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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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Jason & Brittany’s E-Session

December 16, 2009 – 11:57 am

We met Jason and Brittany down in Chargrin Falls for their engagement session not too long after Michael’s and Allison’s session, and we were yet again greeted with some great October weather to shoot in! Eventhough Chagrin Falls is a little bit of a drive for us, it provides such an awesome backdrop for not only enaggement portraits but for weddings as well. Its great to see there are still some places that really capture the essence of small town Americana right around the corner. Brittany and Jason did great in the front of the lens, and we captured some really nice images!

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Despite the fact that we get winter about 10 months out of the year here in Northeast Ohio, at least we can still brag about the fall color!

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Love it!

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Jeremiah & Shanna’s Wedding

December 14, 2009 – 5:58 pm

I know its been a while in between posts, but that doesn’t change the fact that we have a ton of stuff to share with you guys from the last month and a half! We have definitely been busy not only with the holidays, but with a ton of recent sessions, but stay tuned this coming week as we hope to have a new post everyday for the next week or so!

Jeremiah and Shanna’s wedding day was back on October 17th, yet it honestly feels like it was yesterday. Despite the threat of some nasty weather which could have put a slight damper on their plans for a beautiful outdoor ceremony at Mapleside, they stuck to their guns and the weather ended up cooperating beautifully! The middle of October usually dials up some amazing fall colors, and the 17th delivered on that as well! Enjoy some previews…

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This one made me laugh out loud!

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Our beautiful bride Shanna!

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Bling bling…

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Jeremiah has a contagious smile!

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The ceremony site…

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A few details…

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Showtime!

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Probably my favorite shot of the day!

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Formals can sometime be a stressful part of wedding day, so we try to keep them as painless and relaxed as possible. Doing them outdoors not only enables us to capture them in short amount of time, it also lets everyone relax a little more and allows to capture images that depict the relationships present in each grouping.

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The stars of the day!

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Love the color!

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It was a little muddy out on the farm, but Shanna was a trooper!

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The day started out pretty cloudy, but by the time we were ready to head over to the reception, the sun was out in full force!

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The toasts provided for some great moments…

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Love this moment after Shanna’s dance with her dad…

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One more!

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Heather & Will and Scott & Maria…

November 26, 2009 – 3:05 pm

While we normally don’t post two couples on the same blog post, since both Heather and Will’s and Maria & Scott’s sessions took place on the same day, we figured why not! Actually, we traveled down to Cincinnati back in October to do both sessions, and luckily everything worked out really well! Since Scott and Maria live in the Cincinnati area, they figured that would make the best backdrop for their session. It wasn’t till Heather and Will, who we met at one of our bridal shows last year, mentioned they wanted to do their session down at Oxford University that we figured it would be best to correlate everything for the same day! We were lucky that we caught some beautiful weather, and it ended up being a great day trip for us as well! We started out with Heather and Will…

We shot a wedding at Oxford back in May, and it was nice to be back!

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These guys share a ton of memories from around campus, and it was great to incorporate that into their images!

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We had some color to work with…

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I love these…

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Scott and Maria were a referral from Timmy and Haley who got married last August, and we love that they share our passion for all things related to The Office!

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Love this one!

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We had some beautiful light come out towards the end of our session…

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One more after dark!

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Keith & Shannan’s E-Session

November 19, 2009 – 1:23 pm

We met up with Shannan and Keith last month hoping to shoot their engagement session, but the weather had other plans! Eventhough the rain moved in as we were getting started, we decided to go ahead and do a mini-session anyways, and reschedule their full session for the spring time. Since Keith is stationed in Alaska and won’t be back in town for several months, we wanted get capture some images  in uniform while we could! Shannan and Keith are one of several awesome weddings we will be shooting this coming October, and we are excited to working with Rachael from the always fabulous Kirkbrides! Looking forward to seeing you guys again this spring!

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Love this!

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Love this sequence too…

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Stephan & Crystal’s Wedding

November 18, 2009 – 3:55 pm

We packed up our gear and headed west (well, somewhat west) to Van Wert, Ohio, to spend the first Saturday in October celebrating with Stephan and Crystal on their big day! Rachel and I have never been to this part of the state before, and it was nice getting to see a real life small town in person! Eventhough rain threatened pretty much the whole day, we managed to get through the afternoon nice and dry! We always love getting the chance to shoot in new surroundings, and today was no different. Thanks again guys for making us feel so welcome, we had a great time!

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The guys enjoyed some bowling in the morning…

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Details!

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Getting ready!

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I love this one of Stephan rockin’ out the aviators…

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This is what we call teamwork!

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Our beautiful bride Crystal…

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There were a lot of great candid moments during our formal time!

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I loved this moment right as we were walking to a new location…

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There was no lack of personality in this party!

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We of course spent some time with our stars as well!

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A little splash of color…

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On to the reception…

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There were some great moments during Crystal’s dance with her father…

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Party!

