John Rozier Wedding Photography } BLOG

N E W B L O G

2010-03-01T12:51:00.000-08:00

Hello All,

I have decided to move rozier wedding’s blog to tumblr. since i use tumblr to blog my commercial work, it makes it much, much easier to update my wedding blog if its through the same platform. plus i love the visual and dynamic tumblr has to offer. i will be adding my blog roll there as well, so all vendors, brides, bloggers don’t worry ;)

LOTS OF UPDATES!

http://rozierweddingblog.tumblr.com/

ROZIER WEDDINGS } UPDATES

2010-02-16T15:28:00.000-08:00

Man, it has been a crazy/busy ending to wedding season 09. So many changes and updates happening behind the scenes for the website/blog…there will be a ton of new work being posted in the next few weeks as I prepare for wedding season twenty-ten!

with it being just me (no assistants/interns) with the workload I get from doing fashion/commerical work in NYC, I am finding a balance to juggle both genres of work. i will be looking for an intern/assistant to start helping me with some administrative stuff come the summer to help me mico manage the emails, phone calls and scheduling. thanks to all the fans/brides to be who have been patiently waiting for new work :)

keep your eyes peeled. just wanted to let you all know i am indeed alive and well…cold…but well ha

much love,
j.

WHOA!

2009-11-05T01:53:00.000-08:00

I am ashamed, with my head held low, to see the last update I posted was in August…and it wasn’t even a full post! Shame on me. I am so sorry friends for anyone I have let down ha. The month of September was a whirlwind. As most of you know, or have read, I am really growing towards becoming a fashion magazine photographer. Its one of my strongest passions and something I am getting closer toward everyday - at least I hope lol. So basically, I shot about 8 fashion stories for my up-and-coming commercial website http://www.jrozier.com. On top of that, I also shoot weddings pretty much every weekend so I have fallen SO behind in updating blogs…I do promise, in the next week or 2, there will be an explosion of new work on here. I have shot some incredible weddings and am excited to share them :)

I am moving this Friday as well, so add that to the mix. Oi vey! Nonetheless, I am blessed to do what I do, and no matter what - I am grateful, regardless of the stress and busyness that comes with it!

I would also like to thank all my clients who have been patiently waiting for their photos, books and/or web galleries in this busy season. I am very appreciative of your trusting me to capture you’re wonderful day! Much love, Friends.

Wish me luck as I transition into new season of life and further opportunities to come - Thoughts and prayers welcomed :)

Hope everyone is doing wonderful.

God Bless,
J.

UPDATES, UPDATES!!!

2009-08-19T00:18:00.000-07:00

AHH I am sooo swamped right now, friends! My apologies for not posting any photo goodness. SO MUCH to share though...but for now, here is a sneak peek of a lovely engagement shoot I did with my wonderful friends - who i matched up by the way ;) - They live in Brooklyn, NY so we decided it'd be perfect to shoot at the Brooklyn Bridge Park, which is now my favorite place to visit in New York City! You can see both, the Brooklyn Brige and the Manhattan Bridge. Amazing.

Side Note: I LOVE THEIR PUPPY!! We literally got stopped by everyone on the streets, it was nuts ha

Thanks for your support and I promise to reveal some wonderful images very shortly!

Love,
J.

BEST WEDDING ENTRANCE

2009-07-25T06:04:00.001-07:00

I am sure many of you may have already seen this hilarious video that's been on youtube recently, but I just saw it for the first time this morning. It's pretty awesome! I wish a couple would do something like this so I could photograph it ha

Off to do a beautiful wedding in Cape May, NJ today with Melissa and Dan. I will post their wonderful engagement photos this weekend. Check back soon!

For now, enjoy this awesome wedding entrance!

{FEATURES} Dan & Lauren

2009-06-25T22:53:00.001-07:00

WOW! I am literally smitten with blog love this week as I received an enormous amount of feedback from Dan & Lauren's wedding. I am extremely honored and blessed that I was given the honor of being featured on some of the most influential wedding blogs out there. Thank you to Janie from The Brides Cafe, Emily from Once Wed and Christine from C is for Charmed - forgive me if I missed anyone, I think there are a few others that wasn't notified by, but thank you all for your support and encouragement. I am excited to share more weddings with you! Here the links to the features - and please, add these blogs to your bookmarks/blogrolls if you haven't already!

www.oncewed.com

www.thebridescafe.com

www.cisforcharmed.com

Hope everyone has a wonderful weekend!

