Monthly Archives: July 2018

This perfectly romantic themed wedding with a color palette of blush and navy was a beautiful day for Marissa and Mike. Before the wedding ceremony at Hope Lutheran Church in Toledo Ohio the two exchanged notes and gifts. They then had a beautiful ceremony followed by a rose petal exit. After some family formals they headed on the Toledo Limo party bus to take some photos at Middle grounds Metro park in downtown Toledo. With the iconic blue bridge in the background we took some fun photos of the bridal party and the couple. The party really started though at the stunning reception space at Renaissance Toledo with The Class act DJ

So many great vendors made this day happen! We’ll post the full list here:
Florist- Cindy Holt
Cake- Eston’s Bakery
Backdrop- Mager Designs
Reception- Renaissance
DJ- Class Act
Party Bus- Toledo Limo
Dress- Bell Amor Bridal
Hair/Makeup- Crystal Kratzer (Bliss Salon)
Photo booth- Toledo Goof Booth

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Joe and Brittany had a lovely July wedding day!

Florist – Kristen Brown (Help I’m Getting Married)

Cake – Cakes By Stephanie

DJ – Matt Darby (Matt Styles DJ)

Videographer – Geoffrey and Greg Mintz (SKOP Video)

Dress – David’s Bridal

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In just a few days Brianna and Klaus are getting married at Hensville. Its one of our favorite Toledo wedding venues! These two are so sweet together and their wedding is going to be a blast! 

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Tina and Cory are getting married in Toledo next year at the Heatherdowns Country Club! We are so excited to be apart of their day.

 

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Kody, Chelsea and Herman are the cutest!!

Since they love spending time out on their boat we thought Maumee Bay State Park would be a good fit for their Toledo Engagement Photography session. Herman, their little pup, was so cute! I wanted to scoop him up and take him home.

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Style

It is very important to choose a photographer whose style fits the vision you have for your session. We whole-heartedly believe we are not the photographer for everyone. That’s why we sort of interview our clients before booking to help us make sure we are all on the same page.

Simply put we are photographers who strive to produce beautiful-natural photos. The most important thing to us is to create an image you are emotionally drawn to. We want you to look back at your photos and immediately be brought back to how fun the session was and how in love you were. We do what we have to to create that of course buy bringing in the best of the best gear, lighting and our expertise on posing and prompts.

There is no one ‘right’ photographer for everyone – but there is a right photographer for YOU! If we’re not it, no hard feelings! It’s so much more important for us that you find a photographer that fits you than for you to not be satisfied with our style and approach.

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Inspiration

You probably aren’t going to like this but here it goes… Don’t have “Pinterest” expectations. It is such a drag to have a board of pins to try to copy. Not only are we not so cool with copying other photographers hard work (we wouldn’t want others to copy our images either!) many times those photos distract you from being in the moment. Being real and raw and creating real emotion in images is what we strive to produce.  We all have different body types, hair, skin tones, posture, personalities, relationships…and all of those things have to come together to make the perfect portrait.  Our ideal client trusts our artistic vision enough to know your best angle, lighting, pose, and features to make the best images.

While you’re focused on “recreating” that Pinterest image you are thinking…”wait, where was her arm, how did she have her head angled?, etc” I can guarantee your images will feel 100% more natural if you are focused on how much you love your fiance and leave the posing up to us.

Pinterest poses are often overused. We want your photos to be unique as I’m sure you do too.

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Pinterest is good… for most things! 

Don’t get us wrong, we love Pinterest and think its a super valuable resource when planning your wedding. Most likely your florist loves seeing what styles you like, it’s a great resource for outfit planning for your photo sessions, its fantastic to find ideas for your bridal shower or bachelorette weekend, use Pinterest to help you find makeup styles you like to show your makeup artist before your engagement session.

 

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Jen and her adorable family met me for an early morning session at the Toledo Botanical Gardens for a family photo shoot.

These boys are THE SWEETEST! They have so much energy even at 8am so it was fun rolling around the dewey grass, playing tag and exploring big brother’s secret favorite spot at the park. And I can’t even to begin to tell you how sweet little brother’s cheeks are! I wanted to scoop him up and take him home with me.

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We are almost fully booked for family sessions for the year. If you need to book a family photography session you’re going to want to contact us sooner than later to get it on our calendar!

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Mallory and Matt had a wedding on one of the hottest days we’ve had in Toledo Ohio this year. Maumee Bay State Park Lodge was the perfect setting for their pink and gray wedding.

The bridal party was adorned in beautiful attire from Atlas Bridal in Toledo from the floor length bubblegum pink bridesmaids dresses to the three piece charcoal gray suits the groomsmen wore. Of course we can’t fail to mention Mallory’s absolutely stunning ivory fitted backless gown with silver embroidery accents.

Emery’s flowers and gifts provided floral bouquets and a beautiful arch that withstood the intense 100 degree heat like champs! We were thoroughly surprised at how fresh all the flowers looked after being in that heat!

After the blue skied outdoor ceremony we headed in to the ballroom at the Lodge and celebrated the couple with food, desserts from Cookie Doughlicious & Eston’s bakery and dancing as Kenneth from Entertainment Xtreeme manned the DJ booth.

We were blessed with a majestic sunset which we took full advantage of as we snuck the couple away again to take some sunset photos before we took off for the night. The day may have brought us extreme heat but it was beautiful as the couple was surrounded by their friends and family as they tied the knot.

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We would love to talk with you about your 2019 wedding photography if you are still looking for a wedding photographer. Give us a shout!

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Erin and Andrew were both in North Carolina when they met so they were used to the warm weather we’ve been having in Toledo. They along with their cute pups recently moved back to the area to be closer to family which is perfect timing as they plan their upcoming Toledo wedding.

After the pups had their fun in front of the camera we took some time to photograph Erin and Andrew alone while we danced in the streets, found foliage covered old brick walls and explored alley ways in downtown toledo. It was Epic! We can’t wait for you to look through these photos because when our couples bring their A-game to a session we get results like this!


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Our 2019 wedding photography calendars are quickly filling with awesome couples getting married. We would love to add you to that list! Contact us today if you or anyone you know is looking for a Toledo wedding photographer.

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