travel
A Week in the Caribbean: San Juan PR, Curacao, Aruba, St. Kitts and St. Thomas/St. John
My winter season tends to be a slower time of year for me, so I try to make it a point to get away – preferably somewhere warm! This year it was a family vacation to the Caribbean. We spent a couple days in San Juan before hopping on a cruise and visiting Curacao, Aruba,…
Read MoreMiami Engagement Session: Julie + Jordan
Can you believe I used to babysit for Jordan back in our hometown of Cleveland? Almost 20 years ago in fact! Jordan now lives in Orlando, newly engaged to Julie, and my recent trip to Florida just happened to coincide with his engagement party in Miami. So the stars aligned for us to get together…
Read MoreFort Lauderdale Beach Family Session: The R Family
Last month I traveled down to Fort Lauderdale to photograph an engagement session for one of my 2019 wedding couples, and while I was there I photographed a family session for my friends who live there now! Stacey and I have been friends for over 20 years, and I’ve photographed her family so much since…
Read MoreDelray Beach Florida Engagement: Kayla + Sara
Last month I had the opportunity to travel down to southern Florida for Kayla and Sara’s engagement! I’m photographing their wedding later this summer in Hermitage PA (just outside Youngstown), but they currently live in Delray Beach, Florida where Kayla goes to graduate school. It was the perfect getaway from the cold Ohio winter! As…
Read MoreHocking Hills Fall Engagement: Kelsey + Colin
Hocking Hills is one of my favorite places, not just in Ohio, but anywhere! My family and I always make a point to travel there for a few days in the winter or spring, during my season’s downtime. It’s a great place to disconnect and recharge. So when I met with Kelsey and Colin to…
Read MoreSummer Vow Renewal at Nemacolin Resort: Ian + Stephen
I first met Ian + Stephen over 5 years ago, when our activist paths crossed. Back then they shared their story with me – that in 2003, with the absence of marriage equality in Ohio, they ran off to Canada to get eloped on July 4. Their friends and family longed to celebrate with them,…
Read MoreSame-Sex Church Wedding in Logan, WV: Lori + Michelle
When I met Michelle + Lori, just 6.5 weeks before their wedding day, they told me their story about how they met on a softball field in Eugene, OR nearly 14 years ago. Now these days they call Columbus, Ohio home, and when recently discussing getting married, Michelle said she’d only do it if they…
Read MoreWashington DC Engagement: Evann + Natalie
When I first met with Evann + Natalie over Skype to discuss their Cleveland wedding, they told me this fabulous engagement story, that took place in their current hometown of DC. So right away I thought, why not shoot their engagement session there? They absolutely loved the idea, and brought me out to DC earlier…
Read MoreBest of 2017! | Columbus Ohio Wedding Photographer
What a year! 2017 started off a bit unexpectedly – or at least, earlier than expected! Baby Girl, my first, arrived on New Years Day, a full 4 weeks early. And so the first 10 or so weeks of the year were spent on psuedo-maternity leave, with no shoots scheduled but still catching up on…
Read MoreChicago Same-Sex Jewish Wedding: Michelle + Stacy
Earlier this summer, I was so lucky and honored to travel to Chicago, IL to photograph the wedding of Michelle + Stacy! It was not only fun to travel, and to photograph a super fun wedding, but also Michelle is an old friend of mine from college, and there were so many of our old…
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