Sunday, July 29, 2007

Matt and Brooke's Wedding July 21, 2007

Congratulations to Matt and Brooke!

Something a little different for this bride and groom, they had a very private wedding, immediate family only and then had a huge reception for all their family and friends to enjoy. I really enjoyed getting to know Brooke and Matt, they made me feel like one of the family.

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Matt and Tina's Wedding July 20, 2007

Congratulation to Matt and Tina!!

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Saturday, July 28, 2007

Jason and Amanda July 14, 2007

Congratulations Jason and Amanda, I have been looking forward to this wedding ever since we met, I knew they would be a lot of fun and I was not disappointed! I LOVE that they were up for anything! Jason risked life and limb and climbed up the railing of a bridge for us and Amanda not only danced on the railroad tracks but went as far as to let Jason "tie" her to the tracks while a groomsman watched with a sinister grim. Very fun!!

Eric and Nicole's Wedding 07-07-07

Lucky number 7!!

Congratulations Eric and Nicole and thanks for letting me be a part of your beautiful wedding.
We had a lot of fun on the river front and Tallmadge Circle Church is one of my favorites. Everything was beautiful, right down to the tiniest flower. And Eric, that was the best dance to get the garter I have ever seen!!

Tuesday, July 24, 2007

Elly

Elly McDaniel
March 9, 1934 - July 14, 2007

I've been sitting in front of this computer for a while now trying to think of something brilliant to say or think of some meaningful poem, nothing comes to mind. Wasn't it just yesterday you were sitting in your favorite chair, with at least two of your 17 grandchildren crawling on your lap, eating green apples and salt in your p.j.'s? Wasn't it just last week when your house was full of balloons for yet another birthday party? Where does the time go Elly? You would think that when we lost Cindy we would have realized how precios little time we all have and not let a minute of it pass us by without letting those we love know they are loved. You are loved, Elly and you will be missed!


Wednesday, July 18, 2007

Jared and Jennifer's Engagement Session

I got to go to a beautiful garden in Youngstown and hang out with Jared and Jennifer. We must have walked 6 miles! Jared was a little shy at first, typical guy, but it didn't take long and he was posing like a pro. I just followed them around and shot everything, they were fun and the scenery was beautiful so It wasn't hard to get some great shots!

It was really hard to choose but here are some of my favorites.

I will be doing their wedding on August 4th in the same rose garden and I can't wait to see Jennifer in her wedding gown, she says the skirt is huge!

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Friday, July 13, 2007

Kevin and Jill June 9th

Congratulations Kevin and Jill!

June 9th was an extra special day, not only did I celebrate my 6th wedding anniversary with my husband Tom, I was able to share the day with Kevin and Jill Quinn. The day was perfect, in fact, I don't think it could have been any better!

Some of my favorites





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Tuesday, July 10, 2007

The Battle of the Bands!

This past Sunday I was able to shoot a live concert at the Rock-n-Roll Hall of Fame!!!

Amy Jo Scott and her band gave an awesome performance during The Fest's Battle of the Bands. My Brother Rick went with me so we could cover every angle (except from above, we wanted to but they don't allow cameras upstairs) Rick isn't technically a photographer but he is a musician and I knew he would know what to look for so I gave him a quick lesson about the camera and it was on! I think we did a great job and it was a lot of fun!


Some of Ricks shots.



Some of my shots.


We were able to go back stage and take some shots of the band while they were waiting to go on, I would have been freaking out, but they were just as cool as could be and I don't think Amy ever stopped smiling. She has a beautiful voice and the band really rocked the house! They have great stage presence and tons of energy. I just can't say enough about how munch fun it was!


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Amy Jo Scott

Thanks to Amy and the band for letting me be a part of that awesome day and thanks to Rick for getting some great shots, you did great!! I Love You!!

Monday, July 9, 2007

Mazen and Nicole's Wedding

Just a few of my favorite pictures from Mazen and Nicole's wedding.



This was their first kiss in private (well, almost) after they said their "I DO's".


Nicole, looking very angelic, as she says hello to her guests.


Glam meets Grung



The Rings!

This picture has that "singin' in the rain" kind of feel.

This was a lucky shot, one of the wedding guests took a picture the same time that I did and their flash cast Mazen's shadow on the wall behind Nicole. Pretty cool!!

I had a great time with Mazen, Nicole and their families, they had a lot of fun and you can really see it in the pictures! It was a wonderful day!!!

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