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Bedford Springs Wedding Photographer: Carbon & Karrie

With all the feathers and sequins and with Karrie’s grandkids as bridesmaids and groomsmen, this Omni Bedford Springs Wedding is as unique as Carbon & Karrie and I’m so proud to be their Bedford Springs Wedding Photographer!

Bedford Springs Wedding Photographer, rhinehart photography, captures this unique, dramatic detail image of the wedding bands before this outdoor wedding ceremony for this second marriage

Why Rhinehart Photography?

Carbon and Karrie wanted a warm, friendly Bedford Springs wedding photographer with a creative eye and a fun approach and style.

Carbon shares, “We LOVE Lisa’s work and had our hearts set on having Lisa photograph our wedding day, but she was already booked for our date when we reached out.  She had a creative idea: have her associate, Jim photograph our wedding day, and have a pre-wedding photo shoot at the Omni with Lisa in our wedding attire.  We were able to get all of our couple’s romantic photos completed before the wedding with Lisa, it was so much fun and a great idea. We used the pictures on the wedding day in so many ways to personalize and decorate our space. It also freed us up to enjoy so much more time with our wedding guests.  It was seriously the best of both worlds!”

My associate, Jim, is a photography friend that I met at a conference over a decade ago.  We have photographed dozens of weddings together.  He has a similar style and approach, being caring and client-focused, a driven, highly-skilled photojournalist with hundreds of weddings under his belt.   He and I spent years neck and neck competing for #1 wedding photographer in Pennsylvania!  He’s even held my rope as I dangled 20 feet in the air rock climbing! I trust this dude.  Jim even managed to get a couple of his own portraits for Carbon & Karrie in the Omni Bedford Springs Grotto on the day of, too!

Bedford Springs Wedding Photographer, rhinehart photography, captures this image of the bride and groom as they sit outside on this stone wall looking at one another holding hands while the groom is wearing a purple jacket and purple shoes for this older couple outdoor wedding ceremony at the omni

Bedford Springs Wedding Photographer, rhinehart photography, captures this image of the bride and groom as they hold hands with one another while standing beside the waterfall during their romantic portraits before this older couples outdoor wedding ceremony at the omni

Grandkids in the Bridal Party

Karrie shares, “My previous husband passed away, but I remain very close to his grandkids. Carbon and I decided to ask all of the grandkids to be in the wedding. They were happy to be a part of our special day and it was such a pleasure to have them there!”

fun, colorful image from the bridal preparations of the bride as she is surrounded by her grandkids (bridesmaids) hugging her during her omni wedding preparations

candid, authentic image of a grandkid (groomsmen) as he takes a nap in a chair during these omni wedding preparations
Haaaaa: Things are always more low-key on the guys’ side for preparations, but this kid found time to squeeze in a nap– love it!!

Carbon & Karrie’s Story

Carbon smiles, “I was on my way to New York for a new job and I wanted a place to crash— my brother told me about Karrie and her farm, and once my brother asked her, she had no problem with me staying. Once there, I fell in love with the farm and Karrie! I never did make it to that New York job.”

Karrie adds, “Whether we were driving around the United States or at home on the farm we had so much fun together. I love Carbon’s sense of humor and that he is always so happy and fun.   We love spending our time together and really enjoyed planning a fun, unique wedding with many personalized details.”

Carbon continues, “I love Karrie’s complete and blatant honesty, I love her deep compassion for all living things (even those to which she’s allergic), I love her zest for life – which is matched only by her amazing sense of humor and razor-sharp wit. I love every second I spend with my wife- she really does love the real me, and that feels amazing.”

He recalls, “It was a very emotional day for both of us to finally marry our soulmates. We wrote our own vows. A friend even traveled from Maine to marry us.”

authentic wedding photographer, rhinehart photography, captures this authentic, candid moment of the groom as tears roll down his face as he watches his bride walk down the aisle during this outdoor older couple wedding ceremony at the omni
Carbon’s eyes well up with happy tears as he watches Karrie walk down the aisle towards him.

Bedford Springs Wedding Photographer, rhinehart photography, captures this black and white image of the bride as she begins to walk down the aisle as family and friends watch her during this outdoor older couple wedding ceremony at the omni

candid, authentic image of the bride as she smiles at her friend who is reading a speech during this outdoor wedding ceremony at the omni
So much joy!!

purple wedding ideas: image of the bride and groom as they stand smiling at one another during their outdoor wedding ceremony with a purple flower arch and drapery, purple tux, and purple shoes

older couple wedding photographer, rhinehart photography, captures this image of the bride and groom as they hold hands and smile while walking down the aisle together after their outdoor wedding ceremony at the omni
Awww now Karrie’s eyes are the ones filling with happy tears… I love how her friend is cheering her on 🙂

Historic on the Bedford Springs group photos

Karrie smiles, “The Omni is a special place for us as we went there on our first outing as friends, and then spent our first romantic weekend as a couple there as well. We knew our wedding had to be at the Omni!

If you’ve been to the Omni in Bedford Springs, you’ve probably noticed all these group portraits in black-and-white throughout, I thought, even though I have plenty of vibrant, purple ones included in their set, having at least one that looks very traditional, like this would be a cool nod to the Omni in Bedford Springs, especially since it happens to be the location of their first official romantic getaway!

