Another view of the Conservatory at the Madison Hotel, Morristown, NJ

I need to show another view of The Madison Hotel. Just as each wedding has its own uniqueness so does The Madison Hotel offer uniqueness to each wedding. This fall season wedding had a 6 p.m. ceremony in The Conservatory, providing a the stunning look of the end of the day streaming through the the glass enclosed setting. Following the ceremony the old world charm of the lobby area of the Madison Hotel was the perfect stage for the family and group photos. The Bride and Groom had a perfect setting to continue with their portrait session before returning to The Conservatory to dance the night away under the stars.

The Conservatory at the Madison Hotel, Morristown, NJ

I want to share with you some of my favorite venues in Northern New Jersey, that I have had the opportunity to photograph. We have so many fabulous choices - venues and settings that are unique and each have a feel of their own. Todays place is the Madison Hotel in Morristown. The Madison Hotel offers The Conservatory,a greenhouse room which can be used for ceremonies and / or the reception. Todays view of the Madison Hotel is showing off The Conservatory used for a daytime ceremony. The setting is virtual eye candy with the daylight flooding the room, the signature white chairs and decorated with an abundance of red roses. Following the sundrenched ceremony in The Conservatory greenhouse room, the reception embodied old world charm in The Grand Ballroom.

Wedding Trends Survey

Here is the latest news - in a Wedding Trends Survey - conducted Mar 22-30, 2010 -of 422 women who were married in the last 12 months - Good (Great) photography is worth paying for but 22% did not realize this until after the wedding was over. If they could do it again, they would have spend less on the dress and more on the memories !!!!!!!!

Behind the Scenes

I had a chance to go behind the scenes and capture my favorite 'cookie lady' at work. Melissa of Cookie Crumb Productions is a fabulous baker and it was great fun to photograph her and her cookies.

Just delivered another beautiful wedding album, wedding celebration at Perona Farms

I truly love doing the wedding album designs - I am not using cookie cutter templates - each album reflects the Bride and Groom and the uniqueness of them and the special qualities of their wedding. Here is a peak at some of the pages of this album - you can view the entire album on my FB page - Harris Photography. Enjoy

Valerie and Jason's winter wedding at The Villa, Mountain Lakes, NJ

Wedding Wire Brides Choice Award 2010

I have just learned that I have again received the Brides Choice Award -

Thank you to the Brides and Grooms and even parents of Brides and Grooms who have taken the time to say such kind words.

Being chosen for the Brides Choice award for 2010 translates to being one of the top 16 photographers (on WeddingWire) in New Jersey.

"WeddingWire, the nation’s leading wedding technology company, just announced that Kathy Harris has been selected to receive the WeddingWire 2010 Bride’s Choice Awards™ for Harris Photography!"

The annual Bride’s Choice Awards recognizes and celebrates excellence in quality and service within the wedding industry, as determined by recent reviews and extensive surveys from over 500,000 newlyweds.

Harris Photography is among the top five percent of all vendors in the WeddingWire community, which includes over 100,000 wedding professionals across the US and Canada. Awards were given to winners across 19 different service categories, from wedding venues to wedding photographers.

“We are excited to recognize and honor the success of the top wedding professionals within the WeddingWire Community” said Timothy Chi, WeddingWire’s Chief Executive Officer. “The annual Bride’s Choice Awards program has given us the unique opportunity to highlight the best wedding professionals in each region as reviewed by brides and grooms who have utilized their services in the past year.”

"We are happy to announce that Kathy Harris is among the very best photographer within the WeddingWire Network, which includes WeddingWire and Martha Stewart Weddings. We would like to thank our past newlyweds for nominating us for the 2010 Bride’s Choice Awards."

You can use this link to see what my Brides and Grooms have said -

http://www.weddingwire.com/biz/harris-photography-hackettstown/8d0bd11f5598d307.html

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