Welcome

Welcome to our new and improved blog! We have loved updating our previous blog with our recent events, (and found it to be super popular with you guys too!), but we've been thinking for a long time now that we wanted something a little more fun, with more updates, even some more personal stuff, and hopefully making it a little more interactive. If you are discovering us for the first time, we welcome you to our world, and enjoy the ride!

So here's the deal, our old blog still works and if any of you guys had events before April 2, 2008 you can click here to view them. Also, if you're just cruising and want to see some of our previous work, feel free to take a look. For everyone else, this is our new blog, our new home where we plan to show you our favorite images, the ones that thrill us (and hopefully you too) along with some fun stuff thrown in here and there.

We hope that the following posts will give you a glimpse into our everyday life as well as the excitement of capturing the moments in time during your weddings, engagements, family sessions and everything else. One of our favorite parts about this new blog is the ability to be able to post supersize images, and not just the reduced sized images you may have seen on our old blog. Capturing awesome images is what we're all about, and what better way to let them them shine then by huge images! We love what we do and we hope that you guys can enjoy it just as much as we do through our new blog!

Jason & Brittany’s Wedding…

March 12, 2010 – 10:16 am

Normally you wouldn’t think of the Saturday after Thanksgiving as being one of the warmest days of the year here in Northeast Ohio, but Brittany and Jason were treated to some really beautiful weather this past November! It was near 60 degrees, and it seriously felt like we were in early April just sarting our season, rather than slowly winding down for the year. It’s awesome to get the opportunity to head outside for photos in late fall and early winter here in Cleveland, so anytime it happens, we get pretty excited. We decided to head out near the Cuyahoga Valley National Park in Valley View to take advantage of some interesting locations we’d scouted out, and really had some beautiful light to play with. Thanks again guys for having us be a part of your big day! On to the previews…

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Brittany is stunning! Love these portraits Rachel got in the morning…

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Probably my favorite…

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Let’s not forget about Jason…

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On to the ceremony!

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I love this one…

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Married!

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On to our locations…

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We’ve driven past this barn a thousand times, it was cool to finally stop and shoot in front of it!

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Our bridal party…

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A few reception details…

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Toasts!

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There were a lot of great images from the first set of dances, it was tough narrowing it down!

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A little fun!

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…and one more at the end of the night!

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Rachael & Josiah’s E-Session

March 11, 2010 – 2:10 pm

One of the best parts of what we do is getting the chance to run into people we haven’t seen since way back (for my age, when I say way back I mean like 5 years). Rachael and I both went to high school together, and even though her and Josiah live way out in the great state of Colorado now, we were psyched to see they found us back here in Ohio to photograph their wedding! Since we have really backed up ourselves here on the blog, we have actually already photographed their fab December wedding, but for now, check out some previews of the engagement session we shot for them back in November. Stay tuned for their wedding images here on the blog in the next week!

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We don’t shoot a whole lot in downtown Willoughby, so it was cool to mix up locations a bit…

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You gotta love the yellow!

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A little reflection love…

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Some more cool color…

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Tom & Kristen’s Chicago Wedding

March 10, 2010 – 6:22 pm

Back at the beginning of November, Ted and I packed up our things and headed to Chi-town.  Among the things we discovered:  the fact that we could never live in city where it takes 45 minutes to get 5 miles, deep dish pizza is seriously amazing, and Tom and Kristen are 2 of the absolute nicest and most photogenic people that ever lived!  We were blessed with weather that no one even dared to hope for  - low seventies with sunshine and not even the hint of a breeze.  Honestly, I don’t think even bad weather could have made this trip less than 100% beautiful and pleasant in every way.  We immediately felt like we were memebers of this wonderful, italian family and the entire day felt more like a vacation than work.  We were able to do all of our photos before the ceremony and just had a super relaxed and chill day.  Check out the photos!

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Look at that beautiful light!  Can you believe it was November?

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Kristen’s laugh is infectious - even through images!