Bedford Springs Wedding Photographer, rhinehart photography, captures this black and white traditional portrait of the bride and groom with their wedding party full of their grandkids for this outdoor older couple wedding at the omni

Karrie is all about photography and the details!

I loved the wedding day timeline that Karrie created and how she incorporated so many of their pre-wedding photos into the wedding details.

Carbon laughs, “Karrie loves purple! Everything was some shade of purple for the wedding. I love purple too, and Karrie said she loved my purple tuxedo jacket and purple shoes!”

unique, creative wedding decor created by the bride features the wedding timeline and details, their love story, and other important details of their wedding day at the omni

wedding cake ideas: image of a unique wedding cake that is half vanilla and half chocolate with chocolate covered strawberries with purple flowers underneath
Vanilla or Chocolate? Why not have both!
unique wedding decor: detail image of custom napkins with fun facts about bride and groom sitting beside fun peach desserts during this omni wedding reception
Everything was personalized from the napkins to the cookies… Yes, those are peach cookies!

Husband and wife!

Everyone seemed so tickled to see these two as husband and wife even the smallest baby!

older couple wedding photographer, rhinehart photography, captures this candid, fun image of the bride and groom as they hold hands and smile big as they enter their wedding reception at the omni

image of the bride's grandchildren as they smile in awe as the bride and groom enter their omni wedding reception

candid, authentic wedding photographer, rhinehart photography, captures this candid, fun image of a baby as she smiles at the bride and groom as they walk into their omni wedding reception

This takes the cake!

The couple smiles, “We are very extra— so we designed a half chocolate, half vanilla cake with chocolate-covered strawberries.”

Carbon says, “Being from Pittsburgh and an avid baker, Karrie planned an amazing cookie table. She baked most of the cookies herself, traveling around baking with family members and teaching her grandkids to bake. She purchased some cookies from professional bakers as well including peach cookies, a staple of the wedding cookie table. The Omni staff said it was the best cookie table they had ever hosted!” 

wedding cake ideas: close up detail image of this unqiue half chocolate, half vanilla cake as the bride and groom cut into it during their omni wedding reception

image of the bride and groom as they share a kiss after cutting their unique half chocolate, half vanilla cake during their omni wedding reception

candid, authentic wedding photographer, rhinehart photography, captures this image of the bride's grandchild as he looks at them while they share a kiss during their wedding reception at the omni
He’s not so sure about the kiss, haha!

Let’s get this party started!

Karrie shares, “We picked out all the music together and were so happy to be surrounded by friends and family!  They came from California, VirginiaFlorida, Kentucky, Maine, Arizona as well as locally.  We felt surrounded by love.  What a celebration!” 

candid wedding reception photographer, rhinehart photography, captures this fun, authentic image of the bride and her friends as they dance together during this omni reception

candid image of the wedding guests as they catch the bouquet during this wedding reception at the omni

candid, fun image of the bride's grandkids (bridesmaids) as they wear their sequin purple dresses and dance together during this fun omni wedding reception

Bedford Springs Wedding Photographer, rhinehart photography, captures this fun, candid image of the groom and his family member as they lock arms and sing and dance together at this fun omni wedding reception

black and white image of the bride's grandkids (bridesmaids) as they hold hands in a circle and dance around in their shiny, sequin dresses for this fun omni reception

Bedford Springs Wedding Photographer, rhinehart photography, captures this loving, colorful image of the bride's grandkids as they hug and kiss one another during this fun, purple omni wedding reception

Getting goofy

Carbon and Karrie say, “We both love pictures and selfies. We created a selfie room with mirrors, a backdrop, and props for fun.”

Karrie laughs, “Carbon’s brother Steve joined Carbon on the dance floor in a funny hat and chains.”

candid image of the bride with her friends and family making silly faces at the camera during this fun omni wedding reception

candid, authentic image of the bride with her friend as she covers her face and the other holds up a funny sign from the photo booth during this fun omni wedding reception

black and white image of a wedding guest wearing a feathered rob during this Candid, fun wedding reception at the omni

Bedford Springs Wedding Photographer, rhinehart photography, captures this fun, candid moment between the groom and his brother as they laugh and dance together during this fun omni wedding reception for older couples

creative Bedford Springs Wedding Photographer, rhinehart photography, captures this candid, creative, unique image of the groom as he wears groom glasses and smiles at the camera during this fun, authentic older couple wedding reception at the omni

At the End of the Night

They smile, “Everyone agreed it was the most fun wedding and we were the happiest bride and groom. It’s easy to be happy when you marry the love of your life!

Karrie share, “We loved having the grandkids dance with us, they all danced around us in a circle. It was very special!

Bedford Springs Wedding Photographer, rhinehart photography, captures this image of the bride and groom as they share a kiss and hug one another while being circled by the bride's grandchildren during their omni wedding reception in pa

Congratulations Carbon & Karrie!! Thanks so much for having us as your Bedford Springs Wedding Photographer!

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Venue: Omni Bedford Springs

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