Moonstone Manor Wedding | Elizabethtown, PA | Julia and Jordan

So excited to share photos from Julia and Jordan’s amazing wedding day at Moonstone Manor in Elizabethtown, PA!

I first met Julia and Jordan in DC when they were in town visiting for the cherry blossom festival. Jordan booked a sunrise portrait session with me, as far as Julia knew, but secretly he was planning to propose during their session! (See the photos from that day here.) After we had so much fun together exploring DC, they reached out again after booking their wedding venue to see if I’d travel to Pennsylvania. Of course I couldn’t wait to work with them again!

A wedding venue and bed and breakfast, Moonstone Manor has been voted Pennsylvania’s most romantic wedding venue and I can totally see why! It has such a picturesque setting with manicured gardens, the historic manor house, and a creek flowing by through the woods. The perfect scenery for a wedding day!

Black and pink wedding party posing in front of Moonstone Manor

Bride and her bridesmaids getting ready in bridal suite

Bridal party in matching pajamas on the Moonstone Manor patio

Candid photo of bride and bridesmaids in matching pajamas

Bride getting ready and putting in earrings

The day started out with some rain but honestly we couldn’t have asked for better timing - we got the rain out of the way early, and the skies cleared up as the day went on! And Moonstone Manor has an amazing covered porch that is great for pictures while keeping everyone dry.

Jordan and Julia had the cutest first look and vow exchange on the porch, and the wedding party watched them through the windows 😂

Bride and groom first look on the covered porch of Moonstone Manor

Bridesmaids watching first look through the windows of Moonstone Manor

Wedding couple laughing as they prepare to exchange vows

Vow exchange on the porch of Moonstone Manor

Bride and groom look at each other during vow exchange

Bride and groom hold hands as they walk on the porch at Moonstone Manor

Bridal portrait on the porch of Moonstone Manor

Bride and groom in the gardens at Moonstone Manor

Groom helps bride with her dress as they walk in the rain at Moonstone Manor

How gorgeous are these bouquets?

Wedding party in pink dresses holding bouquets of white and pink flowers

Groomsmen on the porch of Moonstone Manor

Candid bridal party laughing photo on the porch of Moonstone Manor

Wedding party in black and pink in front of Moonstone Manor

Moonstone Manor’s garden is so pretty, and I love the backdrop of the manor house itself.

Wedding party in the Moonstone Manor garden

Ya gotta do a big swooping photo when you have a cathedral veil!

They had an amazing ceremony under the pavilion, with flowers lining the aisle and exchanging their vows in front of a stunning floral hoop.

Wedding ceremony in the pavilion with floral hoop

Wedding ceremony in the pavilion at Moonstone Manor

Bride and groom celebrate at the end of their ceremony

Julia and Jordan welcomed their guests with a short toast on the patio outside of the reception tent, and then they had an epic champagne popping with the bridesmaids and groomsmen to get the party started 😂

They had so many perfect pink details with their reception decor!

There were some incredible toasts from the maid of honor, best man, and Julia’s dad, as well as an appearance from some very patriotic pants 😂

I can’t get over how many beautiful photo locations there are at Moonstone Manor - a photographer’s dream! We snuck away for just a few more portraits during the reception because who could resist this rose arbor walkway?

Then it was time for wedding dress #2! I always think it’s so smart when brides choose to do this - it’s much easier to dance in a short dress!

Bride dancing in her reception dress with her bridesmaids

Wedding guests having fun on the dance floor

Guests dancing with their arms in the air

Bride and groom dancing during their reception

After dancing the night away with friends and family, Jordan and Julia finished the night with a private last dance, followed by a fun glow stick exit. Keeping my fingers crossed these two plan a vow renewal in the future so we can do this all again sometime soon!!