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Justin & Katie’s E-Session

November 6, 2009 – 11:28 am

Back at the beginning of October we headed downtown to spend a few hours with Katie and Justin to photography their engagement session on a beautiful fall afternoon! We actually had the chance to photograph Justin’s brother Jason’s wedding back in 2008, and since we enjoy getting to see a lot of the some faces on Saturday, this was a perfect. Justin and Katie are a really laid back and easy going couple, and I think Rachel and I can relate to them on a couple of different levels! I know they were a little nervous when we first started out, but by the end they were pros! Check out a small sampling from their session…

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A little fun…

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Probably my favorite!

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Another cool spot. I love how the vines frame them perfectly!

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We love tracks!

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Matt & Jody’s Wedding

November 5, 2009 – 2:27 pm

Eventhough September 26th started out with rain and clouds, Matt and Jody didn’t let the weather put a damper on their big day! We’ve been looking forward to working with these guys since we shot their engagement session a while back (which has seen been made a sample guestbook for display), and despite some changes in the plans due to weather, we were able to capture some really nice images indoors. We can’t emphasize enough the importance of having a good backup indoor location in case of rain, especially in Northeast Ohio where weather is quite unpredictable (to put it mildly)! The reception was held out at the 100th Bomb Group, and the reception festivites were kept running smooth by the one and only JR from Selective Sound. Onto the images!

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Jody was all smiles!

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Love this shot of Jody…

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Matt’s gift to Jody…

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Matt!

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Jody’s gift to Matt… 

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A few seconds before walking down the aisle…

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I love this glance from Jody at her new husband…

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Married!

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We headed to the Marriott for some indoor images…

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Stunning!

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Love the lights in this shot!

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The rain stopped for a little so we headed outside with the party…

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I affectionately call this the “bridal party stampede”…

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The girls!

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Matt and the guys…

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A few more with our stars!

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On to the reception…

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Jody did an amazing job with the details!

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Last summer our good friends Brian and Susy Morris from 2nd Mile Productions gave us the great idea of using video lights to light most of our reception coverage, especially the first dances. It allows us to capture the ambience of the venue without distracting flashes, and results in what we feel is a more intimate and romantic image sequence of the dances. Thanks again guys for the great idea!

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The party was really energized!

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One more!

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Dan & Joanna’s Wedding

October 31, 2009 – 10:58 am

Back on September 25th we spent our Friday with Joanna and Dan and family friends in Mentor for their big day. The ceremony and reception were held at La Malfa on what turned out to be a gorgeous early fall afternoon. Eventhough we didn’t have a ton of creative time with these guys, we still came away with some really beautiful images! Joanna and Dan opted for a first glance (at the last minute!), which always provides for a really emotional and fun sequence of images. La Malfa did an outstanding job as usual, and we were lucky to work with John from the DJ Crew, who kept the dancing going well into the night. We actually shot an after session with Joanna and Dan about a week ago which was phenmonal, so be sure to look for them again on the blog in the next couple of weeks. Onto the images…

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Dress time!

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Joanna workin’ the camera…

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The boys had some details too…

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I’m a fan of unique cuff links, and Dan’s rocked out!

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I liked the shades…

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Rachel and I LOVE LOVE doing First Glances for a lot of different reasons. Aside from the photography aspect, its what we choose for our own wedding and we wouldn’t have done it any other way!

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As I mentioned, always a great sequence of images!

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I love this one!

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Joanna and Dan were great walkers…

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A little detail…

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Ceremony…

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Happy!

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Married!

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One of the best parts of family photos is capturing images with the grandparents!

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We headed out to our impromtu location behind La Malfa after the ceremony to capture a few more images of the party…

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The girls!

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The guys…

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A few more with our stars…

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Onto the first dance…

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…and toasts…

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The party was going strong all night!

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A few more at the end of the night…

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A little reflection love…

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Probably my favorite image of the day. Love it!

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Jessica & Brandon’s E-Session

October 30, 2009 – 1:14 am

Although we normally post all of our sessions on the blog in chronolgical order, we are breaking that rule for Jessica and Brandon (hey, we make the rules so we are allowed to break them now and then)! We shoot their engagement session a few weeks back, and since they are tying the knot this Saturday, we decided to green light their post to the front of the line. We first met Jessica back a few years ago at a bridal show where she was working in a booth right beside us. Fast forward a few years later, and we are getting ready to capture her and Brandon’s beautiful wedding! Rachel and I really had fun walking the streets of Cleveland with these guys, and we were excited to try out some new locations we’d recently scouted. Jessica and Brandon had no trouble whatsoever rocking out the poses, and we can tell that Saturday is going to rock out bigtime! Check out the previews…

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We like blue!

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I love this shot that Rachel got…

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Jessica really wanted this shot, and I think it came out great!

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I learned that these are actually grape leaves and not ivy, which makes me feel that the public school system failed me in certain areas…

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The leaves weren’t quite turning colors yet, but that doesn’t mean we can’t rock out the color anyways!

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Love this spot!

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See you guys in a few days! 

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