Andrea & Keith - The Wedding Part I ~ Rehearsal

This past weekend I had the opportunity to shoot the wedding of Andrea & Keith - you may remember their engagement shoot? The whole weekend was fun, fun, fun and as such, I am breaking the posting of this event into two posts, the rehearsal in Part I and the wedding in Part II - out Friday!

Whenever I book a wedding I always let the bride and groom know that I will be attending the rehearsal too. This gives me the chance to figure out the time-line of the ceremony, check the lighting situation, where the advantageous spots are for shooting, and also to meet people the wedding party and their families in a more comfortable relaxed setting.

The wedding and reception were being held at Windows on the River, Cleveland OH which is a gorgeous place for both should you ever be looking for such an event location! I can't say enough about the staff at Windows, they were total professionals and they ran everything without a glitch! Excellent excellent venue! My second shooter for this wedding was Paul Lender, Left of Center Photography.

From the start of this rehearsal until the end, we saw not only how this couple are so very much in love but also how much their family and friends mean to them. They are fun, happy and just enjoying life - as evidenced in the photographs we took!

When I booked with Andrea & Keith they also invited Paul and I to the rehearsal dinner that was taking place afterward which was being held at The Corner Alley in downtown Cleveland. There they had the VIP room which held a bar, 4 private lanes for bowling and seating areas for the buffet that was served.

Both Paul and I had fun here and we knew without a doubt that the wedding the next day was going to be just as much fun........

Stay tuned for part II ~ the Wedding Day posting Friday!

*All rehearsal and wedding photographs will be on the official website by Friday, March 26th! Keep a look out!


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C-C-C-Cleveland and Nicole!

During the cold months here in NorthEast Ohio, shooting material gets very limited. Everything is covered in snow and everything begins to just look the same. As a photographer that doesn't like being cold, cabin fever sets in very quickly and I really DO have to try hard to get out and about. Luckily I have many photographer friends that are there to help me do this!

Last weekend, a bunch of us decided to head downtown and shoot some rainy Cleveland scenery. Enjoy!

Rainy cold days make Cleveland look pretty good if you ask me :-)

Aside from downtown, living right by the lake also has advantages!

However, as much as I like shooting 'out and about' me, my main love is shooting people! It has been a while since I just went out and was able to photograph a 'real live person' :-) so I asked my good friend Nicole if she would let me shoot her and as always she obliged! I got some pretty stunning shots of her and she was even good enough to shoot without a jacket on. In the snow. It was FREEZING!

So, even though it's nice and cold, my camera still works and I'm happy about that! Keep coming back to see more of what I'm doing! It'll be fun - I promise!

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