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SIMPLE, NATURAL, and JOYFUL

Pennsylvania Wedding and Lifestyle Photographer, based in Lancaster, PA

... CAPTURING YOUR SPECIAL MOMENTS, AND SEEING BEAUTY IN THE DETAILS.

 

Hello!

Welcome to my little corner of the internet!

I’m a Pennsylvania based wedding and lifestyle photographer, wife, and mom of 2 young girls, who’s obsessed with music and always saves room for dessert, especially ice cream.

I have a new-found love of sunrises, but photographing people during golden hour is one of the most joyous things to me.

Have a look around, and get to know me and my work a little better!

 
 
 

Kind Words

Testimonials
Katlyn W.

“I don’t think five stars is enough to rate Janelle and Matt. Janelle is not only extremely professional and brilliantly talented, but is also one of the most genuine people my Husband and I were lucky enough to meet. She and Matt made our Engagement and Elopement photography sessions so personable and lovable. Meeting them for the first time was like meeting up with old friends, like you just picked up where you left off! She was able to execute exactly what we were looking for with almost no direction from me, her creativity and eye for beautiful photos is just that good. I would recommend her and her hubby for every and any photography sessions you may have. All you have to do is smile, relax, laugh and let her have full creative control and you’ll be thrilled with the outcome!”

~Katlyn W.

Amber L.

“We had such a wonderful time with Janelle and Matt. We used them for both our engagement and wedding. They were very communicative, flexible when we made last minute changes, and extremely sensitive to include the parts of our day that truly mattered to us. They even surprised us with so many small, extra goodies! My husband and I were so anxious to get our final images back each time they finished a session with us. We would definitely work with them again.”

~Amber L.

Carol H.

“Janelle and her husband Matt were so amazing to work with for our wedding and engagement photos! She went above and beyond to help us get prepared for each shoot, and was so responsive and enthusiastic. I get super nervous in front of the camera and she truly put us at ease and got SO MANY amazing photos. We thought we’d have to spend way more money to obtain the level of service, quality, and thoughtfulness that Janelle provided. We wholeheartedly recommend Janelle, as do our guests and family that saw the photos and met them during the wedding!”

~Carol H.

Renee B.

“We couldn’t have asked for better people to take our pictures for our wedding!! Janelle and Matt have a gift and we appreciated their ability to capture our day with elegance and fun!!”

~Renee B.

 

 

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Wedding Wednesday coming to you with a glimpse of the details from Christian and Michaela's vintage garden themed wedding. Michaela has such an eye for art and design, and I loved seeing her vision come to life. Side note, growing up I was never real
Spring engagement sessions just make me so happy. I will gladly go back to Havre de Grace in a heartbeat if it means photographing more engagement sessions as pretty as this one. This popped up in my memories from a year ago at this time, so I though
Snippets of Kyle and Shannon's wedding day at Wissler Farm... Also, if you're debating whether you should sneak out of your reception with your photographer to snag some golden hour pictures, here's your sign... All of my favorite portraits from this
Kyle and Shannon had the perfect spring day for their wedding at Wissler Farm in Holtwood, PA last weekend. She surprised him with a dress that was totally different than he was expecting, and he surprised her by wearing a tie that was totally differ
So many emotions during this ceremony! If you ever think that doing a First Look will take away from the emotion and anticipation that happens during the actual ceremony, rest assured, it's all still there!! This was one of the most special ceremonie
We kicked off our 2024 wedding season with Christian & Michaela's beautiful vintage garden themed wedding at Brick Gables over the weekend! The weather was cold and rainy all day, but we managed to sneak out for some sunset pictures during the re