This was captured at a small Gazebo wedding this past October, and is perhaps my favorite wedding photo of the year. The horse and carriage was there and, in exchange for taking a couple of pics, the owner-driver let us pose in the carriage for photos.
A Post-wedding Reception
Here are a few snippets of a post-wedding reception held at LockKeepers in Valley View. The happy couple had gotten married earlier in the year on the West Coast and came home to hold a reception.
A Gazebo Wedding in Berea
Here is a very small representation of photographs from a wedding at the Coe Lake Gazebo in Berea. It was rainy in the morning, but turned out to be a wonderful afternoon for a wedding. Gazebos and small weddings are so much fun!
A Winery Wedding
I got to photograph a small, fun wedding at the ThornCreek Winery in Aurora. It was a very casual and free event, the bride and groom were hip and loose, and it was a great time capturing their wedding. Public photos limited to the couple and select guests.
Portraits in Pennsylvania
I had the pleasure to photograph portraits of a lovely couple in Western Pennsylvania, at Raccoon Creek State Park, Frankfort Springs Falls. It was a beautiful site, with just enough light to make it interesting. We tried shooting some photos directly inside the gorge, but it was quite harsh with the light in one spot.
A beautiful Pennsylvania backyard Wedding
I had the blessing to photograph a very young couple get married in western Pennsylvania earlier this month, and got to photograph the beautiful bride throughout the day, from getting ready to eating cake. It was a beautiful day, and we were able to take posed after-ceremony shots at a local park, which was quite photogenic.
A Pittsburgh Reception
Mr. & Mrs. had already married the week before at the Civil Court, and had a separate reception in Pittsburgh, which I was fortunate to be able to photograph. A truly beautiful couple.
Hungarian Gardens Wedding
I’ve been incredibly busy this month, and haven’t had the opportunity to post recently. This was a small wedding ceremony that I had the good fortune to photograph at the Hungarian Gardens in Cleveland. A beautiful bride and groom, and family too! It was a fun challenge with the lighting situations. Photographed with my trusty Nikon Z6-MkII, 24-70 f/2.8 and 70-200 f/2.8 Nikon Z lenses. Crowd control was a minor issue!
A small Presbyterian Church Wedding
Witness the wedding of Erin and Frederick, both young doctors in Pittsburgh. The Groom’s parent watched the ceremony from India, and joined in the celebration later at the Bride’s parent’s home via Zoom. A Zoom wedding!
All brides are beautiful
A well-known wedding photographer that I respect, Cliff Mautner, summed it up best: “we don’t get to choose our brides and grooms…”
I consider myself not just a photographer, but I consider myself an artist. And it is a privilege for me to photograph weddings, and beautiful brides… all of which are beautiful. It is not a matter of treating our brides as beautiful, we must believe in it, and I do. To me, all brides are beautiful. Period. It doesn't matter, fat or thin, economically wealthy or poor, PhD or no... Everyone is entitled to their moment, and a client is a client regardless... I am proud of my work and nobody can denigrate it based on my subjects... They are all beautiful.
A friend recently told me of his nephew, who’s getting married, and he and his bride recently had an engagement party photographed by another photographer. The couple was not too pleased with some of the photographs, and voiced their concern to the photographer. The photographer supposedly told them, “look what I had to work with,” meaning them as subjects. This is a terrible thing.
One item about me you can take to the bank… I love my brides, and my grooms. I love my weddings, be they in a pavilion at a public park or at an upscale winery in a fashionable neighborhood, it doesn’t matter. I’ve been hired to do a job, to create as an artist, and I give it my all. And I love it all. I love making them shine in their wedding day vulnerability… that’s art, that’s my high fashion. That’s why I do it.