Molly & Brandon!

I had a great time with Molly and Brandon at Cox Arboretum, and I think we covered every inch of it too. We did Molly's senior pictures a few years ago and we're very flattered when she asked to photograph her wedding date. Sadly, we were already booked for her date :(

We are still doing a sign-in-album for them so at least we'll be a little part of their wedding. We will certainly be thinking of them on their big day and wish them all the best! Congrats!

Carrie & Ryan!

On Saturday we couldn't have worked with a sweeter, more in love, super fun couple than Carrie and Ryan! We had a blast laughing and joking all day. We started the day with Jennifer hanging out with all the girls at the Engineer's Club and Mark and the guys went to the Oregon District...I think the boys behaved somewhat while unchaperoned ;)

It turned out to be a perfect fall wedding day and we were able to capture some Dayton landmarks including their historic church and reception venue. Everything tied in perfectly with their Dayton theme. The airplane favors were fun and unique!

A special thank you to our wedding party, who definitely gets the 'most animated' award this year! Congrats to such a wonderful couple and enjoy Ireland...so jealous!

Some of Carrie and Ryan's Great Vendors:

Engineer's Club

Oberer's Flowers

Altar Bound Bridal

Jack Garrett Band

Moira & Quentin in Cleveland!

We had an awesome time in Cleveland with Moira and Quentin this past weekend. They live in Chicago, have family in Cleveland, but the wedding is in Dayton. When they learned we have a satellite office an hour from Cleveland, we decided to do their session up north.

We started at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and then headed to the Historic Warehouse District by the Flatts. We had perfect weather, great company and a wonderful time photographing. Can't wait for the wedding...wonder what the date is ;)

PS. Thanks guys for the great dinner recommendation! Little Italy was fun...garlicy...but fun!

Andrea & Patrick in Cincinnati!

We had an amazing day Saturday with Andrea and Patrick. The weather was perfect for photography and we made good use of it at many of Cincinnati's great landmarks. It also helped that they got married at one of Cincy's most gorgeous church's The Cathedral of St. Peter in Chains. It takes a lot for me to get excited about photographing in a church, and this was one that we could have photographed at all day long.

We had lots of fun with their wedding party, including stopping for a few libation breaks along our photography route. I love the photograph above with Andrea laughing...such great expression. There were so many great photographs it was hard to narrow them down for this post. We added a few vintage effects to the images after being inspired by their grandparent's vintage cake topper.

Alms Park was also another great reception venue and despite the cold, the Jack Garrett Band kept them dancing until midnight. All and all a perfect fall wedding! Congrats and enjoy Maine...its one of our favorite spots! Feel free to leave well wishes for Andrea & Patrick below!

PS. Thank you to Erik for your fine concierge services ;)

Just for fun...

MSNBC featured a story today about Trashing the Dress and other popular wedding trends.

While the image on the left, courtesy of Sara Wall, maybe a little extreme, it is fun to get a little more mileage out of your wedding dress.

All of our brides receive a complementary bridal session, where we can do anything from something classic, sexy, urban to fun.

Even pairing totally different accessories with your dress can change the look dramatically, without hurting the dress. Instead of white accessories, try red or black. Gloves, stilettos or boots, blusher veils, and big bold jewelry transform the dress without any fear of damaging it. Don't forget to complete the look with bold and daring hair and makup too. So have some fun on us!

PS. Fun places to look for cool accesories: Bluefly, Etsy, Overstock.com, Stella and Dot, Turq Jewelry, Forever 21

Laura & Brian at Country Club of the North!

We had been working with Laura and Brian for well over a year and it hardly seems possible that the wedding day finally arrived! We had done Laura's senior photos and it was great working with her and her family again.

We held true on our 'never have been rained out' luck streak as the rain stopped just before photos started and held off the rest of the day. The sun even made an appearance in time for the beautiful outdoor ceremony. We loved the rich jewel tones that complimented CCN's decor...it also happened that those are Ohio State colors too! They did a great job of incorporating lots of Ohio State touches from the buckeye table favors, to the tattoos the wedding party wore to Laura's awesome red shoes.

It was truly a great day with lots of family and friends complete with a lot of laughs from their awesome wedding party! Congrats and enjoy Hawaii!

A special thank you to Laura and Brian's great wedding vendors. The day was picture perfect thanks to your help!

Pam at Country Club at the North...xoxox!

Kerry with KL Wedding Designs...one step ahead all day long!

Shawn with All the Right Tunes

Cady with The Flowerman...rocked it as always!

Mike and Brian with Phase Two Productions