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I had the pleasure of capturing AVECO’s 30th Anniversary Conference in Cleveland, Ohio a few weeks ago.  The event was held at the beautiful Hotel Cleveland.  I spent several days photographing the conference and taking over 150 headshots!  Here are some highlights from the week. Event: AVECO’s 30th Anniversary Conference Photographer: Jonathan Pretz Location: Hotel […]

On Saturday I drove about 3 hours West to capture Jennifer and Anthony’s wedding.  It was an absolutely beautiful drive through the mountains on a perfect 68 degree day!  We met up at Jennifer’s childhood Holy Trinity Church in Ramey, PA and hit the ground running!  The ceremony was especially touching because it was Jennifer’s […]

I was really looking forward to this wedding!  I shot Carolina and Tyler’s engagement session last summer (check it out here), and we had a blast.  On top of that, I got married a few months ago at the same venue, so I was really looking forward to being back there again!  I met up […]

Ariel and Daniel’s Shenandoah wedding was an absolute home run!  Lindsay and I spent the day capturing their smiles, their traditions and all their awesome loved ones.  We started at an Airbnb in Stanley, VA and ended down the road at the incredible Shenandoah Woods.  The day started hot and ended with a cold shower […]

I love a lot of things about weddings, but one of the things I love the most is intimacy.  Intimacy is special.  It is even more special to get to witness it between people on super happy days.  I get to see it in childhood homes while a bride gets ready with her mother, between […]

Saturday was amazing!  I was pretty excited to capture this one.  Gene and Will helped each other get ready at the hotel and then we had a bunch of portrait time to just relax and have some fun.  We started at the Hotel Du Pont in Wilmington, DE and then headed over to the Hagley […]