elopements
Gervasi Vineyard LGBTQ Micro Wedding: Austin + Kevin
Surprise! You may have caught Austin + Kevin’s over the top royal wedding last month (working on those pictures now!), but what most folks didn’t know was that these two eloped last year! When the pandemic forced them to move their celebration a whole year later, they were determined to keep their original date special.…
Read MoreColumbus Ohio Jewish Wedding: Nofar + Gilad
I got the call early that week for a wedding… we were chatting on Monday, and that Thursday, I joined Nofar + Gilad at their small weekday wedding! Having been engaged since before the pandemic, their plans for an overseas wedding had been on hold for so long, that they finally decided to go ahead…
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 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 More5 Ways to Plan an Inclusive Wedding! | Columbus Ohio Wedding Photographer
You’ve probably heard the word “inclusive” thrown around a lot lately, and not just in the “all-inclusive” sense. You may be wondering: how can I make my wedding more inclusive? The great thing about planning an inclusive wedding, is that you can throw so many traditions out the window. You can feel proud of the…
Read MoreColumbus Ohio Downtown Courthouse Elopement: Gabby + Jake
It was just the two of them, on a Monday afternoon. Gabby and Jake, the judge and myself, gathered in a room at the courthouse as these two eloped! From there, we literally stepped out of the building and went on a walk across downtown for portraits. From the Courthouse, to the Cultural Arts Center…
Read MoreColumbus Micro Wedding at Strongwater + Brookside Golf Club: Ann + Connor
Ann + Connor waited an extra 10 months to get married! As the pandemic hit last year, they postponed their May 2020 to March 2021. On the last Saturday in March, they had an intimate ceremony and dinner party with their closest people. It may have been March, but the universe gave them a day…
Read MoreMarried Session in German Village: Maya + Fernand
I first met Maya almost 7 years ago when she was the maid of honor in her best friend Valery’s wedding. She’s been following my work ever since! And lucky for me, she thought of me for a session during a recent visit to her hometown with her husband, Fernand! Last year, these two eloped…
Read MoreSwan Lake + VASO Dublin Ohio Micro Wedding: Misty + Partha
They called me Saturday, booked me Tuesday, and were married Friday. Yes, Misty + Partha literally planned their micro wedding in one week! And it was fire! From their ceremony at Swan Lake Event Center in Powell, to their dinner party reception on the VASO Rooftop in Dublin, their non-stop smiles, laughter and sweetness made…
Read MoreColumbus Ohio LGBTQ Jewish Micro Wedding: Shana + Rachel
Shana and Rachel got engaged in October, shot their engagement session that week, and got right to work wedding planning! Just 2.5 months later, we were back together, this time in downtown Columbus, as they were married with a handful of close family on the first Saturday of January. Though they may have planned things…
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