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

Congratulations Jon and Dawn!

Jon and Dawn were married on May 25th on the Nautica Queen in Cleveland, OH. It was a very touching day and we had a great time with them both! They had such great senses of humor and were up for any of our ideas. We did pictures in The Old Arcade, at Rock Bottom Brewery, at Voinovich Park and at the Soldiers and Sailors Monument in Public Square.

Thank you both for choosing us to capture your day. We had so much fun and can't wait for the After Session!

Steph

Congratulations Matt and Brandi!

Matt and Brandi were married on May 24th at Old North Church in Canfield, OH. We spent the entire day with Matt and Brandi and were welcomed like members of the family. You could tell that this couple are very much in love and have truly grown together throughout their relationship.

After the ceremony, we went to Fellows Riverside Gardens in the Mill Creek MetroParks for pictures. The weather was beautiful and we had a great time with Brandi, Matt and their bridal party. We then stopped at the Cinderella Bridge, also in the Mill Creek MetroParks for a couple pictures of just the newlyweds.

The reception was at the Holiday Inn - Metroplex in Girard, OH. It was beautifully decorated and everyone partied with Brandi and Matt late into the night.

Thank you so much for choosing me to capture your day!
Steph

Congratulations Doug and Valerie!

Doug and Valerie were married on May 3rd at St. Bernard's Church in Akron, OH. The ceremony was beautiful and we had a great time with them. They had their reception at Todaro's Party Center in the Valley. It was decorated beautifully and everyone had a great time!

Congrats Guys!
Steph

Midwest Conference - What a Blast!!!

Last weekend, I had the honor to be asked to speak at a conference of photographers in Cincinnati, OH. This conference included photographers from across the Midwest (there were people from Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Kentucky and West Virginia there!) We had a great weekend shooting and sharing about our photography businesses. I thought I would share a few pictures with you.

This first one was one that we had seen elsewhere and knew we had to try it. The only way to get this shot is to throw the camera up in the air while it is on timer mode so that it goes off in the air. I had tried the first 3 tosses, but ended up cutting open my finger on the flash hot shoe of my camera (that metal part at the top that the flash slides onto). So my hubby, Shan, ended up doing the next 21 tosses to get the shot just right. (I am at the bottom in the middle in a sage green turtleneck.)


This is Lauren. She is 14 years old and was a model for us for the weekend. This was just a quick shot that I got of her when she was modeling for one of the seminars.



This is Liv. (Some of you may have seen here 2nd shooting for us at weddings) She came with us for the weekend to be a model. I think this shot should be titled "Homeless Diva Bride". LOL


Here is Lauren again giving some attitude.


Gotta love fisheye shots!


I didn't end up shooting very much this past weekend because I was working one on one with a lot of photographers and helping them to learn new tips and tricks about their cameras. It was very awesome to be teaching what I know to other photographers and knowing that by sharing my knowledge with them, they would cut so much time and so many headaches off their business growth.

We all had so much fun this past weekend, that we have already scheduled another one for April. It was great to get to know some new friends and to laugh! (If I get really brave, I will post some pictures of our night out at the Claddagh, the Irish Pub we went to. LOL)

I had a great time with everyone and thanks again for asking me to speak!

Steph