J.

{Dan & Lauren} Wedding

2009-06-24T04:11:00.001-07:00

Finally, after a crazy past few months I am featuring a whole wedding ha. So sorry for the delay, but I plan on posting weddings from the past few months to catch you all up on things.

Dan and Lauren are such an awesome, fun and creative couple that I am blessed to call friends. Lauren did an amazing job planning this wedding, putting together all the details of the day and I was stoked to shoot them! The theme of the wedding was on the vintage side - my favorite! I hope to shoot more weddings like this. Here are some of my favorite images, Enjoy!

{COMMERCIAL WORK} Nathan Morris

2009-06-11T01:30:00.000-07:00

I know, I know...this isn't a wedding. However, I shoot commercial work just much, if not more than weddings and love them both, so it's fun to share with guys the various projects that keep me busy :)

I had the chance to fly to Nashville and shoot with up and coming Pop Star, Nathan Morris. He has become a very great friend over the years and I am excited to see him get famous! Lots going on with him - hence the promo shoot.

Nonetheless, here is a great shot from day 2 of the series we did. We had the privilege of having the amazing clothing company, Buckaroo Jeans from Seoul, give us some great clothes for the shoot - which may be used for their new campaign, here in America! Also, props go to the studio apartment high-rise that allowed us to shoot in their stunning, $1 million dollar view demo room. The photos do it no justice, at all.

Grooming/Makeup: Christin Cook
Wardrobe: Buckaroo Jeans
Styling: Becca Lanka

{THE KNOT} Published Wedding

2009-05-30T06:04:00.001-07:00

Wow! I Just got an email saying one of my weddings is being published in the 2010 Spring/Summer Issue of the Knot! I'm speechless...ha It is the Curran Wedding on my website, if you are not familiar, please feel free to check it out in the Featured II Gallery!

This is huge for me. My first publishing and it's with the biggest Wedding Magazine in the world! I am beyond honored.

When I recieve tear sheets I will post them asap!

So Happy right now!

{UPDATES} 2

2009-05-26T17:24:00.000-07:00

Also, Here is a sneak peek from the Blyther wedding. My first wedding this season in Downtown Philly. It was beautiful to capture the esthetic of the city in these photos! More soon...

{UPDATES}

2009-05-25T10:05:00.000-07:00

Wow, what a great start to wedding season it has been thus far. My apologies for not uploading any weddings yet, but I have been super busy catching up with all the editing. However, I assure you, it will be well worth the wait :)

Here is a sneak peek from the Fisher wedding. I am so stoked about this one! Lauren did an amazing job putting together all the details of the day and I was honored to capture it. I love this couple so much! More images soon - I promise :)

Cheers,
John

{HISTORY STARTS NOW} Fashion Benefit Video

2009-05-22T00:19:00.000-07:00

Hey guys,

I am blessed to be apart of an amazing non-prof based out of NYC, called History Starts Now. Their goal is to raise awareness and financial aid to help prevent sex trafficking and help the victims of it. It's one of the biggest international crimes in the world and it's even going on in the US - believe it or not! You can read some statistics here:
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/slaves/etc/stats.html

If you are in the NYC or tri-state area, please come out and support a great cause! This is the third event we are throwing and it should be amazing! Hope to see you all there!

Cheers,
J.

{UPDATES}

2009-05-17T01:02:00.001-07:00

Oh, wedding blog. I promise I have not forsaken you ha.

Sorry things have been kind of boring around here lately. It is my first "wedding season" shooting fulltime AND shooting commercial work. Boy, it is tough updating blogs ha. In any event, I have SO many beautiful weddings to show you all AND to come this summer! However, for those of you interested in fashion/music, I just started updating my commercial blog. You can visit that here at http://www.johnrozier.blogspot.com. I recently posted a few cool things, so feel free to check things out!