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This image literally takes my breath away.  I absolutely adore this bride.

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Of course, we had to copy the same spot with Tom!

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I love lips!

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The best wedding bands ever - these used to belong to Tom’s parents.  I love the stars, but I love the story more.

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Time for our family “formals”:

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Now on to the getting married part!

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Think she’s happy to married???

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Now on to the reception!

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Is was still warm outside for our customary end of the night shots!

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We love you guys!  Thanks for everything!

 

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Brandon & Jessica’s Wedding

February 17, 2010 – 10:26 pm

Way back on Halloween we spent the day with Brandon and Jessica, yet another one of our awesome  Linczak couples! We met these guys for the first time back at a bridal show a few years ago when they were actually working in a booth next to us. We’re stoked they remembered us when it came time to plan their wedding, and we were honored to be a part of it! It was nice getting to travel down to Akron for once, and we made use of some locations that were brand new to us. We also had the privilege of working with some awesome vendors: Heidi from Heidzillas, who kept the day running smoothly, and Gary from Jerry Bruno Productions, who kept the party going well into the night. Check out a few previews from the day…

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A lot of awesome moments from the morning…

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There were an abundance of awesome images of Jessica!

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A little love for the gents…

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Eventhough we saw clouds for a majority of the day, the sky showed some blue right before the ceremony…

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Ceremony…

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My favorite moment from the ceremony…

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A few lighter moments!

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Brandon and Jessica had quite the bridal party!

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I absolutely loved the bouquet!

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Very cool random spot. When I say random, there were a couple huge dumpsters directly to camera left. Love the color!

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Another favorite!

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Some more love for the supporting cast…

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Another cool spot…

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A few reception details…

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First dance…

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More great moments during the evening’s toasts…

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There was a coup following the cake cutting in an attempt to smash cake on the maid of honor and bestman. The results!

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Thanks guys!

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Kevin & Nancy’s E-Session

February 15, 2010 – 8:20 pm

Just barely hanging on to a few leaves back in early November, we met up with Nancy and Kevin - a super sweet couple we had met at James and Steph’s wedding back in May.  I remember seeing them together and thinking they were adorable together back then, and now here we are shooting their wedding in April!  They are extremely laid back and nice, and it’s pretty much impossible not to like them.  They also have one of the sweetest proposal stories ever that took place in the most magical place in the world: Disney World.  For that reason, much of their wedding has a Disney or fairytale theme.  We can’t wait to be a part of it!  In the meantime, enjoy some of their engagement images:

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What’s a better combination than feet + railroad tracks?

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We really are lucky to get the best couples in the world, and Kevin and Nancy are no exception!  See you guys soon!  :)

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Adam & Randi’s E-Session

February 10, 2010 – 11:51 pm

Way back in the day, October to be exact, we had the opportunity to head out to Peninsula and spend some time with Adam and Randi, who will be tying the knot this coming May. These guys really had some of the best colors as a backdrop for their session, and we were sure to make the best out of them. Looking back at some of these images really makes me long for some color and sun to return back to Northeast Ohio, we’re tired of all this snow! Adam and Randi are actually our first couple to get married this May, and if their engagement session is any indication, its going to be an awesome day! We captured some of my favorite engagement images all season during their session, check out some previews…

Simple, but I love this…

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This is probably in my top three of engagement images from this past year…

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Love the color, this is actually in some random person’s front yard…

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Another totally random spot on the side of the road…

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One more!

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Abby & David’s Wedding

February 9, 2010 – 4:28 pm

The day after Melanie and Sam’s wedding, we spent the day with Abby & David.  Even though we had only met these 2 only once before the wedding, we hit it off right away.  It might have had something to do with their incredibly laid back personalities, our shared obsession with Dave Matthews, or the fact that they had one of our absolute FAVORITE wedding planners of all time Valarie from Kirkbrides planning the wedding.  Whatever the reason, it seemed like the entire day was scheduled around having awesome photography!  This was our first wedding at The Union Club downtown, and the setting was fabulous!  There wasn’t one thing that disappointed throughout the entire day!

