with a huge barn on their beautiful farm that it would simply make sense to convert it for their big day into a wedding extravaganza. They absolutely made the right choice! After the ceremony at Friedens Lutheran Church in Kempton, PA, we headed back to the farm.

Having seen the barn in full farming mode I was literally stunned to see the transformation that had occurred through the hard work they put into it! And as if to reward them for their hard work they were blessed with an absolutely gorgeous September sunshine the entire day. And this all in turn made our job really easy, all we had to do was point our cameras at all the amazing sights that were happening in front of us.

When we showed this film at the end of the night there was so much energy in the barn that I was just glad to have been a small part of such a great day.

When Amanda and the groom’s mother Ellie told us that the wedding was going to take place on a moving train, we pretty much insisted that they book us for a wedding film! The opportunity for such a unique wedding does not come along that often. And boy did it pay off.

If you haven’t been to Jim Thorpe, PA then you are missing out on the coolest, most scenic city in the Pocono region. There is so much preserved history and wonderful landscapes encapsulated in such an almost magical place. In fact, the “wedding train” passed right by the entrance to Glen Onoko falls, one of the most exhilarating waterfall hikes in Pennsylvania.

The ceremony on the train went perfectly and we spent a fun session visiting all of the quaint landmarks in the town. The reception at St.Clair Fish & Game was decked out in stunning lights and drapery, toped off with perfectly white authentic ostrich feathers! The song the couple picked for their Same Day Edit was so in step with the laid back and fun newlyweds that it made the film just flow onto the editing bay.

What an amazing site the Niagra Falls National Park is, to spend a day just standing next to the stunningly massive waterfalls and watching the endless water flow into a seemingly “another world” valley where the water sits comparatively still as the birds circle peacefully. Well, bookending our filming in Hawaii, we were given that exact gift from Deanna and Mark as they held their ceremony by the falls and later had their floor shaking reception at Monterre Vineyards in Orefield, PA.

The vineyard reception was also a perfect second act to these wonderful families new journey, with a truly heartfelt design and decor to the charming old fashioned soul of the reception festivities. I would highly recommend having this venue on your watch list if your wedding is at or under 130 people. The staff went out of their way to take care of Deanna and Mark, as well as our photography and film crews!

He says in the beginning of the film “one of the most beautiful places in the world.” I would certainly like to see the other places he is referring to as well. The Big Island in Hawaii affords visitors and locals the ability to swim with the dolphins(or manta rays) right off the beach, zip over 300 ft waterfalls on a wire, and boat right up to a volcano spewing red hot lava straight into the ocean.

The Four Seasons Resort Hualalai is the perfect place to enjoy the more majestic beach scene, and Lisette and Noel did just that. The stunning beachside ceremony was live-streamed to far distant friends and relatives in the Philippines, Philadelphia, and Chicago. The outdoor reception at Hoku Theater was capped by earth shaking fireworks and then, of course, this film!

It was a pleasure working with some great people as well. Brittany from the Four Seasons was extremely helpful in getting us acquainted with the large resort. Amy and Matt from Paper Swan Photography created some perfect images that we were able to steal some shots from 🙂 The DJs, Glenn Schultz & Maka Gallinger, went out of their way to accommodate us with audio recording and setting up the projector. And, of course, we would like to thank the newly married couple for letting us be a small part of their wonderful wedding day!

Denay and Danny shared their stunning Bear Creek wedding with us, and we had the chance to share it back with them at the end of the night with a fun Same Day Edit!

As the sun rose on the mountain resort, the emotions where in the air and it was a great energy to feed off of when trying for find shots for inspiration. By the time we showed the film off to the packed Mountain Ballroom, the party had just reached its highest energy levels and that flowed right though to the presentation! It was a joy to be a part of it.

A few days ago I was privileged to be the filmmaker for Christine and Filipe.  They hired Bar None for their Film, Photography and DJ services and chose to have us create a highlight film and show it at the end of their reception.  The day was perfect and the couple was so sweet!  They held their ceremony at the Central Moravian Church in Bethlehem.  Its one of the oldest churches in the valley and was built around 1741.  Its an adorable little chapel and was a prefect fit for Christine and Filipe.  After the ceremony, we headed down around monocacy creek to take some photos and captured some film footage.  They held their reception at Hotel Bethlehem, which of course never disappoints.  After a night of dancing with family and friends, Christine and Filipe got to recapture their wedding day all over again.

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Bar None Weddings & Entertainment is pleased to announce Same Day Edit Film services!

Same Day Edit Film: (Also called a wedding day edit) is a short film produced from the footage of the wedding shot earlier in the day, incorporating footage from prep, pre-ceremony, ceremony and post ceremony, that is then showed at the reception as a recap of the wedding!

The result is an incredibly compelling moment during the reception when film is reveiled live!

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