For those of you who can't wait, here is a sneak peek from the first "Post-Wedding" Shoot I did with a lovely couple, Jon & Rachael - Their famous engagement shoot is on my website. More of that story and more, soon. For now, enjoy these few images :)

{FEATURE} Bella Invites

2009-05-01T22:32:00.000-07:00

I have to admit, it has been quite the busy week...overwhelming at time. However, after waking up this morning to find a warm Email from Corina at Bella Invites, informing me that she featured me on her wonderful blog yesterday! It definitely lifted my spirits, for sure. Thank you so much Corina!

For all you Brides to be, I recommend you check out her blog and website. She and her company offer an incredible variety of gorgeous, well-crafted wedding stationary. Everything from invites, tables settings, save the dates...you name it! You can see the article on her blog here or click the image below!

On a side note, this is an extremely busy month of wonderful weddings. Keep your eyes peeled for updates!

Much Love,
J.

Bella's Website:http://www.bellainvites.com/

Bella's Blog: http://bellainvites.blogspot.com/

{LAUREN & DAN} Engagement

2009-04-22T03:04:00.000-07:00

First of all - This couple rocks! I love working with couples with great fashion sense. It truly allows me to work as if I am shooting a fashion story, except, the story is real ha. Dan and Lauren both an amazing sense of style! We had a blast going through outfits and putting things together. Some of the attire included one of my personal favorite designers, John Varvatos, along with H&M, Hugo Boss and Diesel. I am certain that for my own wedding, I will be sporting a tailored suit, opposed to the boxy-unflattering tuxes - no offense to anyone. I just find that one has more control over expressing his personality by going with the more flexible options of designer suits and accessories. Anyway, back to D&L :)

These were so hard to pick through. I had way too many favorites. I will be posting more on my website this week, but for now here are a few samples!

{FEATURE} VOW Wedding Blog

2009-04-21T21:24:00.000-07:00

Talk about flattered...I was just informed that Laura Nuzzo, from the wonderful blog VOW, has featured one my weddings! Please, if you do not already have them bookmarked, please do ASAP! It's a great source for modern, chic and classy inspirations for you wedding. I am so honored to have been featured. Go here to check out the article or click the images below!

Thanks so much Laura!

{Brigette & Jordan} Spring Wedding

2009-04-21T01:43:00.000-07:00

Hello Friends! So, I am finally posting a wedding! Please forgive me as I have had much going on as of late, but now I am back in the swing of things - well, blogging that is ha. Anywho, here is a wedding I shot a few weeks ago, right here in Philadelphia, PA. This was by far a great way to start wedding season. Brigette and Jordan are such good friends and to share their joy was such a blessing. They have to be one of the most in love couples I have worked with - just look at their smiles! They literally never let one another go, almost the entire day. They are so full of joy and love, with each other and with life in general -Truly a match made in heaven. Here are a few of my favorite highlights from the day. Enjoy! Many more great weddings and engagements to follow :)

Love,
J.

{FLIM+SUPER 8} Inspirational Video

2009-04-16T00:16:00.000-07:00

So, As many of my closest friends and fans know, I LOVE vintage cameras and shooting with old film. Well, more recently I have been really digging how some trendy videographers have been using vintage super 8 film video cameras for weddings - so rad. I also have a passion about music - The past month, ambient/electronica in particularly. In any event, while browsing youtube for a music video for one of my favorite songs Flim by Aphex Twin, I stumbled across this amazingly inspirational video. I literally watched it about 12 times in a row. Its the perfect visual, that captures the right mood and vibe that the song gives - optimistic, nostalgia, as I lamely put it myself ha. Those two words seem to be the most fitting, at least in my mind. Here it is!

{HISTORY STARTS NOW} Event

2009-04-06T01:05:00.000-07:00

Hello Friends,

Here are some fun updates! I just moved from Bucks County out to West Chester, PA and absolutely love it. Such a great town! Also, great friends from New York City that I have had the privilege of being apart of amazing events, charities and benefits with have started a wonderful non-prof called HISTORY STARTS NOW. I was given the honor of being apart of the team, as Art Director. This is a non-prof organization to help raise awareness and prevent international sex trafficking. Feel free to come out to the events! There is more info and details on the website. Below is the flyer for an up-coming event this Summer!

http://www.historystartsnow.info/

PS: More weddings coming soon!

