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Swan Lake Columbus Jewish Wedding: Emily + Ari
I’ll never forget when Emily called me the day she was engaged, to schedule her and Ari’s engagement session! We’ve been friends for a few years, but since that phone call last fall, it’s been such a pleasure being their engagement and wedding photographer also! Their late May Jewish celebration was at Swan Lake Event…
Read MoreNational Veterans Memorial and Museum Columbus Wedding: Meredith + Nick
From Westgate to the Arena District to the Scioto Mile to Veteran’s Memorial, and every point in between – this downtown wedding covered so much ground and was packed from beginning to end! It was a sunny and hot day, a fitting way to kick off the summer. And this was the first wedding at…
Read MoreFranklin Park Conservatory LGBTQ Elopement Wedding: Mere + Mel
Mel + Mere eloped on a Friday afternoon in May, and they did it their way! Married by their friend Duck, in the Palm House at Franklin Park Conservatory, there were just 5 of us total, and many leafy witnesses, in the room as the two of them exchanged rings and vows. (Speaking of vows,…
Read MoreColumbus Maternity Session at Inniswood Metro Gardens: Andrea + Stephen
Baby is here now, so I can finally share some of my favorite photos from Andrea + Stephen’s recent maternity session! We’ve been friends for many years, in fact, I was a guest at their 2017 wedding! (that’s a pretty unique occurrence these days!) But, when I got the call with the news that they…
Read MoreHocking Hills LGBTQ Elopement: Ashley + Zandra
If you want to have a popular Hocking Hills spot like Ash Cave all to yourself, I suggest showing up on a Friday morning just after the rain clears. I met Ashley + Zandra there on the first Friday in May, where it was raining as I pulled up, but just as my weather app…
Read MoreWolfs Ridge Brewing Columbus Wedding: Faith + Brian
Enduring a pandemic that resulted in a sudden venue closure, a date change, and a cut in guest count – when Faith and Brian’s wedding day finally came, there way no way not to be ridiculously happy this was happening. And even though they had to replan their wedding all over again, and reimagine it…
Read MoreColumbus Engagement Session at High Banks: Marissa + Rob
Marissa + Rob are are a fairly recent addition to my 2021 calendar, and we scheduled their engagement session right away! They knew they wanted to incorporate their cat Shiva in their session, so we started off the morning at their Lewis Center home. She was dressed in a dress for the occasion and was…
Read MoreColumbus Surprise Proposal at Inniswood Gardens: Prabha + Shyam
Shyam planned the perfect garden proposal on a Saturday evening in early May! At the picturesque Inniswood Gardens Metro Park in Westerville, I waited for him and Prabha to arrive at the location we selected. It also happened to be prom! So the park was packed full of high schoolers taking prom photos. Luckily, they…
Read MoreColumbus Family Session at Franklin Park: The B Family
Taneka and John and I go way back – I’ve been photographing them since 2012, when I shot their engagement session and their wedding! And since then I photographed numerous maternity, newborn and family sessions over the years. As I headed into our latest family session a few weeks ago, I realized they might be…
Read MoreColumbus Family + Anniversary Session at Goodale Park: Cheryl, Yari & Eliana
With their upcoming 10 year wedding anniversary, Cheryl and Yari celebrated with a portrait session at Goodale Park! Of course, their 4 year old daughter Eliana joined us, as we did a combined family and anniversary session. It was a quiet and sunny Monday evening, and the park was in peak bloom! We had so…
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