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Signature of Solon Wedding – Sarah & Kyle

“I’m so glad you’re here; how have you been?” Sarah asked as I walked in her room. It’s a great feeling to be warmly welcomed. I already knew the day was going to be great. The threat of rain had subsided and I was working with two amazing clients. Sarah and Kyle’s Signature of Solon wedding near Cleveland was bound to be awesome.

I knew they had put a lot of effort into planning & designing their wedding. Little did I know how awesome the result would be. Sarah had asked Molly Taylor Designs to do the floral design. The flowers from Molly were simply stunning, as always. Scott Jones from Jerry Bruno was providing the entertainment, which is always welcome. As for Signature of Solon itself, Sarah and Kyle had it completely decked out. White and silver linens covered everything. Lighting was used to expand the space and add color. The club also made the perfect locations for the creative portraits.

Following the wedding ceremony at St. Columbkille, we headed straight for Solon. Before reaching the club, we stopped for an extra special treat. Kyle happens to be a firefighter, so we arranged some special portraits of the bride and groom at Solon Fire Station #2. Just down the road was Signature of Solon. Sarah and Kyle had smartly chosen to keep their wedding day simple. Instead of running all over Cleveland, we simply chose to use their wedding reception location for the creative portraits. After all, Signature of Solon always looks smashing. The sun shone bright that afternoon, so I whipped out the film camera for portraits of Sarah and Kyle together.

While the details were amazing, the best part was the people. Sarah and Kyle both have some amazing friends and family. Kyle’s three sisters are so sweet, and Sarah’s sister gave the most wonderful toast. Below are just a few highlights from their Signature of Solon wedding. I hope you enjoy!

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Charleston Family Session with Michelle & Amir

Michelle & Amir have become good friends of mine. They’ve asked me to capture their growing family numerous times over the past couple years. Recently, they decided to have me come to their new home in Charleston, West Virginia to photograph their entire family. After a long drive south, the sessions were held over a couple of  loverly spring days (with a little bit of rain – nothing we couldn’t handle).

Photographing four different sessions from one family was quite refreshing. I enjoyed watching their similarities and differences as a unit. I loved photographing the children, but I especially loved photographing the way the parents were with their children- attentive to their children but still in awe of  of one another. One of my favorite photographs is of Amy & Joe, with Amy laying on the bench. I love the way that Joe is looking at Amy and Amy is resting peacefully in his arms.  The location happens to be special for Amy & Joe. Joe was living in that apartment complex while they were both attending school at the WVU Charleston Area Medical Center. The bench also happens to be where Joe proposed to Amy. Apparently, just getting the bench ready for the proposal was quite an ordeal, but it was worth it.

Of course my favorite part was meeting Sofie, Michelle and Amir’s newest “human.” She is such a treat and so quite. I hardly knew she was there. I hope you enjoy the rest of the highlights below, captured on film over a couple days in Charleston.

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For the technically-minded, the above photos were captured on my beloved Contax 645 medium format camera with Fuji Pro 400H film. As always, developing and scanning was done by the awesome team at Richard Photo Lab.

Lauren & John – A Spring Engagement Session in the Valley

When I first met Lauren and John via the phone, things could not have gone better. Somehow, I have become a photographer for Hathaway-Brown graduates, of which Lauren is one. Of course Hathaway-Brown has some truly amazing graduates, so I definitely welcome this little niche. For their engagement session, Lauren simply said that they wanted something natural. Doing the engagement session at Cuyahoga Valley National Park immediately sprang to mind. It’s a gorgeous location year around and has a great pastoral feel.

And “natural” seems to be a good fit for Lauren and John. After all, they met in the most natural manner. Lauren was in New York to attend a friends Christmas party. John just so happened to be at the same party. Before long they bumped into each other and started talking. Lauren quickly admitted that John had no “game”, but he was a pleasure to be around. They talked the entire night, mostly about their favorite teams. Being a Seahawks fan, John has bragging rights of Lauren (at least this year).

It most have been a winning combination. Flashing forward, John had already sought permission from Lauren’s parents when he intended to propose. He wanted her family to be present, so he organized a trip to surprise Lauren at school. By the time the trip was organized, Lauren was set to graduate and move. John and her parents met her on the last week of school. Keeping things simply romantic, John proposed to Lauren at home with flowers and a ring. As she puts it, Lauren was so enamored with the ring that she almost forgot to say yes.

Lauren and John are clearly and amazing couple and I simply cannot wait for their Cleveland wedding. It should be absolutely stunning. For now though, enjoy some highlights below from their early spring engagement session, all captured on film.

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