Click to enlarge

{TEEN VOGUE} Lifestyle Shoot

2009-03-31T02:21:00.000-07:00

Since wedding season doesn't technically start for me until April, I have taken advantage of the recent warmer weather the latter part of winter to add new images to my commercial portfolio. Today, I did some lifestyle fashion photos with my talented fashion sylists and friends, Nicki and Alli. Here is a mock up for a Teen Vogue Cover. Maybe one day ;)

Hope everyone is well! Looking forward to some beautiful weddings coming up :)

Cheerio,
J.

{Flash Back} Engagement

2009-03-29T01:44:00.000-07:00

So a while back before weddings/engagements became a regular thing, I did a fun experimental shoot with my good friends Jordan and Lacey. Lacey was in town visiting from her hometown in California so we went out and took some engagements. I have an obsession with vintage things, mostly cameras, so I pulled some off the shelf to play around with for the shoot. This is something I usually do with bands or sometimes fashion shoots to give the photos some character. So, since Jordan and Lacey are to be wed soon, I figured I would share some of my favorites from the shoot!

{FEATURE} Weddings Fresh

2009-03-27T11:08:00.000-07:00

Wow, I am smitten with all this blog love :)

Many thanks to Dani over at Weddings Fresh for featuring the editorial we did with Priscilla of Boston and Melissa Sweet last month! Weddings Fresh is a beautiful, sophisticated, and extremely resourceful wedding blog. So, all you soon to wed brides should definitely swing by her blog and get inspired! By far one of the most eclectic blogs I've come across. Such great diversity! Everything from wedding gowns, to paper products, to bridal accessories - and her taste is amazing! Thanks again Dani!

Click to see the article

{FEATURE} Ritzy Bee

2009-03-23T02:48:00.000-07:00

Hi Friends,

I am greatful to announce I have been featured on Ritzy Bee! The beautiful wedding blog of Maria Cooke, a fantastic wedding planner out of Washington, DC. Thanks so much Maria!

Click to see article

{Resources}

2009-03-22T02:19:00.001-07:00

Hello Brides to Be,

I just spent the last 3 hours going through hundreds of wedding blogs and websites to put together and elite list of some of the best resource/inspiration sites that I have come across thus far (more will be certainly be added). But for now, feast your eyes on 30+ websites to hold you over ;) They are all located on the left-hand side under Resources.

Thanks to everyone I linked to, you all have amazing sites!

Now, back to work!

Cheers,
j.

{Andrew & Brenda} Winter Weddings

2009-03-20T01:32:00.000-07:00

Hello friends,
I know its been ages since I've posted a wedding, but I have been busy working on my marketing plan for my fashion/commercial brand - its been good, but quite the task while keeping up with weddings. But nonetheless, enjoyable - I love my job! However, my blogging has been, yes, lame haha. Anywho, I am finally catching up on my weddings from winter time.

First up is the Lovely couple, Andrew & Brenda. This was such an adorable, quaint wedding which took place out in country side of Eastern Pennsylvania. I met up with the couple before the wedding and we decided to do the canid photos on their neighbor's farm. They family was hospitable and allowed to snap some shots before the actual wedding started. This is a practice I actually really enjoy as it gives me a chance to be creative and not have the stress of time on my back and I can be more in control...In anyevent, I hope you enjoy the pictures! More weddings coming soon :)

Cheers,
J.

{FEATURE} Brooklyn Bride

2009-03-17T20:50:00.000-07:00

I am pleased to share that I was featured on the beautiful blog of Vané Broussar called Brooklyn Bride.

Definitely one of my favorite wedding blogs, Vané always has inspring posts for creative ideas for future brides. I highly recommend checking out her page!

Click To see the blog post on Drew & Sarah's wedding!

I have a few weddings from the past few months to post, so keep your eyes peeled!

Love,
j.

