Wedding: Jennifer and Andy

Jennifer and Andy had their day all planned out. A beautiful, outside ceremony at Stan Hywet in Akron with the reception to be held under a tent at the carriage house. Unfortunately, the weather had other plans. The ceremony was beautiful and, although they were brewing in the background, the storms held off just long enough and spared the guests from getting wet.

There were a few issues though. First, the storm brought hail, heavy winds, and tornado warnings. This made hanging out in the tent impossible which caused the second issue...the bar and hors d'oeuvres were outside under the tent. After a while, the natives were getting restless (and who could blame them with no food or drinks). Well, my many years in the food service industry kicked in and I decided to put my experience to good use. :) I talked to the caterer to see if they could serve the hors d'oeuvres and talked to the bartenders about moving the bar inside. Done! Now, if the weather holds out for the buffet dinner we're gold! And guess what? It did. By the time dinner was served the rain had stopped and everyone was happy! The bridal party joked that I should be a wedding planner instead of photographer because I handled it so well. LOL! Honestly, hats-off to all you planners out there because I could never deal with all the stress but I was certainly happy to help make their day go a little smoother.

The beautiful upside to this great story is that once the rain finally stopped, we got some amazing pictures! The clouds made for some killer backdrops AND we stumbled upon a rainbow. How lucky is that?

Jennifer and Andy, it was a pleasure photographing your day! May your lives be filled with laughter and love. Hope you're having fun in Jamaica!!



Her gorgeous dress.

And shoes.

Love this very moody shot of Jennifer.

It takes a team to get the flower girls ready :)

There was beautiful light in the carriage house. Isn't she gorgeous?

One of my favorites from the day.

The adorable flower girls!

Sometimes you just gotta be a little silly.

Beautiful!

Love this reflecting pool in the gardens!


Love me a little sun flare or in this case, a big sun flare :)

That FABULOUS rainbow!

The bling.

Kevin and Kim, parents of the adorable flower girls and Jennifer's matron of honor.

I had to include this one of Andy gettin' down on the dance floor!