weddings
Columbus Ohio Backyard Elopement: Martha + James
Martha + James had a typical wedding & reception planned at BrewDog Brewery, right down the street from them in Canal Winchester. But when covid-19 hit, their plans went out the window. They instead shifted to an at-home backyard elopement, cutting their guest list entirely and broadcasting via Zoom. The day before their wedding, they…
Read MoreColumbus Ohio LGBTQ Backyard Wedding: Jen + Carie
Jen + Carie was another new couple I met since the pandemic hit. They contacted me and booked just a week before their backyard wedding! They had originally planned for a big, traditional celebration at a local wedding venue in January, and had just begun planning. But once covid-19 became a reality, they decided to…
Read MoreCollege of Wooster LGBTQ Elopement: Caitlin + Josie
If there’s been a silver lining in all of this covid stuff, it’s been the new elopements I’ve been able to be a part of. Caitlin + Josie were the first new couple to book me for their micro wedding since the pandemic hit. May 23 was their original wedding date, and they had planned…
Read MoreColumbus Ohio Elopement at Jorgensen Farms Oak Grove: Lia + Jeffrey
They had been planning their wedding for nearly two years, and May 10, 2020 was the date. But when covid-19 emerged only 2 months before their wedding, Lia + Jeffrey had to make a change. They ultimately moved their reception to February 2021, but they wanted to keep the original date special, plus they were…
Read MoreWhy We Eloped! Jodi + Brianna | Columbus Ohio Elopement Photographer
As the global pandemic has emerged, the wedding industry has been heavily impacted. Even as states including Ohio begin reopening, our industry is in limbo. Many weddings have been impacted – most postponed, some cancelled, and some downsized. With wedding ceremonies still currently permitted, many couples are opting to make their original date special by…
Read MoreCincinnati Jewish Wedding at Plum Street Temple + Renaissance Downtown: Emma + Jared
A Leap Day wedding? Yes please! Between that and my love for winter weddings, and all the familiar faces I’d see there, I had been looking forward to Emma and Jared’s wedding for some time. I loved coming down to Cincinnati for their spring engagement last year, and it was a delight returning to capture…
Read MoreColumbus Ohio Indian Wedding at the Hilton Polaris: Kelley Jo + Suresh
I couldn’t think a better way to kick off the 2020 season of weddings, than with Kelley Jo + Suresh’s winter celebration! Their January Indian-fusion wedding was as colorful as it was full of energy, a non-stop party from beginning to end! The celebration began at their Sangeet the night before the wedding at the…
Read MoreColumbus LGBTQ Winter Wedding at Watersedge: Candice + Erin
Candice and Erin were my last wedding of 2019, and the perfect way to end the year! (And also one of my first weddings booked for the year!) They had a sweet and cozy winter wedding at Watersedge Event Center. Though it was a cloudy day, all the winter elements, like the lanterns carried by…
Read MoreColumbus Ohio Thai-Chinese Wedding at Noah’s: Alita + Joel
Alita + Joel’s wedding was so awesome, it warranted not one set of attire, but two! Their mid-November day started with a morning Thai-Chinese tea ceremony at Alita’s parents’ Blacklick home, followed by lunch and a break, and ended with an outfit change into Western attire for their evening reception at Noah’s New Albany. It…
Read MoreColumbus Ohio Elopement Photographer: Tianyi + Ben
Just a few weeks after Ben proposed to Tianyi, I was back in downtown in Columbus with them – this time, for their wedding! We met up on a Wednesday afternoon on a cold but sunny January day, at the Westin hotel. From there we made our way a couple doors down to a wedding…
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