{New Business Cards}

2009-03-11T13:46:00.000-07:00

Finally had some down time to get new business cards printed. They came out great, thanks to overnightprints.com. They have such good deals! In any event, I have a bunch of recent weddings to post so be sure to check back this week! If any vendors, bloggers or brides would like some cards, feel free to email me your address and I will be sure to send you some! john@rozierwedding.com

Thanks for stopping by!

Love,
j.

Updates

2009-02-28T01:36:00.000-08:00

Hello Friends,
Lots of things going on behind the scenes. I had a chance to clean up the site a little bit - I have all my galleries organized accordingly. Also, be on the look out for an ad in the next issue of The Knot. Nothings in stone but I have a very aggressive marketing campaign for this coming year. Very excited! I should have a few new weddings posted on the blog/website as well.

Side note - If anyone wasn't aware, I am also a commercial photographer and have lots of new photos up on my other site. Feel free to stop by and check it out :)

www.jrozier.com

Hope all is well and everyones planning is going smoothly.

Again, thanks so much for your love and support.

Love,
J.

Featured on victoriawithroses.com!

2009-02-20T22:35:00.000-08:00

I have the honor of being featured on Victoria with Roses (apart of Blogger Brides), a creative wedding blog full of resources, inspiration and ideas. Definitely book mark her blog if you are a bride to be in need of inspiration! Thanks so much Victoria!

You can visit her site at www.victoriawithroses.com

Cheers,
John

2009-02-18T02:30:00.000-08:00

Hey Friends, The editorial is finally done! I am hoping to do more fashion/editorial wedding work so this story will be sent out to a bunch of magazines. Keep me in your thoughts and prayers! Again, I was honored to work with some of the best in the Philadelphia area on this Project; Kathy Bado from The Wedding Factor, dress designers Priscilla of Boston & Melissa Sweet, Kasey Golden from David Witchell Salon and my wonderful assistants.

To see the whole story visit my website under "Editorial"

www.rozierwedding.com

Cheers,
John

{Jacob} Kids Fashion

2009-02-08T16:21:00.000-08:00

Today I took advantage of the beautiful weather here in Philadelphia and did a kids fashion shoot with my little brother, Jacob (4). It was an amazing 60 degrees outside...not bad considering its February. Here are some of my favorites from the day. Enjoy!

Shirt - Polo Ralph Lauren

Vest, Jeans, Socks and Tie - GAP Kids

Shoes - Stacy Adams

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{Kathy Bado} The Wedding Factor

2009-01-30T00:01:00.000-08:00

So last week I had the pleasure of taking some portraits for my friend and extremely talented wedding planner, Kathy Bado from The Wedding Factor - a high end wedding planning company based here in Philly. She has done some phenomenal weddings and I have the privilege of collabbing with her on a few this spring/summer. One of which is being held at FUEL, an amazing art gallery/venue where they filmed MTV's Real World: Philadelphia Season. Should be an awesome wedding! In anyevent, here is one of my favorite portraits of Kathy from the shoot. If you are a bride or know a bride in need of a creative, fun and efficient wedding planner, please forward them to Kathy's site at www.theweddingfactor.com.

Cheers

Editors Pick on theknot.com!

2009-01-16T00:23:00.000-08:00

I am honored to say that I have been featured on the theknot.com as editors pick for a fall wedding theme. The wedding was shot this past October in the beautiful New Hope, Pennsylvania. By far the most beautifully detailed wedding. The bride, Holly, did an amazing job decorating. It was awesome to be able to shoot so many aesthetics during the day. Nonetheless, it was awesome to have it featured on the Knot's website! You can read the article here

{Jon & Rachael} Engagement Shoot

2009-01-14T23:14:00.000-08:00

Wow. What an amazing day. I did an engagement shoot with my great friends Jon & Rachael last month before the holidays. They are such a beautiful couple and we had a blast shooting a not-so-typical-engagement shoot. Rachel and I collaborated with ideas to shoot a fashion forward engagement session at the amazing Historic Tile Factory in Doylestown, PA. By far the best engagement shoot thus far, enjoy!

And we are live!

2009-01-05T11:10:00.001-08:00

Hey friends,

Thank you for stopping by. Now the new site is up, the blog will be another place to check out other wedding work, personal blurbs, etc. I will do my best to keep up with it, hope you enjoy!

Cheers,