The amazing wedding day of Courtney and Matt began with a very elegant ceremony at St. Columbkille Catholic Church in Parma. How awesome is it that the newly weds released white doves outside of ceremony. Been to a lot of weddings, but never seen that before in person. Maybe in some movies. It was very romantic and a fantastic idea. The sun came up on what was suppose to be a very cloudy and rainy day. It held up long enough for us to head to the Cleveland Museum of Art and take some awesome photos.

The reception took place at Briarwood Golf Club over on Broadview Hts, OH. Full of super fun details that added that extra touch to complete Courtney & Matt’s wedding day. I’m sure it will be a day they will never forget. Hopefully these images will help them do just that.

Music entertainment was provided by TKO Entertainment.

Floral decorations by Creations by LYNN.

This wedding had some amazing details! Here’s a tease! More to come later this week

Oh I’m still in awe of how awesome this wedding looks! Still editing away the amazing wedding of Melissa and Andy, but I just had to post a teaser!

Yesterdays shoot with the ladies at Amy Nixon Events was too much fun! They set up a table with lots of details just for me. How cool was that! Thanks again ladies!

Here’s a teaser of some of the images, more will come along with an interview on Thursday. Check out Amy’s Facebook page and click on the Like button

Number of reasons this shoot was spectacular. First, it was possible due to high praises from one of my previous fabulous bride Beth Kaboth, you can check out her off the wall Engagement Session here and her superwedding here. Second, the very relax, layback and welcoming atmosphere at SiteLogic was obvious the moment you walk thru the door. I really had a great time photographing the very fun office crew. Very special thanks to Matt Bailey, the founder and president of SiteLogic, for allowing me to capture these images for them. SiteLogic specializes in Online Marketing, if you are looking to improve your online presence then check out their site at www.sitelogicmarketing.com.

Let me just start of by saying that I absolutely love shooting with wide angle primes. I got the feeling that my new/used Nikon 35mm f/2D lens will have a hard time leaving my camera.

My previous choice for wide was the Sigma 20mm f/1.8, I bought the lens before switching from a cropped sensor on my Nikon D200 to my D700 which has a full frame sensor. What does that mean? The lens looks awesome in my D200 but looked way too wide on my D700. It looks specifically weird when photographing people, it distorts quiet a bit, making people look like they are melting a little. But it’s still an amazing lens to use for all around. And it will certainly come out of my camera bag on every wedding. However, my new best friend is my Nikon 35mm f/2D lens. It is one of the cheapest version of the 35′s but to my surprise an all around amazing lens. The focusing is very fast for a D lens and it’s sharp at it’s widest aperture of F2. And it allows me to get pretty close to my subject, almost as close as a macro lens. The wide angle feels natural and distortion is minimal. I cannot wait to shoot some weddings with this bad boy!

I took a few test shots with my wife and kids.

Shot with a Nikon D700 and 35mm f2D lens.

One of my favorite model! My daughter Tabatha

Last weekend my cousin Nelson and his fiance Leah drove all the way from Wisconsin to Cleveland for their Engagement Session. On the way they encountered many obstacles, first they got stuck in Indiana because of a snow storm, then his car starts giving issues and he takes to the mechanic! But off they went determined to get their photos done. I hope it was worth the trip Can’t wait for the wedding!!

The Engagement Session took place in downtown Cleveland. It was very cold! Leah has never visited Cleveland before and it’s been years since Nelson visited. It was nice to give them a little tour of our fine city.