Congratulations Jenn and Hendrik!

I was so excited to get to work with Jenn and Hendrik. We had a lot of fun during their engagement session, so I knew the wedding was going to be fun.

Jenn was disappointed when she saw her flowers because her bouquet wasn't what she had ordered at all. So I sent Shan to a local flower shop to get 2 dozen hot pink roses so that we could re-do her bouquet. Melissa (a bridesmaid) and I remade the bouquet and Jenn was very thankful.

Hendrik and Jenn were married at First Presbyterian Church of Willoughby. The ceremony was lovely. And they were surprised to see that someone had given members of the congregation very special Congratulations signs to hold up as they left the ceremony.

We then went to Coulby Park to take some photos. That was when Hendrik got a phone call telling him that the cake had fallen. I took the maid of honor with me to the reception site to see the damage.

The reception was held at Pine Ridge Country Club. The staff had done their best to fix the cake as best they can. (It wasn't their fault, the cake just simply collapsed and fell) But from where the guests were seated, I doubt they would have known anything had happened.

Jenn took it all in stride and the reception was fantastic. The guests kept the dance floor going all night and we had a great time.

Thank you Jenn and Hendrik...for choosing me!

Jennifer and Hendrik's Engagement

Okay, so I know that these are a couple of weeks behind, but better late than never!

I met Jennifer and Hendrik at the Holden Arboretum in Kirtland, OH. The butterfly garden was very beautiful and Jennifer and Hendrik were a blast to work with! We had so much fun and laughed the whole way through the session.

This is what happens when you ask your fun loving client to lean on the fence and her her fun loving fiance lean in like he is asking her out on a date! LOL

Now even this took me by surprise and made me laugh out loud! I said "How about a piggy back ride?" And Jen responded with "Sure, jump on!" I told you they were fun!!!



I can't wait to do Jennifer and Hendrik's wedding next July. They are a really fun couple and I know we are going to have a great day!

On a side note:
We got the pictures done just in time because a huge storm blew in just as we were finishing. This is an image that I got as I was driving out of the park. (I actually pulled off the road and got out of my van to get this image. I just couldn't resist. I am a nut for weather and I was excited to have my camera on me and time to get the shot!

Congratulations Andy and Jennifer!

Andy and Jennifer were married at Stan Hywet Hall and Gardens in Akron, OH on June 21st. Their ceremony took place at the Tea Houses at the end of Birch Allee with the reception immediately following in the Carriage House.

The day's weather had been threatening to rain, but being the optimist that I am (and I think others were too) we were convinced that it would just blow over. As the ceremony took place, a very large storm cell was blowing in from the west. In the distance I could see lightning and we all heard thunder at different points. The best part of that was the fact that it made for amazing images!

About 5 minutes after they were pronounced man and wife and had walked back down Birch Alley and the guests had headed for the Carriage House, the sky opened up with large amounts of rain and even some hail! We also headed for shelter and after about an hour or so we were blessed when the rained had slowed to a drizzle and then stopped completely in time for some beautiful garden images and sunset images. An amazing rainbow even came out so we incorporated that into the day's images as well.














Thank you for having me in to capture your day with you! Through the ups and downs of weather you guys had an amazing day!

Steph