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  • about Lorraine Daley Wedding Photography

    Lorraine Daley Wedding Photography is the husband and wife team of Lorraine Daley and Greg Marcel.

    Lorraine is a full-time professional photographer, based in Philadelphia, PA. She shoots all kinds of photography, but wedding photography is a large part of her business and the main focus of this blog.

    Lorraine has been a professional photographer for over 9 years. She has shot a lot of architecture, food, and people (her favorite subject!). A few years ago, someone asked her to photograph their wedding and she instantly fell in love with capturing people in love.

    Aside from photography, Lorraine is a lover of art, music, yoga, cooking, eating, good conversation, books and movies. She was born and raised in Philly, yet is an avid traveler. If you have a destination wedding, as long as they are not booked...the answer is yes!

    Greg is a photographer, studio manager and the great love of Lorraine's life. He reads my her mind and they work eerily well together.  He is creative, fun, loving, fun-loving,  mindful, meticulous, serious and ridiculous. Some of Greg's passions include travel, music, dancing and food.They complement each other extremely well and have a blast shooting weddings together.

    Other topics on this blog include boudoir, engagement shoots, portraiture, travel, a peppering of poetry and all things photography. For a portfolio of some of our favorite images from various weddings, please visit: http://lorrainedaleyweddings.com/ Drop us a line if you would like to discuss details or set up a shoot. Enjoy viewing and have a beautiful day!

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Christina & Adam’s wedding at the Waterworks in Philadelphia

This is a very special post….Christina and Adam have become like family since we booked them less than a year ago.  I cannot adequately express in words our love and admiration for this beautiful couple. We are honored to have photographed your special day. Christina & Adam, we know that your marriage will continue to grow with the support and inspiration of one another for a lifetime.  We love you so much!

Their ceremony was held at the stunning Saint Luke’s Greek Orthodox Church in Broomall, PA.  Their absolutely beautiful reception was held at the Waterworks Restaurant and Lounge in Philadelphia. Clayre Cardi at Kaleidoscope Solutions worked as the coordinator for the day.  Christina’s hair was done by Ashley Gadille and her makeup by Dina Alon, both from Dina Alon Hair and Make-up Studio. Here dress designer was Pnina Tornai from Kleinfeld Bridal in NYC.  Her shoes were Christian Louboutin and Jimmy Choo.  Her accessories were her great-grandmother’s.  The hair piece was Priscilla of Boston.  Her clutch was make by Christina’s mom from her own wedding dress.  The bridesmaids’ dresses were by Lela Rose.

Adam’s tux was by Trussini from Boyd’s.  All of his other clothing and accessories by Thomas Pink.  He had his grandfather’s handkerchief.

The stunning flowers were by Beautiful Blooms.  Video was by CinemaCakeEventions Productions provided the lighting. The DJ was Ben Ostroff of EBE Entertainment.  They also had a band for all the wonderful Greek music, which was Atlantis of PA. The catering was by the Waterworks Restaurant and Lounge.  The cake was also through the Waterworks Restaurant and Lounge.  Programs, menus, invitations and table cards were by LoveLeigh Invitations, LLC.  The favors (honey jars), bar menu and card display were diy. Almond favors were through etsy.

3 shoe pics in a row! 1. Adam’s. 2. Christina’s Louboutins. 3. Christina’s Choos as worn by the 2 year old flower girl. 

She was the cutest flower girl ever!

Christina’s mom & her maid of honor.

I love these shots of them coming out of the church after they had just gotten married.

I swear Adam is channeling a super-hero with his band of crusaders behind him.

A butterfly landed on the centerpiece while I was nearby (right image).

In the Greek tradition they throw money for prosperity for the new couple.

Adam’s dad giving his speech and complimenting his lovely wife for doing such an amazing job with raising their children her reaction to his beautiful words.

Christina and her dad dancing the night away!

Julene & Michael’s wedding at the Knowlton Mansion in Philadelphia, PA

Julene and Michael had a gorgeous day filled with so much emotion. Love and warmth permeated every aspect of the day, leading up to a rockin’ party!

Their ceremony and reception was held at the beautiful Knowlton Mansion in Philadelphia.

Julene’s hair was done by Danielle Farahmand at Sapphire Salon in Cherry Hill, New Jersey and her makeup by Natasha at Sapphire Salon.
The bride’s dress designer was Sophia & Camilla from Jay West in Haddonfield, New Jersey. Her shoes were by Jimmy Choo.The bridesmaid’s dresses were by Bill LevKoff. Precious Petals provided the flowers. The DJ was Fredrick Hart. Catering was Conroy Catering at Knowlton Mansion.
Their wedding had a wine theme and they had corks that they collected incorporated into their table settings.

An emotional moment when here dad was going to see her for the first time.

Robin & Sean published on philly.com

Karen & Joe’s wedding at the Greenville Country Club in Wilmington, DE

Karen and Joe got married on the perfect spring day at the elegant Greenville Country Club in Wilmington, Delaware. The day was so magical.  Everyone was so happy the whole day…makes our job so much fun!

Secretariat Wedding and Event Planning helped everything run smoothly.  Karen’s hair & makeup was done by Amos Standberry from At Your Beck and Call Services. Her was designed by Pronovias and was from Jennifer’s Bridal.  All 3 of her absolutely fantastic shoes were from Badgley Mischka. Her earrings were a birthday present from her parents and her bracelet was given to her by Joe on the morning of the wedding, both from A.R. Morris.  The bridesmaids’ dresses were Alfred Sung.  The flowers & lighting were Flowers by Yukie.

The DJ was Richie Buchanan.  Cake was by Liz Marden Cakes and Desserts.  Stationary and invitations were by Checkerboard.  Favors and welcome bags for hotel guests and the wine bottle table numbers were done by Karen.

Cookies in the shape of Delaware…so cute.

Baby Raine

Dhyana and John Vitarelli of Dhyana Yoga (one of the best studios in the city by far…incredible teachers) had the most gorgeous little girl named Raine. I had the pleasure of photographing her at 11 days. She is already so beautiful! Such a little blessing to two wonderful souls.

Caught her in a little smile!