I have lot's of goodies to share soon, including a new blog!  Trying to put the finishing touches on it to share with you all soon.  In the meantime, here is a little teaser from Sarah and Jason's beautiful day!

I'll be in California, more specifically L.A. and Malibu between July 28 and August 9 for two weddings.  I have a couple things planned, but I'd love to set up some more shoots while I'm there and am offering a special rate.  So, if you are thinking about an engagement, beloved, or family session please drop me a line at nicole@nicolepolkphotography.com with the subject CA portrait shoot.  Please spread the word!

Beka and Kimberly, the brains behind Innove styled this gorgeous outdoor dinner party for Nicole from Red Balloon's hubby Charles, to celebrate his brand new job.  I just love everything about this little set up, from the ranunculus, mix matched chairs, to the cheese!  I felt like they walked into my brain and pulled out exactly what I'd want for a dinner party and the party wasn't even for me! Check these ladies out for your upcoming wedding or event.

Grad season is in the air!  With all these graduations comes the celebrations!  Evantine Design designed this beautiful Penn themed celebratory dinner at the chic R2L restaurant in Center City Philly.  Check it out!

A little tease of Lisa and Brett's wedding! More to come soon :)

I met Rachel through the contest I ran last summer and we instantly clicked.  Turns out we have a lot in common!  Though she and James are currently living in Santa Barbara, she grew up in my neck of the woods.  We swapped stories about both the Philly area, Santa Barbara (where my Dad lived for a bit), studying abroad, and even found out we have a mutual friend from our school days.  I was so excited to find out I'd be shooting her wedding to James after becoming fast friends with her.  I got to go out to Santa Barbara for a day on the tail end of my Vegas trip to shoot their engagement.  I was so happy to meet James and hearing his perspective of their meeting and engagement after hearing everything from Rachel.  Their pet tortoise, Morty, even came out for a cameo appearance!  Spending a day in Santa Barbara wasn't too shabby either.  A beautiful day with beautiful new friends :)

PS - Rachel rocks! She sent me a surprise gift over the holidays - a Smores Kit with a little hibachi burner!  Yum yum!