Natalie & Dylan Engaged

Anytime I shoot an engagement session in November I assume it's going to be crappy weather-wise...it's Cleveland...it's a weekend...so it's kind of a guarantee it'll either be raining or snowing. I hardly admit this, but I was so very very wrong!

I met up with Natalie and Dylan on a 60-degree, early November day (after I did my happy dance, because it was 60 degrees and partly sunny - now we're talking!). We met in beautiful Brecksville, at the train depot, in the Metroparks. It's such a cute area; with the train tracks, the bridge and the open spaces - it's definitely becoming one of my favorite places to shoot.

These two were such a blast! Natalie is beautiful and has hair to-die-for, for reals (I told her I was going to steal it) and Dylan is a cop, so I, of course annoyed him right away about getting some "FOP" cards. I mean, come on, don't they just hand them out like candy on Halloween? Nope. They do not. But he promised to send me some - so I forgave him. PLUS they brought along their sweet woofie, Buckeye, and he put on his furriest face for a couple photos. Enjoy :)

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Ashley & Doug's Wedding

When Terry, from Platinum Photography, asked me to be a main shooter this year - I was obviously honored and knew she would be able to book me some prettttty sweet weddings, but this one definitely exceeded every expectation I had!

Ashley & Doug are kind of the coolest people ever; in a sense that they are too adorable for words but also LOVE to have a good time! We did their engagement session in the dead of winter and at one point I had Doug in a short sleeved shirt sledding, of all things...but I digress.

Their wedding was beautiful and we managed to sneak in some awesome time photo-opp time, in Brecksville, in between ceremony and reception. Then it was onto the reception at St. Michaels Woodside, where they were surrounded by family and friends and even partied to a Bruce Springsteen medley at the end of the night...like I said, coolest people ever! Big thank you to Catherine McKinley for second shooting.

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