WE ARE A SMALL TEAM 
OF PHOTOGRAPHERS IN NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA AND CENTRAL NEW YORK

that value capturing joyful photographs that showcase your love story authentically for you to cherish for a lifetime. 

the owner and one of the photographers here at Seneca Ryan Co. I photographed my first wedding when I was 15 and fell in love with everything about weddings! Our mission is to create an experience that makes you walk away feeling more in love with your loved one because as much as we love stunning photos, we also love beautiful marriages. 

Hi, I'm Seneca

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Favorite part of the wedding day:

I love portrait time with the bridal party & couple! It’s always so much fun with everyone hanging out & laughing! 

Describe your perfect date : 

I love going on a walk and taking a picnic along with us to be able to enjoy the beautiful scenery or exploring a new place together! We love just spending time with each other and finding the joy in the everyday! 

Seneca's Top Seven:

Jesus 
Family & friends 
Peonies & Gardening 
Traveling to new places 
Tacos 
Reading a good book

Travel Wishlist:

Greece
Italy
Charleston
Cape Cod in the summer time 

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Lillian and Derek braved the impending snow storm to drive 2 hours to their engagement photos in Montrose and then 2 hours back but IT WAS WORTH IT! Winter is a magical time for photos if you are willing to freeze for a little bit, especially when there is snow flurries coming down! It’s like […]

February 2, 2021

engagements

Snowy Winter Engagement Session in Northeast Pennsylvania

Helene & Kyle … where do I even start with these two?! Helene is from our small town of Montrose and grew up on Quaker Lake while Kyle grew up about 2 hours away in Chittenango in Syracuse, NY area. Their paths crossed at Hofstra University where they were both in law school and now […]

January 12, 2021

engagements, Syracuse, Syracuse Weddings

Law School Love Story / Helene & Kyle / Otesaga Resort, Cooperstown NY

Somehow Heather & I ended up following each other on Instagram a few years ago and it always made me smile when I saw one of her posts pop up in my feed! I felt like we were friends before we even met from seeing each other’s life and stories through Instagram! Well imagine my […]

January 7, 2021

engagements

Stroudsmoor Country Inn Summer Engagement Photos / Heather & James

It’s not Christmas without Christmas photos at our favorite studio, Chippy White Table, in Tunkhannock, Pennsylvania! Julie and her Chippy Chicks (Karyn & Toni) are AMAZING and blow us away year after year with their gorgeous sets that they create! It’s always such a happy day when we get to spend time at Chippy and […]

December 16, 2020

Chippy White Table, Christmas, engagements, Family Photos

A Chippy White Table Christmas / 2020 Christmas Photos

Franklin Square used to be Lauren’s view from her apartment window when she started dating Jared so it seemed like the perfect spot to start their engagement photos! Lauren & Jared met in medical school at Upstate University and quickly fell in love! After wandering around Franklin Square, we drove over to Skaneateles to get […]

September 7, 2020

engagements, Syracuse, Syracuse Weddings

Franklin Square & Skaneateles Lake Engagement Photos / L + J / Syracuse, NY

Tyler & Katie fell in love in Katie’s home city of Philadelphia while Tyler was there for school. Love made him stay and make Philadelphia his new home with their dog and now they are taking the next step, getting married!! Tyler’s mom reached out to us about photos for her son & his fiancé […]

June 24, 2020

engagements, Uncategorized

Golden Hour Engagement Photos / Montrose, PA

Ashlynn & Mark’s engagement session in Forest Lake took place on a perfect golden hour evening at Mark’s parents farm and their horse & pony along with their dog joined in for full family photos!! We love including pet babies in engagement photos whenever we can, it makes them even more special! Ashlynn & Mark’s […]

June 4, 2020

engagements

Forest Lake, Pennsylvania / Engagement Photos with Horses

A tulip field all to ourselves at sunset was a DREAM COME TRUE! Brown Hill Farms is located right outside of Tunkhannock PA and this was their first year of having tulips! I spend many August days at their farm in the sunflower patch so I was so excited for tulips! Then Covid-19 happened so […]

May 29, 2020

engagements, marriage, Personal

Our Tulip Field Engagement Photos / Brown Hill Farms / Tunkhannock, PA

Covid 19 ruining your wedding plans? This post is for you! Wedding planning is already stressful enough but now add in a global pandemic … it’s a whole new level of intensity. One that no one has ever faced before and girl, I feel you! I am a 2020 bride that was planning a July […]

April 30, 2020

engagements, Helpful Tips, marriage, Syracuse Weddings, wedding tip, weddings

4 Ways to Celebrate Love During a Pandemic

Our friends were in town from the Adirondacks so we took them to Green Lakes State Park to take some photos of each other! Kortni is one of our team photographers and we always love taking photos of each other when we get together! Green Lakes is one of Paul and my favorite places to […]

February 12, 2020

engagements, Syracuse

Green Lakes State Park Winter Engagement Photos

If you book us as your wedding photographer’s, we might make you do crazy things like wake up for a sunrise engagement shoot! But we promise, it will be worth it! Elizabeth owns Paper Crane Calligraphy here in Syracuse and is the type of person you can’t help but smile and be excited about life […]

January 29, 2020

engagements

Skaneateles Bakery & Lake / Winter Engagement Photos

Isabella & Tom’s first date was to watch the sunset at their now favorite sunset perch … which gave them the inspiration to do a sunset inspired wedding at Constantino’s Event Venue in Clarks Summit, PA this coming July! How sweet is that?! We love when couples choose to show off their love in a […]

January 22, 2020

engagements

Pennsylvania Endless Mountains Sunset Engagement Photos