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Abby, just chilling and giggling - laying in the floor:

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Sister, cramming for her speech later:

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I love the multitude of arms!

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Pretty much everyone was happy that morning:

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Photographing this girl, I was falling in love with her!

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Now on to David:

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Love this one from Ted:

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As you all well know by now, Ted and I are HUGE fans of couples doing a “First Glance”.  It makes for such an emotional sequence of images that you can never replace! 

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We also get the chance to walk around and get some really cool stuff before the wedding even starts!

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Loved this ribbon!

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While cruising around in the morning, Ted and I found this peely wall that we absolutely HAD to use!

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It wouldn’t be a day with the Linczaks if you didn’t see at least ONE reflection!

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Indoor location: Palace Theater

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Don’t worry!  We didn’t forget about the bridal party!

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It didn’t take much to make these girls smile!

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We had some pretty handsome groomsmen if I do say so myself!

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We love the theater district because of the little lights everywhere!

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Now it’s time to get married!

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The ultimate Jewish ceremony image. I love it.

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One of the best parts of the day were the amazing details at the reception.  When I say amazing, I’m not kidding.  They were amazing.

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The toasts were funny, sweet, and one even quoted Dave Matthews!

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The first dance was oh so dramatic!

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Parent Dances:

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Yes, those are twinkle lights in the floor.  I love them too.

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End of one amazing night!

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Thanks guys for an amazing day!!!  And big thanks to Valarie for yet another perfect wedding with Kirkbrides Wedding Planning and Design!

 

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Melanie & Sam’s Wedding

February 3, 2010 – 12:50 pm

This is the part where I pretend like I’ve been updating the blog all along, and you guys all just go along with it even though you know I’ve been horrible….:)

Back in October, we spent the day with Melanie and Sam one of the only couples we hadn’t met together at all before the wedding.  Even though the weather didn’t cooperate, these two just had a great attitude and had a wonderful wedding day anyway.  I love a couple who decide their own wedding!  Even with the rain, there was still some amazing color involved all the way through - the trees surrounding the church were brilliant and Melanie’s dad surprised everyone at the reception with a huge display of fireworks!  I’d say that was plenty enough color to make up for the dreary weather!

Melanie was all about the details!

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Our glowing bride!

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Sam isn’t too shabby himself!  He looks so excited!

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Grooms with pocket watches = cool.

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With Melanie’s family being in the jewelry business, we weren’t surprised to see some of the intricate bands ever.

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The church almost reminded me of a castle! 

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This is a happy bride!  Even though it was pouring rain outside, nothing could dampen her spirits!

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Time to get married!!!

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Even while the rain was still coming down, Melanie and Sam were game for using some of that amazing color outside that I was talking abut earlier.  Even when the light is grey, color like this can brighten anyone up!

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It was literally a carpet of leaves!

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I love those shoes Sam!

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Thanks bridal party for braving the weather without one complaint!

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Just a few more minutes before we headed inside…

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Some sweet toasts…

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Melanie with her dad:

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One last fun shot to end off the night!

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Thanks guys for braving the weather and having such great attitudes!  It was a blast! :)

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Dan & Joanna’s After Session…

December 17, 2009 – 11:46 pm

Some of you might remember Dan and Joanna’s wedding from a few months back, and naturally we were thrilled at the chance to spend some more time with them at their after session this fall. These guys are the best clients anyone can hope for, and Rachel and I have really enjoyed getting to know them better these past few months. One of these images of Joanna has even made it on our new banner we are going to use at our upcoming bridal shows this coming year! Enough talking, onto the images…

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Joanna rocked it!

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Let’s not forget about Dan!

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We shot an e-session here a few months ago, and we were excited to revisit it with a bride and groom!

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More Joanna!

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Love the color and texture here…

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One more!

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