Here’s a new venue in York County that will be available for wedding rentals soon – Stickney Lodge. The York County Fish and Game Association has this log cabin in the wilderness (okay, Lyman), and it has a perfect rustic feel for laid-back weddings and other events.
Last week Lucia and I did a photoshoot there with Laurie Andrews Designs and Blue Elephant Events and Catering (who have started a new venue management company called LA Blue) to show prospective couples what a wedding there might look like.
When Lucia and I arrived, the LA Blue team had already brought in much of the beautiful interior decor you’ll see in these images, but the outside of the lodge was a little rough. In order to create the images that you see above, I needed everyone to stop what they were doing and transform the exterior, and to their credit, they did it. Laurie, Melissa, Fausto, Joe, and Lucia – thank you.
Here are my favorite images of the interior of the lodge. Thanks for looking! – Will
This is the main doorway where your wedding guests would enter after cocktails by the pond.Here’s my favorite thing about this shot – it wasn’t my idea. It was Fausto’s. As a photographer, I saw too many reflections to make this work, too much clutter, and I didn’t think twice about shooting through the window, but he liked the idea, so…. This image actually isn’t possible as a single shot, but it’s a composite of several images to combine the interior with the exterior reflections. Anyway, the reason I love it is Fausto challenged us to do something I would normally shrug off, and I really like the resulting image. Thanks for the challenge. Lounge area by fireplaceFront of LodgeGlobe lighting over dining areaFlorals at CampThe Table is covered in Boxwood, a very elegant way to do outdoor-chic. The exposed beam give this lodge a very rugged feel. Wrapping them in plants tempers that.One of my favorite shots of the day – I think it captures how romantic a wedding here will be!
Thanks for reading all the way down! Here’s a group shot of most of us that made this shoot happen (taken at the end of a physical work day!)
Fausto and Joe from Blue Elephant Events and Catering; Laurie and Melissa from Laurie Andrews Event Design; and Lucia and myself (Focus Photograph)
